![Graphic by Leah Desai](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2625-1-1200x849.jpg)
Artistic ambitions
From self-expression to building community, MVHS students utilize art for many different purposes
![Piece of art that was made to manage stress](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5868.jpg)
Mindful Expression
MVHS discusses art as a tool for mental health
![Junior Lucy Yung prepares to strike the ball at a game in the CCS Finals on Nov. 11, 2023.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC09697-1200x801.jpg)
Time Out! Ep 22: Lucy Yung
Lucy Yung describes the ups and downs of her tennis journey
![Photo illustration by Amberly Sun](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fixing-our-flaws-1200x675.png)
Toxic Vista: Fixing our flaws
El Estoque's Opinion Section examines the factors and effects of a "toxic" school environment
![Monta Vista students often feel pressured by the high academic standards the school holds.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3109-1200x900.jpeg)
Work to the top till you drop
Students need to find balance to live fulfilling high school lives
![Graphics by Amberly Sun](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/export-3-1200x960.png)
Fearing the inevitable
El Estoque's opinion section unpacks long-term fears in the lives of the Monta Vista community
![Fear of committing](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2294-1-1200x1200.jpg)
Fear of committing
MVHS students discuss their various fears of commitment
![Unfolding Cupertino City Limits](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/last-one.png)
Unfolding Cupertino city limits
El Estoque's Opinion section examines how housing, entertainment and restaurants in the area affect the community
![Graphic by Aletheia Ju](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/housing1-e1706419303290-1200x1071.png)
Elusive living
Cupertino’s housing market creates an unsustainable environment for long term residence
![Junior and shooting guard Clara Fan attempts a fastbreak layup with two LHS opponents close behind her.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lighten-part2-5-1200x800.jpg)
Varsity Girls Basketball defeats Lynbrook High School 52-45
Matadors maintain a consistent lead throughout the game
![Reflecting on modern values](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Featured-image-reflecting-on-modern-values-copy.png)
Reflecting on modern values
Analyzing opinions on changes in societal views
![I’m not taking it today](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2471.jpg)
“I’m not taking it today”
Uncovering how the usage of extension policies can impact classroom dynamics
![Appreciating my body in a different way](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2467-1200x857.jpg)
Gaining self-love
Appreciating my body in a different way
![Hopeful Tendencies](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-21-225807.png)
Hopeful Tendencies
Examining the role that hope plays in the MVHS community
![Delving into lunchtime](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/delving-into-lunchtime-featured-image-1200x671.png)
Delving into lunchtime
Exploring the ways MVHS students spend their lunch during school
In the face of climate change
Examining the duality of the role of hope in the climate change movement
![Growing Forward](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2461.jpg)
Growing Forward
Examining opinions around self-improvement in the MVHS community
![Junior Jerry Wang smiles in front of the camera on a sunny day in the Academic Quad.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_9985-900x1200.jpg)
Finding your glow
Exploring the MVHS community’s perspectives on glow-up culture
![Numbers beyond the classroom](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design1-1200x1200.png)
Numbers beyond the classroom
Student opinions on the real life applications of math
![Senior Alice Ross tries to gain possession of the ball before a LHS opponent reaches it.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/alice-ross-featured-image.jpg)
Field Hockey beats Lynbrook High School 1-0
Despite challenges with air quality, the Matadors win their fourth league game of the season
![Senior Kushagra Srivastava and senior Suhani Vakhariya take prom photos at Stanford University. (Photo courtesy of Kushagra Srivastava | Used with permission)](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/F87897A1-1134-4B4D-A728-F550E76EDD1F-745x900.jpg)
The controversy behind public promposals
Exploring the MVHS community's opinions on public promposals
Prom-piniated
Exploring opinions surrounding different aspects of prom.
![Alicia Lee and her boyfriend Marcus Praseuth pose for a picture on top of the San Francisco Belle at the 2022 MVHS prom.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/unnamed-900x675.jpg)
With friends? Or with a date?
