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Devin Gupta, Managing and Web Editor

Devin is currently a senior and a third-year staff writer, managing editor and website editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding and watching Star Trek.

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Language in Media

Language in Media

December 23, 2021
Graphic depicting two students, one with 7 courses and another without 7 courses

Course selection should be more flexible

December 8, 2021
Sophomores Ashika Mittal and Mihret Tesfaye build their catapult.

Students attempt an engineering project

November 4, 2021
The music for the girls’ dance consisted of three energy-filled songs — “Instruction” by Jax Jones, “Just Got Paid,” and “Low” by Flo Rida.”

Class of 2023’s Homecoming performance

October 7, 2021
The Class of 2022 cheers in a huddle following the end of their homecoming skit performance for the finale time. Following months of preparation making costumes, props, skit decs and learning choreography, they got the chance to finally show their spirit in front of a crowd of MVHS students and faculty. Photo by Aditya Shukla

Homecoming 2021: A Recap

October 7, 2021
Social Science teacher Hilary Barron shares a photo of her daughter, Elizabeth Julien. Photo by Hilary Barron | Used with permission

Staff baby boom leads to long-term substitutes

October 3, 2021
Los Gatos High School by David Sawyer is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

BREAKING: Los Altos High School bomb threat threatens Homecoming football game

October 1, 2021
MVHS alumni returned to enjoy the Night Market with friends.

Cupertino Night Market

September 27, 2021
Insight Diagnostics admisters COVID-19 rapid antigen and PCR testing on Wednesdays in front of the auditorium.

FUHSD implements on-campus COVID-19 procedures

September 26, 2021
Club leaders share their objectives for the 2021-2022 school year

Club leaders share their objectives for the 2021-2022 school year

August 7, 2021
Monta Vista defends against Homestead

Girls Basketball: Monta Vista loses to Homestead 43-35

May 2, 2021
Graphic by Rachel Jiang

Plotting the Future

April 1, 2021

Part 2: The Process

April 1, 2021
Biology Teacher Kenneth Gan recollects his first job as a carnie.

50 Questions with Kenneth Gan

March 30, 2021
Junior Shervin Jalilvand passes a long ball into the midfield.

Boys Soccer: MVHS defeats Cupertino High School 1-0

March 21, 2021
The Girls Golf team members poses in their uniforms last season.

Girls Golf: MVHS competes against Lynbrook for its first game of the season

February 23, 2021
A womans arm is being cleaned in preparation for the vaccine injection.

Don’t Miss Your Shot

February 12, 2021
Jessica Ridgway recieves the vaccine.

Phase 2: The Distribution

February 12, 2021
Photo courtesy of California All-State Music Education Conference

MVHS Music Department’s All-State Band and Orchestra members

February 8, 2021
The College Board announces cancellation of SAT Subject Tests and SAT optional essays.

College Board cancels SAT Subject Tests and SAT optional essay

January 30, 2021
Junior Devin Gupta highlights an AP US History DBQ || Photo by Devin Gupta

Closing off the semester

December 17, 2020
Permanent Resident: Immigration at MVHS

Permanent Resident: Immigration at MVHS

November 23, 2020
Walsworth Social Success Webinar

El Valedor presents at national yearbook workshop

November 19, 2020
Truffle Shuffle cofounders Jason McKinney (left) and Tyler Vorce (right) host an online cooking class. Used with permission

Cupertino Businesses in Quarantine

November 6, 2020
Lloyd Holmes Profile Photo

Lloyd Holmes: the new president of De Anza College

October 26, 2020
Featured Image

Ballot Box

October 1, 2020
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63 MVHS students qualify for the semifinals of the National Merit Scholarship Program

September 25, 2020
Catherine Kitty Moore

Catherine “Kitty” Moore

September 23, 2020
Charlene Lee

Charlene Lee

September 23, 2020
Joseph J.R. Fruen

Joseph “J.R.” Fruen

September 23, 2020
Steven Scharf Profile

Steven Scharf

September 22, 2020
Candidate Hung Wei poses for her campaign photo

Hung Wei

September 22, 2020
Cupertino City Hall

Candidates running for Cupertino City Council

September 22, 2020
Zoom school replaces in-person learning during pandemic

Zoom school replaces in-person learning during pandemic

September 19, 2020
FUHSD implements credit/no-credit grading in response to COVID-19

FUHSD implements credit/no-credit grading in response to COVID-19

May 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of Ian Chen

Maatcha.me online release

May 8, 2020
COVID-19 and its impact on the sports community

COVID-19 and its impact on the sports community

April 19, 2020
All Santa Clara Valley Athletic League sports suspended

All Santa Clara Valley Athletic League sports suspended

April 19, 2020
Graduating seniors take a freshman biology test

[Video] Graduating seniors take a freshman biology test

April 11, 2020
Freshman Shikhar Gupta opens his lunchbox.

Pack Your Own Lunch Day

March 11, 2020
College admissions should be merit-based, here’s why | EE Opinion

College admissions should be merit-based, here’s why | EE Opinion

March 4, 2020
An in-depth guide to every course available at MVHS.

MVHS Course Selection Guide

February 19, 2020
Demolition begins at Vallco Mall called Demolition Day || From Mercury News

Opposition to the Vallco Plan

January 10, 2020
Urbanization of Cupertino

Urbanization of Cupertino

January 10, 2020
An excerpt from Meltons complaint and lawsuit against Chipotle, describing some of the General Managers actions.

Former Cupertino Chipotle worker wins $95,000 sexual harassment lawsuit

January 5, 2020
Lessons From Around the World

Lessons From Around the World

December 19, 2019
White tesla in parking lot || photo from Charlie Deets

Tesla’s Technology Update

December 16, 2019
Students participated in discussion with one another about mental health awareness techniques || Used with permission from Daniel Duan

Bring Change to Mind’s 2019 California Summit

December 12, 2019
Trending Tik Tok teens

Trending Tik Tok teens

November 19, 2019
Breaking the stereotype

Breaking the stereotype

November 17, 2019

[Video] MVHS Stereotypes

November 16, 2019
Used from Website

Bring Change to Mind: The founding and purpose

October 26, 2019
Breakdown of college related activities and associated costs

Pre-college college expenses

October 22, 2019
World at stake

World at stake

October 18, 2019
Gautham Raghupathi and Tom Zhang work on their machine learning project for a hackathon at the University of Pennsylvania. PHOTO BY RAGHUPATHI // USED WITH PERMISSION

App and Web Development Club officers compete at the University of Pennsylvania Hackathon

September 27, 2019
The F-Word: Failure

The F-Word: Failure

September 20, 2019
MV cheer presents their routines at James Logan High School for feedback from the judges to gain experience. Photos by Roshan Fernandez, Akshara Majjiga and Om Khandekar

The disappearance of the Monta Vista Cheer Team

August 30, 2019
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