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

CAL Fires department utilizes its Grant Ranch Vegetation Management Project (VMP) for vegetation management and mitigation. Photo courtesy of Kara Capaldo | Used with Permission

Through the haze and the flames

Jason Chu and Shannon Yu September 24, 2023

Several devastating wildfires unfolded in Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 8, burning thousands of acres and leaving at least 97 dead. In a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, Maui County officials attributed the tragedy...

Senior Sophia Bokovikova poses beside her grandmother in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Post-lockdown getaways

Students recount their first summer vacations following quarantine
Senior Shakthi Elangovan, second from left, on his senior trip in Watsonville

Senior trips

Jahan Razavi May 19, 2019

Camping While some groups travel abroad, senior Shakthi Elangovan decided to go camping with a group of friends in Sunset Beach, near Watsonville. “We wanted to have a senior trip, but one of...

False alarms, real dilemmas

False alarms, real dilemmas

Aditya Dash January 26, 2018
How the false alarm in Hawaii affected students and their families in MVHS
Adjusting our focus: We need to pay more attention to the news

Adjusting our focus: We need to pay more attention to the news

Nathan Stevens December 12, 2017
Why we should be focusing on Hawaii as they prepare for a possible nuclear war
Photo used courtesy of Creative Commons

Hawaii bans looking at phones while crossing the street: California may also do the same

Claire Yang September 22, 2017
Cupertino residents express their opinion on Hawaii's new law
Girls water polo holds summer practices in Hawaii

Girls water polo holds summer practices in Hawaii

Emily Vu August 28, 2010

The girls water polo team traveled to Hawaii during the summer to train and bond Hawaii can be a beautiful place to visit over the summer. The weather is hot and humid with ocean breezes and occasional...

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