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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

Sophomore Margaux Hideliza Mojica works on their math homework assignment.

Divided mathematics

Giljoon Lee November 7, 2023

The California Department of Education published a revision of the California Mathematics Framework (CMF) on July 12, 2023 to “offer guidance for implementing content standards,” according to the California...

Karen Maleski in 1978 and 2022, this year she returned to MVHS after more than 40 years.

Karen Maleski’s life of learning

Krish Dev, Website Editor February 14, 2022

Karen Maleski's fascination with literature began at a young age when she picked up books her mother left on the coffee table. Maleski became enamored with novels — including “The Jungle,” “The...

Competition Culture

Competition Culture

Exploring the experiences of students in our community who participate in various contests and competitions

Math

Michelle Chen March 21, 2021
Exploring the preparation process for the AMC competitions and the differences between the remote and in-person exams
An in-depth guide to every course available at MVHS.

MVHS Course Selection Guide

Anushka De, Devin Gupta, Andie Liu, Swara Tewari, and Emily Xia February 19, 2020
Exploring student perspectives on every course offered at MVHS
Skipping into Retirement

Skipping into Retirement

Jai Uparkar May 22, 2019

here were two things math teacher Skip Mueller never wanted to become: a salesman or a teacher. He ended up working in sales engineering for 17 years after graduating from college with a civil engineering...

Math and Science Club’s plans for next year

Math and Science Club’s plans for next year

Iman Malik and Herman Saini March 26, 2019

In order to lay the foundations for next year, the current senior officers of Math and Science Club (MSC) selected their executive officers on March 15, 2019. Among them are future co-presidents and juniors...

Journey to math: students describe how they became passionate about math

Journey to math: students describe how they became passionate about math

Iman Malik and Herman Saini November 21, 2018

Sophomore Parth Asawa will never forget the pride he felt after attending his first math competition in fourth grade. He won second place statewide, and this positive experience helped him develop...

A new and improved Math and Science club

A new and improved Math and Science club

Iman Malik and Herman Saini October 15, 2018

After experiencing drops in membership last year, Math and Science Club made several changes to increase interest for students. The officer team created a point system to encourage attendance through offering...

Losing the A in STEAM

Losing the A in STEAM

Flora Peng, Staff Writer September 19, 2018

Sixteen classes from various fields were cut at Monta Vista for the 2018-19 school year because of a decrease in student enrollment. In addition, students self-selecting science, technology, engineering...

Math teacher Colin Anderson suffered a minor heart attack

Math teacher Colin Anderson suffered a minor heart attack

Gauri Kaushik December 1, 2017
Math teacher and volleyball coach Colin Anderson recovers from a heart attack.
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