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

Film fanatics

Arjun Dhruv and Lily Jiang April 13, 2024

Before the football season starts, MV Football Head Coach Ceazar Agront begins watching films of previous games and filling the holes left by seniors for the upcoming season by finding new people to replace...

Time Out! Ep. 19: Anisha Pant

Time Out! Ep. 19: Anisha Pant

Arjun Dhruv and Lily Jiang April 6, 2024

 · Time Out! Ep. 19: Anisha Pant AD: Hi everyone, my name is Arjun Dhruv. LJ: And I’m Lily Jiang. AD: Welcome to Episode 19 of Time Out! Each episode, we dive into the sports scene here at...

Freshman Radhika Dharmapurikar participates in the flag ceremony where every troop stands around to sing songs and do chants before announcements. Photo courtesy of Radhika Dharmapurikar

Blazing trails

Lily Jiang March 9, 2024

Freshman and Tenderfoot Radhika Dharmapurikar initially joined Boy Scouts of America (BSA) during eighth grade after constantly hearing her friends discuss the camping, community and friendships that were...

Competing to connect

Competing to connect

Lily Jiang and Kalyani Puthenpurayil January 25, 2024

MVHS parent Lee Nguyen says that the heightened emotions his customer felt heavily contributed to them closing a business deal over dinner. They had just played a golf match together to discuss the deal...

Senior Matt Lau looks for an opening in the opposing team’s defense while dribbling the ball.

Boys Basketball defeats Ann Sobrato High School 60-44

Lily Jiang and Dylan Nguyen January 5, 2024

Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Ann Sobrato High School 60-44 during its fourth preseason game on Saturday, Dec. 30. MVHS maintained a strong lead, ending the first half 45-15. Though ASHS began to catch...

Senior Sanika Kothari (center) supports junior Jooha Kim (top center) by her ankle at a football game against Washington High School on Sept. 9.

Base value

Lily Jiang and Asha Wojciechowski December 6, 2023

Since she was 8 years old, Sanika Kothari has loved cheerleading. She recalls bursting into tears every time a practice was canceled and she didn’t get to practice flying. However, when Kothari was 12...

Sophomore Ria Sethi attempts to block a shot by HHS’ offense

Girls Water Polo falls 10-5 to Homestead High School

Lily Jiang October 14, 2023

Varsity Girls Water Polo fell 10-5 to Homestead High School on Tuesday, Oct. 10. HHS led in the first quarter 2-0 but MVHS gained momentum in the second quarter, ending the first half leading with the...

Graphic | Michelle Zheng

Sports team expenses

Lily Jiang and Michelle Zheng September 30, 2023

The FUHSD Director of Administrative Services Jason Crutchfield grew up in an area consisting of small towns, with each town only having one high school. That means that every sports game was not just...

Junior Kevin Wu attempts to block HHS’s pass.

Boys Water Polo falls 11-4 to Homestead High School

Lily Jiang and Dylan Nguyen September 22, 2023
MVHS takes its second loss, bringing its overall record to 3-2
MVHS will partner with the African American Scholars Project starting in the 2023-24 school year.

MVHS administration implements African American Scholar’s Project

A B building bathroom wall was graffitied with the words “Kill all n******” on March 10, 2022. A video of a student saying the N word was sent to MVHS staff on Feb. 28, 2023. Although MVHS has established...

Clara Fan prepares for her high jump at the 2022 CIF State Championships in Clovis, CA

Time Out! Ep.3: Clara Fan

Lily Jiang May 21, 2023
Exploring Clara Fan’s journey throughout track and field and future plans in the sport
50 Questions with Scott DeRuiter

50 Questions with Scott DeRuiter

Lily Jiang and Arjun Dhruv April 24, 2023
In the 24th installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Scott DeRuiter 50 questions
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