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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

From fork to finish line

From fork to finish line

Lily Jiang and Ananda Singh November 3, 2023

Junior Samuel Toruno recalls his first meeting with Dr. Gustavo Fabian Portela, the team doctor for the Colombian soccer team Deportivo Cali, as a stepping stone in his athletic career. Toruno is a goalkeeper...

Valuing nutritional values too much can lead to dangerous hyper-fixation, making it essential to draw a line between nutritional education and nutritional obsession.

Nutritional education must accommodate for students who have struggled

Aashi Venkat March 25, 2023
Discussing the problematic nature of urging students to track their eating
From serving as bonding events to fueling athletes in reaching their maximum potential, food is an integral part of an athletes’ experience. Whether it’s increasing intake of specific food groups to compensate for dietary restrictions or making their own meals, MVHS student-athletes have taken their diets into their own hands to make sure they’re “fuelin’ up.”

Fuelin’ Up

Anna Jerolimov, Jayanti Jha, Elena Khan, Lance Tong, and Brian Xu September 16, 2020
Exploring how food affects athletes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Breaking down the nutrition of 16-ounce drinks: Whats in a drink?

Breaking down the nutrition of 16-ounce drinks: What’s in a drink?

Charlotte Chui December 20, 2019
Breaking down the nutritional information of popular 16-ounce drinks
Eat, pray, jam

Eat, pray, jam

Exploring how different members of the MVHS athletic community prepare for games and practices
Q&A: Gigi Acker

Q&A: Gigi Acker

Amanda Chan March 10, 2017

Every week, Gigi Acker can be spotted walking around the campuses of San Jose State University and De Anza College, where she teaches nutrition. As an avid health enthusiast for most of her life, Acker...

District installs vending machines as part of pilot program

District installs vending machines as part of pilot program

Sara Yang March 30, 2011

New healthy snack dispensers revamp vending machine’s previous unhealthy image Don’t want to wait in the cafeteria line? Don’t feel like hunting for food off campus? Don’t have the hankering...

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