The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

BITE Club and Korean Club host the Spicy Noodle Challenge

BITE Club and Korean Club host the Spicy Noodle Challenge

Shuvi Jha, Claire Yang, and Helen Chao March 14, 2019

THE NOODLE TASTING Students gushed through the doors of B103, licking their lips with anticipation. Amid the KPOP songs being played in the background and the students’ voices as they excitedly conversed...

Test Your Knowledge

Test Your Knowledge

Shuvi Jha February 16, 2019

Test Your Knowledge The First Amendment is a 45-word-long wonder. From all spheres of politics, it is used to justify one's rhetoric, beliefs and ideas. The First Amendment protects people's right to...

Silenced

Silenced

Shuvi Jha, Swara Tewari, and Shivani Gupta February 16, 2019

Silenced Junior Suhas Prasad vividly recalls sitting in his sophomore World Core literature class, discussing Islamic culture with those around him. He offhandedly comments that Islamic culture and...

Global Voices

Global Voices

Shuvi Jha and Tina Low February 16, 2019

Global Voices 2018 was the year Saudi Arabian columnist and champion of free speech Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by operatives in the Saudi consulate. It was the year of censorship,...

Hear Us: the reporters

Hear Us: the reporters

Shuvi Jha, Swara Tewari, Helen Chao, Tina Low, and Elena Khan February 16, 2019

Hear us: the reporters Free speech has a different meaning to each of us here at El Estoque and has played a different role in each of our lives. Listen to the podcasts below to explore our interpretations,...

Hear Us: the experts

Hear Us: the experts

Swara Tewari and Helen Chao February 16, 2019

Hear us: the experts “How important is free speech to journalism?” “I think [free speech] is the cornerstone of what journalism is all about,” president of the Journalism Education Association...

Hear Us: the students

Hear Us: the students

Elena Khan and Tina Low February 16, 2019

Here us: the students Freedom of speech, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is defined as the legal right to express one’s opinion freely. However, there are many nuances to this definition,...

Liberty: an exploration of free speech and expression

Liberty: an exploration of free speech and expression

Exploring free speech and expression in today's society
Finding his voice

Finding his voice

Shuvi Jha and Swara Tewari February 9, 2019
IASA officer and Indian classical singer explains how IASA and Spotlite have helped him connect with his culture
A letter to the refugees

A letter to the refugees

Tabitha Mendez January 27, 2019
A column on my visit to Tijuana, Mexico
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