El Estoque

Welcoming Space

Lauren Chuu and Daphne Huang • September 29, 2023

MVHS has a new English Language Development (ELD) Center located in room C206, open every day during brunch, lunch and tutorial. The center aims to provide resources and community activities for ELD...

The art of ambition

Isabelle Kok • September 18, 2023

College application season is a tumultuous time for many MVHS seniors — paperwork piles up and print-outs loom, but some students have a more specialized undertaking ahead of them than the typical academic...

The Law of fashion

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Staff Writer • September 15, 2023

When senior Lemon Liu attended Kennedy Middle School, she noticed a classmate in her grade who had an admirable fashion sense — someone whom Liu thought was able to truly express herself through her...

Prom 2023 lookbook

Chiran Arumugam and Aashi Venkat • June 1, 2023

Taking a look into what students wore to prom

A new language, a new world

Melody Cui and Angela Zhang • April 14, 2023

Examining initiatives in place at MVHS to help English Language Learners

Looking to a higher power

Melody Cui • October 7, 2022

The MVHS community voices their perspective on religion

Going private

Lauren Chuu and Lillian Wang • October 5, 2022

Exploring how teachers and students view their privacy on social media

Diving into stan culture

Lance Tong and Lillian Wang • April 27, 2022

Investigating student perspectives on the K-Pop fan community

What it means to dress differently

April Wang • February 16, 2022

As a child, sophomore Lemon Liu was often mistaken as a boy, and even now, their appearance sometimes leads to confusion over their identity. She can recall multiple times when people used he/him pronouns...