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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

Flora Peng, Staff Writer

Flora Peng is currently a junior and staff writer for multimedia.  She enjoys reading, going on long walks, and hanging out with her friends.

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Powderpuff: How each grade level prepared for and executed their performances

Powderpuff: How each grade level prepared for and executed their performances

Cheer and football coaches explain their processes for preparing their teams
Planting Roots: Christian Club hosts their second annual Why Jesus? event

Planting Roots: Christian Club hosts their second annual Why Jesus? event

Roots Christian Club invites speakers to its week-long revival event
Flora Peng and Tyler Cho
April 28, 2019
The typical "seder" plate consists of "beitzah" (a hard-boiled egg), "zeroa" (a shankbone), "maror" (bitter herbs), "charoset" (sweet paste), and "karpas" (green vegetables) as shown clockwise in this picture. Photo | Creative Commons

The crossroads of food and religion in the month of April

How religion influences diet during a holiday season
Flora Peng
April 23, 2019
Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

A look into different perspectives of each decade
Roots Christian Club invites guest speaker to prepare for weeklong Why Jesus? event

Roots Christian Club invites guest speaker to prepare for weeklong Why Jesus? event

Pastor Yuji Ogura introduces the Wordless Book as an evangelism tool
Tyler Cho and Flora Peng
April 2, 2019
Sweet tooth: Popular candies around the world

Sweet tooth: Popular candies around the world

Members of differing cultural backgrounds describe their native candies
Flora Peng and Emily Xia
March 31, 2019
The Class of 2021 prepares for its first-ever bonding activity

The Class of 2021 prepares for its first-ever bonding activity

Three class officers explain their process for organizing and executing class events
Flora Peng
March 18, 2019
Artists Around Us: The stories of singers at MVHS

Artists Around Us: The stories of singers at MVHS

A feature on rapper Kid Kuza, pop singer Shravanti Shankar and traditional Carnatic singer Madhav Danturthi
Love Letters Galore

Love Letters Galore

Instagram account @fuhsdloveletters acknowledged by MVHS students
Flora Peng
February 12, 2019
The changes in our community

The changes in our community

Contrasting population growth in Cupertino and lack of enrollment at MVHS
Fixating on grade updates defeats the purpose of online portals

Fixating on grade updates defeats the purpose of online portals

Students’ potential for success should not be measured through numerical deductions
Flora Peng
January 23, 2019
New year, same me

New year, same me

The ideology behind creating New Year’s resolutions make them hard to achieve
Zara Iqbal and Flora Peng
January 12, 2019
Winter holidays

Winter holidays

MVHS individuals discuss different aspects of the holiday season
Love off the cuff

Love off the cuff

Where students stand on winter relationships
Flora Peng and Collin Qian
December 2, 2018
Reproductive Rights

Reproductive Rights

Exploring reproductive rights through time, culture and student opinions
Planting roots: Standing tall

Planting roots: Standing tall

Roots Christian Club attends inter-district United in Christ Praise Night
Flora Peng, Tyler Cho, and Collin Qian
November 19, 2018
Retake remake

Retake remake

Teachers explain their motives behind offering opportunities for improvement
Flora Peng
November 5, 2018
Greater than, less than

Greater than, less than

Understanding our role in the miscellany of life
Flora Peng
October 24, 2018
Planting Roots: Budding leaves

Planting Roots: Budding leaves

Officers introduce the Christian Club vision in the first meeting
Flora Peng and Tyler Cho
October 24, 2018
Masked Manipulation

Masked Manipulation

Looking into the impacts of bullying in our community for National Bullying Prevention month 2018.
Meditation in the classroom

Meditation in the classroom

Physiology program incorporates meditation into curriculum
Ayah Ali-Ahmad and Flora Peng
October 22, 2018
Planting Roots: Struggling to start anew

Planting Roots: Struggling to start anew

Christian Club officers describe challenges of the year
Flora Peng and Tyler Cho
September 27, 2018
A matter of time

A matter of time

Exploring the schedule changes across the Fremont Union High School District
Losing the A in STEAM

Losing the A in STEAM

Decreased demand for arts electives leads to fewer opportunities to pursue the arts in school
Flora Peng, Staff Writer
September 19, 2018
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