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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
Athletes express gratitude in various ways, with senior night being a standout tradition. Photo Illustration | Grace Lin

MVHS athletes share gratitude through sports

Students and coaches reflect on their experiences with giving thanks in sports
Grace Lin and Alan Tai
November 30, 2024
Third grader Mark Carpenter dresses up as a pirate for Halloween, and explains that they will always be a pirate at heart

Staff stories: Always a pirate at heart

Mark Carpenter shares life-defining tales of ignorance, curiosity and gratitude
Taryn Lam and Aashi Venkat
September 30, 2022
To my 婆婆

To my 婆婆

Expressing gratitude for the lessons I’ve learned from my grandma
Sophia Ma
June 7, 2022
French teacher Janissa Zahn's pen pals would send photos of themselves and their life in France.

Exchanging Letters

Sharing the handwritten letters that MVHS students, staff and community members have sent and received
Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Anna Jerolimov
March 4, 2022
As methods of communication such as emailing and calling became more popular in the 1990s, English teacher Shozo Shimazaki remembers thinking that the post office would go out of business, but the letters that people sent across the world remain in our history.

The forgotten art of writing letters

Exploring the impacts of written forms of communication from loved ones
Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Anna Jerolimov
March 4, 2022
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Positivity Podcast Ep. 3: Thanksgiving Edition

Displaying appreciation during the season of giving thanks
Oishee Misra and Lakshanyaa Ganesh
November 22, 2019
Seniors Kelly Morali and Benjamin Bedregal clean up supplies after Ohana's Thanksgiving meeting.

Ohana’s Thanksgiving meeting

Swara Tewari
December 3, 2017
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