The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Its been a year now?

It’s been a year now?

Kripa Mayureshwar and Lance Tong April 4, 2021
Students reflect on COVID-19 a year after school closure
Warming up: Reopening sports at MVHS

Warming up: Reopening sports at MVHS

Examining how athletes, coaches and administration have adapted to the pandemic
Discovering the myriad of things we learned this year despite claims of a year of lost learning

The year we didn’t lose

Oishee Misra April 1, 2021
Discovering the myriad of things we learned this year
A photo of Trump giving a speech in 2020. | Photo from CNN

Trump and COVID-19 vaccines

Suraj Gangaram, Staff Writer March 27, 2021

America, we have a problem. A nationwide CNN poll has shown that up to 57% of Republican men are vaccine hesitant, more than any other group in America.  Trump’s advice to Americans on vaccines is,...

A year of Zoom

A year of Zoom

Exploring how the MVHS community’s feelings toward the pandemic have shifted an entire year later
The MVHS community looks back on initial COVID-19 pandemic reactions a year later.

A year of reflection

Krish Dev and Leanna Sun March 26, 2021

 Last year in March, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic, and countries began to impose stay-at-home orders. For many of us, March 13 marked the last...

The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining

Sean Yagi, Staff Writer March 25, 2021
How 11 months of isolation forced me to rethink my prior relationships
Khorasanis Haftseen contains all the traditional elements, while displaying her familys personal creative flair.

Celebrating Nowruz

Nika Zamani March 25, 2021
Persians continue to celebrate parts of Persian New Year despite a second year in a pandemic
A year of strange time

A year of strange time

Justin Kim March 23, 2021
Reflecting on COVID-19’s effects on my family members’ perception of time
A column that analyzes why constantly looking toward the future is detrimental

A year of waiting

Oishee Misra March 23, 2021
Analyzing why constantly looking toward the future is detrimental
On March 8, FUHSD hosted a Parent & Community webinar to provide updates about a potential return to in-person school during the 2020-21 school year, in light of recent events at the district, county, state and national levels.

FUHSD panel hosts community webinar to offer distance learning updates

Oishee Misra March 9, 2021
FUHSD community receives information about a potential return to in-person school, including testing, vaccines and safety protocols
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