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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Graphic | Owen Liu

Finding yum in yuck

Students and staff discuss childhood dishes that they hated but grew to love
Aletheia Ju and Owen Liu
November 3, 2024
MVHS is set to lose the Japanese language program in the coming years as a result of declining enrollment in the course.

FUHSD World Languages to face upcoming changes

MVHS will begin phasing out Japanese language courses in 2024-25
Jason Chu and Lauren Chuu
June 1, 2023
Kenneth Gan poses with his pet python Udon in his classroom. 
Photo by Abha Dash

Animal Love

Exploring teachers’ pets and the impact they have on them
Abha Dash, Staff Writer
October 10, 2022
Community members' favorite holidays are influenced by both their traditions and their cultures.

Celebrating the new year

Students and staff share which “new year” holiday they prefer
Sarah Liu
February 9, 2022
Exploring philosophies students and teachers began following due to the pandemic

Quarantine mottos to live by

Exploring philosophies students and teachers began following due to the pandemic
Melody Cui and Sophia Ma
May 9, 2021
Cupid in the classroom

Cupid in the classroom

Examining teachers’ perspectives on student relationships
Claire Wen
February 12, 2021
Patel, alongside his older brother and mother, takes a family photo.

A quarantined summer

Exploring how three members of the MVHS community spent the summer of 2020
Justine Ha and Shivani Madhan
September 12, 2020
Class Clowns

Class Clowns

Students and faculty share their experiences being or dealing with class clowns
Anjali Singh
March 13, 2020
What's MVHS laughing at

What’s MVHS laughing at

Exploring the various sources of humor at MVHS
The different expectations that different sexes face

The different expectations that different sexes face

Exploring internalized sexism at MVHS
Tanish Mendki and Claire Wen
February 7, 2020

50 Questions with I-Chu Chang

In the seventh installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks I-Chu Chang 50 questions about herself
Sophia Chen and Annie Zhang
January 28, 2020
Our cultures in food

Our cultures in food

Exploring the cultural significance of Asian food and its representation in America
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