The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Biology and Health teacher Pooya Hajjarian with his father in Cupertino during the year 1993. Hajjarian was in his freshman year of MVHS, donning a Matadors hoodie. Photo courtesy of Pooya Hajjarian | Used with permission.

The road back home

Jami Lim December 1, 2023

Pooya Hajjarian: Class of 1997 Biology and Health teacher Pooya Hajjarian was in the seventh grade when he and his family immigrated from Iran to America. Hajjarian’s family settled in Cupertino and...

Experienced educators

Experienced educators

Meggie Chen and Liz Liu November 17, 2023

Students often stifle their curiosity surrounding sex due to fear or an unfamiliarity of talking about sex.

Arousing Curiosity

Anika Bhandarkar and Riya Murthy November 17, 2022

Six in 10 American parents believe that sex is a taboo topic, according to Onepoll. This, according to the Times of India, can be attributed to both societal structures, such as the importance of privacy,...

Dont ask questions

Don’t ask questions

Tvisha Gupta and Anna Jerolimov November 15, 2022
How the American school system discourages curiosity
Cupid in the classroom

Cupid in the classroom

Claire Wen February 12, 2021
Examining teachers’ perspectives on student relationships
High school probably isn’t going to be the best four years of your life, and that’s OK

High school probably isn’t going to be the best four years of your life, and that’s OK

Lakshanyaa Ganesh February 7, 2020

e’ve all seen those movies — the ones with wistful scenes of young love and late night adventures. The teenagers in all these movies seem to live their lives with reckless abandon, forming a collection...

Finding passion early on

Finding passion early on

Neysa Singh, Staff Writer October 27, 2019

P classes. Summer programs. Clubs. All of the things we do to prepare for the next phase of our lives. The process is designed to help students identify their passion, the one they choose to pursue for...

Senior Catherine Cole blows bubbles as her friend senior Natalie Kledzik looks on. Some kids watched in fascination while others popped them.

Class of 2020 hosts first Senior Sunrise of the year

Jai Uparkar August 25, 2019
Seniors explain the significance of the event and class bonding
Repuatations: High School Relationships

Repuatations: High School Relationships

Ananya Bhat February 1, 2018
How MVHS students view different aspects of relationships
Experiencing the college environment

Experiencing the college environment

Roshan Fernandez December 9, 2017
Current MVHS students contrast the atmosphere of college to MVHS
Ordinary Origins: What its like to live in Cupertino

Ordinary Origins: What it’s like to live in Cupertino

Emily Xia September 26, 2017
The effects of living in one place for life
Why MVHS students take De Anza classes

Why MVHS students take De Anza classes

Roshan Fernandez March 8, 2017
MVHS students identify the pros and cons of De Anza classes.
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