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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and the San Francisco Symphony rise after performing Antonín Dvořák’s “Slavonic Dance.” The group’s performance was met with thunderous applause from audience members. Photo | Samuel Teo

San Francisco Symphony’s Teen Night is not your typical classical concert

Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, the orchestra performed the intricate melodies of Dvořák’s eighth symphony
Ethan Kellogg and Samuel Teo
April 5, 2025
Juju Ling poses for a photo. Photo | Ethan Eisler

How sophomore Juju Ling found more ways to be expressive

Sophomore Juju Ling describes her queer identity and how it intersects with other parts of her identity
Ethan Kellogg and Ethan Eisler
March 9, 2025
Senior Rohin Garg programs on his laptop. Photo | Ethan Yang

Senior Rohin Garg’s journey in competitive programming

Garg is an International Olympiad in Informatics medalist and writes programming problems
Ethan Kellogg and Ethan Yang
March 7, 2025
MVHS Freshman Duncan Ross reaches for the puck behind the net. Photo | Ethan Yang

MVHS hockey players play for Saint Francis High School

Saint Francis allows players from other schools to play ice hockey under their team
Ethan Yang and Ethan Kellogg
January 27, 2025
Junior and forward Ryan Shen dribbles past an opponent. Photo | Ethan Eisler

Varsity Boys Basketball falls to Saratoga High School 53-49 in an overtime loss

The Matadors’ league score falls to 2-2 in an overtime loss against Saratoga High School
Ethan Eisler and Ethan Kellogg
January 18, 2025
Sheriffs monitor students as they are released from school following administration’s all-clear. Photo | Kathryn Foo

BREAKING: MVHS students released after shelter in place due to threatening email

Students were released and all activities for the day have been cancelled
Ethan Kellogg and Kathryn Foo
December 9, 2024

The Memorial Park pickleball group has grown to form a local community

Exploring the challenges and successes the group has had so far
Ethan Kellogg and Ethan Yang
December 7, 2024
Cross Country coach Kirk Flatow poses next to the pole that runners tap after their runs. Photo | Ethan Kellogg

Cross Country Coach Kirk Flatow creates the Culture of Grit fund

The Culture of Grit fund will partially cover cross country travel experiences
Ethan Kellogg and Elizabeth Yang
December 6, 2024
The Board of Trustees prepares to hear a presentation about the decline of World Language enrollment. Photo | Ethan Eisler

FUHSD announces it will continue to phase out Japanese at MVHS during board meeting

The decision comes after looking at new enrollment data across FUHSD
Ethan Kellogg and Ethan Eisler
November 15, 2024
Algorithms play a role in steering radical-leaning people towards extremes. Photo Illustration | Stella Petzova

Steered to extremes

The MVHS community and experts discuss the drawbacks and solutions to online radicalization
Ethan Kellogg and Stella Petzova
October 25, 2024
Rongyi Lin and Chiaki Vanasupa hold the Bring Back Japanese poster | Photo by Ethan Eisler

Japanese language students push to keep Japanese class

Students fight to keep Japanese at MVHS in the face of declining enrollment
Ethan Eisler and Ethan Kellogg
October 19, 2024
FUHSD administration changes result in two new assistant principals for MVHS

FUHSD administration changes result in two new assistant principals for MVHS

Assistant principals Anthony Nguyen and Brian Dong join MVHS staff
Ethan Kellogg and Dylan Nguyen
September 27, 2024
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