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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 | Ananya Chaudhary

Unnecessary holiday consumption has long-term impacts that outweigh its short-term appreciation

Holidays tend to increase overconsumption rates through “holiday sales,” resulting in a focus on temporary, unsustainable traditions
Ananya Chaudhary and Zaid Naqvi
December 7, 2024
Managing money

Managing money

Students need a financial literacy course to prepare them for the real world
Kalyani Puthenpurayil
March 17, 2024
Pay for Play

Pay for Play

MVHS students look at the economic impacts of spending money on video games
Stephanie Zhang and Riya Murthy
March 1, 2024
Graphic | Michelle Zheng

Sports team expenses

How the district, Monta Vista Athletic Boosters and ASB help fund the athletic department
Lily Jiang and Michelle Zheng
September 29, 2023
Students in the ACT program plant flowers, fruits and vegetables using SSC funding.

Funding new projects

School Site Council grants new funding requests after transitioning from the pandemic
Megha Mummaneni and Angela Zhang
November 14, 2022
Sophomores and MV Microfinance officers Devin Gupta, Arnav Doshi, and Ojas Karnavat present their proposal to the FUHSD board to get their charity organization, Kiva, permanently approved for further use by the club throughout the year.

MV Microfinance presents Kiva charity proposal to the FUHSD Board

Officers propose plan to fund the club’s nonprofit loan company
Ishaani Dayal
November 22, 2019
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Bulletproof Backpacks: A safety measure versus capital product

Exploring MVHS opinions about whether or not these precautions for gun violence are beneficial
Rachel Jiang and Aditi Dixit
October 24, 2019
A group of employees play video games while being filmed.

Behind the controller

How students and faculty at MVHS use and perceive video games​
Street smart shortage

Street smart shortage

MVHS students' lack of street smarts will negatively affect how we navigate in the real world
Photo courtesy of Creative Commons

Paying for my life: Looking at the rising costs of medication

My thoughts on the rapidly increasing prices of prescription drugs
Brandon Ng
March 14, 2019
Behind the bond

Behind the bond

October 24, 2018
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