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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Matvey Jenssen in Japan. Photo by Maxim Jenssen|Used with permission.

A multilingual community

Krish Dev, Opinion Editor October 16, 2020
Students and staff reflect on their experiences speaking multiple languages.
This map indicate Spanish-speaking regions of the world, where Spanish is the official language. Graphic credit | Map Handbook

MVHS Spanish and French teachers implement a stereotype unit

Oishee Misra October 5, 2020
Delving into aspects of anti-racist work through Spanish and French 4 Honors curriculum
Sophomores Claudia Maldonado and Siddhant Patel present their argument to the rest of the Spanish Honors Society. Photo by Brandon Ng.

The language of arguing: Spanish Honors Society hosts their first all-Spanish debate

Brandon Ng and Roshan Fernandez March 1, 2019

panish Honors Society held their first debate of the year entirely in Spanish in order to improve members’ language fluency and overall speaking ability. By arguing with an opposing team, members’...

A tree depicting Linguistic Evolution through Latin roots. Graphic | Dhruvika Randad

To take or not to take

Dhruvika Randad November 17, 2018

Modern-day communication tells a tale of linguistic evolution since the day humans started to communicate with words and sounds that eventually lead to alphabets, scripts, pronunciation and accents that...

Retake remake

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...

MVHS holds annual Culture Night

MVHS holds annual Culture Night

Priya Reddy and Elizabeth Han April 13, 2018
Cultural clubs from across campus come together to celebrate MVHS Culture Night
Cinco things you didn’t know about Cinco de Mayo

Cinco things you didn’t know about Cinco de Mayo

Maya Murthy May 5, 2015
The classic Mexican holiday explained by Spanish teacher Norma Abarca’s seventh period Spanish 2 class
Common thoughts about Common Core

Common thoughts about Common Core

Maya Murthy September 23, 2013

Department chairs discuss what the new national standards are, and how they will affect the student body. Click on each photo to see that chair's opinions on the new standards! The Common Core standards...

Fresh from the garden

Fresh from the garden

Varsha Venkat February 25, 2013
Spanish teacher Maria Coughlin shares her passion for gardening and cooking.
Junior Donovan Phua (right) chats with junior Karen Tseng at first day of the Link freshman finals study session on Dec. 3. All 120 Link Leaders have signed up to tutor freshman in preparation for finals, which begin Dec. 18. Photo by Margaret Lin.

Link Leaders team up with freshmen to study for finals

Cynthia Mao December 5, 2012
Freshman finals study week begins Dec. 3 with Link Leaders as tutors.
Franish Mashup incorporates Spanish and French in one social

Franish Mashup incorporates Spanish and French in one social

Angela Wang December 1, 2012
On Nov. 30, French and Spanish Honor Societies gathered in Staff Lounge for a first collaborative social.
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