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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
All content by Elizabeth Han
Beyond the binary

Beyond the binary

Shuvi Jha, Karen Sanchez, and Elizabeth Han
May 26, 2018
A familiar space

A familiar space

International students explore how they found their place at MVHS
Priya Reddy and Elizabeth Han
May 25, 2018
MVHS holds annual Culture Night

MVHS holds annual Culture Night

Priya Reddy and Elizabeth Han
April 13, 2018

Reality through a different lens

Priya Reddy, Elizabeth Han, Karen Sanchez, Ankit Gupta, and Jahan Razavi
April 11, 2018
Boys soccer: Team sends off seniors despite narrow senior night defeat

Boys soccer: Team sends off seniors despite narrow senior night defeat

Elizabeth Han
March 9, 2018
Lost in translation: Foreign words with no English equivalents

Lost in translation: Foreign words with no English equivalents

Elizabeth Han
February 2, 2018

Korean College Scholastic Ability Test faces one week delay

Elizabeth Han
December 12, 2017

Gaining yardage

Elizabeth Han
December 12, 2017
Boys soccer: Team clinches 2-1 victory against Gilroy HS

Boys soccer: Team clinches 2-1 victory against Gilroy HS

Elizabeth Han
December 5, 2017
Back from the Mainland: The making of a boy band

Back from the Mainland: The making of a boy band

Elizabeth Han
November 17, 2017
The ethics of eating living things — including humans

The ethics of eating living things — including humans

Elizabeth Han
October 20, 2017
Senior and President of Philosophy club Nicholas Chen throws a string of thoughtful questions in his promotion for MV Philosophy club. Chen drew the picture himself on Microsoft Paint. Photo used with permission of Nicholas Chen.

Philosophy club tackles the question: What is the meaning of life?

Elizabeth Han
September 15, 2017
New teacher couple shares their life before MVHS

New teacher couple shares their life before MVHS

Elizabeth Han
September 6, 2017

What international students miss most about their homes

Elizabeth Han
May 31, 2017
Junior Ronak Hungund (right) watches Junior Nikhil Prakash (left) play a game of ‘Ballz’ on their last day of AP Biology. They voluntarily sat next to each other the entire year.

Friends and games: How these MVHS students stay afloat in the sea of academics

Elizabeth Han
May 31, 2017
Home and corruption, all in one place

Home and corruption, all in one place

Elizabeth Han
March 13, 2017
Illustration by Elizabeth Han

Asian immigrant students are not welcome in an Asian community

Elizabeth Han
March 13, 2017
VERGE: Shifting gears

VERGE: Shifting gears

Elizabeth Han
March 8, 2017
Secrets of Santa: His last day as Santa

Secrets of Santa: His last day as Santa

Elizabeth Han
December 26, 2016
Aesthetics: Creative expression in fashion

Aesthetics: Creative expression in fashion

Elizabeth Han
October 9, 2016
Remember: Trees killed in Academic Quad, obituaries rise for their memory

Remember: Trees killed in Academic Quad, obituaries rise for their memory

Elizabeth Han
August 23, 2016
Photo by Mingjie Zhong

Last words: Seniors reflect on their hopes and regrets in high school

Elizabeth Han
June 6, 2016
The race for admission: Lying about racial identity just isn't worth it

The race for admission: Lying about racial identity just isn’t worth it

Elizabeth Han
April 22, 2016
We are what we eat: Stories behind dietary restrictions

We are what we eat: Stories behind dietary restrictions

Elizabeth Han
March 12, 2016
The way we love: Students’ associations with popular Valentine’s Days gifts

The way we love: Students’ associations with popular Valentine’s Days gifts

Elizabeth Han
February 13, 2016
Let's talk about sex: Sex and religion

Let’s talk about sex: Sex and religion

Elizabeth Han
February 3, 2016
Borderlands: Ultimate fields

Borderlands: Ultimate fields

Elizabeth Han
January 20, 2016
Answers: What's it like to live away from parents?

Answers: What’s it like to live away from parents?

Elizabeth Han
December 19, 2015
Students in Special Education learn life skills through recycling program

Students in Special Education learn life skills through recycling program

Elizabeth Han
November 20, 2015
Illustration by Elizabeth Han

Against the glass ceiling: A closer look at gender inequality

Elizabeth Han
November 18, 2015
HackingEDU in San Mateo fosters team bonding opportunities

HackingEDU in San Mateo fosters team bonding opportunities

Elizabeth Han
October 30, 2015
Illustration by Elizabeth Han

Helping hands: exploring the different aspects of peer support

Elizabeth Han
October 21, 2015
Where are ELD students from: Students share about their hometowns

Where are ELD students from: Students share about their hometowns

Elizabeth Han
September 25, 2015
The hidden costs of college

The hidden costs of college

Elizabeth Han
September 24, 2015
The newly painted bike lane stretches across Bubb Road in front of Kennedy Middle School. A multitude of students bike across this lane daily to get to and from school. (Photo by Elizabeth Han.)

Cupertino improves bicycle transportation

Elizabeth Han
August 21, 2015
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