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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

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Syzygy refers to the opposition between two objects, such as the sun and moon | Sonia Verma

La Pluma: Syzygy

Stella Petzova and Benjamin Zhang • April 13, 2024

MVHS’s award-winning literary arts magazine, La Pluma, unveiled its fall semester issue, “Syzygy,” on March 8. “Syzygy,” an astronomical term that relates to the opposition of the moon and the...

La Pluma: Behind the pages

La Pluma: Behind the pages

Corinna Kuo and Kaia Yuan • October 30, 2023

Sophomore Madi Polidoro, senior Nabeeha Ahsan, senior Nila Katchapalayal, and junior Melody Chui pose for a photo by MV Fashion club's booth.

MVHS holds Club Info Day

Jisha Rajala, Staff Writer • September 13, 2021
Club leaders share about the importance of the event in recruiting
Club leaders share their objectives for the 2021-2022 school year

Club leaders share their objectives for the 2021-2022 school year

Devin Gupta, Sophia Chen, Justin E Kim, Kripa Mayureshwar, Geethikaa Tarra, Stephanie Xu, and Alex Zhang • August 7, 2021
Exploring what’s in store for clubs as MVHS returns to in-person learning

The future of La Pluma

Lakshanyaa Ganesh • May 24, 2019

s the school year wraps up, various teams and clubs reflect and rejoice in their accomplishments through celebrations including banquets. Many seniors look back on their extracurriculars as a core, defining...

The faces behind La Pluma

Karen Sanchez • October 20, 2017
La Pluma staff members reveal their interest in the club
La Pluma: Breaking down a writing exercise

La Pluma: Breaking down a writing exercise

Stephanie Lam • February 8, 2017
Take a look at one of La Pluma's strategy for writing
La Pluma officers explain the spreadsheet to new staff members. La Pluma hopes that by re implementing the spreadsheet, the club can have a more organized way to keep track of member’s stories

La Pluma holds its first staff meeting

Stephanie Lam • October 12, 2016
La Pluma’s meeting introduces new changes for the upcoming year
La Pluma releases its first issue of the year

La Pluma releases its first issue of the year

Aditi Desai • December 13, 2014
A look into La Pluma’s first issue and its club awareness in the MVHS community
College essay workshop to be hosted by La Pluma and National English Honors Society

College essay workshop to be hosted by La Pluma and National English Honors Society

Caitlyn Tjong • September 29, 2014
Student clubs collaborate to plan a personalized editing and guidance session for students
Sophomore Evan Zhang sings at the La Pluma Coffeehouse. The event featured a variety of acts including singing, dancing and role play. Photo by Varsha Venkat.

La Pluma Coffeehouse allows students to kick back and relax

Varsha Venkat • April 8, 2014
Annual coffeehouse features a variety of student artists including singers, dancers and writers.
The flyer for the upcoming "Build a Story" workshop. Attendees will get a chance to publish their work in La Pluma's upcoming S&S issue.

11 tips to become a better writer

Maya Murthy • February 9, 2014

La Pluma co-president Pooja Desai shares tips to improve writing. 1. Hone your craft by reading. Have a book with you at all times. Read as much as you can, whenever you can, wherever you can. “I...

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