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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

Jaime Lannister, Maleficent and Bowser are three examples of villains in media.

Embracing evil

Students and staff rethink the purpose of villains in media
Lillian Wang
May 27, 2024
The decline of originality in media

The decline of originality in media

The MVHS community shares opinions on the growing trend of adaptations in media
Corinna Kuo and Michelle Zheng
March 8, 2024
Digital book formats have been made prevalent by the digital age.

Rewiring reading

Investigating the impacts of the digital age on book consumption
Jami Lim and Lillian Wang
November 1, 2023
Lisa Smith shows off the multiple stick-and-poke tattoos she did on herself the summer before freshman year, including X’s across her knuckles and a skull.

Forever Inked

Exploring what tattoos mean to the MVHS community
Dahlia Schilling and Jiya Singh
November 10, 2022
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
50 Questions with Jessica Kaufman

50 Questions with Jessica Kaufman

In the 20th installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Jessica Kaufman 50 questions
Mihir Vishwarupe
October 8, 2022
In a spinoff from the New York Times' Tiny Love Stories series, these stories are pockets of love within our community

Tiny Love Stories

Finding pockets of love within our community
Anushka De and Oishee Misra
February 15, 2021
People arrive at the festival and receive a hand-painted cherry blossom branch on their cheek.

Behind CSF’s Volunteer Events

CSF officers describe the events that they volunteer at
Emily Xia
October 18, 2017
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