El Estoque

Teachers take their own tests

Crystal Cheng and Jisha Rajala • December 6, 2021

History, French, Physics and Calculus teachers share advice for test-taking

Experiments at home

Gavin Hung • September 11, 2020

A look into science labs during remote learning

AP Physics C stands to benefit from new TI-Nspires

Alyssa Umino • September 9, 2019

Class set of graphing calculators purchased to thwart cheating in AP Physics C

Climbing the ladder: Two MVHS students qualify for and compete in prestigious physics olympiad

Iman Malik and Herman Saini • May 14, 2019

The United States National Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) is a prestigious exam administered by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) that tests high school students on physics concepts and theories...

The Class of 2020 recount their silver linings and worst moments of junior year

Annie Zhang and Claire Wen • May 14, 2019

A look into the Class of 2020's "gold coins" and downsides of the year

Students prepare for the second round of the Physics Olympiad

Iman Malik • March 13, 2019

Nothing. That was what junior Jacob Nie felt after he qualified for the USA Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) for the second time in a row. After scoring a 22 out of 25 on the preliminary F=ma exam, Nie wasn’t...

A funhouse for all: Science teacher Julie Choi implements stress relievers in the classroom

Annie Zhang and Claire Wen • January 27, 2019

Science teacher Julie Choi provides items in her classroom for stress relief

Retake remake

Flora Peng • November 5, 2018

Almost every student is familiar with the sensation of receiving horrible scores for a test they studied really hard for. The gut-sinking feeling comes accompanied by a subsequent frantic search for a...

Exams in motion

Brian Xu • October 15, 2018

Sophomore Upasana Dilip stared into her computer screen, reading and rereading a clump of questions from a past Calculus exam. She yawned before looking down at her notes, desperately scanning the numbers...