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

The 2023 MVHS hurdles team and coaches pose after reaching the middle of the season

Jumping over the hurdle

How track helped me overcome my fear of failure
Pranati Kotamraju
June 8, 2023

Teachers give love advice

Exploring teachers’ perspectives on high school romantic relationships
Jisha Rajala
June 4, 2023
The 2021-2022 El Estoque staff poses for a group photo at the end of my first late night.

A new voice of my own

Reminiscing about my experiences with high school journalism
Krish Dev
June 4, 2023
Senior Rokiya Elhak changes her name to Amanda when ordering at coffee shops

Playing the name game

Examining how names and pronunciation play a role in the classroom
Chiran Arumugam and Darpan Singh
June 4, 2023
The many ways money contributes to academic success is often under acknowledged.

Addressing the golden elephant in the room

Examining the relationship between wealth and academic achievement at MVHS
Krish Dev and Aashi Venkat
June 3, 2023
tudents share their opinions on the cultural inclusivity of prom outfits

Prom embraces cultural threads

Students share their opinions on the cultural inclusivity of prom outfits
Kripa Mayureshwar and Aashna Patel
June 2, 2023
Voicing my insecurities

Voicing my insecurities

Learning to stop disliking my own voice
Meggie Chen
June 2, 2023
Competitive academic culture and overwhelming workloads lead students to experience burnout

The breaking point

Examining students’ experiences with burnout and where it stems from
Jami Lim
June 1, 2023
Senior Kushagra Srivastava and senior Suhani Vakhariya take prom photos at Stanford University. (Photo courtesy of Kushagra Srivastava | Used with permission)

The controversy behind public promposals

Exploring the MVHS community's opinions on public promposals
Avni Gandhi and Crystal Cheng
June 1, 2023
An anonymous digitalized person looks at the screen.

Stranger danger

Discussing the safety of making friends over the internet
Mikaylah Du and Riya Murthy
June 1, 2023
Life360, a popular location tracking app, can often be misused by parents and children, making the app less effective in its purpose.

All eyes on me

Uncovering the downsides of overusing Life360
Aashi Venkat
May 31, 2023
Students note that parental controls can sometimes feel overly restrictive, with 52% of MVHS students reporting that they feel dissatisfied with the controls on their device(s).

Under CTRL

Examining student and parent opinions on parental controls
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