El Estoque

Ethical crossroads

Meggie Chen and Niveda Hari • April 21, 2024

El Estoque (EE) has been a student-run publication at MVHS since it began in 1969 and aims to follow this current mission statement: “El Estoque will accurately inform our community through well-researched,...

El Estoque named NSPA finalists in 11 categories

Alyssa Yang • August 29, 2023

National Scholastic Press Association honors MVHS news publication

A new voice of my own

Krish Dev • June 4, 2023

Logging onto Zoom for fourth period was far more daunting than I had anticipated. Not only was this class an entirely new experience for me, but it was also the day I had to make a crucial decision: choosing...

El Estoque and El Valedor win NSPA Pacemaker awards

Jason Chu and Sameer Maheshwari • April 25, 2023

MVHS online student publication and yearbook recognized with national honors

Power of the press

Shivani Verma and Brian Xu • February 12, 2021

We should respect and value journalism, especially during times of crises

A Discourse: Black Lives Matter at FUHSD

Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Diya Bahl, Justine Ha, Jayanti Jha, Andie Liu, Robert Liu, Tanish Mendki, Oishee Misra, Riya Ravuri, Anjali Singh, Brian Xu, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Sophia Chen • July 25, 2020

Community discusses the impacts of the movement in local schools

100 things to do when you’re bored while social distancing

Anushka De and Jai Uparkar • March 22, 2020

50 activities to appeal to your normal side and 50 activities for your inner MVHS student

El Estoque trip to CSPA conference in New York City cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns

Brian Xu • March 15, 2020

One of the most stressful parts of JEA director-at-large and journalism and yearbook adviser Julia Satterthwaite’s job is planning for the annual El Estoque and El Valedor field trip. The two publications’...

El Estoque: Behind the story

Brian Xu • November 25, 2019

Unpacking El Estoque student journalists’ reporting process on story favorites

Celebrating Spotlite: A showcase of Indian culture

Jai Uparkar and Zara Iqbal • May 31, 2019

Hear Us: the students

Elena Khan and Tina Low • February 16, 2019

Here us: the students Freedom of speech, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is defined as the legal right to express one’s opinion freely. However, there are many nuances to this definition,...

Restaurant Roulette: Sushi Kuni

Anirudh Chaudhary • October 20, 2017

Cozy establishment offers a large selection of seafood