The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Design It: How graphic design and traditional art mediums help with stress relief

Design It: How graphic design and traditional art mediums help with stress relief

Anushka De, News Editor February 4, 2020
Design It officers use various mediums of art to express themselves
A staff member at the Museum of Ice Cream takes photos of visitors in the sprinkle pit.

Selfie factories

Ayah Ali-Ahmad February 2, 2020
Examining the rise of interactive art museums over traditional art museums
In a painting by Sophie Ye, a pair of geese fly above a river.

Stories of our art

A look at the visual artists of MVHS
Design It combats struggling with retaining membership and club engagement

Design It combats struggling with retaining membership and club engagement

Anushka De, News Editor November 25, 2019

hen senior Grace Ryu first heard about Design It during her freshman year, her interest was immediately piqued. Already passionate about more traditional mediums of art such as drawing and painting, Ryu...

Art Club officers share plans to pursue art beyond high school

Art Club officers share plans to pursue art beyond high school

Shuvi Jha October 27, 2019
Exploring Art Club officers’ post-high school plans
Comic illustration of the five finger print characters of Thumbpaint. By Brett Park | Used with permission.

Thumbpaint

Ayah Ali-Ahmad October 23, 2019
Senior Brett Park creates comics to inspire thousands of Instagram followers
Beating the heat

Beating the heat

Shivani Gupta and Sarah Young May 5, 2019
Places and events to go to during the summer
Engaging in intergenerational conversation: CSF volunteers at retirement home

Engaging in intergenerational conversation: CSF volunteers at retirement home

Claire Chang and Brian Xu March 15, 2019

unior Ellie Chen draws a small rectangle on a piece of paper, labeling it “green.” She continues to draw bigger rectangles, labeling each with a different color, and hands it to the senior citizen...

The unseen art: misconceptions of modern art

The unseen art: misconceptions of modern art

Brian Xu and Annie Zhang March 13, 2019

blue canvas with a white stripe running down its middle sold for $48.3 million. A solid green portrait of an inverted trapezoid sold for $1.6 million. An empty frame for a “non-visible” piece of...

Shanna Goldman sews a scrunchie during lunch at school.  Photo by Rucha Soman.

The innovative and creative outlets around campus

Ayah Ali-Ahmad and Shuvi Jha March 10, 2019

You go to the store. You scour the shelves for that perfect item you’re looking for — the one with the right color, the right size, the right look. You smile, satisfied, as you put the item in the...

In his element: 50 questions with Jay Shelton

In his element: 50 questions with Jay Shelton

Jai Uparkar, Chelsea Wong, and Claire Chang January 21, 2019

Inspired by Vogue’s video series ‘73 Questions,’ El Estoque follows Art teacher and Yearbook advisor Jay Shelton into his 7th-period classroom to ask him 50 questions. While Shelton scolds one of...

Art Club introduces Inktober

Art Club introduces Inktober

Kat Pappas and Helen Chao October 26, 2018

As October rolls around, artists prepare for the popular art event, known as “Inktober.” It lasts the whole month and encourages artists to follow certain prompts, such as “scorched” or “swollen,”...

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