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

Back to home

Back to home

A story of how my relationship with my dad grew.
Eshika Tiwari
December 14, 2022
Salma Rezeik puts on makeup in a scene of Elhaks film Absentia, where Elhak uses clip overlap to characterize the subjects mind racing.

You can study that?

Students and alumni share their opinions on stigmas around certain college majors
Chiran Arumugam, Staff Writer
December 13, 2022
Photo by Jen Theodore | Used with permission (Unsplash)

Senioritis: resisting the urge to do nothing

Exploring my lack of motivation due to burnout and college apps
Alex Zhang, Staff Writer
December 10, 2022
Instagram feeds get filled with new stories and online activism links, but that alone isnt enough to truly make an impact.

Justice requires more than an Instagram story

Exploring the ineffectiveness of social media slacktivism
Jisha Rajala, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2022
My first teaching experiences all began with speech. Illustration | April Wang

Lessons on teaching

My experiences instructing speech classes
April Wang, Copy Editor
November 28, 2022
Bandaids for bullet wounds

Bandaids for bullet wounds

Examining how bandaid solutions fail to address the root cause of various issues
Students often stifle their curiosity surrounding sex due to fear or an unfamiliarity of talking about sex.

Arousing Curiosity

Examining how curiosity surrounding sex and sexual education affects the MVHS community
Anika Bhandarkar and Riya Murthy
November 17, 2022
Although society tends to diminish the value of beautification efforts, we must remind ourselves that such a negative view is unneeded.

Staff Editorial: Beauty for ourselves

Learning to be less judgmental about how others approach beauty
Meggie Chen and Tvisha Gupta
November 17, 2022
Dont ask questions

Don’t ask questions

How the American school system discourages curiosity
Tvisha Gupta and Anna Jerolimov
November 15, 2022
White supremacy is pitting minorities against each other

White supremacy is pitting minorities against each other

Affirmative action discussions are plagued by a lack of representation
April Wang, Copy Editor
November 13, 2022
Greenwashing often derives from a lack of transparency or care.

Clean and green

Greenwashing highlights a lack of transparency and care
Sarah Liu
November 13, 2022
As a kid, I loved books. However, the farther I got into high school, the more I lost my passion for reading.

Picking up the pages

Learning to find comfort in books once again
Tvisha Gupta
November 13, 2022
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