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El Estoque

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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

At the Planned Parenthood booth, an attendee wins a prize after spinning the wheel. Photo | Kate Yang
Cupertino’s Earth Day and Arbor Festival sets a spotlight on environmental issues
The City of Cupertino hosted the interactive event to educate people and spread awareness on the environment
April 11, 2025
Cupertino’s Active Transportation Plan is currently in development. Photo Illustration | Alan Tai. Photos | Canva
Cupertino develops a new transportation plan
April 10, 2025
The Cupertino Active Transport Plan will transform the future of transportation in the city
Columbia students and faculty protest for academic free speech in the main quad. John Angelillo | Used with permission
Deportation and defunding threats silence student activists’ voices
April 10, 2025
Addressing the ongoing threat towards the First Amendment rights stripped from non-citizen student activists
MVHS clubs compete around California during their spring season. Photos courtesy of Siddarth Khambampati, Maya Pullara, Anna Zhang and Catherine Zhang | Used with permission
MVHS clubs compete around California during the spring season
April 5, 2025
DECA participates in the California State Career Development Conference, Robotics competes in Pinnacles, Science Olympic attends Regionals and Research presents at Synopsys
Having kids has changed the way teachers approach communication with students and parents. 

Photo courtesy of Jireh Tanabe
MVHS teachers’ educational styles are informed by their parental experiences
How having children has changed teachers’ practices
April 10, 2025
Routine substitutes share their paths to becoming educators
Routine substitutes share their paths to becoming educators
April 10, 2025
Substituting provides both an entry and alternative to full-time teaching
Illustration | Amberly Sun
Social phobia on the rise
April 10, 2025
MVHS students and expert speak on the increasing prevalence social anxiety
Senior Arjun Dhruv looks at his test grade after receiving it from a teacher
MVHS teachers and students discuss the philosophies behind grading policies
April 9, 2025
How different grading policies have affected students and teachers
Participation grades are comprised of a variety of factors including how often a student talks in class, the quality of their responses and attendance.
Staff Editorial: Silent struggle
Grading participation in classroom discussions based on speaking frequency rewards extraversion over comprehension
April 8, 2025
Cell phone with a plethora of messages illuminates its surroundings. Illustration | Aprameya Rupanagunta and Sana Karkhanis
Social media usage within non-English speaking communities increases the spread of misinformation
April 7, 2025
The inaccessibility of mainstream news outlets to non-English speakers leads to misinformation within minority communities
The Cupertino bubble protecting unemployment stigma must be popped. Photo Illustration | Grace Lin
Cupertino’s long-term stigma around unemployment hurts its community
April 7, 2025
Societal pressure to succeed fosters a culture where unemployment is met with judgement
Growing up, my relationship to my brother has always been markedly more distant than that of my peers. Graphic | Jillian Ju
Complicatedly related
April 5, 2025
How I learned to navigate my distant relationship with my brother
Snow White (Rachel Zegler) poses with Jonathan (Andrew Burnap). | Photo courtesy of Disney Studios
‘Snow White’ aims to spread messages about fairness, but plummets fairly quickly
The newest Disney addition adds to the long list of the studio’s failures, with poor execution cheapening the quality of the beloved classic
April 9, 2025
The interior of the ZERO& storefront in Cupertino Village is adorned with curtains and bags that scream the company logo, “0&.” Photo | Jillian Ju
Dessert Detectives: ZERO& | Cupertino Village
April 8, 2025
Reviewing popular menu items based on quality and taste
Actors from the class of 2025 come together to pose while exclaiming, “Live from Monta Vista, it’s Saturday Night!” Photo | Benjamin Zhang
MVHS Saturday Night Live 2025 brings laughter and farewells
April 7, 2025

Brimming with a chuckling audience and actors bursting with expression, Monta Vista Saturday Night Live,...

Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and the San Francisco Symphony rise after performing Antonín Dvořák’s “Slavonic Dance.” The group’s performance was met with thunderous applause from audience members. Photo | Samuel Teo
San Francisco Symphony’s Teen Night is not your typical classical concert
April 5, 2025
Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, the orchestra performed the intricate melodies of Dvořák’s eighth symphony
Freshman and outside hitter Ayan Deshpande serves the ball.

Photo by Manas Kottakota
Varsity Boys Volleyball falls to Los Gatos High School 3-0
Varsity Boys Volleyball falls to Los Gatos High School 3-0
April 10, 2025
Graphic | Leah Desai
Math teacher Mia Onodera integrates March Madness into teaching
April 8, 2025
Onodera uses March Madness to broaden her students knowledge about college options
Freshman and singles player Kevin Chen prepares to serve. Photo | Kaia Yuan
Varsity Boys Tennis secures a 5-2 win against Palo Alto High School
April 6, 2025
The Matadors take on and maintain an early lead throughout the match
Middle blocker Pratham Kannan and opposite hitter Charlie Jiang attempt to block LHS’ spike.
Varsity Boys Volleyball falls to Lynbrook High School 3-1
April 6, 2025
Neck-and-neck sets lead to a Matadors loss due to poor defense
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Volume 55, Issue 5, March 8, 2025
Volume 55, Issue 5, March 8, 2025
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