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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

Favorite childhood books have an influence on people’s lives.

Treasured tales

Students and staff discuss their favorite childhood books
Corinna Kuo
March 6, 2024
Buscher and her friends pose for a photo during their choir trip to Los Angeles

Staff stories: Blossoming into your own

AP Secretary Joelle Buscher shares two of her memorable childhood hobbies and her thought process behind discovering her passion
Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat
April 12, 2023
As a child, I was loud and extroverted, and wasn't affected by others' perceptions of me.

Unlikely inspiration

A lesson from 5-year-old me
Anika Bhandarkar
March 20, 2023
Barbara Frei (right) and her grandmother Marie Jager in the 70's.  Photo courtesy of Barbara Frei | Used with permission

Staff Stories: Growing up and moving out

Study buddy coordinator Barbara Frei shares tales of her childhood in Switzerland
Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat
December 13, 2022
 Third grader Mark Carpenter dresses up as a pirate for Halloween, and explains that they will always be a pirate at heart

Staff stories: Always a pirate at heart

Mark Carpenter shares life-defining tales of ignorance, curiosity and gratitude
Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat
September 30, 2022
No matter how dark the world gets, I continue to view it as beautiful through my rose-tinted glasses

I live in a pink world

How my perception of the world has changed
Aashi Venkat
November 4, 2021
Graphic | Sophia Ma

Forgiveness that comes from a snack

Reflecting on the change in a parent’s role from child to child
Sophia Ma
September 18, 2021
Favorite childhood dishes

Favorite childhood dishes

Community members share about revisiting recipes during quarantine
Brian Xu
February 9, 2021
Graphic of title with a lilac and beige checker background.

Rediscovering chess

How I turned back to a childhood passion during the pandemic
Krish Dev, Opinion Editor
February 8, 2021
Books that I've read throughout my childhood. Photo by Sophia Chen

Fantasy vs. Reality

How my romanticization of book characters led me to set unrealistic expectations
Sophia Chen, Copy Editor
January 8, 2021
Graphic by Sophia Chen

A throwback to childhood trends

Students reminisce on nostalgic toys and trends from their childhood from the past two decades
Sophia Chen and Suraj Gangaram
October 30, 2020
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