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        May 22, 2019

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        Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Co-Editor-in-Chief
        Ayah Ali-Ahmad is the co-Editor-in-Chief of El Estoque. Outside of El Estoque, she is the President for Gender-Sexuality Alliance club and the Senior Director of Communications for MVHS's largest volunteering club, Octagon. In her free time away from her school life, she enjoys listening to music and getting boba with friends.
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        Anish Vasudevan, Co-editor-in-chief
        Anish Vasudevan is currently a senior and co-editor-in-chief for El Estoque. He is a wide receiver and cornerback for the MVHS football team and enjoys playing recreational basketball with his friends. In his free time he watches ESPN and dreams of being a sports journalist someday.
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        Charlotte Chui, Arts & Entertainment Editor
        Charlotte Chui is a senior, as well as a print arts & entertainment editor for El Estoque. She previously served as a multimedia copy editor, and this is her third year on staff.
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        Collin Qian, Staff Writer
        Hi! My name is Collin Qian and I am a third year staff member of El Estoque. In my free time, I enjoy relieving stress with video games, usually first person shooters, and I also enjoy hanging out with friends, whether that be virtually or in person.
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        Dhruvika Randad, Staff writer
        Dhruvika Randad is a first-year staff writer, as a sophomore, on El Estoque. In her free time, she loves to read lots of books, write poetry, and have fun.
        Flora Peng, Staff Writer
        Flora Peng is currently a junior and staff writer for multimedia.  She enjoys reading, going on long walks, and hanging out with her friends.
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        Gauri Kaushik, Managing Editor
        Gauri Kaushik is a managing editor on staff and has served previously as a News editor. In her free time, she enjoys rereading Harry Potter and going to the park with her dog Jackie.
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        Hannah Lee, Co-editor-in-chief
        Hannah Lee is a senior at MVHS and the co-Editor-in-chief. She enjoys listening to music, trying new dessert places and pursuing business ventures.
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        Shivani Gupta, Arts & Entertainment Editor
        Shivani Gupta is currently a senior and an entertainment editor for El Estoque's staff. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her friends and family and be in the outdoors.
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        Tina Low, News Editor
        Tina is currently a senior and a News Editor for El Estoque. She enjoys listening to music, reading, hanging out with friends and binging television shows to an unhealthy extent. She hopes to become a biomedical engineer in the future to follow her passion in the medical field.
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          April 23, 2025

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          From playbooks to gradebooks

          April 13, 2025

        • The so-called Cupertino "bubble" isn't doing our community as much of a favor as we may think it is. Photo illustration | Asha Wojciechowski. "File:Apple park cupertino 2019.jpg" by Arne Müseler is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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          Catching up with the sports community

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        Junior Gillie Ross prepares to throw shot put. Photo courtesy of Gillie Ross | Used with permission
        Time Out! Ep. 36: Gillie Ross
        Gillie Ross discusses her discus and shot put career
        June 6, 2025
        Senior and right fielder Manvika Gopalasetty  (First row second from the left) poses with the AYSO Region 35 girls soccer team at Stevens Creek Park. Photo courtesy of Manvika Gopalasetty | Used with permission
        MVHS seniors reflect on their high school sports careers
        May 30, 2025

        Praneel Shah Returning to the court for his...

        EE-SPN Ep. 11: NBA Conference Finals predictions 2024-2025
        EE-SPN Ep. 11: NBA Conference Finals predictions 2024-2025
        May 26, 2025

        JC: Welcome back to EE-SPN. This is episode 11,...

        MVHS hosts signing day to celebrate committed athletes
        MVHS hosts signing day to celebrate committed athletes
        May 24, 2025
        MVHS athletes continue to play their sports at the collegiate level

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