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 illustration | Stella Petzova

Election 2024

Examining the impact of local, statewide and national elections on the MVHS community
Ananya Chaudhary, Vaishnavi Katukam, Manas Kottakota, Giljoon Lee, Zaid Naqvi, Dylan Nguyen, Stella Petzova, Aprameya Rupanagunta, Arshiya Sen, Arushi Singh, Alyssa Yang, Kate Yang, and Eric Zhou
November 5, 2024
Toxicity on social media

Toxicity on social media

El Estoque's Opinion section delves into the toxic trends on social media
Suhana Mahabal, Asha Wojciechowski, Varun Singh, Samika Bhatkar, Samuel Teo, and Ellie Wang
October 30, 2024
Graphic by Isabelle Kok

Homecoming 2024

Rewinding the 2024 Homecoming week
Jillian Ju, Isabelle Kok, Grace Lin, Katrina Lin, Eshika Tiwari, Arjun Dhruv, Jami Lim, Sophia D, Asha Wojciechowski, Corinna Kuo, Ellie Wang, Varun Singh, and Angela Poon
October 12, 2024
Olympics Takeaways

Olympics Takeaways

67% of MVHS students watched the 2024 Olympics, here's what we can learn from it
Ananda Singh, Kathryn Foo, Arshiya Sen, Raj Thapliyal, Kaia Yuan, and Anika Bhandarkar
September 29, 2024
The theme of Homecoming 2024 is childhood TV, featuring "Teletubbies," "Spongebob," "Ninjago" and "Phineas and Ferb." | Illustration by Isabelle Kok

Homecoming from another lens

MVHS students and staff share experiences leading up to the 2024 Homecoming week
Meghna Dixit, Sana Karkhanis, Jami Lim, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Amberly Sun, Elizabeth Yang, and Benjamin Zhang
September 28, 2024
MV's Family History

MV’s Family History

MVHS students delve into their family history
Liz Liu, Lauren Chuu, Daphne Huang, Aletheia Ju, Brandon Xu, Taryn Lam, and Kalyani Puthenpurayil
June 3, 2024
Graphic by Yixuan (Joyce) Li | Made with Canva

Weaving bonds

MVHS’s opinions on the multifaceted web of relationships
Meggie Chen, Yixuan (Joyce) Li, Jami Lim, Sarah Liu, Sania Nadkarni, Brandon Wang, Ethan Yang, and Stephanie Zhang
May 26, 2024
Staff shakeup

Staff shakeup

District-wide changes are implemented at the close of the school year
Samika Bhatkar, Ethan Kellogg, Riya Murthy, Trisha Sannappanavar, Arushi Singh, Eshika Tiwari, Lillian Wang, and Eric Zhou
May 25, 2024
Graphic by Leah Desai

Artistic ambitions

From self-expression to building community, MVHS students utilize art for many different purposes
Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Manas Kottakota, Alan Tai, Arshiya Sen, Crystal Cheng, Ethan Eisler, Lindsey Tang, and Kaia Yuan
May 25, 2024
Sports culture

Sports culture

Taking a look at the different sports teams environments at Monta Vista
Leah Desai, Kathryn Foo, Michelle Zheng, Pranati Kotamraju, Aidan Ruan, Amberly Sun, and Corinna Kuo
May 25, 2024
College bound

College bound

Exploring the changing landscape of higher education
Meggie Chen, Ethan Eisler, Aletheia Ju, Joyce Li, Sarah Liu, Aidan Ruan, Brandon Xu, and Eric Zhou
April 29, 2024
Creating culture

Creating culture

From clubs to holidays, MVHS students use a multitude of methods to stay connected to their cultural identity
Alan Tai, Kathryn Foo, Riya Murthy, Leah Desai, Lindsey Tang, Stephanie Zhang, Arshiya Sen, and Lauren Chuu
April 13, 2024
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