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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

French teacher Janissa Zahn's pen pals would send photos of themselves and their life in France.

Exchanging Letters

Sharing the handwritten letters that MVHS students, staff and community members have sent and received
As methods of communication such as emailing and calling became more popular in the 1990s, English teacher Shozo Shimazaki remembers thinking that the post office would go out of business, but the letters that people sent across the world remain in our history.

The forgotten art of writing letters

Exploring the impacts of written forms of communication from loved ones
French teacher Sarah Finck received the California Language Teacher Association (CLTA) 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award at a virtual award ceremony called Celebrating the Best of Us on Feb. 28. Photo courtesy of Sarah Finck // Used with permission

French teacher Sarah Finck receives the California Language Teacher Association’s 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award

Examining the impact of Finck’s teaching for her colleagues and students
Oishee Misra
March 6, 2021
Every Voice Matters

Every Voice Matters

Communication and public speaking are important skills to learn and practice in the classroom
Michelle Chen
March 11, 2020
Teachers’ favorite books

Teachers’ favorite books

10 teachers discuss and recommend books that are significant to them
Jacqueleine Liu
January 6, 2020
Marriage before love

Marriage before love

The MVHS community discusses arranged marriages and dating culture
Brian Xu and Michelle Chen
September 27, 2019
Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

A look into different perspectives of each decade
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