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

Aarushi performs with a saap during MV Bhangras performance

Balancing the beat

Aaryan Sharma and Benjamin Zhang March 7, 2024

Senior Aarushi Jain joined MV Bhangra her freshman year of high school, hoping to explore the folk style of dancing that originated in Punjabi, India. Having danced all her life, Jain was accustomed to...

Photo illustration by Lauren Chuu

Athlete attendance

Lauren Chuu and Asha Wojciechowski January 27, 2024

MV Dance Team Coach Joy Lee has a policy in place for all of her dancers: if you can’t make it to practice, you have to write a paragraph detailing how your absence impacts the team. With the exception...

Shravya Guda (right) poses with co-coach Hemani Kukreja.

New season new coach

Stephanie Zhang December 9, 2023

After graduating from MVHS in '12, alum Shravya Guda never expected to return. However, after transitioning from being a competitive swimmer to playing four years of water polo on the MVHS Girls Water...

MVDT competes in the Medium Dance category.

MVDT steps into the spotlight

April Wang and Avni Gandhi February 17, 2023
Exploring the choreography and production of the MVHS Dance Team at the home dance competition
Spirit teams compete in Southern California Holiday Classic championship

Spirit teams compete in Southern California Holiday Classic championship

Anjana Melvin December 13, 2014
Cheer and song leave for Anaheim the weekend before finals
Used in the presentation for the student lounge, this image compares the current student center with an example of a student lounge. Juniors Sujay Gorti, Sasha Rubinshteyn, Marlon Reyes, Joy Lee, Nolan Hurtado and William Shih, who proposed the project, hope to use part of the new cafeteria for a student lounge. Used with permission of Sasha Rubinshteyn.

American Studies students create lobbying projects

Lydia Seo November 26, 2013
Students use petitions to promote change and make improvements to school.
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