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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
Mr. Holaday assisting his student with their AP literature essay

Let Men HEAL

Trisha Sannappanavar, Arshiya Sen, and Arushi Singh • March 29, 2024

What's the first job you think of when you imagine a woman working? What about a man? It's statistically proven that a large quantity of female workers fall under occupations such as nurses, assistants...

School safety

School safety

Lauren Chuu, Corinna Kuo, Brandon Xu, Ethan Yang, Kaia Yuan, Michelle Zheng, and Eric Zhou • November 7, 2023

A concerning surge of underage vaping has occurred in recent years, resulting in heavy pressure for companies such as Juul that create these devices to remove flavors targeting minors. Photo courtesy of Jamie Chung | Used with permission.

Investigating the vaping crackdown

Jason Chu • May 26, 2023
Rise in teen vaping sparks a $462 million settlement from Juul Labs
MVHS Alum ‘22 Sophia Bokovikova shares how she pursues her passion in health sciences both inside and outside the classroom

Woman in health sciences: Sophia Bokovikova

Aashna Patel • April 15, 2023
MVHS Alum ‘22 Sophia Bokovikova shares how she pursues her passion in health sciences both inside and outside the classroom
Illustration | Lillian Wang

Health and Ethnic Studies

Krish Dev and Mihir Vishwarupe • February 11, 2023

MVHS will implement a new course option of one semester each of Health and Ethnic Studies for freshmen star ting the 2023-24 school year, and it will be mandated for all in the 2024-25 school year,...

My parents always told me the key to success was eating well and sleeping well.

Eating well and sleeping well

Jayanti Jha • January 22, 2021
The importance of giving yourself some grace
From serving as bonding events to fueling athletes in reaching their maximum potential, food is an integral part of an athletes’ experience. Whether it’s increasing intake of specific food groups to compensate for dietary restrictions or making their own meals, MVHS student-athletes have taken their diets into their own hands to make sure they’re “fuelin’ up.”

Fuelin’ Up

Anna Jerolimov, Jayanti Jha, Elena Khan, Lance Tong, and Brian Xu • September 16, 2020
Exploring how food affects athletes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Live coverage of COVID-19 (coronavirus) at MVHS

Live coverage of COVID-19 (coronavirus) at MVHS

Hannah Lee • March 12, 2020
Updates on the impacts of COVID-19, more commonly referred to as coronavirus
Uncovering Project Nightingale: Google accesses Fitbit records

Uncovering Project Nightingale: Google accesses Fitbit records

Rachel Jiang and Emily Xia • January 8, 2020
Google receiving medical files stirs controversy
Breaking down the nutrition of 16-ounce drinks: What's in a drink?

Breaking down the nutrition of 16-ounce drinks: What’s in a drink?

Charlotte Chui • December 20, 2019
Breaking down the nutritional information of popular 16-ounce drinks
A Heroes Run Volunteer helps a girl cross a section from the obstacle course. This was one of the attractions at the Heroes Run this year.

Annual Heroes Run aims to improve healthcare for children

Tanish Mendki • November 24, 2019
Exploring the community event directed toward making child healthcare more affordable
A glimpse into the different types of self-care students at MVHS employ

Reputations: Self-care

Emily Xia • November 24, 2019
Looking at how MVHS students maintain their personal health
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