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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

Sophomore Madi Polidoro, senior Nabeeha Ahsan, senior Nila Katchapalayal, and junior Melody Chui pose for a photo by MV Fashion clubs booth.

MVHS holds Club Info Day

Club leaders share about the importance of the event in recruiting
Jisha Rajala, Staff Writer
September 13, 2021
The free peer tutoring program, Study Buddy Society, uses this image in their flyer for the program.

Study Buddy tutoring continues throughout remote instruction

How students who need extra support are getting it during the pandemic
Matthew Yoshimoto
January 22, 2021
Walsworth Social Success Webinar

El Valedor presents at national yearbook workshop

Junior Lydia Lu shares her COVID-19 social media strategy at yearbook webinar
Devin Gupta, News and Web Editor
November 20, 2020
MV Sports Medicine Club at the Stanford ATR. Photo from @mvsports_medicine

Looking back at MV Sports Medicine Club for the 2019-2020 school year

Officers of the club reminisce on memories from this year and make plans for the future
Anjali Singh and Collin Qian
May 21, 2020
Matador Mondays Revisited

Matador Mondays Revisited

Leadership’s Matador Recognition commission revives Matador Mondays project to celebrate the school year during shelter in place
Tyler Cho
April 10, 2020
Gamers review Switch games

Gamers review Switch games

MV eSports and Gaming Association members pick their top games they have played and ones they look forward to playing
Ayah Ali-Ahmad
April 9, 2020
The 2019-20 MVHS Photography Club officer team poses for a photo with a poster board template of their Instagram account. Photo courtesy of Michelle Wang

Getting to know this year’s Photography Club

Exploring what Photography Club has been doing to ensure member presence
Shivani Gupta, Entertainment editor
March 20, 2020
MV Bhangra after performing at Tashan, one of their earlier shows this semester, that took place during February. It will likely be their last show of the season. Photo used with permission of Janani Pandurangan

MV Bhangra deals with numerous cancelled and possibly postponed shows

COVID-19 concerns lead to the cancellation of upcoming dance showcases
Oishee Misra
March 13, 2020
Nowruz, or Iranian New Year is one Persian custom that Zamani taught Persian Club members about

Persian Club increases the presence of Iranian Culture in the MVHS community

Students bond with each other through games involving Persian traditions and culture
Anushka De, News Editor
March 12, 2020
Photo courtesy of Ramachandra Srinivas

Science Olympiad officers’ humble beginnings

Leaders reflect on why they joined the club and their favorite memories
Claire Wen
March 12, 2020
MVRT rookies cheer for the team.

MVHS seniors reflect on their wins at LA North Regional

MVRT reaches finals and qualifies for the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Championship in April
Andie Liu
March 11, 2020
The MV Speech Team pose at the end of the CFL state qualifiers tournament.

Record number of MV Speech students qualify for States

Eight members from the team place in its annual state qualifying tournament at Leland High School
Anjali Singh
March 9, 2020
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