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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

Sophomores cheer after they tie for first place with the seniors.

Raising the rally bar

ASB Leadership revamps the class themes to unite student body in the Welcome Back Rally
Jason Chu and Katrina Lin
September 2, 2024
Cupertino City Council candidates Kitty Moore and Ray Wang pose with Councilwoman Liang Chao and supporters at the end of the rally. Photo by Sophia D’Sa

Cupertino residents rally behind “We deserve better”

Cupertino City Council candidates Kitty Moore and Ray Wang hold weekend rally
Sophia D'Sa and Benjamin Zhang
September 1, 2024
History teacher Usiel Meraz-Cerna starts a lecture by introducing what Ethnic Studies hopes to cover.

Mandatory implementation of Ethnic Studies delayed until 2025-2026

As Ethnic Studies enters its second year of pilot, MVHS community members reflect on its impact
Photo Illustration by Asha Wojciechowski || "Kamala Harris" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chartreuse is the new red, white and blue

Voters discuss the recent rise of meme culture and social media in election campaigns
Photo Illustration | Joseph Reed, Gage Skidmore and DonkeyHotey (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

The Project 2025 predicament

Three of the project education policies could affect FUHSD economically
Cell phone use during school hours has become increasingly common among MVHS students.

California Gov. Newsom calls for cell phone restrictions at schools

Newsom aims to improve students’ mental health and education
SEL Curriculum Wayfinder, promotes the skills Purpose, Self-awareness, Empathy, Adaptability, Collaboration and Agency throughout the FUHSD school district through interactive activities and informative videos.

Finding the way

FUHSD implements Wayfinder to promote Social Emotional Learning
Sophomore Aashka Nadathur poses in the control room of the MVHS theater and Black Box. Photo by Aashka Nadathur | Used with permission

MVHS adds new Stagecraft course

Drama teachers and students discuss the impacts of Stagecraft Tech on the Drama department
Seniors Michelle Dong and Katie Wang watch the sunrise together. Participants of Senior Sunrise often attended and watched the sunrise with their group of friends

The sun rises on the class of 2025

Seniors celebrate the beginning of their last year of high school
Giljoon Lee and Stella Petzova
August 24, 2024
Adorned with rainbow heart stickers, a  participant of Assembly Member Haney’s parade group waves a rainbow pride flag and a bisexual flag to the beats of the parade music. Photo by Benjamin Zhang

San Francisco Pride Parade 2024

The Golden City wraps up Pride Month with its annual LGBTQIA+ parade
Jillian Ju, Isabelle Kok, and Benjamin Zhang
July 19, 2024
District shift to Communication PD

District shift to Communication PD

FUHSD decides to shift teacher education meetings to focus on communication
FAFSA failure

FAFSA failure

MVHS community speaks on recent challenges accessing financial aid due to system delay
Arjun Dhruv and Aaryan Sharma
May 30, 2024
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