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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

Illustration | Erin Liu

Bridging the gap in the understanding of AVID

The AVID program is consistently underrepresented and misunderstood at MVHS
Yixuan (Joyce) Li and Erin Liu
December 8, 2024
New California law prevents schools from directly outing children to parents, amid recent parental rights movement. Illustration | Corinna Kuo

California becomes first state to ban schools from disclosing gender changes

New state legislation bans schools from directly notifying parents of students’ gender changes at school
Zaid Naqvi and Eric Zhou
September 21, 2024
How family member philosophies define their interfamilial relationships and other interactions.

Ideological distance

How family member philosophies define their interfamilial relationships
Melody Cui and Aditya Shukla
December 20, 2022
Junior Ethan Tarng waters, "Gretchen," one of his plants while making sure not to overwater it as that would be detrimental to the plant's health. Photo by Joyce Tarng // Used with permission

Unconventional love at MVHS

Exploring instances of love for unique items at MVHS
Mira Wagner
February 12, 2022
English teacher Jireh Tanabe enjoys "Night" by Elie Wiesel because of its lessons of empathy.

Students and teachers share their literature class favorites

From timeless classics to contemporary reads, the MVHS curriculum provides something for everyone
Gauri Manoj and Mira Wagner
August 29, 2021
Sexual assault assembly at MVHS

Sexual assault assembly at MVHS

Examining the virtual SAFER Choices Assembly assembly
Mira Wagner and Arjan Madan
June 1, 2021
Cupid in the classroom

Cupid in the classroom

Examining teachers’ perspectives on student relationships
Claire Wen
February 12, 2021
Closing Week during remote learning provides alternatives to typical high-stakes final exams

Closing Week during remote learning provides alternatives to typical high-stakes final exams

Examining the various ways teachers are administering final assessments to wrap up first semester
Tanish Mendki and Arjan Madan
December 13, 2020
Seeds of Tranquility: Investigating the growth of Tranquil Tuesday

Seeds of Tranquility: Investigating the growth of Tranquil Tuesday

Looking into the creation of the self-care initiative and thoughts from Tranquil Tuesday volunteers and participants
Sophia Chen, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Photo by Justin Rajah // Used with permission

Interact Club: Preparing for the upcoming year

Officers focus on building connections inside and outside of the club for members this year
Ishaani Dayal
October 11, 2019
Practical jokers

Practical jokers

Teachers explain the process of pranking colleagues or students
Michelle Chen and Ishaani Dayal
September 25, 2019
Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

A look into different perspectives of each decade
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