El Estoque

Cupertino: Community happens here

Namrata Ramani • November 24, 2013

[dropcap1]T[/dropcap1]here is a quote outside the Cupertino Library that reads, “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” To find their own paradise, children check out the...

Campus landmark of the 18th century

Sara Yang • February 1, 2012

You are exiting the student parking lot, about to drive onto McClellan Road, when you notice something significant — the stop sign on the right sidewalk corner. What you might not notice, sitting...

Hidden signatures painted on the walls

Sara Yang • December 7, 2011

An inconspicuous door in the gym lobby leads into the electrical room — one of many, only opened occasionally by custodians. But its colorful past is written on the walls. When the school first opened...

Stories behind graffiti in electrical room

Sara Yang • December 2, 2011

The electrical room in the gym lobby was not always used to store electrical equipment and cleaning supplies. After this school opened in 1969, the closet housed student activities equipment like...

Where you can get some athletic swag

Lisa Zhang • September 21, 2011

Buried somewhere between the soccer goals and strange football pitching device, therein lies a small torn box filled with golden glittering stars ... and the championship trophies of the field hockey...