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

San Franciscos homeless crisis affects 7,754 people in the city. | Photo by Samika Bhatkar

Losing its shine

Samika Bhatkar and Pranati Kotamraju April 8, 2024

When software analyst Ayesha Chimnnani, moved to San Francisco in October 2022, she had anticipated that her 2019 Hyundai Elantra would get broken into. Three months later, her car was stolen and wrecked,...

Burji converses with her friends on the Caltrain on the way to San Francisco | Photo courtesy of Aarna Burji

Trips to the city

Sania Nadkarni April 6, 2024

Senior Sofia Calderon enjoys visiting San Francisco mainly for the art scene, as museums like the Museum of Modern Art help Calderon better connect with her Mexican culture through the art of famous Mexican...

Within Chinatown

Jami Lim and Michelle Zheng April 1, 2024

Nestled between the bustling Union Square and the calm North Bay Shore stands the 176-year-old San Francisco Chinatown. The ethnic enclave, birthed from an era of gold fever and dreams of prosperity, continues...

The people we met in San Francisco

The people we met in San Francisco

Corinna Kuo and Brandon Wang March 27, 2024

San Francisco is one of the biggest cities in the US, inhabited by over 800,000 people and visited by over 20 million each year. Inspired by Humans of New York and with a day off from school, we went around...

Photo Courtesy of Bonnie Belshe | The chaperones for 2022s combined prom pose on the deck of the ship where prom takes place as they pass by the Golden Gate Bridge

All Aboard!

Jiya Singh May 26, 2022

After being canceled for the last two years due to the pandemic, prom is back at MVHS. This year, as a combined event with juniors and seniors, aspects of both Junior Prom and Senior Ball were taken to...

A staff member at the Museum of Ice Cream takes photos of visitors in the sprinkle pit.

Selfie factories

Ayah Ali-Ahmad February 2, 2020
Examining the rise of interactive art museums over traditional art museums
Beating the heat

Beating the heat

Shivani Gupta and Sarah Young May 5, 2019
Places and events to go to during the summer
Preparing for the Worst

Preparing for the Worst

Swara Tewari April 13, 2018
Students and teachers reflect on earthquake awareness and preparedness
Homeless shunted aside as San Francisco prepared for Super Bowl

Homeless shunted aside as San Francisco prepared for Super Bowl

Sarah Robinson February 9, 2016
As the Super Bowl came and went, San Francisco’s homeless population was pushed together into one area
MAP: City of champions

MAP: City of champions

Carissa Chan November 2, 2012
Posters, streamers, banners — take a look at how the Giants’ World Series win was celebrated in San Francisco
Strike a pose

Strike a pose

Sara Yang September 21, 2011
Freshman Miki Rai shares insight on modeling career
Life behind the scenes

Life behind the scenes

Sara Yang September 21, 2011
A career in the entertainment industry proves to be an invaluable experience for freshman Miki Rai
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