El Estoque

Faculty pilots ‘Take 10 Deep Breaths’ activity

Yashashree Pisolkar • May 5, 2014

Teachers encourage students to participate in breathing exercise during the week of April 27 to promote stress management.

Battle on the board

Yifei Wu • February 22, 2014

Students pursue their interest in competitive art of chess. [dropcap1]“M[/dropcap1]ove the knight to D3.” “No, the bishop is over there. Move the queen.” “Wow, Neel’s queen is magical.” Chess...

Annual county chess tournament hosted at MVHS Feb. 2

Amrutha Dorai • February 7, 2013

MVHS wins team award for second consecutive year. Chess tournament from El Estoque on Vimeo. The Chess Club competed at the 2013 Santa Clara County High School Chess Tournament on Feb....

Keller’s accident leaves Speech and Debate without a coach

Laura Yang • November 24, 2009

Speech and Debate is left coachless for the second time this year as coach Shirley Keller fractured her pelvis at the Nov. 1 Leland individual events tournament Speech and Debate is left...

Escaping with the knight

Yaamini Venkataraman • November 21, 2009

Senior Vivian Nguyen breaks the gender barrier by becoming the first female member of the chess team When most people mention chess, nerdy boys in wide-framed glasses, plaid shirts and pants worn too...