Varsity Girls’ Basketball falls 57-52 to Los Gatos High School Matadors are defeated in a close game but remain optimistic about the future Aletheia Ju January 27, 2026
Exploring the culinary classes of FUHSD FUHSD students and staff speak about culinary arts education within the district Aletheia Ju, Staff Writer December 12, 2025
Cupertino Main Street holds annual Holiday on Main Street celebration The event featured a Yuletide Community Singalong with several student-led musical groups performing Christmas songs Aletheia Ju, Staff Writer December 12, 2025
What’s cooking? El Estoque’s Arts & Entertainment section explores the importance of cooking to the Bay Area Meghna Dixit, Aletheia Ju, Jillian Ju, Sana Karkhanis, and Olivia Zhang December 8, 2025
A day in the life of our tech department A closer look at what happens behind the scenes in MVHS’s tech department Nylah Gehani and Aletheia Ju November 4, 2025
MVHS upperclassmen explore their passions through summer programs Students share their experiences attending summer programs Jillian Ju and Aletheia Ju September 28, 2025
Varsity Girls Golf narrowly falls to Los Gatos High School 240-243 The Matadors stay hopeful for the rest of the season Aletheia Ju and Corinna Kuo September 20, 2025
MVHS hosts signing day to celebrate committed athletes MVHS athletes continue to play their sports at the collegiate level Aletheia Ju and Leah Desai May 24, 2025
MVHS athletes committed to play DIII sports MVHS athletes plan to continue playing their sports at the DIII level Leah Desai and Aletheia Ju May 19, 2025
Entertainment shouldn’t be homework: Reevaluating critique Critics need to reassess how they review art to consider a variety of target audiences and themes Sagnik Nag Chowdhury and Aletheia Ju April 19, 2025
MVHS hosts Career, Vocational and College Fair The annual fair educated students about job and internship opportunities Amberly Sun and Aletheia Ju March 25, 2025
Monta Vista Orchestra holds opening night of ‘Beyond the Planets’ concert Showcasing the music of Gustav Holst, the concert also included the first solo performance of Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 2” by a freshman Angela Poon and Aletheia Ju March 10, 2025
Restaurant rundown El Estoque’s Arts & Entertainment section reviews four archetypes of Bay Area restaurants Samika Bhatkar, Ananya Chaudhary, Aletheia Ju, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Dylan Nguyen, Angela Poon, and Benjamin Zhang March 6, 2025
Worth the wait El Estoque’s Arts & Entertainment section reviews three local popular eateries Angela Poon and Aletheia Ju March 3, 2025
“The Great Shift” is a great joke: Why the TikTok trend is insulting to Indian women The MVHS Indian community discusses how the trend undermines Indian women and their beauty Meghna Dixit and Aletheia Ju February 2, 2025
[Photo] Minority groups are capable and sometimes perpetuate discrimination towards other minorities Megha Mummaneni and Zaid Naqvi January 31, 2025
Varsity Girls Soccer falls short against Milpitas High School 3-1 Matadors start strong but quickly surrender the lead Megha Mummaneni and Aletheia Ju January 18, 2025
Our own frequency The toxic cultural fixation on vocal fry and uptalk disproportionately target women Yixuan (Joyce) Li and Aletheia Ju December 13, 2024
AB 1780 levels the playing field for California students Students and staff discuss the complexities of legacy admissions with the rise of Assembly Bill 1780 Aletheia Ju and Megha Mummaneni November 25, 2024
[Video] Finding yum in yuck Students and staff discuss childhood dishes that they hated but grew to love Aletheia Ju and Owen Liu November 3, 2024
Transitioning from the traditional FUHSD’s Middle College draws MV students out of the traditional high school experience Aletheia Ju and Corinna Kuo October 30, 2024
Cupertino Symphonic Band holds annual Fall Concert Performers honor veterans with a 10-piece program Aletheia Ju, Staff Writer October 15, 2024
