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
I'm Going Viral!

I’m Going Viral!

Jiya Singh • March 1, 2023
Understanding TikTok’s effect on music and media’s popularity
Instagram is typically used to promote major school events such as Club Information Day

What’s your Insta?

Aashi Venkat • February 17, 2023
Analyzing the evolution of social media as a primary source of news and information
MVHS students with bad parking are often posted on the instagram account @mv_bad parking

Over the line

Chiran Arumugam and Vincent Zhao • December 4, 2022
MVHS students share their experiences of being caught by anonymous instagram account @mv_badparking
“It's all about being confident in your own values. Maybe I don't have three syllable words, but I do have something else that I can definitely stand behind and be like, ‘This is what I'm good at.’ "

Creative highs and compromises

Aditya Shukla • November 16, 2022
How Instagram creators use the platform to promote their content
According to a survey of 173 students, 28.9% of MVHS students follow teachers on social media.

Going private

Lauren Chuu and Lillian Wang • October 5, 2022
Exploring how teachers and students view their privacy on social media
The Apple Watch offers a variety of features that track activity Graphic | Irene Tang

Down to the bits: technology in sports

Meggie Chen, Michelle Chen, Krish Dev, Irene Tang, Aashi Venkat, and Nika Zamani • April 1, 2022
Exploring how MVHS sports uses technology
The Cheer Team's Instagram features team bonding activities, routines they performed at games and promo for their future events

Like. Follow. Cheer.

Aashi Venkat and Nika Zamani • March 18, 2022
Exploring how sports teams use social media
Following the @finsta

Following the @finsta

Kalyani Puthenpurayil • January 15, 2022
Students create spam Instagram accounts for more exclusive, personal posts
Examining the impact of social media platforms in light of new accusatory claims

Profits over People: How Facebook’s internal designs and systems harm its users

Melody Cui • December 5, 2021
Examining the impact of social media platforms in light of new accusatory claims
Another message from an ASB candidate for a vote

ASB candidates, please stop DMing us

Lance Tong • March 17, 2021
Why campaigns DMing people individually is disingenuous
Walsworth Social Success Webinar

El Valedor presents at national yearbook workshop

Devin Gupta, News and Web Editor • November 20, 2020
Junior Lydia Lu shares her COVID-19 social media strategy at yearbook webinar
Junior Tyra Lin’s corgi Mina sits for a photo at Yosemite National Park in January of 2019.

Pet Instas

Claire Wen and Melody Cui • November 8, 2020
Students share about the Instagram accounts they created for their pets
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