Zoom school replaces in-person learning during pandemic
Examining various perspectives about instruction through a screen
September 19, 2020
With distance learning and spending hours on Zoom for school, there are multiple perspectives to students’ life as they try to learn during the pandemic. Click the following link to read more: https://elestoque.org/ThroughTheScreen/
About the Contributors
Tanish Mendki, Features Editor
Tanish is currently a junior and features editor for El Estoque. He is a captain for Monta Vista Speech and was on JV Badminton last year. He is currently obsessed with the Big Bang theory and hopes to complete the series within the year.
Michelle Chen, Features Editor
Michelle is currently a junior and a features editor for El Estoque. Her interests include percussion and volleyball; she is an All-State level percussionist and was a captain on both her club volleyball team and the MVHS junior varsity team last year. In her free time, she enjoys going on walks with her family and their two dogs.
Sophia Chen, Copy Editor
Sophia Chen is currently a junior and a copy editor on El Estoque. She enjoys swimming and playing basketball. In her free time, she watches YouTube, Netflix and other TV shows. She also writes occasionally.
Justine Ha, Managing Editor
Justine Ha is currently a senior and a managing editor for El Estoque. She enjoys taking photos, producing videos, driving to nearby beaches and viewpoints in the Bay Area, and exploring new cafes with friends.
Krish Dev, Opinion Editor
Krish is currently a sophomore and a multimedia opinion editor for El Estoque. He enjoys traveling to new places and learning random knowledge about a variety of topics. He also likes to keep up with the latest in world news and technology. In his free time, he is usually watching videos, listening to audiobooks and podcasts or playing videogames.
Suraj Gangaram, Staff Writer
Suraj is currently a senior and staff writer for El Estoque. He is team captain of his local community robotics team, the Popcorn Penguins (#6238) and a varsity member of the MVHS Track & Field team. In his free time, he enjoys tracking the stock market, building just about anything he can get his hands on, and going mountain driving.
Matthew Yoshimoto, Copy Editor
Matthew is currently a junior and copy editor for El Estoque. He is passionate about journalism, law and chemistry. In his free time, he enjoys going on hikes, spending time with his family and friends and listening to music.
Devin Gupta, News and Web Editor
Devin is currently a junior and a second-year staff writer, news editor, and website editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding and watching Star Trek.
![“[To stay fit], I've been participating in MV Color Guard at school, and we've been having practices at home over Zoom and in person at school, socially distancing and wearing masks,” junior Vy Pham said. “[Specifically,] we have been doing a lot of stretching and working out to stay fit, as well as dance. Even though we aren't able to perform and participate as we normally would, it's the memories of being together that motivates me because I know that once all of this is over, it's going to be a lot of fun. It's [that] shared experience, whether it's with Color Guard at competitions, or even online on Zoom, that there's still some type of connection between us.”
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