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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
Competition season is back

Competition season is back

Melody Cui, Krish Dev, Gavin Hung, Minjae Kang, Jefferson Le, and Anika Sharma • October 31, 2021
Showcasing MVHS organizations in action
MVHS alumni returned to enjoy the Night Market with friends.

Cupertino Night Market

Devin Gupta, Managing and Web Editor • September 27, 2021
Cupertino Chamber of Commerce resumes its annual Night Market after COVID-19
Club leaders share their objectives for the 2021-2022 school year

Club leaders share their objectives for the 2021-2022 school year

Devin Gupta, Sophia Chen, Justin E Kim, Kripa Mayureshwar, Geethikaa Tarra, Stephanie Xu, and Alex Zhang • August 7, 2021
Exploring what’s in store for clubs as MVHS returns to in-person learning
Mock Trial members cram for an upcoming scrimmage. Photo by Jayanti Jha

Mock Trial reflection

Jayanti Jha • December 3, 2019

Co-president and senior Justin Feng began the interest meeting by discussing the various aspects of the mock trial, starting with the pretrial and ending with the verdict. Photo by Jayanti Jha

Mock Trial kicks off the year with 80 attendees

Jayanti Jha • September 22, 2019

Mock Trial began the year with an increase in attendance at their interest meeting with 80 people, compared to the usual 40 to 50 in previous years. According to  officer of operations and sophomore...

Mock Trial end of the year Q&A

Mock Trial end of the year Q&A

Jasmine Lee, Opinion Editor • May 16, 2019

In the 2018-19 school year, the MVHS Mock Trial team went from familiarizing themselves with the new members and building their new family to finalizing the 2019-2020 officers. Throughout the year, the...

Members of Mock Trial gather to take a picture at one of their many competitions where they fight a fake case against other schools in front of a judge and a panel of attorneys. Photo used with permission of Irene McNelis

Mock Trial: Building a family

Jasmine Lee and Alyssa Hui • January 20, 2019
Mock Trial officers reflect on their past experiences and reveal what the club means to them
Stepping stones to a Mock Trial competition

Stepping stones to a Mock Trial competition

Jasmine Lee • September 27, 2018

efore evening trainings begin, Mock Trial officers hosted their second member meeting in D202 where students shared out their points that could potentially assist the prosecutor and defender in their favor...

Mock Trial completes first scrimmage with new members

Mock Trial completes first scrimmage with new members

Amita Mahajan • November 20, 2015
Despite time issues, Mock Trial’s first scrimmage of the year was successful
A comparison of Mock Trial, MUN, and Debate

A comparison of Mock Trial, MUN, and Debate

Grace Zhou • October 8, 2015
Mock Trial, MUN, and Debate are all debate-oriented clubs, but each has its own unique aspects.
Low headcount, but high aspirations for Mock Trial

Low headcount, but high aspirations for Mock Trial

Yashashree Pisolkar • February 6, 2014
Mock Trial is smaller this year, but new team members are set on building confidence and skillset heading into competition season.
Monique Balentine sits at the desk where she coordinates the Study Buddies Society program. She organizes student tutors so that struggling students can be helped. Photograph by Tanisha Dasmunshi

Behind the scenes: Coaches and coordinators facilitate activities away from the spotlight

Tanisha Dasmunshi • October 11, 2013
Unfamiliar faces contribute to Study Buddies Society and Mock Trial
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