![Jannah Sheriff](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/jannah-s-900x600.jpeg)
Jannah Sheriff, Features Editor
New College and Career Counselor Rogelio Calderon
Introducing Calderon’s career motivations and personal interests
![Students pet a dog during the Furry Friends event run by Bring Change 2 Mind before finals week.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1-900x600.png)
Mental health awareness
Covering how mental health has changed and been addressed at MV in recent years
![Finding a voice](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/c5-features-finding-a-voice-1-900x194.png)
Finding a voice
Examining how ELD students navigate school
![Critical Race Theory](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/features-c4-cover1-1-696x900.png)
Critical Race Theory
Analyzing Critical Race Theory's impact on the MVHS community and beyond
![Examining the histories of anti-racism efforts at the Nevada Joint Union High School District](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/crt-speak-900x450.png)
CRT sparks controversy at NJUHSD
Examining the histories of anti-racism efforts at the Nevada Joint Union High School District
![Understanding Grief](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/coping-with-grief-the-stages-1-1-900x442.png)
Understanding Grief
Exploring how grief has affected community members' lives
![Dealing with unconventional grief](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/beyond-conventional-grief-bouncy-ball-1-900x900.png)
Dealing with unconventional grief
Students discuss the impact of instances of loss on their lives
![Sushma Bana rests dias in her backyard for Diwali celebrations.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Diya-3-900x608.jpg)
How US and India traditions compare
Community members discuss differences between Diwali celebrations
![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
![Senior Vy Pham works in the cafeteria at the end of the lunch period.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DSC_5891-1-e1636532752314-900x692.jpg)
Students work in the cafeteria
With the introduction of free brunch and lunch, student employees assist in food prep
![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
![With multiple staff openings, MVHS deals with starting the year with fewer councilors.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-27-at-1.21.42-PM-900x641.png)
Counseling department starts the year with two vacancies
Students’ and administration’s reactions to staffing changes
![Kelli Kosakura dribbes the ball before an opponent after the MVHS team gained posession.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/girls-basketball-5-21-1-900x600.jpg)
Girls Basketball defeats Fremont High School 37-23
MVHS maintains a lead throughout all four quarters
![Jasmine Varma leads a pack of runners at a SCVAL race at Baylands Park](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jasmine-Varma-running.jpg)
Trying out
Rearranged seasons cause some student athletes to try out new sports
![Flowers rest outside of two of the Atlanta spas targeted by the shootings](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-08-2.16.57-AM.png)
Anti-Asian hate crimes surge during the pandemic
A recent rise in violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans has sparked concern and fear among the community.
![Victorine poses with his family on Halloween](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0841-900x600.jpg)
A fraction of time
MVHS community members in different age groups reflect on the pandemic year in the context of their lives
![A woman's arm is being cleaned in preparation for the vaccine injection.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-03-at-7.19.07-PM-900x711.png)
Don’t Miss Your Shot
Scientists used RNA technology to create the COVID-19 vaccine, yet its fast-paced development and distribution caused concerns about side effects as vaccines are administered to essential workers.
![Jessica Ridgway recieves the vaccine.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9148-1-4-900x715.jpg)
Phase 2: The Distribution
Exploring the success and opinions surrounding the first wave distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine
![MLK links arms with protestors at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MLK-march-for-labor-picture-color-900x576.png)
The continued erasure of MLK’s legacy
The portrayal of the leader as passive and accommodationist damages our capacity to continue his fight for radical change
![A person participating in a BLM protest this year advocates for defunding the police](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1200px-Defund_the_police-900x600.jpg)
Read beyond the Defunding the Police slogan to understand its nuance
Opposing solutions have overlapping answers for fixing a flawed police system
![Illustration credit | Shreshta Ranganathan](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled2_20200921170858.png)
Dangers of echo chambers
Critiquing the formation of political bubbles on social media platforms and beyond