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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

NBC investigative reporter Bigad Shaban and San Francisco State University Journalism Professor Laura Moorhead address high school journalism students from across the Bay Area.

Commonwealth Club hosts journalism conference

MVHS journalism department staff travel to San Francisco to attend an educational reporting program
Isabelle Kok and Stella Petzova
November 3, 2024
Former El Estoque adviser Michelle Balmeo poses alongside the EE head editors holding the first issue of the 2011-2012 school year. Photo courtesy of Michelle Balmeo | Used with permission

Turning the page

Former adviser and editors reflect on their time on El Estoque
Sophia D'Sa and Mihir Vishwarupe
April 8, 2024
Illustration | Michelle Zheng

Viral vs. verified

The emerging prominence of social media raises concerns for journalists
Ananya Chaudhary and Michelle Zheng
March 8, 2024
Cam on camera

Cam on camera

1989 graduate Cam Inman shares his journey from El Estoque to becoming a 49ers reporter
Arjun Dhruv and Ananda Singh
October 3, 2023
The 2021-2022 El Estoque staff poses for a group photo at the end of my first late night.

A new voice of my own

Reminiscing about my experiences with high school journalism
Krish Dev
June 4, 2023
Journalists should be respected when voicing their opinion and not  censored

Protecting our voice

Examining the effects of censorship on student journalists and advisors
Abha Dash, Arjun Dhruv, and Gauri Manoj
February 15, 2023
The El Estoque staff celebrates the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District on Feb. 24, 2019.

Honoring the First Amendment

Why the free press should be extended to all student journalists nationally
Shuvi Jha
January 28, 2020

El Estoque: Behind the story

Unpacking El Estoque student journalists’ reporting process on story favorites
Brian Xu
November 25, 2019
Students practice writing personality profiles in a NorCal Media Day session.

Journalism Education Association NorCal Media Day 2019

El Estoque gains exposure to other publications and professionals at annual journalism conference
Brian Xu
October 25, 2019
A NASA Earth Observatory image taken in August 2019 that captures the Amazon rainforest's burning fires. Photo Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) data from NASA EOSDIS, and data from the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED)

Addressing the sparse media coverage of the Amazon fires

Uncovering the drawbacks of social media activism
Oishee Misra
September 1, 2019
Behind the budget: School Site Council 2018-19

Behind the budget: School Site Council 2018-19

Members of School Site Council share the work they have accomplished in the 2018-19 school year
Kamyar Moradi and Brian Xu
April 12, 2019
The rising price of the truth

The rising price of the truth

What our lacking support of journalism means for our world
Brandon Ng
April 11, 2019
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