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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The seniors and freshmen splash each other in the hopes of sinking the other's boat.

Classes compete in annual Boat Battle

Representatives from each grade attempt to sink other teams’ duct tape and cardboard boats while keeping their own afloat
Sonia Verma and Alex Zhang
May 27, 2023
Kenneth Gan checks out a camera in his first period yearbook class. Photo by Arti Gnanasekar

Gan’s the man

Kenneth Gan settles into his roles as the new adviser for El Valedor and ASB Leadership
Krish Dev and Eshika Tiwari
October 12, 2022
Teachers take on new positions

Teachers take on new positions

Examining how students and teachers adapt to position changes
MVHS Speech and Debate club showcases the awards it won

New club officers share their plans for the next school year

Looking into the changing leadership in MVHS clubs
Minjae Kang
May 26, 2022
Class of 2023 works on their Skit Decs.

Leaders grapple with COVID-19 restrictions

ASB and Leadership members reflect on the impact of the return to in-person
Jefferson Le
September 25, 2021
Graphic by Matthew Yoshimoto

Meet your officers

Introducing the 2021-22 ASB and class officers
Matthew Yoshimoto
May 10, 2021
Thumbnail of the Zoomcoming livestream

Zoomcoming 2021

Leadership prepares for a virtual Homecoming week
Claire Wen
March 23, 2021
The freshman class officers take a group photo in their Leadership class | Photo by Ryland Adzich

A year of firsts

The freshman class officers discuss their first semester experiences and goals for the future
Gauri Manoj
January 21, 2021
Graphic of an ASB card used to promote ASB cards on school website found on Infinite Loop.

ASB card sales are down for the 2020-21 school year

How Leadership, Athletics and El Valedor worked to increase ASB card sales
Ayah Ali-Ahmad
October 24, 2020
Matador Mondays Revisited

Matador Mondays Revisited

Leadership’s Matador Recognition commission revives Matador Mondays project to celebrate the school year during shelter in place
Tyler Cho
April 10, 2020
Andaaz captain and junior Akshat Rohatgi says the team has always been interested in working with Raas and Bhangra, as they are all Bollywood and hip-hop fusion dance clubs. This is the first time these three teams have collaborated for a rally performance. “I feel like we give back to the school in a way [when we perform],” Rohatgi said. “We just love performing in general at shows, and especially at rallies since we performed at the Homecoming Rally earlier this year.”

A photo recap of the Winter Dynamic Duos Rally 2020

How the 2020 Winter Rally changed to a team rally
Charlotte Chui and Ayah Ali-Ahmad
February 19, 2020
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