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Senior Daniel Yang holds his cross. He wears it every day as a part of his faith.

Looking to a higher power

Melody Cui • October 7, 2022
The MVHS community voices their perspective on religion
Senior Matvey Jenssen wears a self-made T-shirt with the phrase “no war” printed across the front in three languages: Russian, Ukrainian and English.

Reacting to the Russia-Ukraine War

Anna Kaminitz, Jisha Rajala, and Matthew Yoshimoto • April 27, 2022
Exploring student and staff perspectives on the humanitarian crisis
The Non-Fungible Takeover

The Non-Fungible Takeover

Lillian Wang and Sonia Verma • March 11, 2022
Investigating the recent popularity of NFTs
A bouquet of roses were placed in the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters to commemorate the lives lost during 9/11. Photo by Patrick Kelley

Remembering 9/11

Gauri Manoj and Alex Zhang • September 11, 2021
Adults recount the tragedy and its impact on the 20th anniversary
Victorine poses with his family on Halloween

A fraction of time

Anushka De, Sophia Ma, Iman Malik, Riya Ravuri, Jannah Sheriff, Shivani Verma, and Brian Xu • April 2, 2021
MVHS community members in different age groups reflect on the pandemic year in the context of their lives
Exploring the stories of Cupertino residents, students and teachers

Humans of Cupertino

Anushka De, Iman Malik, Gauri Manoj, Oishee Misra, Irene Tang, Prisha Tiwari, and Nika Zamani • February 11, 2021
Discovering the stories that populate Cupertino
Green thumbs: MVHS students and teachers share passion for gardening

Green thumbs: MVHS students and teachers share passion for gardening

Charlotte Chui • February 6, 2020
The motivation and process behind their gardens

50 Questions with Pete Pelkey

Hannah Lee and Sreya Kumar • October 20, 2019
In the fourth installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Pete Pelkey 50 questions in his classroom
Decor Dilemma: Exploring the ideas teachers have for designing their classrooms

Decor Dilemma: Exploring the ideas teachers have for designing their classrooms

Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Emily Xia, Vivian Jiang , and Jacqueleine Liu • August 25, 2019
Teachers begin redesigning their classrooms for the new school year
Just teach it

Just teach it

Helen Chao, Claire Wen, , and • September 27, 2018

As the school year begins, some students find themselves in a panic. They’ve completed their back-to-school shopping: fluorescent highlighters and squeaky-clean erasers are packed away, but there’s...

Life after death

Life after death

Helen Chao and Shivani Gupta • September 17, 2018
Teachers and students debate about what’s waiting for them beyond the grave
Graphic by Emily Xia

Sweet Addiction: What it’s like being addicted to sodas

Emily Xia, Jasmine Lee, and Claire Yang • May 17, 2018
The influences of sodas and stories of attachment to them
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