El Estoque

Short end of the stick: Why the Affirmative Action policy should not be shunned

Andrea Perng and Annie Zhang • May 22, 2019

Navigating the purpose of race-based college admission policies

An omelette-less life: reflecting on inevitable change

Claire Chang • May 19, 2019

A step further in athletics and academics

Tabitha Mendez • May 5, 2019

College is just a few months away. For some, college provides another way through which students can explore their passions. But for others, college is a way to take their sport and atheltcism to a higher...

Massive college cheating scandal reveals the underbelly of privilege

Andrea Perng • March 15, 2019

Bribery lead to falsified test scores and athletic profiles everywhere

A Better Summer

Rana Aghababazadeh and Laasya Koduru • February 6, 2019

The beginning of the new year is a prime time for applying to summer programs. Parents frantically search the web for a program that suits their child’s, or perhaps their own, interests and ambitions,...

Another name

Jasmine Lee and Iman Malik • January 24, 2019

As the college application process begins, many seniors decide to change their Facebook names. Some switched last names with students in their friend group, while others changed both their first and last...

Looking back: 3 MVHS reflect on their HS experience

Stuti Upadhyay • September 28, 2018

Three MVHS alumni reflect on their high school experience, how it has affected their lives and what they wished they had done differently

From Matador to Recruit

Rana Aghababazadeh and Julia Yang • September 28, 2018

As the college application season is now upon the class of 2019, many hopeful students wonder if they’ve satisfied the admissions offices of their favorite schools. Though her classmates are scrambling...

An Open Letter

Stuti Upadhyay • May 22, 2018

Dear Brother, Six days. Six days, and you’ll be done with tutorials, seven period days, bells, passing periods - done with high school. You’ll graduate high school and move on to college, move...