El Estoque

Varsity Badminton defeats Cupertino High School 17-13 in a close game

Manas Kottakota and Sameer Maheshwari • March 11, 2023

Varsity Badminton opens up its season with a close victory

Differences between club and school athletes

Jason Chu and Manas Kottakota • February 13, 2023

Exploring what athletes like and dislike about on a club or school sports teams

Clubs in Sports

Crystal Cheng, Jason Chu, Manas Kottakota, Sonia Verma, Mira Wagner, and Michelle Zheng • February 10, 2023

Exploring the similarities and differences between club and school sports

Boys Basketball defeats Basis Independent Silicon Valley 71-46

Manas Kottakota, Jason Chu, and Jiya Singh • February 6, 2023

Matadors outclass BHS in a must win game

Transitioning from Junior Varsity to Varsity

Manas Kottakota and Jason Chu • December 9, 2022

Athletes share about the differences between JV and Varsity teams

From farm to table

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Abha Dash, Taryn Lam, Kripa Mayureshwar, Aashna Patel, Jiya Singh, Manas Kottakota, and Eshika Tiwari • November 22, 2022

Exploring the processes and people behind the food we eat at MVHS

Girls Basketball defeats Santa Clara 51-33 to kick off the season

Jason Chu, Manas Kottakota, and Michelle Zheng • November 19, 2022

Matadors win the sportsmanship game, the first game of the season

An authentic take on BeReal

Avni Gandhi and Manas Kottakota • November 12, 2022

BeReal, a new photo-sharing app, has gained popularity among Gen Z in mid 2022. One notification is sent out each day to let users know they have two minutes to post, but users can also post a “late”...

Cafeteria Crackdown

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Manas Kottakota, Jiya Singh, and Eshika Tiwari • November 5, 2022

El Estoque’s Arts & Entertainment section assesses school lunches

Homecoming 2022

Ananya Chaudhary, Nameek Chowdhury, Krish Dev, Manas Kottakota, Aditya Shukla, and Eshika Tiwari • October 19, 2022

A recap of Homecoming 2022 at MVHS

Class of 2025’s Homecoming Performance

Krish Dev and Manas Kottakota • October 11, 2022

The Class of 2025 performed a skit on Tuesday, Oct. 11, the second day of Homecoming week. In the skit, based on “Jurassic Park,” three students come across a dinosaur while exploring the D building...

“MOSS” is a dull exploration of memories

Ananya Chaudhary and Manas Kottakota • October 2, 2022

Actress and singer Maya Hawke, known for her role as Robin Buckley in the popular Netflix series “Stranger Things,” released her second studio album “MOSS” on Sept. 23, just over two years after...