The path to citizenship An inside look at the complexities of citizenship in the U.S. Aletheia Ju and Alan Tai September 29, 2024
50 fresh faces The Class of 2028 shares its thoughts on MVHS Sophia D’Sa, Jason Chu, Niveda Hari, Trisha Sannappanavar, Subin Ko, Liz Liu, Alan Tai, Owen Liu, Ethan Eisler, Erin Liu, and Aletheia Ju September 29, 2024
Citizenship Test Do you have the knowledge to pass a citizenship test? Aletheia Ju and Alan Tai September 23, 2024
[Photo] Club Information Days 2024 generate excitement for upcoming year Asha Wojciechowski, Opinion Editor September 22, 2024
The rise of Vallco Local community members discuss the potential impacts of The Rise Liz Liu, Kaia Yuan, Subin Ko, Raj Thapliyal, and Aletheia Ju September 3, 2024
MV’s Family History MVHS students delve into their family history Liz Liu, Lauren Chuu, Daphne Huang, Aletheia Ju, Brandon Xu, Taryn Lam, and Kalyani Puthenpurayil June 3, 2024
Down to the roots Senior Afsheen Khan’s family share their family history Taryn Lam and Aletheia Ju May 23, 2024
Varsity Baseball beats Lynbrook High School 9-4 Matadors dominate the game with a superb second-inning Aletheia Ju and Kaia Yuan May 9, 2024
College bound Exploring the changing landscape of higher education Meggie Chen, Ethan Eisler, Aletheia Ju, Joyce Li, Sarah Liu, Aidan Ruan, Brandon Xu, and Eric Zhou April 29, 2024
Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action may have substantial long term effects on admissions The removal of factoring in race for college applications extends beyond California Aletheia Ju and Aidan Ruan April 29, 2024
Staff beat seniors in the first seniors vs staff basketball game Corinna Kuo and Aletheia Ju March 20, 2024
Raising Funds MVHS student groups raise money through creative fundraisers Meggie Chen, Ethan Eisler, Aletheia Ju, Aidan Ruan, Joyce Li, Sarah Liu, Brandon Xu, and Eric Zhou March 9, 2024
Fashion finds its second act Drama department hosts its first “New Year, New Me” thrift store fundraiser Yixuan (Joyce) Li and Aletheia Ju February 27, 2024
Unfolding Cupertino city limits El Estoque's Opinion section examines how housing, entertainment and restaurants in the area affect the community Meggie Chen, Crystal Cheng, Aletheia Ju, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Aidan Ruan, Trisha Sannappanavar, Ethan Yang, and Michelle Zheng January 28, 2024
Elusive living Cupertino’s housing market creates an unsustainable environment for long term residence Crystal Cheng, Aletheia Ju, Aidan Ruan, and Michelle Zheng January 27, 2024
Reflecting on modern values Analyzing opinions on changes in societal views Meggie Chen, Crystal Cheng, Aletheia Ju, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Aidan Ruan, Trisha Sannappanavar, Ethan Yang, and Michelle Zheng December 10, 2023
“I’m not taking it today” Uncovering how the usage of extension policies can impact classroom dynamics Crystal Cheng and Aletheia Ju December 8, 2023
Evolution of book culture Examining how different facets of the reading community have changed Samika Bhatkar, Aletheia Ju, Jami Lim, Trisha Sannappanavar, Arshiya Sen, Amberly Sun, and Lillian Wang November 3, 2023
The romance renaissance Exploring how the increased consumption of romance books impacts readers Amberly Sun and Aletheia Ju October 30, 2023
Homecoming 2023 Replaying the 2023 Homecoming week Samika Bhatkar, Ananya Chaudhary, Sophia D, Aletheia Ju, Isabelle Kok, Manas Kottakota, Jami Lim, Dylan Nguyen, Trisha Sannappanavar, Arshiya Sen, Lillian Wang, and Benjamin Zhang October 17, 2023
Last one, fast one Behind the scenes of the Class of 2024’s Homecoming skit Aletheia Ju and Lillian Wang October 8, 2023
Field Hockey wins 5-0 against Wilcox High School Matadors dominate in their first league game of the season Aletheia Ju and Megha Mummaneni September 13, 2023
Working towards a coherent curriculum through equitable grading practices Exploring FUHSD student and staff opinions on implementing ‘Grading for Equity’ Aletheia Ju, Corinna Kuo, Jami Lim, Megha Mummaneni, Eshika Tiwari, Benjamin Zhang, and Michelle Zheng September 1, 2023