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

Photo courtesy of Rajvansh Gupta | Used with permission

Losing to win

Brandon Wang April 16, 2024

Brandon Wang · Losing to Win BW: Hello, I'm Brandon Wang and today I'm here with sophomore and Antichess grandmaster Rajvansh Gupta. Today we're going to be looking at his journey into Antichess and...

Badminton Head Coach Russell Okuno gives advice to sophomore Maxim Gutnik after his first set of Varsity 3 Boys Singles against Lynbrook High School.

Sounds of sports

Monta Vista High School hosts a variety of sports, each using varying methods of sound to convey messages in each sport. To learn more about how athletes, coaches and parents involve music, pep-talks and...

Photo illustration by Amberly Sun

Toxic Vista: Fixing our flaws

From the outside, Monta Vista High School may seem like the ideal high school: numerous AP courses, top national rankings and more. However, step inside and find that there is more to it than meets the...

Baking up a business: Antoine’s cookie shop

Baking up a business: Antoine’s cookie shop

Eshika Tiwari and Sania Nadkarni April 6, 2024

https://soundcloud.com/eshika-tiwari/finsihed-audio-story?si=85fcada0ea8b4873b11ccb1a19a4a1f5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ET: My name is...

School Resource Officer Aalok Patel poses for a photo. | Photo courtesy of Aalok Patel | Used with permission

Behind the badge

Alan Tai, Mihir Vishwarupe, and Eric Zhou April 6, 2024

EE: From assisting school administration to ensuring the safety of campuses, SROs such as Officer Aalok Patel, work to ensure that schools stay as a safe and proactive community in the area we live...

Within Chinatown

Jami Lim and Michelle Zheng April 1, 2024

Nestled between the bustling Union Square and the calm North Bay Shore stands the 176-year-old San Francisco Chinatown. The ethnic enclave, birthed from an era of gold fever and dreams of prosperity, continues...

Off-court champs

Off-court champs

From photographers to student athletes to the athletic director, MVHS sports requires a variety of often overlooked roles that play a crucial role in the sports community. CLICK HERE to learn about these...

Graphics by Amberly Sun

Fearing the inevitable

As students grow up and gain more experience in their lives, they start to develop various fears in the different facets of life. While many of these fears can be mitigated, oftentimes these fears play...

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