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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

Piece of art that was made to manage stress

Mindful Expression

MVHS discusses art as a tool for mental health
Ethan Eisler and Crystal Cheng
May 24, 2024
Graphic | Corinna Kuo

Investing in student wellness

California bill increases funding for school-based mental health services
Liz Liu, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, and Brandon Xu
January 27, 2024
Junior Clara Fun jumps to shoot the ball during a varsity girls' basketball game.

Hitting the breaking point

Examining how athletes at MVHS have experienced and overcome burnout within their sports
Anika Bhandarkar and Alyssa Yang
December 23, 2023
DIY diagnoses

DIY diagnoses

Exploring how social media is harmful by causing people to self-diagnose illnesses
Niveda Hari
November 2, 2023
DEPRESSED

DEPRESSED

Examining how MVHS’ students overuse of the word ‘depressed’ trivializes the mental disorder
Suhana Mahabal and Mihir Vishwarupe
September 29, 2023
The pressure I put on myself to set personal records soon left me exhausted, and negatively impacted my relationship for running.

Overambition: the enemy of my improvement

How letting go of the time on the clock helped me run faster
Anika Bhandarkar
September 23, 2023
From self-sufficiency to self-destruction

From self-sufficiency to self-destruction

Understanding how my obsession with independence led to isolation
Kripa Mayureshwar
June 2, 2023
Competitive academic culture and overwhelming workloads lead students to experience burnout

The breaking point

Examining students’ experiences with burnout and where it stems from
Jami Lim
June 1, 2023
The mentality that "the lighter you are, the better you perform" has woven its way into many sports, particularly endurance sports and performing arts.

Would I be faster if I were skinnier?

Rethinking how MVHS addresses body-image issues in sports
Anika Bhandarkar
May 8, 2023
The 1968 art horror film Hour of the Wolf explores the nature of dark thoughts intruding on ordinary life.

Drawing a line between art and suffering

Understanding the role of dark themes in entertainment and mental health
Jami Lim
March 20, 2023
I was formally diagnosed with depression and anxiety nearing a year ago, and sharing about it in any form felt like I was viscerally tearing myself open.

Spill Your Guts

Struggling to open up my mental illnesses
April Wang, Staff Writer
March 3, 2023
Glass children are often overshadowed by their siblings, even when it is unintentional.

Glass Child

Exploring how mental illness touches the lives of siblings
Meggie Chen
February 17, 2023
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