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Team Bowman

Nika Zamani • September 24, 2021
Exploring how the Bowman brothers connected through water polo
The Varsity Football Team lost its season opener against Westmont High School 42-0.

Football falls 42-0 to Westmont in first game of the season

Anushka De and Nika Zamani • August 27, 2021
The Matadors attribute the loss to inexperienced players and tentative playing
Seniors Diya Bahl and Anika Somasundaram take a selfie to capture their memories at the event.

Class of 2022 keeps up annual tradition of Senior Sunrise

Jayanti Jha and Nika Zamani • August 24, 2021
Seniors commemorate the beginning of their last year at MVHS
Senior Sophia Bokovikova poses beside her grandmother in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Post-lockdown getaways

Meggie Chen, Anna Kaminitz, Aditya Shukla, Matthew Yoshimoto, Nika Zamani, and Michelle Zheng • August 21, 2021
Students recount their first summer vacations following quarantine
Junior Hannah Baker poses with her quinceañera court.

From girlhood to womanhood

Nika Zamani • May 22, 2021
Exploring the planning process, traditional ceremonies and cultural influences behind quinceañeras
The Matadors pose with the De Anza Boulevard trophy after its win against Lynbrook HS.

Season Superlatives: Boys Basketball

Nika Zamani • May 21, 2021
Athletes share the best and worst games of the season, and everything in between
Sophomore Ryan Tang jumps to catch the ball

Boys Water Polo loses to Milpitas HS 13-16

Anushka De, Oishee Misra, and Nika Zamani • May 21, 2021
Team loses despite nearly tied scores throughout the first three quarters
Varsity Boys Soccer players share a team huddle following a game.

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
European Super League: 48 hours of failure

European Super League: 48 hours of failure

Nika Zamani • May 8, 2021
MVHS soccer players share their thoughts on the European Super League
Freshman Catherine Yao pitches a curveball during the sixth inning. Photo by Nika Zamani

Girls Softball: MVHS loses to Saratoga HS 9-5

Nika Zamani • May 4, 2021
After six innings of neck and neck gameplay, MVHS falls to SHS due to their lack of focus in the final inning
Members of the MVHS community share the biggest lies they have told in honor of National Honesty Day

To tell you the truth…

Nika Zamani • May 1, 2021
Four MVHS students come clean about their biggest lies
Senior Allison Leung and her teammate MVHS alumna 18 Demetra Williams practice their dives at MVHS pool.

Women in sports

Justine Ha, Robert Liu, Gauri Manoj, Anjali Singh, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Nika Zamani • March 30, 2021
Exploring the experiences of women in sports in honor of Women's History Month
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