El Estoque

Sports team expenses

Lily Jiang and Michelle Zheng • September 30, 2023

The FUHSD Director of Administrative Services Jason Crutchfield grew up in an area consisting of small towns, with each town only having one high school. That means that every sports game was not just...

The search for spring sport coaching

Anika Bhandarkar, Kathryn Foo, and Michelle Zheng • February 11, 2023

Looking into the lack of coaching for the spring season

Recognizing the importance of JV teams

Sonia Verma and Crystal Cheng • December 22, 2022

While the thrill of joining a new sport was there for junior Darya Pereverzeva, a sense of embarrassment clung to her too — she joined the water polo team this fall season and was going to be an upperclassman...

On the lookout for a new Athletic Trainer

Jami Lim and Brandon Xu • October 1, 2022

Examining how sports teams are facing injuries without a medical professional affiliated with the school

Rohin Inani recycles tennis balls to create ‘green gold’

Matthew Yoshimoto • October 20, 2021

How a junior partnered with a nonprofit to install bins at the tennis courts for discarded balls

BREAKING: Los Altos High School bomb threat threatens Homecoming football game

Devin Gupta and Lance Tong • October 1, 2021

Reports of a dangerous device at LAHS proves a false alarm

Sexual harassment procedures at FUHSD and Bay Area high schools

Michelle Chen and Oishee Misra • June 3, 2021

Examining rape culture and sexual harassment policies, including Title IX, at FUHSD and Bay Area high schools

COVID-19 precautions in sports

Mikaylah Du, Staff Writer • May 21, 2021

Athletes are tested regularly, wear masks and distance when possible

Season shutdown

Robert Liu and Nika Zamani • May 19, 2021

How the MVHS football and boys soccer teams reacted to their teammates’ positive COVID results

The MVHS community works on sexual harassment and assault awareness and prevention initiatives

Oishee Misra • April 22, 2021

Students, staff and administrators engage in and promote ways to support survivors after the recent surge in sexual misconduct allegations

The Rise of MV Gymnastics

Rucha Soman and Jayanti Jha • March 11, 2020

A t the start of the 2019-20 school year, after the MVHS cheer team fell apart, athletic director Nick Bonacorsi overheard a girl who was previously on cheer hoping for the creation of a gymnastics team...

Girls Basketball: Team narrowly defeats Santa Clara HS

Rucha Soman, Justine Ha, and Kamyar Moradi • January 28, 2020

The Matadors win by four points at the Women in Sports celebration game