El Estoque

New kid syndrome

Jami Lim and Stella Petzova • February 2, 2024

It was a sunny August morning when senior Samhita Kashyap, then a sophomore, first stepped foot into MVHS after moving from Weston, Florida. Finding herself lost in navigating the unfamiliar campus and...

Leaving CA

Alan Tai • December 21, 2022

Exploring why some students want to leave the state they call home

Moving in

Alan Tai • October 13, 2022

Exploring how former MVHS students experience dorm culture

Home is where I make it

Diya Bahl • October 23, 2021

How moving to Fremont has impacted my life

Not the right fit

Michelle Chen and Hannah Lee • November 23, 2019

Former MVHS students explain their decision to change schools

Growing pains

Sreya Kumar • October 6, 2019

The downfalls of growing up in the Singaporean education system

Dear Goodbyes: a love letter to a bittersweet acquaintance

Lakshanyaa Ganesh • May 22, 2019

haven’t always been good at accepting you into my life. You get a pretty bad rep, and I guess for a good reason: nobody likes change. It’s your best friend that always seems to be close on your heels,...

Gone for Five Years

Collin Qian, Web Editor • November 7, 2018

It was impossible for me to look at my dad without drenching my collar in tears, knowing it would be a full year until I would see him again. I endangered many trees by soaking paper towels in the car,...

A new chapter

Swara Tewari, Features editor • October 21, 2018

Exploring a student’s experience with moving and her outlook on her short time at MVHS

Story of Our Stuff: They stored their lives away in boxes in India

Mingjie Zhong • December 18, 2014

Senior Rhea Solomon and her parents left precious memories and keepsakes in storage some 8,000 miles away

Bye bye doggie

Aafreen Mahmood • April 27, 2010

Milo moves out of the house The month of April has been crazy for the Lau family. My mom is in the middle of selling our house, my older sister moved out into her own house and Milo...