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
Getting with the program

Getting with the program

Sophia Ma and Trisha Sannappanavar • October 5, 2022
MVHS alum recount their experiences in specialized programs
Co-president and senior Ashley Yeh helps a member adjust his grip on the needle with their needle holder.

Future Practicing Physicians Network holds annual suturing lab

Alyssa Hui • February 12, 2020
Members of FPPN practice suturing techniques on a chicken breast
Lava lamps in Erlenmeyer Flasks

Lava lamps in Erlenmeyer Flasks

Zara Iqbal and Ruth Feng • October 19, 2018

On Oct. 17, members of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSTEM) gathered in biology teacher Lora Lerner’s room during lunch for their first experiment of the year: the lava...

A look at FPPN's annual suturing lab

A look at FPPN’s annual suturing lab

Michelle Wong • March 3, 2018
Future Practicing Physicians Network members practice basic suturing skills
SNHS holds lab on combustion reactions

SNHS holds lab on combustion reactions

Andrea Schlitt • November 3, 2015
Experiment with hand sanitizer provides hands on experience with chemistry
Club president junior Kasie Wong teaches member junior Paul Xu how to use lab equipments safely on March 23. The experiment, beginning on March 16 and ending March 28, involved bacterial resistance to triclosan. Photo by Howard Lee.

Biotech Club conducts first large-scale experiment

Howard Lee • March 30, 2012
Concerted effort results in successful nine-day lab regarding bacterial resistance to triclosan
Safety slip-up

Safety slip-up

Sara Yang • March 28, 2010

Hydrochloric acid sends chemistry student to the emergency room   The block period on March 9 took a turn for the worse as chemistry teacher Elizabeth McCracken's third period Chemistry...

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