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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

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Seniors Katie Wang and Sophie Minogue strike a pose during the senior co-ed dance. Photo by Sophia D’Sa

MVHS holds its annual Homecoming rally

Students reflect on how Homecoming week increases school spirit
Sophia D’Sa, Corinna Kuo, Asha Wojciechowski, and Ellie Wang
October 8, 2024
Sophomores cheer after they tie for first place with the seniors.

Raising the rally bar

ASB Leadership revamps the class themes to unite student body in the Welcome Back Rally
Jason Chu and Katrina Lin
September 2, 2024
Cupertino City Council candidates Kitty Moore and Ray Wang pose with Councilwoman Liang Chao and supporters at the end of the rally. Photo by Sophia D’Sa

Cupertino residents rally behind “We deserve better”

Cupertino City Council candidates Kitty Moore and Ray Wang hold weekend rally
Sophia D’Sa and Benjamin Zhang
September 1, 2024
Students who performed in the skits wore superhero and villain costumes as part of the Dual Rally's theme.

Leadership holds Dual Rally before February break

A lights-out themed rally features a dual-style class competition
Arshiya Sen, Arushi Singh, and Mihir Vishwarupe
February 18, 2024
Students from different schools line up to play a game of Simon Says. Photo by Ethan Eisler

Fremont High School hosts 2024 IDC Fantastics Rally

FUHSD schools attend 2024 IDC Fantastics rally to participate in games and watch various performances
Ethan Eisler, Staff Writer
February 5, 2024
Rebooting the rally

Rebooting the rally

Examining how the themes of Homecoming 2023 are integrated into the Homecoming rally
Samika Bhatkar and Manas Kottakota
October 9, 2023

Saying goodbye

Seniors reflect on the last rally of the 2022-2023 school year
Pranati Kotamraju
June 8, 2023
Seniors win in the Farewell Rally

Seniors win in the Farewell Rally

MVHS hosts the last rally of the 2021-2022 school year
Aditya Shukla, Riya Ravuri, and Irene Tang
May 27, 2022
The Class of 2022 continues the tradition of senior breakthrough to start the Homecoming rally, led by MVHS Cheer.

Classes compete in the Homecoming rally

The seniors win first, followed by the juniors, sophomores and then freshmen in the rally.
Michelle Chen and Matthew Yoshimoto
October 8, 2021
The Class of 2022 wins the 15 second chant-off at the Welcome Back Rally. Photo by Aditya Shukla

MVHS hosts its first rally of the year

The Class of 2022 wins the annual Welcome Back Rally
Justin E Kim, Gauri Manoj, Aditya Shukla, and Shivani Verma
September 4, 2021
Andaaz captain and junior Akshat Rohatgi says the team has always been interested in working with Raas and Bhangra, as they are all Bollywood and hip-hop fusion dance clubs. This is the first time these three teams have collaborated for a rally performance. “I feel like we give back to the school in a way [when we perform],” Rohatgi said. “We just love performing in general at shows, and especially at rallies since we performed at the Homecoming Rally earlier this year.”

A photo recap of the Winter Dynamic Duos Rally 2020

How the 2020 Winter Rally changed to a team rally
Charlotte Chui and Ayah Ali-Ahmad
February 19, 2020
“I thought this Homecoming Rally was better [than the Welcome Back Rally],” freshman Arushi Shah said. “There were more activities, they were more fun, and then it was decorated better. I just thought it was a really nice experience to be a part of.”

Homecoming Rally 2019

Despite scheduling changes the Homecoming Rally successfully kicks off Homecoming Week
Lakshanyaa Ganesh and Oishee Misra
October 13, 2019
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