El Estoque

MV Drama opens its curtains to its production “Still Life With Iris”

Nameek Chowdhury, Yash Thapliyal, and Aashi Venkat • April 10, 2023

The department holds its 2023 Spring Production

EE Tries Sports: Football

Nameek Chowdhury, Yash Thapliyal, and Michelle Zheng • March 9, 2023

El Estoque competes against the MVHS Varsity Football team in Flag Football

Behind the scenes: MVSNL

Nameek Chowdhury and Anna Jerolimov • February 16, 2023

Examining the process behind producing Monta Vista Saturday Night Live

50 Questions with Josh Kuo

Minjae Kang and Nameek Chowdhury • February 3, 2023

In the 22nd installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Josh Kuo 50 questions

Jumping down the rabbit hole

Nameek Chowdhury and Krish Dev • November 12, 2022

Twitter is a social media platform where users who can post text-based messages along with photos, videos and hyperlinks. Recently, the platform was acquired by billionaire and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk....

Man on the Street: What’s your Halloween costume?

Avni Gandhi, Nameek Chowdhury, and Ananya Chaudhary • November 8, 2022

Class of 2023’s Homecoming Performance

Nameek Chowdhury and Aditya Shukla • October 13, 2022

Seniors traverse a galaxy far far away in a “Star Wars” themed skit

Football loses 17-13 against Fremont High School

Nameek Chowdhury, Jiya Singh, and Aashi Venkat • September 18, 2022

Matadors miss a game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the fourth quarter

Shifting opinions around SROs

Ananya Chaudhary, Nameek Chowdhury, Jason Chu, Krish Dev, Lillian Wang, and Michelle Zheng • September 5, 2022

It took 78 minutes for the school district’s police force to enter the Robb Elementary classroom in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two adults were killed on May 24. The shooting exhibited flaws...

“Ambulance” drives past its welcome

Nameek Chowdhury and Krish Dev • April 25, 2022

“Ambulance,” directed by Michael Bay, places audiences in a two hour chase sequence of an ambulance zooming through downtown Los Angeles. The film, released in theaters on April 8, is just what you...

‘The Batman’ is a nuanced take on a classic character

Nameek Chowdhury • March 11, 2022

As the bat-signal looms over a Halloween night, “The Batman” plunges audiences into Gotham City’s underbelly. Directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz, the film released...

Artists share excerpts from their portfolios

Nameek Chowdhury • February 4, 2022

Using different mediums, artists at MVHS express their emotions, beliefs, and interests through their artwork. Along with displaying their pieces, three students share the motives behind the techniques...