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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Rewriting Education

Rewriting Education

El Estoque's News section analyzes recent changes in education
Out of the nine universities that initially received the compact, seven of them have rejected it, while UT Austin and Vanderbilt are still in the evaluation process. Graphic | Aprameya Rupanagunta

The Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education elicits concerns over the future of education at American universities

The compact lists 10 demands for universities to comply with in order to receive preferential access to federal funds
Aprameya Rupanagunta and Zaid Naqvi
November 7, 2025
Graphic | Amberly Sun

Ethnic Studies shifts to a senior year course

Ethnic Studies fails to receive enough enrollment from the class of 2030 to run
Amberly Sun
November 5, 2025
Proposition 50 introduces questions about temporary redistricting

Proposition 50 introduces questions about temporary redistricting

The upcoming Statewide Special Election kindles wide deliberation about the ethics of gerrymandering
Isabelle Kok
November 2, 2025
In the last decade, homeless student enrollment has risen by over 37% in California public schools. Graphic | Zaid Naqvi and Amberly Sun

FUHSD liaisons work to uplift students facing housing instability

Through the longstanding McKinney-Vento program, FUHSD staff continue to identify and support students experiencing homelessness
Zaid Naqvi and Rachel Kim
November 2, 2025
Gupta watches Pratt present to the audience. Both speakers took turns giving their respective presentations. Photo | Zaid Naqvi

The City of Cupertino hosts its Teen Speaker Series panel on college planning

The event featured two speakers who presented informative sessions before opening up to a Q&A
Zaid Naqvi and Rachel Kim
November 2, 2025
The math teachers, including Department Lead Alan Wong, come together to pose for a photo as their group costume based on the “67” meme. Photo | Juju Ling

Staff compete against each other for the best department-wide Halloween costume

MVHS holds the first staff Halloween costume contest since the COVID-19 pandemic
Juju Ling and Meghna Dixit
November 2, 2025
A child dressed up as a unicorn reaches into the bucket for a prize.

Photo | Emmy Harimoto

City of Cupertino hosts annual spooktacular Monster Mash

Families gather for a festive night of games, trick-or-treating and costumes at Cupertino’s annual Halloween event
Emmy Harimoto and Kate Yang
November 1, 2025
Examining a table of ceramic dinnerware, a shopper leans over to grab a small cup and check its price. Photo | Sana Karkhanis

Cupertino Senior Center hosts its annual Hidden Treasures antique sale

The volunteer-run sale offered items such as trinkets, plants, paintings, holiday decorations and more
Sana Karkhanis, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 30, 2025
For the thousands of H-1B workers who power Silicon Valley’s backbone, making up two thirds of its tech workforce, the announcement still struck a nerve. Graphic | Amberly Sun

The Trump administration introduces $100,000 fee to new H-1B visas

A new policy is expected to affect the landscape for skilled worker immigration and could have lasting effects on the U.S. tech sector
Anish Khinvasara and Yixuan (Joyce) Li
October 30, 2025
Protesters wave flags that read “Trump is a traitor. Lock him up!” and “No Kings in America” over a bridge with a banner advertising NoKings.org. Photo | Radhika Dharmapurikar

Bay Area residents rally in Palo Alto for the second nationwide ‘No Kings!’ protests

Protesters march from the intersection of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Street to Rinconada Park to gather for the “No Kings!” Democracy Fair

MVHS Music Department holds its Halloween-themed “Radiant Shadows” concert

As the first concert of the school year, the concert featured pieces that aimed to contrast both light and dark
Sih Yu (Melody) Lin and Amberly Sun
October 28, 2025
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