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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

Our own frequency

The toxic cultural fixation on vocal fry and uptalk disproportionately target women
Yixuan (Joyce) Li and Aletheia Ju
December 13, 2024
In today's society, many teenagers prefer to spend their free time on screens, rather than reading books.
Graphic | Amberly Sun

The reading recession

Discussing the decline of teenagers reading
Corinna Kuo and Amberly Sun
December 6, 2024
Mayhew’s capstone project with San Jose State University, the short film “My Turn,” depicts sisterhood in a slapstick cartoon style. Photo courtesy of Morgan Mayhew | Used with permission

Morgan Mayhew’s journey to becoming an animation producer

MVHS alum Morgan Mayhew ‘19 breaks down her favorite animated films, what it’s like to be an animation student and more
Alyssa Yang and Benjamin Zhang
December 5, 2024
Sophomore Saanj Rao poses with her fellow dancers at the end of a performance. 
Photo courtesy of Saanj Rao | Used with permission

Time Out! Ep. 28: Saanj Rao

Sophomore Saanj Rao talks about her relationship with dance
Sana Karkhanis and Eric Zhou
November 24, 2024
Time Out! Ep. 27: Kiana Mark

Time Out! Ep. 27: Kiana Mark

Spiking Success: Kiana Mark’s experience with volleyball
Eshika Tiwari and Sagnik Nag Chowdhury
November 3, 2024
School Resource Officer Aalok Patel poses for a photo. | Photo courtesy of Aalok Patel | Used with permission

Behind the badge

School Resource Officer Aalok Patel discusses the challenges, inspiration and joys of his job
Alan Tai, Mihir Vishwarupe, and Eric Zhou
April 6, 2024
Graphic | Sarah Liu

Stereotypes Podcast Part 3: Linguistics in Movies

Discussing different linguistic stereotypes in movies and their effects
Sarah Liu and Michelle Zheng
December 6, 2023

Bad art and the room to improve

Exploring what it means to make “bad art”
Jillian Ju and Giljoon Lee
December 2, 2023
English teachers Vennessa Nava and Hannah Gould discuss film analysis through critical lenses on their podcast, "That Was Weird." Photo courtesy of Giljoon Lee | Used with permission.

On the mic

Taking a look at different podcasts in the MVHS community
Jami Lim
October 29, 2023
Clara Fan prepares for her high jump at the 2022 CIF State Championships in Clovis, CA

Time Out! Ep.3: Clara Fan

Exploring Clara Fan’s journey throughout track and field and future plans in the sport
Lily Jiang
May 21, 2023
2023 NBA Playoffs Conference Finals EE-SPN Graphic by Arjun Dhruv and Manas Kottakotta

EE-SPN Ep. 2: NBA Conference Finals 2023

Analyzing the conference finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs
Arjun Dhruv and Manas Kottakota
May 19, 2023
Graphic by Michelle Zheng

The final run ep 1: Boys Basketball

Discussing with seniors Austin Hwang, Shreyas Inampudi, Dominic Kellogg III, Itai Lavi and Leonardo Sze about their final CCS and season
Aditya Shukla and Michelle Zheng
May 15, 2023
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