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Robert Liu, Managing Editor

Robert is a senior and a managing editor for El Estoque. He spends his free time practicing the piano, programming and reading books.

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Subbing Out

Subbing Out

May 21, 2021
Season of memories

Season of memories

May 20, 2021
Varsity Boys Soccer players share a team huddle following a game.

Season shutdown

May 19, 2021
New student-run website BetaHoops aims to popularize sports analytics at MVHS

Sports analytics

May 18, 2021
Warming up: Reopening sports at MVHS

Warming up: Reopening sports at MVHS

April 1, 2021
Senior Allison Leung and her teammate MVHS alumna 18 Demetra Williams practice their dives at MVHS pool.

Women in sports

March 30, 2021
A womans arm is being cleaned in preparation for the vaccine injection.

Don’t Miss Your Shot

February 12, 2021
Featured Image

Phase I: The Development

February 12, 2021
Clubs: Behind the Screens

Clubs: Behind the Screens

February 10, 2021
The Speech and Debate team celebrates their accomplishments at an Arizona tournament.

Competition-focused clubs

February 10, 2021
The visiting committee suggested a fifth goal in addition to MVHSs four original goals.

WASC Goals

December 17, 2020
A Black Lives Matter poster by National Geographic stands in Washington D.C.

“Arrest the cops”: Exploring the parallels between performative activism and profits

November 7, 2020
What’s at stake: U.S. 2020 presidential election

What’s at stake: U.S. 2020 presidential election

October 27, 2020
Immigration

Immigration

October 27, 2020
Zoom School: MVHS Edition

Zoom School: MVHS Edition

September 17, 2020
Examining the impact of distance learning on course rigor

Examining the impact of distance learning on course rigor

September 17, 2020
A Discourse: Black Lives Matter at FUHSD

A Discourse: Black Lives Matter at FUHSD

July 25, 2020
Senior Janani Kumar poses for a photo by her car.

[Photo] MVHS hosts senior car parade

June 8, 2020
FUHSD implements credit/no-credit grading in response to COVID-19

FUHSD implements credit/no-credit grading in response to COVID-19

May 13, 2020
The impacts of social distancing

The impacts of social distancing

April 10, 2020
Junior Roya Ahmadi shares her home celebration of Persian New Year on Instagram.

COVID-19 changes religious and cultural rituals

April 2, 2020
Junior Manas Manu sings in the opening performance of one of Grammy award-winner Manoj Georges concerts in San Jose, California.

Music across languages: Junior Manas Manu’s singing journey

March 14, 2020
Kennedy MS teacher Chris Scharmen performs for ComedySportz in San Jose.

Stand up and laugh

March 13, 2020
Whats MVHS laughing at

What’s MVHS laughing at

March 13, 2020
Freshman Samuel Choi returns a hit during Badminton Clubs lunch open gym.

Badminton Club’s intramural tournament in the works

March 8, 2020
Paintings from a World Literature project line the front of literature teacher Jireh Tanabes classroom.

Drawing a curriculum: Art in the classroom

February 9, 2020
The rise of Netflix

The rise of Netflix

February 7, 2020
MVHS through Netflix

MVHS through Netflix

February 7, 2020
Used with permission from Parssa Alimadad

World War 3 becomes a meme

January 10, 2020
In a painting by Sophie Ye, a pair of geese fly above a river.

Stories of our art

December 17, 2019
Go Club members spectate as senior Jack Tian and senior Joseph Jang face off in a match.

Outmaneuvered: Go Club’s canceled tournament

November 23, 2019
Our cultures in food

Our cultures in food

November 22, 2019
Fyokla Ivanovna (played by sophomore Shriya Dwivedi) and the Italian Rosebud (played by junior Dyuthy Ramachandran) sit alongside Agafya Tikhonovna (played by senior Naomi Hahn).

Googly for Gogol: A review of ‘The Marriage’

November 19, 2019
Junior Alvin Tian performs a jump smash during a doubles match of badminton.

Smashing barriers: Badminton Club hosts open gyms for students

October 24, 2019
The Class of 2020 performs one of their dances for their skit.

Homecoming 2019: Behind the scenes

October 22, 2019
The Class of 2021 performs their first dance of the skit with girls dressed as The Fireside Girls from Phineas and Ferb.

Homecoming Skits 2019

October 15, 2019
Fresh perspectives: New Go Club officers remark on upcoming year

Fresh perspectives: New Go Club officers remark on upcoming year

September 27, 2019
Driving to the brink

Driving to the brink

September 27, 2019
Friendship: A closer look at what friendship can entail

Friendship: A closer look at what friendship can entail

September 20, 2019
Sleep deprivation is a common problem across FUHSD schools.

Stressing the numbers

August 26, 2019
A dead end: Exploring the way mental health issues are tackled at MVHS

A dead end: Exploring the way mental health issues are tackled at MVHS

May 20, 2019
MVHS Science Olympiad competes at the NorCal Regional at San Jose City College.

Coming full circle: Science Olympiad’s year in review

April 28, 2019
Science Olympiad competes at states

Science Olympiad competes at states

April 12, 2019
The friends we overlook: Why need-based friends are not mindful friendship investments

The friends we overlook: Why need-based friends are not mindful friendship investments

April 10, 2019
Bridging the gap between generations

Bridging the gap between generations

March 13, 2019
Science Olympiad’s 2019 competition season

Science Olympiad’s 2019 competition season

March 9, 2019
Analyzing how the Course Information Fair affects students’ decisions

Analyzing how the Course Information Fair affects students’ decisions

February 10, 2019

Into the woods

February 6, 2019
Upcoming events for ‘21

Upcoming events for ‘21

February 4, 2019
Switching roles from teacher to student

Switching roles from teacher to student

December 18, 2018
Science Olympiad anticipates upcoming competition season

Science Olympiad anticipates upcoming competition season

December 14, 2018
Rising voices

Rising voices

November 21, 2018
Junior Prasanna Srinivas works to prepare for the Sound of Music event.

Science Olympiad contest preparations

November 19, 2018
Cafeteria sales have declined since the 2017-2018 school year.

Analyzing the effects of declining cafeteria sales

November 9, 2018
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