Statistically driving: looking at the numbers behind student drivers
September 16, 2016
For more, see Ride Along from the Sept. issue of El Estoque hether it be through their 18th birthday, graduating high school or getting their driver’s license, there are many ways that a teenager transitions into the adult world. Driving is typically associated with coming of age and continues to be...
Junior Devya Ramanathan reflects on the day she was hit by a car
May 30, 2016
t was around 7:30 a.m. on April 9 and junior Devya Ramanathan had just arrived at Henry M. Gunn High School with her friend in the driver’s seat. They were there to take the ACT — something Ramanathan never ended up doing. That morning, she left her house feeling relaxed as she was already fam...
Staying safe on two wheels
September 9, 2009
What looks like a stampede of hundreds of thousands is actually a typical morning at MVHS as the bus circle clogs up with students pouring into the school. When the clocks strike 7:30, the wheels of cars and bikes spin visibly faster in a mad dash to get to class on time. Every so often, the path of...
