City of Cupertino holds 2018 tree lighting ceremony
December 5, 2018
n Friday, Nov. 30, the City of Cupertino held the 2018 tree lighting ceremony at the Quinlan Community Center. At 6 p.m., the a cappella group Business Casual, national champions of the 2018 Harmony Sweepstakes, began their performance. As community members started to gather around the unlit Christmas tree...
Paul, Chao and Vaidhyanathan win Cupertino City Council seats
November 9, 2018
Following a tumultuous election cycle with debate over the new redevelopment plan for Vallco Shopping Mall, the Cupertino City Council election closed on Nov. 6. Incumbent mayor Darcy Paul, Better Cupertino co-founder Liang Chao and incumbent councilwoman Savita Vaidhyanathan emerged as the three members of...
Fall family bike fest
November 5, 2018
Filed under NEWS
On Saturday, Oct. 27, children and adults gathered with their bikes to take part in the fifth annual Fall Family Bike Fest, hosted by the city of Cupertino. The fest features two routes for bikers. The first is a six mile route geared towards families that takes riders through nearby parks and bridge...
Crossing over into new zones
October 26, 2018
Filed under Briefs
Monta Vista and Cupertino High School’s Korean Clubs collaborate to host an interdistrict event
A new chapter
Swara Tewari, Features editor
October 21, 2018
Filed under FEATURES
Exploring a student’s experience with moving and her outlook on her short time at MVHS
More than a tea party
September 18, 2018
Filed under Best of News
obatino, a city sponsored event at Main Street Sept. 15, brought Cupertino residents together. By featuring slime stations, hockey shootouts and free boba, the event provided youth with somewhere to socialize. Sophomore MVHS Teen Commissioner Sarah Tan was one of the organizers. She noticed a lack o...
Badminton: Team gets second win against Cupertino HS
April 8, 2018
Filed under Badminton, SPORTS, Spring Sports
As the MVHS badminton team prepared for its ninth game on a gloomy and cloudy afternoon, the team was warming up as they were about to play the Cupertino HS Pioneers. Having already previously defeated them on their home court, MVHS had a level of confidence and it showed when they played, ultimately be...
AMC Cupertino Square 16 closes its doors
April 4, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Once a well-known Cupertino landmark for people of all ages to get together and watch a movie, AMC Cupertino Square 16 closed its doors on Mar. 22, becoming the final business to leave Vallco Shopping Mall. After an evaluation of AMC Cupertino Square 16 and the current inactive state of Vallco Shoppi...
Smells Like Teen Connectivity: students discuss their experiences at the Teen Center
December 12, 2017
Filed under From the magazine, NEWS
enior Varun Muthukumaran is a busy guy. A member of the MVHS football team for four years, he has attended daily, four-hour long practices during the summer and fall. From lunges to deadlifts to conditioning, he performs various strenuous activities aimed at increasing strength and speed. While ...
Halloween around the Bay Area
November 13, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
Nowadays, Halloween is associated with sugar-high children and a mass of Moana clones scurrying from door to door, leaving a Hansel and Gretel trail of candy wrappers in their wake. Of course, that’s the most stereotypical image brought to mind, but Halloween celebrations are more varied than the traditional...
A walk through Main Street Cupertino’s Pumpkin Palooza
November 8, 2017
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Entertainment featured
Festivity filled the air during Main Street Cupertino’s Pumpkin Palooza on Saturday, October 28. Kids played tic-tac-toe with pumpkins and got their faces painted, while their parents took photos to capture the moment. Frolicking under everyone’s feet were puppies dressed in costumes ranging fro...
Restaurant Roulette: Sushi Kuni
October 20, 2017
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Food, Restaurant Roulette
wice a month, El Estoque goes to restaurants around the area and takes a chance by asking the server to personally choose our food for us. This week, we continued the alphabetical theme by going to Sushi Kuni in Cupertino. When you pull up into the parking lot, it’s almost impossible to see the restaurant because of how small and unimposing the building is. The entrance is on the left side of the building, and once you enter you feel either squashed, or hugged, depending on your point of view. The entire dining area is a...
