El Estoque

Duke Shifts Scoring of College Essays

Ethan Eisler and Yixuan (Joyce) Li • April 17, 2024

Duke University made the decision to stop giving its applicant’s essays a numerical rating as a part of its holistic review for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. The decision was made to combat the rise...

Putting on the White Hat

Raj Thapliyal, Staff Writer • April 10, 2024

Ethical hackers, people who hack into computer networks in order to test its security, are often misunderstood in the cybersecurity industry, with some cases even culminating into arrests due to the nature...

Leadership holds Dual Rally before February break

Arshiya Sen, Arushi Singh, and Mihir Vishwarupe • February 18, 2024

The Dual Rally was in the main gym on Friday, Feb. 16, concluding the Dual Rally Spirit Week and sending MVHS students into the upcoming February break. The theme of the rally was superheroes versus villains,...

Fremont High School hosts 2024 IDC Fantastics Rally

Ethan Eisler, Staff Writer • February 5, 2024

The IDC Fantastics rally was held at Fremont High School on Feb. 2, 2024. Students from all five schools in the district attended the rally to participate in games and watch performances from dance...

Back to grass?

Corinna Kuo, Michelle Zheng, and Eric Zhou • November 3, 2023

With the contract for the turf fields of both Fremont High School and Homestead High School reaching its termination in 2024, FUHSD is deciding whether to keep the turf sports fields or bring back natural...

Learning from the past, shaping the future

Jami Lim and Mihir Vishwarupe • September 25, 2023

Sixty years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, history teacher Bonnie Belshe gathered with 400 people in Birmingham, Alabama to attend the 2023 Forging Justice Commemoration conference for a...

Getting antsy

Stella Petzova and Alyssa Yang • September 24, 2023

Examining how ant infestations affect MVHS students and faculty

Closing chapters in senior literature

Sameer Maheshwari and Yash Thapliyal • June 1, 2023

Contemporary Literature, one of the most popular senior literature courses at MVHS, will drastically reduce in size from six sections to only one starting the 2023-2024 school year. In order for an...