Ending toxic masculinity
March 27, 2020
How we can change a negative concept ingrained in our culture
The Bachelor franchise needs to increase diversity in its cast
March 20, 2020
Every year, 30 girls gather in a luxury mansion, trying to win the heart of a man and be the woman that he, the Bachelor, proposes to. Later, one of those girls reverses the role and in turn, is to be won over by around 30 men, all of whom also fall in love with her at first sight. Then in the follow...
Why Western media’s representation of K-pop is unfair
March 13, 2020
Unraveling how the media chooses to report on issues going on in the industry
El Estoque: The story behind the story
Lakshanyaa Ganesh, Oishee Misra, Leanna Sun, Shuvi Jha, and Sarah Young
March 13, 2020
ou see our magazines perched on the corner table of every classroom, you see our social media posts and stories promoting our newest story, you even see us wearing quarterzips and sweatpants proudly urging you to #getstoqued. What you don't see as much, however, is the hard work that goes into providing...
Every Voice Matters
March 11, 2020
Communication and public speaking are important skills to learn and practice in the classroom
The band aid solution
Sreya Kumar and Shuvi Jha
March 11, 2020
MVHS administration, staff, students and parents should change ineffective procedures that attempt to assist with academic and emotional well-being
Bridging cultures
March 11, 2020
A freshman reached out to guidance counselor Jessica Coscia about her concerns for her future career; while the student's parents are both engineers, she is interested in psychology. Coscia provided the student with different resources and then talked to her mother, who explained that being an enginee...
Steeped in nostalgia
Sarah Young, Graphics Editor
March 9, 2020
Pop culture and corporate ads are rife with nostalgia and we shouldn’t blindly accept reiterations of the same concept.
The influence of young voters
March 6, 2020
Students and teachers’ on the importance of student voters
College admissions should be merit-based, here’s why | EE Opinion
Tanish Mendki, Devin Gupta, and Jefferson Le
March 4, 2020
Of many controversial topics, college admissions is one of the most pertinent to Monta Vista high school. In this video, El Estoque staff writers Devin Gupta and Tanish Mendki explore why admissions should be merit-based
My Voice
March 4, 2020
Three. Squirrel. Mirror. Stretch. Wrench. Cathedral. What do these words have in common? When I was in elementary school, all of these words were difficult for me to pronounce. Even the word pronounce was hard for me to say... To hear more of the story, click on the embedded video. ...
TikTok deserves the hype it gets
Zara Iqbal, Copy editor
March 1, 2020
While teens on TikTok may be seen as “cringey,” they’re actually incredibly creative
