The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Man on the street: Seniors give their freshman-self advice

Man on the street: Seniors give their freshman-self advice

Megha Mummaneni June 3, 2024
Class of 2024 give advice to their freshman-year selves
The juice is loose!

The juice is loose!

Niveda Hari and Megha Mummaneni May 21, 2024

“The juice is loose!” Fans cheered as ex-football star O.J. Simpson and former NFL player Al Cowlings drove along the Los Angeles freeway in a low-speed car chase, pursued by the LAPD, which had...

Juniors Lilia Murase and Julie Yu sing and dance along to the music.

Prom under a “City of Stars”

Megha Mummaneni May 20, 2024
Monta Vista’s senior and junior prom creates new high school memories
New clubs were introduced on campus second semester.

New clubs

Megha Mummaneni May 17, 2024
2nd semester of the 2023-2024 school year features new clubs on campus
Many female students deal with mansplaining in classroom settings.

Explaining mansplaining

Megha Mummaneni and Kalyani Puthenpurayil April 12, 2024
Students and staff share their perspectives on guys talking over others
Swim defeats Mountain View High School 203-133

Swim defeats Mountain View High School 203-133

Megha Mummaneni April 7, 2024

Varsity Swim faced Mountain View High School on Friday, April 5 on its senior night. Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls both won with a score of 96-70 and 107-63 respectively. During the meet, seniors stood...

Please be patient, student driver

Please be patient, student driver

Abha Dash and Megha Mummaneni March 6, 2024

One of the biggest milestones of being a teenager is getting a driver’s license — it’s a symbol of freedom and of finally being old enough to do something without the help of parents. However, getting...

Freshman Siva Kumaraguru readies his bat as he waits for the pitch.

Varsity Baseball falls to Saratoga High School 6-0

Daphne Huang, Megha Mummaneni, and Niveda Hari March 2, 2024

Varsity Baseball fell to Saratoga High School 6-0 on Thursday, Feb. 29. Batting first, SHS quickly gained the early lead, scoring one home run in the second inning and two in the third. Having difficulty...

MVHS students frequently ask each other for help through online forums such as Discord and Slack, where they receive help from their peers. | Photo by Megha Mummaneni

Little acts, huge impacts

Megha Mummaneni and Suhana Mahabal December 8, 2023

Di was ½ r^2 dm right   dv=pi*r^2dx  its just a volume of an infinitely thin cylinder   Oh ok thanks Scrolling through the Physics C Discord, one would find hundreds of screenshots...

Where are you really from?

Megha Mummaneni and Asha Wojciechowski December 8, 2023

As English teacher Derek Lu was enjoying his time on a first date in San Diego, his mood suddenly changed when he was confronted with a statement that left him unsettled.  “He just suddenly blurted,...

Beyond the numbers

Sarah Liu, Megha Mummaneni, and Kalyani Puthenpurayil November 3, 2023
Schools should not be ranked solely by their academic achievements
Rob Walker shares personal details about his son’s fentanyl poisoning.

Cupertino Rotary Club holds “The Fentanyl Poisoning: Real Talk About Fake Pills” presentation

Megha Mummaneni and Asha Wojciechowski October 20, 2023
The presentation was hosted in partnership with the Fremont Union High School Foundation, the Fremont Union High School District and the Cupertino Union School District
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