Exploring MV students' opinions on attending prom with friends or with a date
![The final run ep 2: Wrestling](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hayden-900x600.jpg)
The final run ep 2: Wrestling
Exploring seniors Hayden Ancheta and Aditya Mishra’s experiences with their last high school wrestling season and CCS Tournament
![What we were left with after the summer was an inevitably faded version of what we had before. Photo Illustration | Crystal Cheng](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-design.png)
To all the friendships I’ve left behind
Exploring the feeling of drifting apart from friends
![Junior Carolyn Ruan looks for an open team member to pass to while two HHS players guard her.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Feb-21-Carolyn-GBB-900x600.jpg)
Girls Basketball ends its CCS run with a 57-44 loss to Hillsdale High School
Matadors eliminated in the quarterfinals of CCS for the second year in a row
![Sophomore Miya Kosakura drives into the paint while WGHS players surround her inside.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_6627-900x600.jpg)
Girls Basketball beats Willow Glen High School 75-46 in its first CCS game
Matadors move onto quarterfinals with a win after receiving a bye for the first round
![2023 CIF Central Coast Section Championships](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-20-at-12.36.07-AM-900x402.png)
2023 CIF Central Coast Section Championships
Learn more about the CCS Tournament for the Varsity Girls Basketball, Varsity Boys Basketball and Wrestling
![Clubs in Sports](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-10-at-9.48.00-PM-2-900x395.jpg)
Clubs in Sports
Exploring the similarities and differences between club and school sports
![Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach Sara Borelli coaches the team after the end of the first quarter in the game against Saratoga High School on Thursday Jan. 26.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/8-900x600.jpg)
Same sport, different situations
Exploring the similarities and differences between school and club coaches
![Junior Varsity Sports](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Transitioning-JV-featured-image-900x600.jpg)
Junior Varsity Sports
Exploring the experiences of JV players, teams and coaches at MVHS
![Homemade Hipster: Butter Boards](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/butter-boards-thumbnail-900x500.png)
Homemade Hipster: Butter Boards
Learn how to make a unique spin on bread and butter
![Recognizing the importance of JV teams](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/The-Importance-900x562.png)
Recognizing the importance of JV teams
MVHS community explains the necessity of JV teams
![Bandaids for bullet wounds](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Untitled-design-3-1-900x600.png)
Bandaids for bullet wounds
Examining how bandaid solutions fail to address the root cause of various issues
![Graphic by Michelle Zheng](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Untitled-34-01-Artboard-1-900x675.jpg)
Age in Sports
Exploring the athletic experiences of different age groups and the effects of age on one's journey in sports and coaching style
![Freshman Gillie Ross kneels on the ice at a hockey game.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gillie-ross-900x600.jpg)
Starting young
Describing community members’ experiences with starting sports as children
![Construction vehicles are parked at the previous pond area of Memorial Park, one of the Cupertino parks undergoing refurbishment.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DSC_0096-900x600.jpg)
Cupertino implements city park renovation projects
Jollyman and Memorial Parks undergo remodeling
![Idolization](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-07-at-9.48.44-AM-e1665201094558.png)
Idolization
Exploring how the idolization of various people, lifestyles and features pervades our lives.
![The sun shines on a hot day at the entrance of the MVHS campus.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MV-Outside-2-900x623.jpg)
Heat wave blankets Cupertino
Investigating the effects of high temperatures on students and staff at MVHS
![Dancing on a deadline](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Dance-900x501.png)
Dancing on a deadline
MVHS dance groups prepare for their spring showcase
![A member of El Estoque throws a shot put while wrapped in caution tape.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC05870-900x600.jpg)
Taking precautions
Students examine the risks they take in playing sports while participating in other activities
![Caramel forms the shape of a croissant as he curls up on top of a grand piano to take a nap.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Caramel-the-croissant-900x675.jpg)
Developing a kinship
Learning to love the things I didn’t think I could
![Sophomore Katherine Li plays the vibraphone as a member of the Front Ensemble at Marching Band’s last run-through of their Fall 2021 Show.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Katherine-Li-Queenie-900x600.jpg)
Diving into the double threat
MVHS students explain how they take two performing arts electives
![Polly Bove poses, smiling at the camera in her most recent headshot.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021_1013_Polly_Bove_Headshots-5-838x900.jpg)
Bidding farewell to Bove
Superintendent Bove reflects on her career at FUHSD
![A violinist, a saxophone player, and a pianist describe how they balance schoolwork and staying motivated to practice.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/graphic-music-of-practice-900x900.png)
Listening in on the music of practice
How musicians at MVHS approach their craft
![While she now appreciates the tradition of expressing ones love on Valentines Day, Liu finds that the commercialization of the holiday can be overwhelming.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lovely-holiday-graphic-final-e1644015703646-900x728.png)
Analyzing the downsides of the holiday of love
The MVHS community reflects on aspects of Valentine’s Day it wishes would change
![The MVHS community reflects on their experiences with console gaming](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/video-games-game-time-infographic-3-900x543.png)
The MVHS community reflects on their experiences with console gaming
Exploring how gaming has impacted MVHS community members’ lives
Teachers take their own tests
History, French, Physics and Calculus teachers share advice for test-taking
![Aryaman Verma prays to the deities while participating in a Diwali puja.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_4145-e1636987217931-900x687.jpg)
Celebrating Diwali
Shining a light on the holiday's significance and how it is celebrated
![Medha Singamsetty (right) and her mother make rangolis, drawings made with colored sand, outside their house.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GOOD-PICTURE-OF-MEDHA-900x675.jpg)
Kindling festivities
Students and staff describe their preparations for Diwali
![Facing the pressure of passion](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/piano-sadness-900x734.png)
Facing the pressure of passion
Reflecting on the role piano has played in my life
![Long-term substitute Stephanie Bodnaruk poses for a photo.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_3936-3-900x586.jpg)
Matador family adds members to its ranks
New staff share more about where they're coming from and what brought them to MVHS
![50 fresh faces](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Blue-Square-Border-Motivational-Quotes.png)
50 fresh faces
The Class of 2025 shares its initial thoughts about MVHS
![Construction in front of the tennis courts and main gym.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4924-900x600.jpeg)
Back on track
Exploring the changes implemented at MVHS in preparation for a new school year