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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

Adorned with rainbow heart stickers, a  participant of Assembly Member Haney’s parade group waves a rainbow pride flag and a bisexual flag to the beats of the parade music. Photo by Benjamin Zhang.

San Francisco Pride Parade 2024

Jillian Ju, Isabelle Kok, and Benjamin Zhang July 19, 2024

Members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community gathered along Market Street in San Francisco on June 30 to celebrate the city’s annual Pride Parade. Beginning at 10:30 a.m., the parade lasted over...

Main Street magic

Main Street magic

Isabelle Kok, Shannon Yu, and Ellie Wang June 1, 2024

Main Street Cupertino is a mixed-use development featuring numerous shops, restaurants and residential areas. MVHS students Miriam Law and Saanj Rao, along with three students from Cupertino High School...

The sophomore year World Literature curriculum dives deep into many books such as George Orwells Animal Farm. Graphic by Isabelle Kok

Kush Mathur’s guide to sophomore year literature

Isabelle Kok and Benjamin Zhang May 29, 2024

Benjamin Zhang · Kush Mathur's guide to sophomore year literature   BZ: Hi, I’m Ben.  IK: Hi, I’m Isabelle. BZ: The MVHS World Literature curriculum is one of the two options...

The popularity of items considered retro are steadily on the rise. Graphic by Isabelle Kok and Benjamin Zhang

Retro-activity

Isabelle Kok and Benjamin Zhang May 24, 2024

For the record Filled with an ever-growing pile of vinyl in printed cardstock sleeves, freshman Aprameya Rupanagunta’s living room coffee table is home to many records. Rupanagunta has found a...

Sarah Howell (Carshena) tries to win Sam Putney (King Ahasuerus) over by singing “You Belong with Me.” Photo by Isabelle Kok.

The First Congregational Church of Palo Alto brings ‘Eras of Esther’ to the stage

Isabelle Kok and Benjamin Zhang April 29, 2024

The First Congregational Church of Palo Alto (FCCPA) debuted its biblical musical “Eras of Esther” on April 27 and April 28 at 7 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The 45-minute musical was a simplified...

The state of California increased its minimum wage to $20.00 for fast food workers, beginning on April 1. The large restaurant chain Panera Bread was initially exempt from this change until a clarification from California Governor Gavin Newsom. Courtesy of Dave Stone

The bare minimum

Isabelle Kok and Jason Chu April 24, 2024

Effective on Jan. 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage increased from $15.50 per hour to $16.00, with Cupertino’s raised from $17.20 to $17.75. By the implementation of Assembly Bill No. 1228, beginning...

Participants of the 2022 ALA Girls State convention in Missouri pose for a selfie. | Courtesy of Apple TV

‘Girls State’ falls victim to the female empowerment cliches it criticizes

Isabelle Kok April 15, 2024

This review contains spoilers for the documentary film “Girls State.” Retelling the narrative of an annual mock government convention of 600 teenage girls in Missouri, the documentary “Girls State”...

Photos of the article on sexual harassment, currently involved in a censorship lawsuit, published in the April 2023 edition of the MVHS Oracle. Photo by Myesha Phukan | Used with permission

Pressing matters

Suhana Mahabal and Isabelle Kok April 9, 2024

Teacher and student representatives of Mountain View High School’s news publication, the Oracle, filed a lawsuit against MVHS Principal Kip Glazer and the Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District,...

The Unheard album cover features a monochromatic photo of Hozier laying in dirt with a mustard yellow border.

‘Unheard’’s transcendent artistry is a multifaceted creation

Isabelle Kok March 28, 2024

In a seamless tapestry of earthy instrumentals, raw candor and soulful melodies, alternative indie artist Hozier released his eighth EP “Unheard” on March 22. The extended play, a sequel to Hozier’s...

Indie artist Ricky Montgomery crouches down at the front of the Regency Ballroom stage to sing to his audience. Photo courtesy of Izzy Hory @izzysconcerts. | Used with permission.

Ricky Montgomery’s 2024 tour is much more than another Rick in the wall

Jillian Ju and Isabelle Kok March 24, 2024

In a whirlwind of reverberating acoustics, pulsing rhythms and fluttering cutouts of paper fish, indie artist Ricky Montgomery performed one of the last North American shows of his “The Rick Tour: Another...

Members of Leung’s White Crane Lion and Dragon Dance Association U.S.A. bear red and white cultural flags in the Community Street Fair prior to the parade’s kickoff.

San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2024

Jillian Ju and Isabelle Kok March 7, 2024

Onlookers crowded along Market and Kearny Street in San Francisco to spectate on the annual San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 24. Beginning at 5:15 p.m., the parade included sections from schools...

A potential eight-period schedule will not be put into effect in the 2024-25 school year.

New year, same schedule

Isabelle Kok and Stella Petzova March 7, 2024

An 8-period bell schedule initiative will not be implemented in FUHSD for the 2024-25 school year, as disclosed by Superintendent Graham Clark on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Despite the Fremont Educators Association’s...

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