El Estoque

Opting out of queer literature

Shivani Madhan and Aashi Venkat • September 25, 2021

FUHSD Board of Trustees host a study session on excusing students from novels with LGBTQ+ themes

It’s time to vote local

September 24, 2020

Local advocacy can be more impactful than participating in the national election conversation

Short end of the stick: Why the Affirmative Action policy should not be shunned

Andrea Perng and Annie Zhang • May 22, 2019

Navigating the purpose of race-based college admission policies

Real Time with MVHS Politics Club

Anirudh Chaudhary • October 20, 2017

hether it's sports or movies, political discourse has managed to squirm its way into every aspect of our daily lives over the past decade. Increasingly, more and more students at MVHS have been getting...

MVHS Administration and ASB work together to create a new dance policy

Chetana Ramaiyer • October 23, 2016

t the MVHS Welcome Back Dance on Aug. 19, the administration made an announcement was made to the students about dancing inappropriately. Several students were also asked to leave the dance after having...

Administration reinforces ‘no grading by teacher assistants’ policy

Shuyi Qi • December 4, 2013

After TA discusses student’s grade, administration addresses the controversy regarding TA’s duties. [dropcap1]W[/dropcap1]alking into a classroom, it is not uncommon to see...

Library policies needlessly complicate students’ study time

Eva Spitzen • September 25, 2012

The free period is the saving grace of a MVHS student’s daily schedule. It’s a free hour to get homework done, to study and to take a break from the unending sequence of impossible tests and tedious...

Silence is golden, but its absence is not punishable

Soumya Kurnool • December 18, 2011

Monday, Nov. 28, was a day like any other for students with an open 4th period staying in the library. There were no classes, and the library was mostly quiet except for the babble of a few loud...