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

Affordability in education

Affordability in education

How money creates disproportionate opportunities for students
Manas Kottakota
April 5, 2023
MVHS students wait at the main entrance for the administrators to give the all-clear signal. Photo | Eric Zhou

False fire alarms force MVHS students and staff to evacuate

Two consecutive false fire alarms disrupt school on March 22 and 23
Eric Zhou
March 24, 2023
Cutting has resulted in students forming a triangle rather than a line on their way to get lunch.

Looking into the lunch line

Examining student and staff opinions on the state of the line
Brandon Xu and Lillian Wang
March 24, 2023
MVHS alum ‘92 Shama Hakim Mesiwala appointed State Appellate Court justice

MVHS alum ‘92 Shama Hakim Mesiwala appointed State Appellate Court justice

Exploring Justice Mesiwala’s journey from MVHS to her newly appointed position
Kathryn Foo
March 20, 2023
Aftermath of the storm reveals a fallen oak tree in the MVHS Rally Court.

BREAKING: Power outage sends MVHS students home early

Students and staff released early following severe weather conditions and power outage
Lauren Chuu
March 14, 2023
MVHS principal Ben Clausnitzer sent an email to Monta Vista students and parents two days after a video of a student saying a racial slur circulated among staff members.

BREAKING: MVHS student uses the N-word in a video shared with staff

On March 2, an email concerning a racist video was sent to the MVHS community
Megha Mummaneni
March 4, 2023
Clumps of snow were spotted at Saratoga Quarry Park.

Freeze warning in effect amid snow and rain

San Francisco Bay Area sees significant snowfall for the first time in several decades
Activists congregated at the San Jose City Hall on June 25 to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Photo | Anna Jerolimov

Rising up for Roe

Student activists recount their involvement in abortion rights activism
Sonia Verma and Lillian Wang
March 1, 2023
Illustration by Mikaylah Du

Triple Threat

Examining the increase in COVID-19, RSV and the seasonal flu after the mid year break
Aidan Ruan, Staff Writer
February 24, 2023
The ability of the chatbot creates the possibility for future job replacement as it is too smart for its own good according to Chen. Illustration | Sophia Ma

Write an article about OpenAI’s ChatGPT

The community reflects on ChatGPT’s strengths and weaknesses
Sophia Ma and Eric Zhou
February 17, 2023
The Economy in Cupertino

The Economy in Cupertino

Exploring changes in the Cupertino economy
Current construction to build new housing in Cupertino is underway.

Solving the unhoused crisis

Investigating the factors and solutions to aid the homeless community
Lauren Chuu and Krish Dev
February 15, 2023
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