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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

Illustration | Ellie Wang

FUHSD reaffirms protections against threats to undocumented staff and students

As new immigration legislation is enforced, the district maintains protective district policies while additionally dispensing resources to support undocumented staff and students
Kathryn Foo and Sana Karkhanis
February 1, 2025
Senior Kimika Shimazaki poses for a photo next to her parents, while holding their newly adopted chickens in their backyard. Photo courtesy of Kimika Shimazaki | Used with permission

Keeping all the eggs in one basket: how MVHS has been adapting to the avian flu

Students and staff adapt to egg shortages due to the recent bird flu outbreak
Katrina Lin and Arshiya Sen
January 31, 2025
A student reaches for the Tiktok icon on their screen.
Photo l Jami Lim

TikTok on the clock

Students and staff reflect on the impact of the potential TikTok ban
Jami Lim and Archana Venkatesan
January 27, 2025
A child attending the Night Hike answers the park ranger’s questions regarding the animals in McClellan Ranch Preserve. Photo | Kate Yang

Cupertino’s Join-A-Ranger: Night Hike and Flashlight Tour offers attendees a glimpse into nature

Park Rangers educate attendees about the ecosystems, wildlife of McClellan Ranch
Vaishnavi Katukam and Kate Yang
January 27, 2025
Puberty blockers are banned on ideological and medical grounds. Illustration | Stella Petzova

Gender-affirming care is restricted in America

Bans on puberty blockers raise medical, political and moral dilemmas
Stella Petzova, News Editor
January 25, 2025
Reverend Marvin White delivers an address to the gathering of march participants at Yerba Buena Gardens. Photo | Benjamin Zhang

San Francisco hosts annual Martin Luther King Jr. march

Participants march a mile down Third Street in commemoration of King and the Civil Rights Movement
Isabelle Kok and Benjamin Zhang
January 25, 2025
All light fixtures have been removed from the F-building and will be replaced with new LED fixtures. Photo | Samika Bhatkar

Administration begins renovations for the F-building

Site Manager Ed Batcheller shares the progress of the project
Samika Bhatkar and Jason Chu
January 22, 2025
A student competes in the third to fifth-grade Spelling Bee competition. Photo | Sagnik Nag Chowdhury

Cupertino holds sixth annual Cupertino Spelling Bee

Youth Activity Board holds an educational event for elementary schoolers
Sagnik Nag Chowdhury
January 20, 2025
Alum Tyler Rose co-founded the AI startup Bindwell, which has been accepted into Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 cohort. Photo | Giljoon Lee

Company founded by MVHS alum Tyler Rose ’25 is accepted into Y Combinator

Tyler Rose and Navvye Anand are co-founders of Bindwell, a company that develops AI models to help engineer pesticides, and are working to grow their buisness.
Vaishnavi Katukam and Giljoon Lee
January 14, 2025
Similar to Narcan, neffy comes in a nasal spray form for easy administration. Photo illustration | Sophia D’Sa. Photo by Governor Tom Wolf licensed under CC BY 2.0

FDA approves neffy, new nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions

Neffy provides a more accessible alternative to traditional EpiPens
Sophia D’Sa
December 11, 2024
Sheriffs monitor students as they are released from school following administration’s all-clear. Photo | Kathryn Foo

BREAKING: MVHS students released after shelter in place due to threatening email

Students were released and all activities for the day have been cancelled
Ethan Kellogg and Kathryn Foo
December 9, 2024
Students can face severe repercussions from what may be seen as a prank email. Graphic | Arshiya Sen

Jail time

Explaining the potential legal and school punishments for students who make threats to schools
Arshiya Sen and Arjun Dhruv
December 9, 2024
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