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Junior Cory Low takes a powerful swing past Homestead blockers as teammates seniors Jeffrey Zhang and Edward Wang look on. Though the Matadors won the first set, they lost the game 3-1. Photo by Cynthia Mao.

Boys volleyball: Matadors lose CCS quarterfinals 3-1 against Homestead

May 12, 2012
Participants wear a pink card illustrating their reasons for silence and support for the LGBT community in lieu of speaking. Photo by Howard Lee.

Gay-Straight Alliance hosts ‘Day of Silence’

April 29, 2012
Dr. Gary Latshaw speaks about global warming in the auditorium on April 5. His presentation focused on methods to avoid global warming. Photo by Margaret Lin.

Green Youth Alliance invites noted global warming speaker

April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: International Night lights up the night

PHOTO GALLERY: International Night lights up the night

April 6, 2012
Club president junior Kasie Wong teaches member junior Paul Xu how to use lab equipments safely on March 23. The experiment, beginning on March 16 and ending March 28, involved bacterial resistance to triclosan. Photo by Howard Lee.

Biotech Club conducts first large-scale experiment

March 30, 2012
Striking their ending pose, the Marquesas perform their last routine of the night, a character routine inspired by “The Pink Panther.” Their Character routine placed fourth out of eight teams. Photo by Angela Liu.

Dance team wins two of five divisions at Norcal State Championships

February 14, 2012
Wrestling: 46-23 victory at Senior Night vs. Homestead

Wrestling: 46-23 victory at Senior Night vs. Homestead

February 12, 2012
Play together, stay together

Play together, stay together

February 8, 2012
Wrestling: Varsity wins 60-9 against shorthanded Lynbrook

Wrestling: Varsity wins 60-9 against shorthanded Lynbrook

January 21, 2012
Senior Michael Whittaker faces off with his opponent from Santa Clara at the Jan. 12 wrestling match against the Bruins. Whittaker contributed one of 8 pins that propelled the Matadors to victory against their opponents. Photo by Howard Lee.

Wrestling: Varsity wins decisive 63-6 victory on Jan. 12

January 14, 2012
Moments before the referee blows the whistle to start the game, senior Dmitry Grinenko shakes hands with his opponent. After losing his semifinal round, Grinenko won his last match, placing third overall in the 182 weight class. The team ended up placing third overall, behind Palo Alto and Live Oak. Photo by Amrutha Dorai

Wrestling: Third place at Dec. 10 Fremont tournament

December 11, 2011
Photo Gallery: Monta Vista Intramural Dodgeball Tournament

Photo Gallery: Monta Vista Intramural Dodgeball Tournament

November 17, 2011
Senior Shravya Guda needs to be sneaky as well as creative to give her secret sister a gift. For her, secret sister giving has always been a fun way to bond.

Secret sister tradition among MVHS sports teams

November 10, 2011
The close-knit group of seven students is building a robot to compete in the FTC challenge. Members concentrate on the adjusting the wheel as they try to get the robot to maximum operation. Photo by Howard Lee.

Robotics engineering branches out

November 5, 2011
Film Club members volunteer at Palo Alto film festival

Film Club members volunteer at Palo Alto film festival

October 31, 2011
Students approach the deYoung Museum with excitement. Aside from the Picasso exhibit, they also viewed various other exhibits in the museum. Photo courtesy of Kelly Nakamura.

Masterpieces for Matadors

October 8, 2011
This will be the second annual Crabfeed held by the Athletic Booster. Cold cracked crabs are served especially for the occasion. Photo by Howard Lee.

Athletic Booster organizes annual Crabfeed

September 29, 2011
Colleagues and companions

Colleagues and companions

September 21, 2011
This is what Harry Potter fans are greeted with when entering the site. Screenshot by Howard Lee.

Students spellbound by Pottermore

August 25, 2011
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