The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

MVHS alum ‘92 Shama Hakim Mesiwala appointed State Appellate Court justice

MVHS alum ‘92 Shama Hakim Mesiwala appointed State Appellate Court justice

Kathryn Foo March 20, 2023
Exploring Justice Mesiwala’s journey from MVHS to her newly appointed position

EE Tries Sports: Football

El Estoque competes against the MVHS Varsity Football team in Flag Football
From the Sideline

From the Sideline

Kathryn Foo and Dahlia Schilling February 17, 2023
Examining the complexities of parent-athlete relationships
Senior Rohin Inani, who was the stand-in Boys Tennis coach during the 2021-22 season, serves a ball.

The search for spring sport coaching

Anika Bhandarkar, Kathryn Foo, and Michelle Zheng February 11, 2023
Looking into the lack of coaching for the spring season
Junior Matthew Lau pushes through an MHS defender for a layup

Boys Basketball loses to Milpitas High School 58-51

Samika Bhatkar, Kathryn Foo, and Alyssa Yang January 29, 2023
Matadors fall short in securing a win in a close game
Fall Sports Recap

Fall Sports Recap

Kathryn Foo December 6, 2022
Taking a look at the results of the fall season
Sophomore Stanley Du springs into the air to score a layup.

Boys Basketball defeats Thomas More High School 62-55 in its first home game

Kathryn Foo and Jami Lim November 26, 2022
Matadors claim a victory on their first game of the season
Women who play video games become a target for verbal attacks.

The Virtual Glass Ceiling

Melody Cui and Kathryn Foo November 16, 2022
Examining the repercussions of women playing video games

Man on the street: Geography edition

Krish Dev, Kathryn Foo, and Lillian Wang November 11, 2022
Testing MVHS students’ geographical knowledge
The girls water polo team poses for a photo before their first water polo speedo run. Photo by Christine Xu

Spirit in Speedos

Kathryn Foo and Jami Lim October 13, 2022

The entire locker room was buzzing, more alive than normal. Initially, senior Kinton Duong credited it to the sounds — the loud, thumping music that slightly muffled the shouts of the players surrounding...

Photo | Nithya Appannagaari

From I to E

Kathryn Foo October 7, 2022
Coming to terms with changes in my personality as I grow older
Teachers take on new positions

Teachers take on new positions

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...

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