AI Detectors
MVHS teachers attempt to detect essays written with AI
![Twin Time](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Graphic2-1200x756.png)
Twin Time
A letter to Meggie, my twin sister
![Theres more to a journey than the destination...or chicken wings.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chicken-wing.png)
Just wing it
How I learned the importance of patience when thinking about my future
![I found my sense of community through Monta Vista Raas](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled_Artwork-5-1200x900.jpg)
From stress to solace
How Monta Vista Raas became a lifeline
![Graphic by Yixuan (Joyce) Li | Made with Canva](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Weaving-Bonds-Collage-1-e1716767676969.png)
Weaving bonds
MVHS’s opinions on the multifaceted web of relationships
![Introduction screen to the roguelike Indie game, Wizard of Legend. Photo Courtesy of Raj Thapliyal](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5120-1-1200x696.jpg)
High difficulty, High satisfaction
How high-difficulty games taught me how to practice delayed gratification
![Chatting Communities](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Chatting.png)
Chatting Communities
Parent networks play both a positive and negative role in Bay Area high school culture
![Nicole Laeno and the parasocial predicament](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-05-25-at-6.10.46-PM-1200x675.png)
Nicole Laeno and the parasocial predicament
The emotional connections between online creators and their fans are getting out of hand
![Its hard for me to grasp the fact Ill be leaving my family in a few months.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-204.png)
2,830 miles
I’m learning to reconcile leaving my family for college
![It’s important to differentiate between healthy venting and trauma dumping.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6702-801x1200.jpeg)
The toll of trauma dumping
We need to recognize and set boundaries for healthy relationships
![Photo courtesy of Alexander Chu | Used with permission](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0526-1200x1200.jpg)
Affection among Asians
MVHS students and teachers discuss the various ways their families express affection
![A plate of cut fruit is a sign of something Asian parents have perfected: the art of saying sorry without the words ever leaving their mouths](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Fruitless-Communication-1200x900.png)
Fruit(less) communication
My journey to overcoming the cultural barriers in communication between my parents and me