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Swara Tewari, Managing Editor

Swara Tewari is a managing editor for El Estoque and a senior at MVHS. This is her third year on staff. She really enjoys reporting on issues plaguing the MVHS community and telling the overlooked stories on campus. Besides writing for El Estoque, she likes to read and spend time with friends and family.

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Senior Stories

Senior Stories

May 28, 2020
The senior class screams the response to the Monta Vista, How Do You Feel? cheer at the beginning of the rally. Photo by Shreshta Ranganathan

Vi2i0n: exploring how COVID-19 has affected the senior class

May 23, 2020

Grocery stores during the pandemic

April 17, 2020
Sheroes

Sheroes

April 16, 2020
Saviors of Humanity

Saviors of Humanity

April 10, 2020
Primaries and Caucuses for Dummies

Primaries and Caucuses for Dummies

March 18, 2020

Ohana celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

March 18, 2020
World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day

March 12, 2020
An in-depth guide to every course available at MVHS.

MVHS Course Selection Guide

February 19, 2020
A Fremont High School teacher shares about her experiences growing up undocumented, the relief that DACA brought her and the work she does now supporting undocumented students at her school.

Keep the dream alive

February 11, 2020
7,500 people gather to march from the San Jose City Hall to Arena Green for the fourth-annual San Jose Women’s March.

San Jose Women’s March takes place on Jan. 21

January 28, 2020
A group of kids drink their steaming hot chocolate next to the decorated trees around the Quinlan Center.

Spruce it up: Cupertino Tree Lighting Ceremony

January 11, 2020
Maintaining a local community

Maintaining a local community

January 10, 2020
Urbanization of Cupertino

Urbanization of Cupertino

January 10, 2020
U.S President Donald Trump gives a speech.

The impeachment inquiry: House Judiciary Committee passes two articles against President Donald Trump

December 16, 2019
Senior Madisen Vongnakhone plays in a game versus Saratoga HS. Photo courtesy of Arnold de Leon

Athlete of the Month: Madisen Vongnakhone

November 25, 2019
Meet the 2020 democratic candidates

Meet the 2020 democratic candidates

November 15, 2019
Comparing Costs

Comparing Costs

October 23, 2019
Eat, pray, jam

Eat, pray, jam

October 17, 2019
Members of the Hindu community protest against Khannas alleged hypocrisy regarding his views on Gandhi.

Protesters demonstrate outside Representative Ro Khanna’s town hall meeting

October 12, 2019
Junior and quarterback Simon Loeffler heads off the field. Photo by Tabitha Mendez

Out of Action

September 27, 2019
Students in the Athletic Senate

Students in the Athletic Senate

September 20, 2019
Leaders on the field

Leaders on the field

September 20, 2019
Frehsman Greyson Mobley makes a run against SJHS, trying to keep the Matadors in the lead. Photo by Collin Qian

Football: MVHS wins against San Jose HS for the first home win of the season

September 16, 2019
Beyond the district

Beyond the district

August 25, 2019
Animal Euthanasia: An act of humanity

Animal Euthanasia: An act of humanity

May 26, 2019
Congressman Ro Khanna discusses his policies

Congressman Ro Khanna discusses his policies

May 23, 2019
Exploring our emotions

Exploring our emotions

May 19, 2019
Photo courtesy of MVHS Raas.

Same stage, a decade later: MVHS Raas on Spotlite

May 12, 2019
The Islam I see

The Islam I see

April 12, 2019
To build a home: Exploring a local Muslim community

To build a home: Exploring a local Muslim community

April 7, 2019
GEP officer team presents the clubs mission statement at the clubs interest meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari.

GEP’s upcoming Sexual Assault Drive

March 25, 2019
Americorps member Timothy Fader discusses crisis response procedures and emergency supplies at the Red Cross meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari

Americorps member presents at Red Cross meeting

March 18, 2019
Reckless: Illegal behavior at MVHS

Reckless: Illegal behavior at MVHS

March 10, 2019
Photo taken from Creative Commons

Whitewashed

March 4, 2019
Silenced

Silenced

February 16, 2019
Hear Us: the reporters

Hear Us: the reporters

February 16, 2019
Hear Us: the experts

Hear Us: the experts

February 16, 2019
Liberty: an exploration of free speech and expression

Liberty: an exploration of free speech and expression

February 16, 2019
Finding his voice

Finding his voice

February 9, 2019
The trampoline girls

The trampoline girls

February 8, 2019
Fighting fire in the digital age

Fighting fire in the digital age

January 2, 2019

Indian-American Student Association (IASA) kicks off Spotlite

December 9, 2018
The Inner-workings

The Inner-workings

November 21, 2018
GEP members all stand on the right side of the classroom to signify that they believe that feminism is important at MVHS. Photo by Swara Tewari.

Reinforcing feminism in MVHS

November 6, 2018
Caption: Senior Anusikha Halder helps new members register at Red Cross interest meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari.

Localizing Red Cross

October 26, 2018
A new chapter

A new chapter

October 21, 2018
On the money

On the money

September 24, 2018
Red Cross officers hand out cookies and answer questions as new members sign up for the email list. The members conversed with one another while waiting in line. Photo by Swara Tewari.

Expanding Red Cross

September 23, 2018

Traveling the globe

September 16, 2018
Stepping up to the front of the classroom

Stepping up to the front of the classroom

August 23, 2018
Ramachandran introduces different gourmet cheeses at FHS annual Fête du Fromage, the cheese festival. Photo by Swara Tewari

Banding together

May 24, 2018
Behind the desk

Behind the desk

May 23, 2018
A thousand dreams

A thousand dreams

May 17, 2018
Preparing for the Worst

Preparing for the Worst

April 13, 2018
French Honor Society: Expanding our Horizons

French Honor Society: Expanding our Horizons

April 12, 2018
Corking the bottle: discussing the new Cupertino social host ordinance

Corking the bottle: discussing the new Cupertino social host ordinance

April 11, 2018
Ohana Club: A close-knit family

Ohana Club: A close-knit family

March 3, 2018
Paraeducator Eli Yamauchi attends the Ohana meeting in room C210.

The meaning of Ohana

February 1, 2018
Excuses, excuses

Excuses, excuses

December 12, 2017
Seniors Kelly Morali and Benjamin Bedregal clean up supplies after Ohanas Thanksgiving meeting.

Ohana’s Thanksgiving meeting

December 3, 2017
French teacher Sarah Finck poses for a photo on one of her many skiing trips in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Photo used with the permission of Finck.

The art of perseverance: Three teachers share their passion for extreme hobbies

November 17, 2017
Gupta talks encouragingly to the Ohana buddies at the clubs first meeting of the year.

Ohana’s first meeting and plans for the year

October 11, 2017
Fighting fears

Fighting fears

September 13, 2017
Ramachandran and other emebrs of the French Honor Society sample traditional food while socializing. Photo by Amanda Chen

The impact of language: How languages can change lives

September 12, 2017
The girl next-door

The girl next-door

September 6, 2017
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