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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

Graphics by Amberly Sun

Fearing the inevitable

El Estoque's opinion section unpacks long-term fears in the lives of the Monta Vista community
Fear of committing

Fear of committing

MVHS students discuss their various fears of commitment
Arushi Singh and Crystal Cheng
March 9, 2024
Photo courtesy of Namo Tiwari | Used with permission

Building up

Reflection on the Fear of Growing Older
Eshika Tiwari
March 9, 2024
I started out in the Kennedy Middle School Speech Club, and in high school, became part of Monta Vista Speech and Debate.

Throwing away my fear

Reflecting on the impact of Speech Club on my life
April Wang, Copy Editor
May 27, 2022

Fear

Exploring how fear affects three MVHS student-athletes in their sport
Meggie Chen
April 27, 2022
Challenging myself to step outside my comfort zone and take risks

For the first time

Step one in my journey to becoming a braver person
Anushka De, News Editor
May 22, 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
Pullquote and Featured

Bulletproof Backpacks: A safety measure versus capital product

Exploring MVHS opinions about whether or not these precautions for gun violence are beneficial
Rachel Jiang and Aditi Dixit
October 24, 2019
Rain, Rain Go Away

Rain, Rain Go Away

How my love for the rain developed from my fear of going to practice
Jai Uparkar
March 14, 2019
Fear busters

Fear busters

The motivation behind actively seeking out fear
Charlotte Chui
September 13, 2017
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