El Estoque

MVHS students and staff see part of a total eclipse

Giljoon Lee and Alyssa Yang • April 10, 2024

MVHS students and staff looked to the sky on April 8 as a total solar eclipse became partially visible from 10:12 a.m. to 12:16 p.m., peaking during third period at 11:12 a.m. Although cities in southern...

Staff beat seniors in the first seniors vs staff basketball game

Corinna Kuo and Aletheia Ju • March 20, 2024

The senior class of 2024 hosted the first senior vs. staff basketball game on Friday, March 15, during lunch in the field house. Students and school administrators alike attended to cheer on their friends...

PAC-ing a punch

Sophia D'Sa and Isabelle Kok • September 29, 2023

The Class of 2027 performed its Pac-Man themed Homecoming skit on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The skit followed ‘80s character Pac-Man, played by freshman Ronit Kuila, as he tried to rescue his son, Pac-Man...

Working towards a coherent curriculum through equitable grading practices

Aletheia Ju, Corinna Kuo, Jami Lim, Megha Mummaneni, Eshika Tiwari, Benjamin Zhang, and Michelle Zheng • September 1, 2023

For the 2023-2024 school year, MVHS Leadership introduced two new grading policies from Joe Feldman’s book “Grading for Equity” — Reframing Homework and Rubrics — in addition to the three that...

A year of Yearbook

Meggie Chen and Sarah Liu • June 5, 2023

Exploring the challenges and triumphs of El Valedor

Gan’s the man

Krish Dev and Eshika Tiwari • October 12, 2022

Biology teacher Kenneth Gan applied to be El Valedor's adviser at the end of the 2021-2022 school year because he felt it "would be a cool opportunity and a unique challenge." After Leadership teacher...

Animal Love

Abha Dash, Staff Writer • October 10, 2022

Exploring teachers’ pets and the impact they have on them

Homecoming halftime performances showcase numerous groups

Michelle Chen and Matthew Yoshimoto • October 7, 2021

Matadors celebrate Homecoming royalty and enjoy Variations, Cheer, Marching Band, Color Guard and Dance shows during the Homecoming Football game

Class of 2022 keeps up annual tradition of Senior Sunrise

Jayanti Jha and Nika Zamani • August 24, 2021

Seniors commemorate the beginning of their last year at MVHS

50 Questions with Kenneth Gan

Devin Gupta, News and Web Editor • March 30, 2021

In the 14th installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Kenneth Gan 50 questions

Phase 2: The Distribution

Devin Gupta and Jannah Sheriff • February 12, 2021

Exploring the success and opinions surrounding the first wave distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine

Upcoming real ID regulation for domestic flights

Sarah Young, Graphics Editor • October 25, 2019

tarting Oct. 1, 2020, everyone 18 and older travelling from one U.S. state to another will be required to either have a real ID marked on their driver’s license or bring their passport. This is due to...