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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

Stereotypes Podcast Part 1: Siblings

Stereotypes Podcast Part 1: Siblings

Discussing common sibling stereotypes
Sarah Liu and Michelle Zheng
May 27, 2022
Is it too much?

Is it too much?

A walk down memory lane, showing how my taste in clothes has evolved to be more modest.
April 27, 2022
Unlearning pressures at MVHS

Unlearning pressures at MVHS

Exploring how students ease academic strain
Nameek Chowdhury
April 26, 2022
Portraits of the eight people I interviewed during my four day stay in New York City.

The humans I met in New York

Spotlighting eight people I met and interviewed while wandering the city
Krish Dev
April 19, 2022
Chit-Chat

Chit-Chat

Exploring various types of conversations in our community
People often assume other's racial identity based on preconceived notions surrounding their physical appearance.

White passing

Forcing mixed race people to choose one reinforces arbitrary racial categories
Anna Jerolimov
March 31, 2022
Living with depression and anxiety

Living with depression and anxiety

My experiences being diagnosed with mental health challenges
Shivani Madhan
March 21, 2022
If you can just look up

If you can just look up

A letter to my younger, book-obsessed self
April Wang
March 18, 2022
Disconnect

Disconnect

Explaining my guilt for not speaking Taiwanese
Sarah Liu
March 16, 2022
Feedback feels uncomfortable

Feedback feels uncomfortable

Reflecting on my feelings of awkwardness when giving and receiving criticism
Angela Zhang
March 16, 2022
Learning how to reconcile the culture I was raised in with the political activism of my community has been extremely difficult.

Stay silent, speak out

Reconciling involvement with politics and cultural norms
Meggie Chen
March 10, 2022
A stack of books labeled STEM, Humanities, and Binaries | Illustration by Kripa Mayureshwar

Breaking down binaries

Re-evaluating our dichotomous perception of the world
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