The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

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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

Construction vehicles are parked at the previous pond area of Memorial Park, one of the Cupertino parks undergoing refurbishment.

Cupertino implements city park renovation projects

Jollyman and Memorial Parks undergo remodeling
Crystal Cheng and Lauren Chuu
November 6, 2022
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders sitting in a chair during the 2021 presidential inauguration was a cultural reset, according to Wired – one of millions of memes the Internet has produced since its inception.

A memes to an end

Investigating the influence of Internet humor on politics
Lillian Wang
November 5, 2022
AP African-American Studies and AP Precalculus are set to join the 38 AP exams currently offered by College Board.

The College Board announces two new AP courses

Staff share their thoughts on AP African American Studies and AP Precalculus
Jason Chu and Krish Dev
November 4, 2022
Author Kim Scott answers a question from the audience.

MV Bookshelf hosts first book talk of the year

Author Kim Scott discusses her journey as an author
Sonia Verma, Graphics Editor
October 28, 2022
Three new Cupertino city councilmembers will be elected on Nov. 8

Introducing the Cupertino City Council candidates

Seven City Council candidates share their stories, opinions and reasons for running
Sarah Liu and Sonia Verma
October 26, 2022
Students from the University of Southern California march around USCs campus to protest Mahsa Aminis death and the lack of womens rights in Iran.

Reflecting on the Iran protests

Iranian community members share their perspectives on the uprising
Sonia Verma, Alyssa Yang, and Angela Zhang
October 22, 2022
Three graphics from our news quiz put on top of each other.

Take our September news quiz

Test your knowledge of key events last month
Krish Dev, Yash Thapliyal, and Lillian Wang
October 19, 2022
A drone shot of Orange Avenue pictures the newly constructed sidewalk. Photo by Alexander Chu

A new path to school

Sidewalk installations aim to promote student safety and walking to school
Megha Mummaneni and Kalyani Puthenpurayil
October 14, 2022
Via-Cupertino vans are wheelchair-accessible and have bike racks attached to the back.

Santa Clara via Via

Exploring the motivations and future goals for the expansion
Mikaylah Du and Alyssa Yang
October 13, 2022
Junior Vatsel Srivastava lifts his bike over other bikes to move through the racks.

Overstack of the rack

Investigating the impact of bike rack overcrowding
Brandon Xu and Angela Zhang
October 7, 2022
Protecting our privacy

Protecting our privacy

Taking a look at challenges to privacy within our community
Officers from the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department arrived in the Student Parking Lot following a bomb threat on Sept. 23.

Preparing for the unexpected

Exploring how school safety plans are created and updated at MVHS
Krish Dev, Mihir Vishwarupe, and Lillian Wang
October 5, 2022
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