El Estoque

Up, Up, & Away!

Kathryn Foo, Tvisha Gupta, Anna Jerolimov, Gauri Manoj, Dahlia Schilling, Jiya Singh, Alan Tai, Mihir Vishwarupe, and Mira Wagner • June 1, 2023

Saying goodbye to the class of 2023

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Trisha Sannappanavar • April 15, 2023

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” “I’m not quite sure.” As a child, I was constantly asked what I wanted to be when I grew up but never knew how to respond. My mom praised...

Teachers share first job experiences

Aashna Patel • March 18, 2022

David Hartford Social Studies teacher David Hartford grew up helping on his family’s farm in Michigan from age 5. By 13, he earned $7 per hour, which he says was a “decent amount” at the time,...

Pursuing a passion

Sonia Verma • December 10, 2021

Students and staff reflect on how their involvement in the humanities has affected potential careers

Culture and the future

Taryn Lam and Jayanti Jha • November 12, 2021

How MVHS student and staff expectations of the future are affected by cultural and religious factors

Art after high school

Kripa Mayureshwar • April 4, 2021

The stigma against pursuing non-STEM related paths after high school

Journeys: three roads that crossed at counseling

Anushka De, News Editor • January 9, 2020

MVHS’s four counselors share the paths they’ve taken that brought them to the counseling profession

MVHS Future Business Leaders of America hosts job fair

Hannah Lee • March 25, 2019

tudents and parents from all five FUHSD schools gathered at Cupertino High School on March 18 to learn about internships and job opportunities. For the first time, MVFBLA partnered with Bay Area Youth...

Unrealistic Expectations

Mallika Singh • March 8, 2018

People shouldn’t need to know what they want to do in life at 17 years old.

MVHS holds first technology career night of the year

Jai Uparkar • February 14, 2018

Guest speakers and students discuss the importance of having a career night in high school

The Other Ball Game: Students struggle to pursue their passion for cricket in America

Avni Prasad • April 8, 2015

Avid cricket players realize that they can’t pursue their dreams in America

Career Year presentations fail to educate or draw student attention

Kiranmayi Methuku • December 8, 2011

High school is the time to be exploring careers, but the new Career Year setup struggles to serve this purpose. Career Day in the past has been more than satisfactory. Students attended informative...