El Estoque

Tuning in on Tupac

Ananya Chaudhary • December 5, 2023

A crowd gathered at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard on Friday, Nov 3. to watch as a section of the road was renamed “Tupac Shakur Way.” Hip-hop rapper Tupac Shakur, or 2Pac, rose to fame in the early...

Keeping up with COVID

Corinna Kuo and Kaia Yuan • September 23, 2023

This past summer, COVID cases have increased by 95% in Santa Clara County compared to 6 months ago, due to new viral strains nicknamed Eris and Pirola, both of which are sub-variants of Omicron. Despite...

Studying cinema

Jami Lim • June 1, 2023

Exploring the works of the Contemporary Literature film unit

Behind the blossoms

Alan Tai, Yash Thapliyal, and Eric Zhou • May 30, 2023

Exploring the story of the MVHS Garden

Winter break traditions

Anika Bhandarkar and Megha Mummaneni • December 21, 2022

Examining the traditions students and staff partake in over the winter holidays

Unvaccinated staff no longer required to undergo COVID-19 testing

Jason Chu and Lillian Wang • September 17, 2022

The California Department of Public Health announced that it would be ending its COVID-19 testing mandate for unvaccinated individuals in high-risk settings on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Starting Sept. 17, unvaccinated...

Book bans are on the rise

Jisha Rajala and Lillian Wang • April 6, 2022

In early January of this year, the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee unanimously voted for the removal of “Maus,” a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman focusing on Jewish experiences during the Holocaust,...

Students and teachers share their literature class favorites

Gauri Manoj and Mira Wagner • August 29, 2021

From timeless classics to contemporary reads, the MVHS curriculum provides something for everyone

The 5 Senses of Culture

Ritu Atreyas, Sophia Chen, Ishaani Dayal, Arjan Madan, and Annie Zhang • April 2, 2021

Delving into the sensory facets of cultures present at MVHS

A touch of home

Arjan Madan, Staff Writer • April 2, 2021

How fabrics, utensils, and trinkets help MVHS students and staff connect to their heritage

Closing Week during remote learning provides alternatives to typical high-stakes final exams

Tanish Mendki and Arjan Madan • December 13, 2020

Examining the various ways teachers are administering final assessments to wrap up first semester

FUHSD implements credit/no-credit grading in response to COVID-19

Robert Liu and Devin Gupta • May 13, 2020

Despite community opposition, board of trustees unanimously vote to reaffirm new grading system