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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

The Damage Done

The Damage Done

Michelle Chen and Jacqueleine Liu October 25, 2019
Students and staff share their personal experiences being disciplined as a child
Holding onto my childhood passion

Holding onto my childhood passion

Jasmine Lee October 24, 2019

hat began as an ambitious attempt to one-up an academically-outstanding classmate in kindergarten transformed into my ultimate passion. The piano and I go way back; I remember how I raced to my Taiwanese...

Childhood: An exploration of our past

Childhood: An exploration of our past

A collection of stories reminiscing about our childhood and how it impacts our future
Pokémon HearGold was the first Pokémon game I played on the DSi.

Gotta catch ’em all

Zara Iqbal, Copy editor October 23, 2019
I reflect on my long-lasting love for the Pokémon franchise
El Estoques childhood music picks

El Estoque’s childhood music picks

Lakshanyaa Ganesh and Jasmine Lee October 17, 2019

There are many things that enriched our childhood, from toy cars to jump ropes. And while we have outgrown these childhood staples, music has always accompanied us. Here are El Estoque’s favorite childhood...

Physics and chemistry teacher Julie Choi poses at her graduation ceremony.

Teachers being pushed out of the comfort zone

Tyler Cho and Claire Wen September 26, 2019
Teachers share how they overcame their reserved personalities
The trampoline girls

The trampoline girls

Swara Tewari, Features editor February 8, 2019

Okay, look. I was only in it for the trampoline. At first.   The entire spring of 2010, my sister, neighbor and I had enviously watched the girls across the street jump on their trampoline....

Greater than, less than

Greater than, less than

Flora Peng October 24, 2018

Growing up, our parents tell us that we are among the best of the best — as humans, nothing can hinder our progress because we are clearly meant to rule the world. As children, we have the brightest...

Last Letters: Oh, the things youll never outgrow

Last Letters: Oh, the things you’ll never outgrow

Mingjie Zhong May 31, 2017

hen I am two months old, you decide to leave me — your youngest daughter — who, despite having only seen the world for 76 days, is already wrought weary by its hyperbolic wideness separating her from...

Man in the mirror: kids are losing their childhoods too quickly

Man in the mirror: kids are losing their childhoods too quickly

Nathan Stevens May 30, 2017
Innocence is leaving children too soon
Seven Sins: A case of childhood greed

Seven Sins: A case of childhood greed

Mingjie Zhong January 22, 2017
Junior Pragya Parthasarathy recalls stolen red skittles, angry parents and an expired Statute of Limitations
Down memory lane: Students share snippets of their earliest memories

Down memory lane: Students share snippets of their earliest memories

Mingjie Zhong October 28, 2016
Students’ first memories range from tasty to sinister
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