El Estoque

Grade distribution analysis from the first progress report

Melody Cui and Krish Dev • November 14, 2021

The first grading period of the school year ended on Sept. 21, with a total of 263 D and 239 F grades. There were more failing grades this year compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, but data obtained...

Teaching styles evolve during remote learning

Neysa Singh and Ritu Atreyas • September 13, 2020

MVHS students and staff share about transitioning to Zoom school

Working hard: worth it?

Oishee Misra • December 7, 2019

Refuting my previous belief that hard work doesn’t always equate success

ACT superscore invokes mixed reactions in MVHS community

Shuvi Jha • November 20, 2019

MVHS community reacts to the new superscore policy starting September 2020

Fixating on grade updates defeats the purpose of online portals

Flora Peng • January 23, 2019

Weeks after the conclusion of the first semester, students are now setting their expectant eyes toward the blessed horizon of summer vacation. Their hopes are high for a successful semester, prompted by...

Four classes, one room

Stuti Upadhyay and Brian Xu • November 18, 2018

When freshmen first enter MVHS, a change they must adapt to is the size of the school. Most middle schools in the area contain no more than 600 students, whereas MVHS’ total enrollment for the 2018-19...

Exams in motion

Brian Xu • October 15, 2018

Sophomore Upasana Dilip stared into her computer screen, reading and rereading a clump of questions from a past Calculus exam. She yawned before looking down at her notes, desperately scanning the numbers...