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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
French teacher Janissa Zahn's pen pals would send photos of themselves and their life in France.

Exchanging Letters

Sharing the handwritten letters that MVHS students, staff and community members have sent and received
Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Anna Jerolimov
March 4, 2022
As methods of communication such as emailing and calling became more popular in the 1990s, English teacher Shozo Shimazaki remembers thinking that the post office would go out of business, but the letters that people sent across the world remain in our history.

The forgotten art of writing letters

Exploring the impacts of written forms of communication from loved ones
Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Anna Jerolimov
March 4, 2022
Dear Goodbyes: a love letter to a bittersweet acquaintance

Dear Goodbyes: a love letter to a bittersweet acquaintance

A letter to a bittersweet friend
Lakshanyaa Ganesh
May 22, 2019
Students write letters to the Parkland survivors on colorful pieces of paper decorated with the phrases “Stay Strong” and “Persevere.” They then put the paper into a handmade, colorful envelope, ready to be sent to the MSDHS students. Photo by Sreya Kumar.

Letters to the Parkland survivors

Alyssa Hui
March 20, 2018
The stress recommendation letters put on counselors

The stress recommendation letters put on counselors

Jai Uparkar
December 7, 2017
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