
‘Lilo & Stitch’ is enjoyable, but has a few sloppy stitches
The fun live action adaptation is enjoyable yet unfaithful to the original

Jin is lost and incohesive on ‘Echo’
The BTS member’s solo EP is an uneven collection of songs with standout moments, but are mostly mediocre and sometimes bad

In Review: Volume 7, 2025
El Estoque’s staff review recently released media, ranging from Ken Carson's surprise release to Maroon 5’s latest single

ATU Local 265 strike halts VTA services amid contract dispute
A court ruling ends the strike before the Amalgamated Transit Union and VTA come to an agreement, ruling is upheld against April 11 appeal
From pixels to prose
Contemporary Literature teacher Jessica Kaufman experiments with implementing video games into her classroom

Tate McRae’s ‘So Close to What’ is so close to incoherence
The rising star’s album is overstuffed with hopeful pop hits that pay no regard to its tracklist

Company founded by MVHS alum Tyler Rose ’25 is accepted into Y Combinator
Tyler Rose and Navvye Anand are co-founders of Bindwell, a company that develops AI models to help engineer pesticides, and are working to grow their buisness.

Wrapping music with AI
Reliance on AI has sucked the soul out of “niche” remnants of the long-awaited Spotify Wrapped

MV PTSA awards classes and clubs mini grants to supplement curriculum
Science Olympiad, World Literature and La Pluma receive money to fund books, print magazines and essential prototype building materials

Poll workers at the Cupertino Vote Center work to ensure an efficient voting process
Leads, Aides and Volunteers serve their community at the Cupertino Library 11-Day Vote Center, by assisting voters through the voting process, leading up to the election

California passes new financial literacy high school graduation requirement laws
MVHS staff and students consider the possible outcomes and pitfalls of AB 2927 on the community

A life-saving spray
Taking a look into essential information on Narcan and its role in combating opioid overdoses