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

MVHS Alum ‘22 Sophia Bokovikova shares how she pursues her passion in health sciences both inside and outside the classroom

Woman in health sciences: Sophia Bokovikova

Aashna Patel April 15, 2023
MVHS Alum ‘22 Sophia Bokovikova shares how she pursues her passion in health sciences both inside and outside the classroom
Technological disparities between Macbooks and Chromebooks stem from a variety of factors such as efficiency, features, and price.

A digital divide

Lauren Chuu April 14, 2023
Exploring the impact of personal and borrowed computers
Graphic | Sonia Verma

Blowing out candles

Nameek Chowdhury April 14, 2023

Fluorescent lights, pizza and play structures encapsulate the tenets of family entertainment centers that host the birthdays of many who grew up through the late 2000s and 2010s. Looking for employment,...

Tiffany Daugherty

April 14, 2023

It was late at night when MVHS parent Tiffany Daugherty’s flight landed in America, ending her long journey to the United States. Daugherty describes her childhood growing up in Vietnam as happy and...

Manoj Jayadevan

April 14, 2023

The most distinctive thing that MVHS parent Manoj Jayadevan can recall from his first day in the United States is the speed of the taxi that picked him up. It was going 70 miles per hour — faster than...

Tong Zhang

April 14, 2023

Before MVHS parent Tong Zhang decided to immigrate to the United States, she was faced with the decision of either accepting a faculty position at Tsinghua University, where she was getting her master’s...

Graphic | Sonia Verma

Arms across oceans

Krish Dev and Taryn Lam April 14, 2023
Exploring international insights on American gun culture and policy
A glimpse into the real world

A glimpse into the real world

Mira Wagner and Dahlia Schilling April 14, 2023
Exploring the differences between jobs and internships
Principal Ben Clausnitzer works in his office responding to an email.

Staying in the loop

Alan Tai and Mihir Vishwarupe April 12, 2023
Examining how MVHS stays transparent with the community
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers protest for stronger gun control amidst rising levels of gun violence

Students for change: Students Demand Action

Taryn Lam, Aashna Patel, and Yash Thapliyal April 8, 2023
Exploring the student run club that protests against gun violence
Affordability in education

Affordability in education

Manas Kottakota April 5, 2023
How money creates disproportionate opportunities for students

Maya Pullara

March 24, 2023

Starting from a side part, long, straight locks of black hair fall down to sophomore Maya Pullara’s hips, the undersides sporting brown shades as a result of bleach. During icebreakers, one of her favorite...

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