Girls Who Code reflects on what female representation in STEM means to them
February 12, 2020
MVHS Girls Who Code is a branch of the national Girls Who Code organization which aims to immerse female youth in computer science and spark confidence in their coding abilities to be able to pursue their future goals. For the members of MVHS’ Girls Who Code, female representation and equality in s...
How Technovation teams prepared for the Technovation Challenge World Pitch
May 12, 2019
Technovation, a club dedicated to girls who are interested in STEM and have a passion for building apps, has been preparing for the Technovation Challenge throughout the year. The Technovation Challenge requires participants to create an app that follows their prompt — a proposal that can impact the ...
MVHS Future Business Leaders of America’s kicks off Technology Program
January 22, 2019
MVFBLA hosts a coding workshop with a guest speaker
There’s an app for that: Monta Vista Official
Charlotte Chui and Dhruvika Randad
January 15, 2019
reated by senior Derek Zheng and juniors Daniel Duan and Matthew Cho, the newly released iOS app, Monta Vista Official, aims to aid communication between clubs, leadership and students. The app keeps track of bell schedules and upcoming events, whether it be fundraisers, club activities, school-wide eve...
MVHS Future Business Leaders of America’s upcoming events
Hannah Lee and Alyssa Hui
December 8, 2018
MVFBLA officers share information for second semester
Technovation Challenge teams share app demos
Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor
October 11, 2018
n Oct. 5, Technovation members gathered at lunch in B209 for a weekly meeting regarding app demonstrations. Technovation emphasizes the importance of women in the fields of technology and business, preparing members for the Technovation Challenge, an international six-week app-building competition. Te...
A look inside the Girl Code
April 14, 2018
fter participating in Science Olympiad with their friends in middle school, seniors Anisha Kollareddy, Aastha Chawla, Aditi Gnanasekar and Ananya Bhat decided to team up and learn how to code. Dubbing themselves the Girl Code, these four MVHS seniors work together to learn new coding languages, create...
Starting the Technovation Challenge
February 1, 2018
n Jan. 23, MV Technovation held a club meeting as their members dove into the beginning of the Technovation Challenge. The Technovation Challenge is an international six-week app-building competition, with the building season starting in January. After, members create a business plan based on their app ...
Q&A: C++ club makes changes in teaching style
April 17, 2017
As senior Christopher Chang looks around E203 for his fellow C++ members, he finds himself disappointed with what he sees. Getting ready to start their weekly informational meetings about the programming language C++, he makes sure everyone is there, but over the weeks, he’s watched as people droppe...
Hackathons: the pros and cons
September 25, 2016
uniors Rishi Upadhyay and Adithya Mohan struggle to keep alert as they continue their work. They down one can of fizzy soda after another and turn to greasy pizza for comfort as time passes by. The experience of the hackathon, despite leaving them exhausted, is in every sense exhilarating. Hundreds of stu...
Q&A: Computer Science Club officers discuss their upcoming plans for this year
Amanda Chan
September 19, 2016
With its upcoming meeting on Sept. 21, the Computer Science Club plans to change up the club by focusing more on the applications of CS. CS club officers reflect on their time in the club and share their expectations for the upcoming year. CS Club President Carol Wang El Estoque: How has your t...
HackingEDU in San Mateo fosters team bonding opportunities
Elizabeth Han
October 30, 2015
Co-reported by Tyler Lin Among more than 2,000 competitors, a small group of MVHS sophomores huddle together at a slim wooden table. Relaxing before the row of laptops, they engage in a friendly debate over problems in their code. One taps the shoulder of another, shaking their heads as they burst ou...
