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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

"1984" and "Fahrenheit 451" are two dystopian novels taught at MV. Illustration by Amberly Sun

Students and staff reflect on dystopian books in the literature curriculum

Dystopian texts show society's fears and encourage critical thinking
Amberly Sun
September 29, 2024
Monica Jariwala will fill the English Department Lead vacancy left by Julia Satterthwaite.

Tackling new roles

Three teachers appointed Department Leads
Krish Dev and Eric Zhou
June 1, 2023
Karen Maleski in 1978 and 2022, this year she returned to MVHS after more than 40 years.

Karen Maleski’s life of learning

MVHS alum and current long-term substitute reflects on her past
Krish Dev, Website Editor
February 14, 2022
English teacher Jireh Tanabe enjoys "Night" by Elie Wiesel because of its lessons of empathy.

Students and teachers share their literature class favorites

From timeless classics to contemporary reads, the MVHS curriculum provides something for everyone
Gauri Manoj and Mira Wagner
August 29, 2021
50 Questions with Mark Carpenter

50 Questions with Mark Carpenter

In the 15th installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Mark Carpenter 50 questions
Krish Dev, Web Editor
May 8, 2021

50 Questions with Megan Choate

In the 13th installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Megan Choate 50 questions.
Neysa Singh, Staff Writer
February 25, 2021
50 Questions with Shozo Shimazaki

50 Questions with Shozo Shimazaki

In the 12th installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Shozo Shimazaki 50 questions
Krish Dev, Opinion Editor
January 21, 2021
Matvey Jenssen in Japan. Photo by Maxim Jenssen|Used with permission.

A multilingual community

Students and staff reflect on their experiences speaking multiple languages
Krish Dev, Opinion Editor
October 16, 2020
Illustration by Iman Malik. This is a fishbowl that represents a fishbowl discussion. The six other fish are talking while one of them is lonely.

Speaking up: How teachers work with students with speech anxiety

Teachers explain their ways of dealing with student anxiety when speaking in class
Sophia Chen and Alyssa Hui
March 11, 2020
Cars commute towards their work.

Outside of their element: MVHS faculty commuting to school

Exploring methods of transportation that MVHS faculty use to get to school and what they listen to while doing so
Leanna Sun and Shivani Gupta
November 24, 2019
English teachers from all five FUHSD high schools gather at the Quinlan Community Center to learn about equity and social justice in their classrooms

English teachers come together to promote equity in classrooms

English teachers of FUHSD attend sessions in order to learn how to help their students in a way that benefits them
Tanish Mendki
October 21, 2019
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