El Estoque

Learning our limits

Sarah Liu and Sonia Verma • May 27, 2022

The amount of homework MVHS students should receive has been a popular source of discussion in our community among school administration, teachers, parents and students alike. On Tuesday, April 26, at...

Copy and Paste: analyzing the cheating behavior at MVHS

Nathan Stevens • March 10, 2018

Cheating at MVHS is a product of the culture, not the other way around

Pros and cons: Using educational sites that are not endorsed by teachers

Karen Ma • March 10, 2018

Teacher and student opinions on online homework help

The effect of School Loop’s absence on teachers and students

Jai Uparkar • January 16, 2018

Coordinator of Curriculum and Assessment of FUHSD, Marianne Hew, and students discuss their views on the issue

Behind the Meme: What makes a meme funny?

Jessica Xing • April 17, 2017

Math teacher Debbie Frazier and her student senior Shivani Chowkwale discuss how a homework assignment discuss what goes behind the success of a meme.

Homework Over the Holidays

Mallika Singh • December 12, 2016

With Mid-Year Recess right around the corner, MVHS students are ready for a break. However, not all students will get a complete break from school. Their teachers may instead choose to disregard the No...

Low stress weeks increase students’ stress

Brighton Balfrey • October 8, 2016

Senior Sid Satya walked into the library after school with many stressful things on his mind: AP Economics test, AP Biology test, AP Statistics test, multiple other assignments all in the next week. There...

Excuses

Krishna Sunder • September 16, 2016

Ranging anywhere from “my dog ate my homework” to “I have a family reunion today,” excuses are a large part of how people sometimes cope with social and academic situations. In this package, we...

Student stress remains the same after “homework-free” Thanksgiving

Tal Marom • November 30, 2015

s I was watching all my friends’ Snapchat stories on Monday morning before school, as I usually do, I was surprised. An overwhelming number of my friends were up until 2 a.m. or later finishing homework....