The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

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Fearing the inevitable

As students grow up and gain more experience in their lives, they start to develop various fears in the different facets of life. While many of these fears can be mitigated, oftentimes these fears play...

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Building up

Eshika Tiwari March 9, 2024

“This is my room,” I exclaimed excitedly, pointing to a TV in the Lego house I was playing with along with my cousins. I jumped up and down in excitement as my cousin continued placing pieces on the...

I started out in the Kennedy Middle School Speech Club, and in high school, became part of Monta Vista Speech and Debate.

Throwing away my fear

April Wang, Copy Editor May 27, 2022

I am, and will always be, an introvert. No one can tell me otherwise. Let’s face it, anyone who knew me in elementary school will probably remember me as the girl who was perpetually hunched over and...

Fear

Meggie Chen April 27, 2022
Exploring how fear affects three MVHS student-athletes in their sport
Challenging myself to step outside my comfort zone and take risks

For the first time

Anushka De, News Editor May 22, 2020
Step one in my journey to becoming a braver person
Illustration by Iman Malik. This is a fishbowl that represents a fishbowl discussion. The six other fish are talking while one of them is lonely.

Speaking up: How teachers work with students with speech anxiety

Sophia Chen and Alyssa Hui March 11, 2020
Teachers explain their ways of dealing with student anxiety when speaking in class
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Bulletproof Backpacks: A safety measure versus capital product

Rachel Jiang and Aditi Dixit October 24, 2019
Exploring MVHS opinions about whether or not these precautions for gun violence are beneficial
Unpacking paranoia: Amazon Key shouldnt scare us so much

Unpacking paranoia: Amazon Key shouldn’t scare us so much

Nathan Stevens November 17, 2017
Amazon’s new delivery service sparks a debate about choosing convenience over security
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With age comes change

Karen Sanchez September 13, 2017
How fear shifts as we grow older
Fear busters

Fear busters

Charlotte Chui September 13, 2017
The motivation behind actively seeking out fear
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