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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

Time out! Ep. 9: Gracie Lee

Time out! Ep. 9: Gracie Lee

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury and Manas Kottakota November 2, 2023

MK: Hello everyone, my name is Manas Kottakota and I am joined here with Sagnik Nag Chowdhury for episode 9 of Time Out! Each episode, we will be diving into the sports scene here at MVHS and exploring...

EE-SPN Ep. 5: NBA Eastern Conference Preview 2023-24

EE-SPN Ep. 5: NBA Eastern Conference Preview 2023-24

Manas Kottakota and Arjun Dhruv October 26, 2023

AD: What's up everybody? Welcome back to Ep. 5 of EE-SPN. My name is Arjun Dhruv and I’m joined here with my co-host Manas Kottakota. Last episode, we previewed the Western Conference for the upcoming...

What are you hopeful for?

What are you hopeful for?

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury and Stephanie Zhang October 25, 2023

To understand the idea of hope and its role in the Monta Vista community, El Estoque sat down with a student from each grade and asked them about their short-term and long-term hopes and goals, and how...

Boys Water Polo falls 12-11 against Santa Clara High School

Boys Water Polo falls 12-11 against Santa Clara High School

Brandon Wang and Ethan Yang October 25, 2023

Varsity Boys Water Polo fell to Santa Clara High School 12–11 on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in their second to last game of the season. While MVHS held a slim lead at the end of the first half, SCHS overcame...

Graphic by Abha Dash

Homecoming 2023

Transporting students into a spirit of leisure and excitement, Homecoming 2023 revolved around a vibrant video game theme. A week filled with exciting class skits, spirit days and culminating in familiar...

Press play

Press play

Jami Lim and Amberly Sun October 9, 2023

Marking the beginning of Homecoming weekend, MVHS's festive Homecoming football game gathers spectators from all over the community each year for a night of familiar homecoming traditions. The 2023 Homecoming...

Rebooting the rally

Rebooting the rally

Samika Bhatkar and Manas Kottakota October 9, 2023

As the week came to a close, Monta Vista High School celebrated with the Homecoming rally on Sept. 29. Focused around the Homecoming theme of video games, the rally featured specific games and performances...

Growing Forward

Growing Forward

Self improvement can be interpreted in a multitude of ways, from cleaning your room to achieving a glow up. Click here to dive into the multi-faceted perspectives behind self improvement at MVHS. 

Select your passion

Select your passion

Exploring the niche passions of MVHS
The Wellness Room contains a variety of activities to help students relax and de-stress.

Making Space

MHVS implemented multiple rooms to support students in the 2023-2024 school year. From a Wellness Room for helping students destress to a Guided Studies Room for tutoring struggling students, read this...

Cafeteria Crackdown 2

Cafeteria Crackdown 2

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Manas Kottakota, and Eshika Tiwari September 23, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wICdiQjJErU

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