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

New California legislation could potentially change the bounds for student suspension and expulsion to reduce inequity.

Equity in discipline

Exploring new proposed limits on student suspension and expulsion
Alyssa Yang
June 2, 2023
Population Politics

Population Politics

Breaking down responses to address FUHSD’s declining enrollment issue
Krish Dev and Aditya Shukla
June 1, 2023
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Closing chapters in senior literature

Examining how changes in student course selections impacted British Literature and Contemporary Literature
The addition of Proposition 28 provides additional funding for MVHS arts departments, helping to continue sustaining these courses.

Keeping the arts alive

How declining enrollment and Proposition 28 are affecting the arts department
MVHS is set to lose the Japanese language program in the coming years as a result of declining enrollment in the course.

FUHSD World Languages to face upcoming changes

MVHS will begin phasing out Japanese language courses in 2024-25
Jason Chu and Lauren Chuu
June 1, 2023
ELD 2 teacher Shari Russell will be taking the new Instructional Lead position starting in the 2023-24 school year. Photo courtesy of Shari Russell | Used with permission

New Instructional Lead for English Language Development

FUHSD implements Instructional Lead position to support ELD teachers and curriculum
Brandon Xu
June 1, 2023
Monica Jariwala will fill the English Department Lead vacancy left by Julia Satterthwaite.

Tackling new roles

Three teachers appointed Department Leads
Krish Dev and Eric Zhou
June 1, 2023
Santa Clara County Supervisors plan to build affordable housing on this site near North Wolfe Road.

Closer to home

Looking into the development of new low-cost teacher housing in Cupertino
Brandon Xu
May 31, 2023
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The seniors and freshmen splash each other in the hopes of sinking the others boat.

Classes compete in annual Boat Battle

Representatives from each grade attempt to sink other teams’ duct tape and cardboard boats while keeping their own afloat
Sonia Verma and Alex Zhang
May 27, 2023
A concerning surge of underage vaping has occurred in recent years, resulting in heavy pressure for companies such as Juul that create these devices to remove flavors targeting minors. Photo courtesy of Jamie Chung | Used with permission.

Investigating the vaping crackdown

Rise in teen vaping sparks a $462 million settlement from Juul Labs
Jason Chu
May 26, 2023
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