El Estoque

A protest of a lifetime: searching for freedom

A picture of the Gao family is cased in a broken frame. The Gao family was once together until Peter Gao, Geng He and Grace Gao moved to America in 2009. Used with permission

June 8, 2020

irst arrested in 2006, lawyer and human rights activist Gao Zhisheng was released in 2014 after withstanding severe mistreatment and torture in solitary confinement at an underground facility in China, while his wife, son and daughter escaped to California. But two years later, he disappeared, leaving his...

Tags: activism, Alex Zhang, Calvin Wong, china, Gao Zhisheng, Geng He, Hong Kong protests, human rights, Peter Gao, Sophia Wang

Birthright: an exploration of political autonomy

Shuvi Jha, Sean Yagi, Tanish Mendki, Sarah Young, Alyssa Umino, and Andie Liu

September 20, 2019

Exploring the roots of political autonomy in recent times

Tags: Alan Wong, Calvin Wong, china, current events, Freedom, Hong Kong, independence, India, Israel, Kashmir, law, Nelson Mu, pakistan, Palestine, politics, protests, Samer Awad, Sundus Dwidar, Uriel Kaminitz

Club Commission requires meeting minutes as of Feb. 11

Club Commission now requires clubs to take meeting minutes and submit them with a confirmation form by 3 p.m. a week after the meeting was held. According to lead commissioner senior Zerreen Kazi, the commission is attempting to be more official in its policies and comply with state auditors’ regulations. Screenshot by Karen Feng.

Karen Feng

February 27, 2014

New rule requires club officers to submit meeting minutes to comply with state auditing regulations but meets backlash. Read More »...

Tags: Calvin Wong, club commission, Club Council, Fiscal Crisis and Management Team, mike white, Naomi Wang, Sameera Vemulapalli, Zerreen Kazi

New semester presents changes in office staff

Former Attendance Technician Calvin Wong became the new Financial Technician at the beginning of second semester. He was offered the position following Judy Ma’s retirement last semester. Photo by Colin Kim.

Colin Kim

February 13, 2014

Changes in the office bring new responsibilities for Calvin Wong and Monique Balentine. Read More »...

Tags: administration, Attendance Technician, Calvin Wong, Changes, deb mandac, Financial Technician, Monique Balentine, Office

Staff members go above and beyond to help school

Lydia Seo

November 27, 2013

Two staff members are involved with security, while one manages college visits. Read More »...

Tags: Calvin Wong, Miriam Taba, Ted Shinta

Remembering Ruben

Soumya Kurnool

April 10, 2013

He was our Campus Supervisor for over 15 years, but his title does not begin to capture the impact he had on the school community Read More »...

Tags: amol pande, amrutha dorai, anushka patil, April Scott, california state employees association, Calvin Wong, Campus Supervisor, chapter 237, chi ma, death, JV football, maria autran, memorial, MVHS, rachel beyda, Ruben Delgado

Hidden signatures painted on the walls

Sara Yang

December 7, 2011

An inconspicuous door in the gym lobby leads into the electrical room — one of many, only opened occasionally by custodians. But its colorful past is written on the walls. When the school first opened in 1969, the closet functioned as a hub of student activity, housing tempura paint for rally p...

Tags: asb officers, Calvin Wong, closet, december, drama technicians, electrical room, football players, graffiti, gym lobby, quirks, Ruben Delgado, spirit girls

Stories behind graffiti in electrical room

Sara Yang

December 2, 2011

The electrical room in the gym lobby was not always used to store electrical equipment and cleaning supplies. After this school opened in 1969, the closet housed student activities equipment like speakers and poster paint. Students who passed through the closet have documented their names and class numbers on the walls, a tradition that has been preserved for about 40 years. To read the article from the Dec. 7 El Estoque iss...

Tags: Calvin Wong, electrical room, featured, graffiti, quirks, worm