The tricks and treats of Halloween

Featuring the various aspects of celebrating Halloween

Tvisha Gupta, Jayanti Jha, Justin E Kim, Taryn Lam, Gauri Manoj, Amber Milesi, Aashna Patel, and April Wang
October 30, 2021

After Halloween 2020 was put on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MVHS community is back and ready to celebrate the different spooky festivities. From creating delicious pumpkin cheesecakes to deconstructing the societal age cut-off for trick-or-treating, the Entertainment section visits the different parts of Halloween to get into the holiday’s spirit. Click here to read five stories and videos featuring various facets of Halloween 2021.

About the Writers

Tvisha Gupta, Opinion Editor

Tvisha is currently a senior at Monta Vista High School and an opinion editor for El Estoque. In her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, reading books and writing short stories.

Jayanti Jha, Co-editor-in-chief

Jayanti is currently a senior and a co-editor-in-chief for El Estoque. She plays field hockey on the MVHS Varsity team as a forward. In her free time, she loves to rewatch "Dance Moms," try new foods and play the only song she knows by heart on the guitar: the theme song for "The Office."

Justin E Kim, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Justin Kim is currently a senior and an Arts and Entertainment editor for El Estoque. His pastimes include playing piano, teaching music and swimming at De Anza Cupertino Aquatics. In his free time he prefers to hang out with friends, dye his hair, play games on his Switch and stay up all night reading.

Taryn Lam, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Taryn is currently a senior and a co-editor-in-chief for El Estoque; she has been on staff for three years and enjoyed her time spent as a features editor during her junior year. In her free time she enjoys exploring cozy book stores, going on adventures, spending time with family and hanging out with her super spicy friends.

Gauri Manoj, Managing Editor

Gauri is currently a senior and a managing editor for El Estoque. In her free time, she enjoys playing the piano, drawing and listening to music.

Amber Milesi, Staff Writer

Amber Milesi is currently a senior and a second-year staff writer for El Estoque. As a vegan, she spends a lot of time cooking and baking delicious creations. In her free time, she likes long naps in the sun with her cat or hunting in the kitchen for snacks, especially chocolate bars and ice cream. She also loves traveling to different counties as long there is snow like Germany or Switzerland.

Aashna Patel, Features Editor

Aashna is a senior and a features editor for El Estoque. She plays field hockey at MVHS and in her free time, she enjoys reading, drinking boba and spending time with her friends.

April Wang, Graphics Editor

April is a senior and Graphics Editor for El Estoque. In her free time, she likes to draw and read, and has a list of recommended books that is getting longer by the day no matter how fast she reads. April is applying to art colleges and is also mildly obsessed with K-Pop(she promises that it is a perfectly healthy obsession).