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El Estoque
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
Avni Gandhi

Avni Gandhi, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Avni is a senior and an arts and entertainment editor for El Estoque. She plays soccer at MVHS and in her free time she enjoys painting, reading and spending time with her friends. 

All content by Avni Gandhi
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

Prom-piniated

Exploring opinions surrounding different aspects of prom.
Crystal Cheng, Jisha Rajala, Kripa Mayureshwar, Aashna Patel, Avni Gandhi, and April Wang
June 1, 2023
Students reflect on childhood memories. Graphic | Sonia Verma

Childhood nostalgia

Nameek Chowdhury, Avni Gandhi, Sameer Maheshwari, and Sonia Verma
May 24, 2023
Students reflect on childhood memories. Graphic | Sonia Verma

Revisiting childhood memories

Three MVHS students describe their childhood
Avni Gandhi and Sonia Verma
May 11, 2023
Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS

Women shaping the future

Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS
Avni Gandhi, Aashna Patel, and Jiya Singh
April 20, 2023
Seperate subjects don't do students justice anymore. A collaborative environment is necessary

Woman in administration: Janice Chen

Exploring the experiences of a woman in administration and education
Avni Gandhi
April 17, 2023
Computer Science has become more equal in gender diversity.

Woman in computer science: Jana Woo

Exploring the aspirations of a woman in computer science
Avni Gandhi
April 17, 2023
Countdown to Spring: MVHS' Late Winter Events Keep Spirits High

Countdown to Spring: MVHS’ Late Winter Events Keep Spirits High

Diving into the preparation behind various student-involved happenings
Nameek Chowdhury, Avni Gandhi, Anna Jerolimov, Lily Jiang, Kripa Mayureshwar, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, and April Wang
March 3, 2023
Soloist performs a contemporary dance routine.

MVDT steps into the spotlight

April Wang and Avni Gandhi
February 17, 2023
The Matadors pose with LGHS in their National Women and Girls in Sports Day shirts before the game starts.

Girls Basketball hosts National Girls and Women in Sports night game against Los Gatos High School

Matadors fall with a score of 58-29
Avni Gandhi, Anna Jerolimov, and Aashi Venkat
February 17, 2023
Kwon's graphic designs for SVYCA

Activism in Art

Uncovering how the Cupertino community advocates for issues through their artwork
Nameek Chowdhury, Avni Gandhi, Lily Jiang, Kripa Mayureshwar, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, and April Wang
February 8, 2023
Artwork by senior Stephanie Zhao for the Youth Environmental Power Initiative's environmental justice art exhibit.

Artistry in activism

Exploring how students at MVHS use Instagram for advocacy through art
Nameek Chowdhury and Avni Gandhi
December 22, 2022
Always Connected

Always Connected

Looking into the MVHS community's issues with social media
Ananya Chaudhary, Nameek Chowdhury, Krish Dev, Avni Gandhi, Manas Kottakota, and Aditya Shukla
November 16, 2022
“It's all about being confident in your own values. Maybe I don't have three syllable words, but I do have something else that I can definitely stand behind and be like, ‘This is what I'm good at.’ "

[Photo] Creative highs and compromises

Aditya Shukla
November 16, 2022
BeReal isn’t as real as it makes it out to be

An authentic take on BeReal

Avni Gandhi and Manas Kottakota
November 12, 2022
Twitter is set to receive significant changes following Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover.

[Photo] Jumping down the rabbit hole

Nameek Chowdhury and Krish Dev
November 12, 2022
In only the first three quarters of 2022 alone, TikTok has had 571 million downloads

[Photo] Tok-xicity?

Ananya Chaudhary
November 12, 2022

Man on the Street: What’s your Halloween costume?

Showcasing the MVHS community’s Halloween spirit.
Avni Gandhi, Nameek Chowdhury, and Ananya Chaudhary
November 8, 2022
50 fresh faces

50 fresh faces

The Class of 2026 shares its initial thoughts about MVHS
Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Abha Dash, Avni Gandhi, Pranati Kotamraju, Taryn Lam, Sophia Ma, Kripa Mayureshwar, Aashna Patel, Trisha Sannappanavar, Irene Tang, Alan Tai, and Eric Zhou
October 8, 2022
New counselor Ashley Voigt checks emails in her office. Photo by Avni Gandhi

MVHS welcomes Counselor Ashley Voigt

Ashley Voigt joins the guidance team at MVHS
Avni Gandhi and Aashna Patel
September 14, 2022
FUHSD implements free menstrual products due to new California law

Packaging the period plan

FUHSD implements free menstrual products thanks to California law
Lauren Chuu, Melody Cui, Avni Gandhi, Taryn Lam, Sarah Liu, Eshika Tiwari, and Sonia Verma
August 12, 2022
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