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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

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
A decorative light in the shape of the popular brown sugar boba milk hangs on the wall of Xing Fu Tang’s walk-in. Photo | Benjamin Zhang

Dessert Detectives: Xing Fu Tang

Reviewing popular menu items based on quality and taste
Dylan Nguyen and Benjamin Zhang
March 4, 2025
Cupertino’s best boba destinations

Cupertino’s best boba destinations

El Estoque finds the best boba in Cupertino by visiting select establishments.
Geethikaa Tarra and Devin Gupta
February 13, 2022
Junior Collin Ong drinks a Lychee Green Tea with tapioca pearls from Gong Cha Sunnyvale.

Bay Area faces boba shortage

Explaining how the tapioca pearl shortage has impacted local businesses
Matthew Yoshimoto
May 20, 2021
Freshman Amy Wu plays air hockey in the arcade center.

MVHS holds casual Winter Welcome Back Dance

How Leadership switched from a Winter Formal to the casual Winter Dance
Ayah Ali-Ahmad
February 4, 2020
Breaking down the nutrition of 16-ounce drinks: What's in a drink?

Breaking down the nutrition of 16-ounce drinks: What’s in a drink?

Breaking down the nutritional information of popular 16-ounce drinks
Charlotte Chui
December 20, 2019
RareTea offers high quality teas

RareTea offers high quality teas

Newly-opened Cupertino branch offers high quality teas
Charlotte Chui
November 4, 2019
Students of the Cupertino Teen Commission and Youth Activity Board helped distribute boba to the over 500 students who showed up. Photo by Justine Ha

Bobateeno 2019

The City of Cupertino hosts event to encourage mental health awareness
Justine Ha and Tina Low
September 26, 2019
Homemade Hipster: Strawberry Matcha Latte

Homemade Hipster: Strawberry Matcha Latte

A fruity twist on the classic pearl milk tea
Charlotte Chui
May 22, 2019
Sophomore Cassie Lu waits for the karaoke to begin.

Tea and Tunes: Chinese club hosts party with boba and karaoke

Chinese club buys boba for its members in karaoke meeting
Emily Xia and Julia Yang
March 13, 2019
A fundraising dilemma

A fundraising dilemma

Chinese Club officers discuss difficulties with fundraising
Emily Xia and Julia Yang
October 25, 2018
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