El Estoque

Behind MV Bhangra

Yixuan (Joyce) Li, Riya Murthy, and Eshika Tiwari • December 15, 2023

Step behind the scenes of MV Bhangra, where the beats are bold and the connection to Indian culture is real. Exploring the club's approach to crafting engaging shows and its genuine connection to Indian...

All-star athletes

Leah Desai, Manas Kottakota, Daphne Huang, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Aidan Ruan, Arushi Singh, Eshika Tiwari, Brandon Wang, and Pranati Kotamraju • December 11, 2023

From seniors to freshmen, MVHS has many promising athletes. In this package, we will be taking a class-by-class dive into four outstanding athletes from track and field, tennis, swimming and ice hockey.

On the streets of SF

Jason Chu, Sophia D'Sa, Taryn Lam, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Varun Singh, Lillian Wang, Alyssa Yang, and Benjamin Zhang • December 11, 2023

The 2023 APEC summit was held in San Francisco from Nov. 11 to 17, bring international leaders from across the Asia Pacific region to the Moscone Center to discuss global issues. From protestors and...

Advocacy in action

Kathryn Foo, Pranati Kotamraju, Corinna Kuo, Arushi Singh, Amberly Sun, Alan Tai, Lillian Wang, and Kaia Yuan • December 10, 2023

From participating in boycotts to sharing the story of protests through photography, this package analyzes how the MVHS community and beyond participates in activism for the social issues of today's world. Click here to read the package and learn more.

APEC: AAPI pioneers

Sophia D'Sa, Taryn Lam, and Varun Singh • December 10, 2023

Uncovering the impact of the APEC conference on local AAPI leaders and communities

Reflecting on modern values

Meggie Chen, Crystal Cheng, Aletheia Ju, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Aidan Ruan, Trisha Sannappanavar, Ethan Yang, and Michelle Zheng • December 10, 2023

From celebrity-mandated activism to sex ed, this package analyzes the changes in society's views, focusing on how the MVHS community feels about these changes and what we believe should be changed. CLICK...

Road to reform

Ethan Kellogg, Taryn Lam, Liz Liu, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Lindsey Tang, Brandon Wang, Brandon Xu, and Eric Zhou • December 10, 2023

From a petition to rename De Anza College due to a history of Spanish colonization to a California Reparations Plan addressing historic oppression of African Americans, efforts towards change happens throughout...

Immersed in India

Samika Bhatkar, Leah Desai, Yixuan (Joyce) Li, Jami Lim, Sarah Liu, Eshika Tiwari, and Riya Murthy • December 9, 2023

As a student body filled with an array of Indian backgrounds, Indian-influenced arts and culture can be found in many corners of our community. From incorporating traditional Indian clothing into daily...

Stereotypes Podcast Part 3: Linguistics in Movies

Sarah Liu and Michelle Zheng • December 6, 2023

S: Hi, I’m Sarah. M: Hi, I’m Michelle. S and M: And today, we will be discussing linguistic stereotyping in movies. M: We’ll be exploring how the use of language stereotypes in movies...

Behind the bows

Leah Desai and Eshika Tiwari • December 4, 2023

The Monta Vista cheer team has almost doubled in size from previous years, creating a successful squad for competitions and sideline cheering. El Estoque goes behind the scenes with the cheer team to learn...

Elders of cupertino

Meggie Chen, Ethan Eisler, Kathryn Foo, Taryn Lam, Liz Liu, Sania Nadkarni, and Alan Tai • December 4, 2023

Reversing the roles

Pranati Kotamraju and Arushi Singh • December 3, 2023

Monta Vista held its first reverse football game with on November 17th, 2023 with boys doing cheer and girls doing football. El Estoque describes the process of preparing for the game and the emotions...