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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

District shift to Communication PD

District shift to Communication PD

Trisha Sannappanavar and Arushi Singh June 3, 2024

FUHSD’s Professional Learning and Teacher Education (PLATE) group, which is composed of teachers and administrators and hosts meetings to instruct teachers on Professional Development (PD), and skills...

Instrumental Music Director John Gilchrist opens the floor for applause following senior and concertmaster Amy Zheng’s violin solo for a concerto.

“Unto Greater Heights” closes the year on a high note

Kathryn Foo and Alyssa Yang May 22, 2024
MVHS Music Department performs its Pops Concert as the final concert of the year
Members of the Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo USA group demonstrate “suio ryu” techniques, an ancient form of martial arts, on Memorial Park’s outdoor stage.

Cupertino’s 40th annual Cherry Blossom Festival

Mihir Vishwarupe April 29, 2024

The Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities organization hosted the 40th annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28. Visitors strolled through vibrant booths filled...

Duke Shifts Scoring of College Essays

Duke Shifts Scoring of College Essays

Ethan Eisler and Yixuan (Joyce) Li April 17, 2024

Duke University made the decision to stop giving its applicant’s essays a numerical rating as a part of its holistic review for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. The decision was made to combat the rise...

Putting on the White Hat

Putting on the White Hat

Raj Thapliyal, Staff Writer April 10, 2024

Ethical hackers, people who hack into computer networks in order to test its security, are often misunderstood in the cybersecurity industry, with some cases even culminating into arrests due to the nature...

Students who performed in the skits wore superhero and villain costumes as part of the Dual Rallys theme.

Leadership holds Dual Rally before February break

Arshiya Sen, Arushi Singh, and Mihir Vishwarupe February 18, 2024

The Dual Rally was in the main gym on Friday, Feb. 16, concluding the Dual Rally Spirit Week and sending MVHS students into the upcoming February break. The theme of the rally was superheroes versus villains,...

Students from different schools line up to play a game of Simon Says. Photo by Ethan Eisler

Fremont High School hosts 2024 IDC Fantastics Rally

Ethan Eisler, Staff Writer February 5, 2024

The IDC Fantastics rally was held at Fremont High School on Feb. 2, 2024. Students from all five schools in the district attended the rally to participate in games and watch performances from dance...

An MVHS varsity soccer player uses the turf to practice.

Back to grass?

Corinna Kuo, Michelle Zheng, and Eric Zhou November 3, 2023

With the contract for the turf fields of both Fremont High School and Homestead High School reaching its termination in 2024, FUHSD is deciding whether to keep the turf sports fields or bring back natural...

Belshe and other attendees gather outside of the 16th Street Baptist Church. (Used with permission | Photo courtesy of Bonnie Belshe)

Learning from the past, shaping the future

Jami Lim and Mihir Vishwarupe September 25, 2023

Sixty years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, history teacher Bonnie Belshe gathered with 400 people in Birmingham, Alabama to attend the 2023 Forging Justice Commemoration conference for a...

MVHS facilities staff are taking steps to address the ant infestations MVHS has dealt with for years.

Getting antsy

Stella Petzova and Alyssa Yang September 24, 2023
Examining how ant infestations affect MVHS students and faculty
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Closing chapters in senior literature

Sameer Maheshwari and Yash Thapliyal June 1, 2023

Contemporary Literature, one of the most popular senior literature courses at MVHS, will drastically reduce in size from six sections to only one starting the 2023-2024 school year. In order for an...

The booths set up around the Library Square included many AAPI communities that set up traditional decorations around the area.

AAPI Silicon Valley hosts multicultural diversity festival

Mihir Vishwarupe May 22, 2023
An event that showcased a variety of A.A.P.I. communities across the Bay Area
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