El Estoque

The final run ep 3: Girls Basketball

Minjae Kang and Alex Zhang • May 15, 2023

Exploring the CCS journey of seniors in the MV girls basketball team

From the Sideline

Kathryn Foo and Dahlia Schilling • February 17, 2023

Examining the complexities of parent-athlete relationships

Girls Basketball defeats Prospect High School 49-27

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Sarah Liu, and Alyssa Yang • December 18, 2022

Matadors maintain a strong lead to take home their eighth win of the season

Girls Basketball defeats Santa Clara 51-33 to kick off the season

Jason Chu, Manas Kottakota, and Michelle Zheng • November 19, 2022

Matadors win the sportsmanship game, the first game of the season

Teachers take on new positions

Samika Bhatkar, Meggie Chen, Kathryn Foo, Darpan Singh, Mihir Vishwarupe, and Angela Zhang • September 9, 2022

Alongside a group of fellow AP teachers, Biology teacher Lora Lerner spent four days of her summer at AP Summer Institute gaining familiarity with curriculum and labs as she prepared to trade in one session...

Race in Sports

Sophia Chen, Geethikaa Tarra, Irene Tang, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Nika Zamani • March 7, 2022

Exploring the different facets of race in sports

Representation in sports matters

Irene Tang and Matthew Yoshimoto • February 8, 2022

Exploring how students are inspired by professional athletes of the same race

Girls Basketball beats Fremont High School 45-34

Anna Jerolimov, Sarah Liu, and Kalyani Puthenpurayil • January 29, 2022

Matadors remain undefeated in league with 6-0 record

Girls Basketball: Monta Vista loses to Homestead 43-35

Devin Gupta, Irene Tang, and Mikaylah Du • May 2, 2021

Varsity loses its fifth game of the season

Max Martin: Pop music’s resident hitmaker

Arjan Madan, Staff Writer • March 30, 2021

On Feb. 7, The Weeknd finished the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime performance with his hit song “Blinding Lights.” According to Billboard, “Blinding Lights” has spent over a year in the top 10 songs...

Reflecting on Zoomcoming

Amber Milesi, Staff Writer • March 30, 2021

nlike the usual week-long Homecoming experience that culminates in a Friday rally, football game and Saturday dance, this year's Zoomcoming went remote and included various social media challenges, online...