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El Estoque

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Tiny Love Stories

Tiny Love Stories

What love means to the MVHS community
Ashley Voigt poses with her husband at their Winter Ball in 2009. Photo courtesy of Ashley Voigt | Used with permission,
Illustration by  Canva and Megha Mummaneni

MVHS explores how social media is changing the idea of love

The MVHS community discusses how social media has affected the way teens perceive and pursue love
Sana Karkhanis and Megha Mummaneni
March 4, 2025

Tiny Love Stories, pt. 1

What love means to the MVHS community
Sophia D’Sa and Kate Yang
March 2, 2025
Written media depicts love in a variety of ways, with songs and books spanning from true love to toxic relationships.

Struck by Cupid’s arrow

It’s time to question the toxicity of how love is depicted in written media
Aashi Venkat
January 24, 2024
Analyzing how the meaning of word "love" depends on the person.

LOVE

Examining how MVHS students use the word “love” and how its usage reflects different sentiments
Dahlia Schilling and Varun Singh, Staff Writer
September 29, 2023
Just me myself and I

Just me myself and I

Exploring the bright side of not being in a relationship
Vincent Zhao
February 26, 2023
To me, crushes felt like soda fizz - bubbly and bright. Graphic by Kripa Mayureshwar

Bloom: That soda pop feeling

The teenage romance that didn't happen
Shivani Verma
February 4, 2022
Using physical touch

Using physical touch

Exploring how physical touch plays a role in expressing affection among the MVHS community
Mikaylah Du and Riya Ravuri
October 30, 2021
Looking back on love

Looking back on love

Students reflect on how they were shaped by prior romantic relationships
Shivani Madhan
February 16, 2021
In a spinoff from the New York Times' Tiny Love Stories series, these stories are pockets of love within our community

Tiny Love Stories

Finding pockets of love within our community
Anushka De and Oishee Misra
February 15, 2021
Nine songs that capture the different shades of love

Valen-tunes for Valentine’s Day

Nine songs that capture the different shades of love
Sophia Chen and Shivani Verma
February 14, 2021
Illustration | Mikaylah Du and Sophia Ma

The romance behind K-dramas

Exploring the effects the popular genre has on our views and values
Sophia Ma, Staff Writer
February 13, 2021
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