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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

MVUF’s members gather for a group photo. Photo used with permission of Niko Gustafson

Monta Vista Ultimate Frisbee takes on Spikeball

Collin Qian, Visuals Editor October 26, 2019

Every Friday on the lower field, Monta Vista Ultimate Frisbee (MVUF) holds their weekly meetings where they play ultimate frisbee and spikeball. Seniors Niko Gustafson, Stanley Chen and sophomore Rudra...

MV Esports and Gaming Association host first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament

MV Esports and Gaming Association host first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament

Ayah Ali-Ahmad October 21, 2019
24 gamers compete in a Super Smash Friday tourney
MV Marching Band performs at one of their home games. Photo courtesy of Music at Monta Vista.

MVHS Color Guard and MVHS Marching Band perform at the 2019 annual Cupertino Tournament of Bands competition

Justine Ha and Lance Tong October 17, 2019
MVHS Color Guard takes second place and Marching Band takes third place at their second competitive event of the year

Secondary School Reports: Tips from the Counselors

Anushka De, News Editor October 12, 2019

In August, as the new school year rolls around, the rising senior class is confronted with a barrage of deadlines, one for each college application.  Students must face a barrage of deadlines before...

Members make up a dramatic fight scene on the spot in a certain film style for another improv activity called “Styles Replay.” Photo by Vivian Jiang

Improv Club: Embracing Creativity

Vivian Jiang September 27, 2019
Officers lead improv games and share their goals for the year at the club's first meeting
Fresh perspectives: New Go Club officers remark on upcoming year

Fresh perspectives: New Go Club officers remark on upcoming year

Robert Liu September 27, 2019

Senior and Go Club president Ethan Wang dipped his hand in a plastic container of polished white marbles and absentmindedly thumbed one between his fingers, preparing to make his next move in a match of...

Getting to know Politics Club

Getting to know Politics Club

Jacqueleine Liu September 27, 2019

tanding in front of a congress assembly, junior Eric Lee feels nothing but excitement. He is prepared to deliver his points about healthcare and speaks passionately while simultaneously maintaining an...

Gautham Raghupathi and Tom Zhang work on their machine learning project for a hackathon at the University of Pennsylvania. PHOTO BY RAGHUPATHI // USED WITH PERMISSION

App and Web Development Club officers compete at the University of Pennsylvania Hackathon

Devin Gupta September 27, 2019

“Artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are common buzzwords about programming, but the App and Web Development club’s officers of Android development Gautham Raghupathi and Tom Zhang...

A game well played: how Chess Club officers began playing chess

A game well played: how Chess Club officers began playing chess

Claire Wen September 27, 2019
Chess Club’s officers share their experiences with chess
Alumni Anant Singhania mentored MVRT in their first workshop dealing with applying math to scouting. Photo by Andie Liu

Monta Vista Robotics Team offseason trainings: a student-run experience with mentor support

Andie Liu September 27, 2019
MVRT alumni mentor the team in workshops to coach members on competition strategy
How Matador Mondays are created

Reaching out to new faces: Matador Mondays

Tyler Cho September 27, 2019
Leadership’s Matador Recognition commission celebrates members of the MVHS community
Humanities Central Interest Club meeting graphic from last year in C106. Photo used with permission from Jiani Tian.

Humanities Central: Where activism starts

Rachel Jiang September 26, 2019
Focusing on the club officers’ passion and goals this year
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