Senior Farida Elgebaly breathes a sigh of relief as she finishes the final strokes of her painting of a storybook scene, then checks with her reference image again to make sure the painting is synonymous...

Crystal Cheng · Time Out! Ep. 22: Lucy Yung CC: Hi everyone, my name is Crystal Cheng and welcome to Episode 22 of Time Out! Each episode, we will be diving into the sports scene here at Monta Vista...

From the outside, Monta Vista High School may seem like the ideal high school: numerous AP courses, top national rankings and more. However, step inside and find that there is more to it than meets the...

After the class bell rings to start class, an MVHS classroom on a test day is filled with the sounds of stifled yawns, the shuffling of papers and hushed conversations.  “Did you study?”  “I...

“Most people don’t get in,” I reminded myself, silently preparing for failure as my computer screen loaded with a status update from my dream college. A moment passed, and a letter with my application...

As students grow up and gain more experience in their lives, they start to develop various fears in the different facets of life. While many of these fears can be mitigated, oftentimes these fears play...

Pranay Gangaram  Senior Pranay Gangaram is planning to go on two senior trips this year — one with some friends from MVHS and another with his middle school friends. In light of this, he acknowledges...

Varsity Girls Basketball won against Lynbrook High School 52-45 on Wednesday, Jan. 17 in its fourth league game of the season. The team started off with a lead of 11-6 in the first quarter and ended halftime...

When it comes to students asking for extensions on tests, Biology teacher Pamela Chow acknowledges that it can be a slippery slope. Although she believes that her policy to allow students to take tests...

MVHS students spend their time during lunch in a plethora of different ways, from walking to 7-11 with friends to studying in the library. To better understand lunchtime routines, El Estoque met with four...