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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

Graphic | Sana Karkhanis and Canva

2025 Prom Lookbook

Students provide insight into the planning behind their prom outfits and tips for future Prom-goers
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
May 25, 2025
Baer Blacksmith shop provides community education

Baer Blacksmith shop provides community education

Blacksmiths share about the value of learning to build something with your hands
Meghna Dixit and Zaid Naqvi
May 25, 2025
Take a quiz to discover which summer personality fits you the best. | Photo Illustration by Sana Karkhanis

What summer stereotype are you?

Take this personality quiz to decide which summer persona you conform to
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
May 19, 2025
Columbia students and faculty protest for academic free speech in the main quad. John Angelillo | Used with permission

Deportation and defunding threats silence student activists’ voices

Addressing the ongoing threat towards the First Amendment rights stripped from non-citizen student activists
Meghna Dixit and Stella Petzova
April 10, 2025
Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Petunia Pig express their concern for the future of the Earth while trying to stop a meteor from hitting it. Warner Bros. | Used with permission

“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” does nothing to blow the minds of audience members

The Looney Tunes movie has a haphazard plot built off of the desperation to be comedic
Meghna Dixit, Staff Writer
March 25, 2025
Empathy and emotional intelligence play a vital role in productive conversations and healthy relationships. Illustration | Radhika Dharmapurikar

Emotional maturity strengthens our community

We need to learn to effectively communicate about our emotional differences
Meghna Dixit, Staff Writer
March 24, 2025
Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea in San Jose, California, one of its many stores across the bay area. Photo by | Benjamin Zhang

Dessert Detectives: Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea

Reviewing popular menu items based on quality and taste
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
March 14, 2025
The Department of Education announced that Title IX would be reverted back to a 2020 version on Jan. 31. Illustration | Stella Petzova

Department of Education reverses Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

The MVHS community reflects on LGBTQ+ safety following the reversal of Title IX protections
Meghna Dixit and Stella Petzova
March 9, 2025
El Estoque adviser and MVHS journalism teacher Julia Satterthwaite addresses her journalism students. Photo by Aric Crabb | Used with permission

Journalism teacher Julia Satterthwaite wins the 2025 National High School Journalism Adviser of the Year

Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards El Estoque adviser with the national honor
Meghna Dixit and Stella Petzova
February 25, 2025
Indian women are offended by the media's perception of their beauty.

“The Great Shift” is a great joke: Why the TikTok trend is insulting to Indian women

The MVHS Indian community discusses how the trend undermines Indian women and their beauty
Meghna Dixit and Aletheia Ju
February 2, 2025
Graphic | Benjamin Zhang

In Review: Volume 4, 2025

El Estoque's staff review recently released media, ranging from LiAngelo Ball's first shot at music to Tate McRae's new pop experiment
In a crowd of people with similar beliefs, one person chooses to be different and break away from the toxic cycle dubbed 'jumping on the bandwagon.' Illustration | Sana Karkhanis

‘Jumping on the bandwagon’ leads to ignorant beliefs

We need to break free from the toxic cycle that lures audiences into agreeing with popular ideas and hinders the development of personal opinions
Meghna Dixit and Sana Karkhanis
January 27, 2025
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