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

My grandparents struggled to accept my academically-inclined nature, attempting instead to have me stick with more traditional beliefs.

Bridging the gender gap

Working with my grandparents to break their traditional beliefs
Tvisha Gupta
April 15, 2023
A recent drawing I drew in one of my art classes

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Exploring how my passion for art has grown over the years
Trisha Sannappanavar
April 15, 2023
Photo by Petr Sidorov | Used with permission (Unsplash)

Portal Astrology

Unwrapping my personal experience with admissions speculation
Alex Zhang, Staff Writer
April 14, 2023
Examining how different types of accents affect people’s perceptions of others and themselves.

Accented

Examining how accents affect people’s perceptions of others
Melody Cui and Angela Zhang
April 14, 2023
Students are often compelled to not apply for financial aid, considering the stigma around doing so in wealthy communities.

Facing financial aid

Exploring the stigma against applying for financial aid in Silicon Valley
Megha Mummaneni and Eric Zhou
April 12, 2023
Striking a chord in the heart

Striking a chord in the heart

How playing guitar changed my life
Jason Chu, Staff Writer
April 12, 2023
Sibling stepping stones

Sibling stepping stones

Exploring how sibling advice affects the high school experience
Ananya Chaudhary
April 10, 2023
Despite the immense detail of Title IX, victims of sexual assault may feel lost and disoriented during the reporting process.

The weight of Title IX

Examining the process and emotional turmoil of reporting sexual assault at MVHS
Tvisha Gupta and Jami Lim
April 5, 2023
History teacher Robyn Brostowicz with her two children. | Photo by Robyn Brostowicz

The peaks and pitfalls of parental advice

Exploring MVHS student and staff opinions on receiving advice from their parents
Sagnik Nag Chowdhury
March 28, 2023
Valuing nutritional values too much can lead to dangerous hyper-fixation, making it essential to draw a line between nutritional education and nutritional obsession.

Nutritional education must accommodate for students who have struggled

Discussing the problematic nature of urging students to track their eating
Aashi Venkat
March 25, 2023
Women often feel compelled to get rid of certain linguistic tendencies and phrases to talk more like men

Stop policing how women talk

Advising women to change their language contributes to conformity to masculine norms
Sarah Liu
March 24, 2023
The rise of AI chatbots such as ChatGPT has educators concerned about the potential for students to use these tools as a means to cheat.

CheatGPT: Is it time to kill the essay?

As usage of AI chatbots becomes widespread, schools will have to adapt
Alan Tai
March 21, 2023
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