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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Meghna Dixit

Meghna Dixit, Staff Writer

Meghna is currently a staff writer on El Estoque and a sophomore at Monta Vista. In her free time, she enjoys going to concerts, playing with her cat and trying new foods.

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Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Petunia Pig express their concern for the future of the Earth while trying to stop a meteor from hitting it. Warner Bros. | Used with permission

“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” does nothing to blow the minds of audience members

The Looney Tunes movie has a haphazard plot built off of the desperation to be comedic
Meghna Dixit, Staff Writer
March 25, 2025
Empathy and emotional intelligence play a vital role in productive conversations and healthy relationships. Illustration | Radhika Dharmapurikar

Emotional maturity strengthens our community

We need to learn to effectively communicate about our emotional differences
Meghna Dixit, Staff Writer
March 24, 2025
Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea in San Jose, California, one of its many stores across the bay area. Photo by | Benjamin Zhang

Dessert Detectives: Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea

Reviewing popular menu items based on quality and taste
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
March 14, 2025
The Department of Education announced that Title IX would be reverted back to a 2020 version on Jan. 31. Illustration | Stella Petzova

Department of Education reverses Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

The MVHS community reflects on LGBTQ+ safety following the reversal of Title IX protections
Meghna Dixit and Stella Petzova
March 9, 2025
El Estoque adviser and MVHS journalism teacher Julia Satterthwaite addresses her journalism students. Photo by Aric Crabb | Used with permission

Journalism teacher Julia Satterthwaite wins the 2025 National High School Journalism Adviser of the Year

Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards El Estoque adviser with the national honor
Meghna Dixit and Stella Petzova
February 25, 2025
Indian women are offended by the media's perception of their beauty.

“The Great Shift” is a great joke: Why the TikTok trend is insulting to Indian women

The MVHS Indian community discusses how the trend undermines Indian women and their beauty
Meghna Dixit and Aletheia Ju
February 2, 2025
Graphic | Benjamin Zhang

In Review: Volume 4, 2025

El Estoque's staff review recently released media, ranging from LiAngelo Ball's first shot at music to Tate McRae's new pop experiment
In a crowd of people with similar beliefs, one person chooses to be different and break away from the toxic cycle dubbed 'jumping on the bandwagon.' Illustration | Sana Karkhanis

‘Jumping on the bandwagon’ leads to ignorant beliefs

We need to break free from the toxic cycle that lures audiences into agreeing with popular ideas and hinders the development of personal opinions
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
January 27, 2025
Constant negativity can disguise itself in everyday normalised conversation. Photo Illustration | Radhika Dharmapurikar

Negative is the new normal

We need to address the normalization of negativity in everyday conversation in the MVHS community and take initiative to create a more positive environment
Radhika Dharmapurikar and Meghna Dixit
December 1, 2024
The Showplace Icon Theatre in Valley Fair Mall, before it shut down in July of 2024. Photo courtesy of mapquest.com | Used with permission

The fall of movie theaters

Movie theater closures have led to a decline in movie theater customers
Sagnik Nag Chowdhury and Meghna Dixit
October 29, 2024
Coco dances on stage as Clair Clair sings the chorus to their hit song “My Girl” under blue strobe lights. | Photo by Meghna Dixit

Coco and Clair Clair’s ‘Girl’ tour charms audiences with an exciting yet down-to-earth performance

The duo’s high energy balances out the poor audience etiquette and lack of visual effects
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
October 19, 2024
The theme of Homecoming 2024 is childhood TV, featuring "Teletubbies," "Spongebob," "Ninjago" and "Phineas and Ferb." | Illustration by Isabelle Kok

Homecoming from another lens

MVHS students and staff share experiences leading up to the 2024 Homecoming week
Sophomore Saanj Rao leads her peers through the completed dance for the first time at practice. | Photo by Meghna Dixit

Choreographers share the process behind planning the 2024 Homecoming skit dances

A look at the 2024 Homecoming skit dances and the type of work that goes into them
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
September 27, 2024
Elva Tang's famous chocolate chip cookies are fresh out of the oven as she prepares to sell them at school. Photo by Elva Tang | Used with permission

Turning baking into bank

Sophomore Elva Tang discusses the growth of her cookie business
Meghna Dixit, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024
History teacher Usiel Meraz-Cerna starts a lecture by introducing what Ethnic Studies hopes to cover.

Mandatory implementation of Ethnic Studies delayed until 2025-2026

As Ethnic Studies enters its second year of pilot, MVHS community members reflect on its impact
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