El Estoque

Staff Editorial: Beauty for ourselves

Meggie Chen and Tvisha Gupta • November 17, 2022

This June, influencer Jada Travis posted a TikTok explaining how she hasn’t shaved her armpit hair in three years because she said “I don’t care” in the grand scheme of things. Her TikTok went...

Varsity Girls Volleyball beats Hillsdale High School 3-1 in the CCS Semifinals

Meggie Chen, Anna Jerolimov, and Michelle Zheng • November 4, 2022

Matadors advance to the CCS Finals against Aragon High School on Nov. 5

Passionless Participation

Meggie Chen • October 14, 2022

A nuanced look at how participation prizes perpetuate a culture of extrinsic motivation

Teachers take on new positions

Samika Bhatkar, Meggie Chen, Kathryn Foo, Darpan Singh, Mihir Vishwarupe, and Angela Zhang • September 9, 2022

Alongside a group of fellow AP teachers, Biology teacher Lora Lerner spent four days of her summer at AP Summer Institute gaining familiarity with curriculum and labs as she prepared to trade in one session...

Girls Volleyball beats Overfelt High School 3-0

Meggie Chen, Sarah Liu, and Michelle Zheng • August 28, 2022

Matadors win straight sets in first game of the season

The “Hate” Word

Meggie Chen • May 27, 2022

Why we should stop using the word “hate”

Fear

Meggie Chen • April 27, 2022

Exploring how fear affects three MVHS student-athletes in their sport

Polo unites the Sharmas

Meggie Chen and Krish Dev • April 18, 2022

Sophomore Aditya Sharma’s favorite part of playing horse polo is the unmatched feeling of excitement as the wind whistles in his ears and the loud sound of thumping hooves against the ground as he...