2-0-2-0 po-ta-to
October 18, 2018
Filed under Briefs
The shock on senior class members’ faces. The collective cheer from the junior class derived from the surprise twist. The excitement of watching skits being put together with hours of labor is replaced by the nervous anticipation at the rally as students’ curiosity regarding the winner of Homecom...
Highlights of the 2018 Welcome Back Rally
September 1, 2018
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Student life
Relive the first rally of the year
2018 Winter Rally
February 3, 2018
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
When students filed into the gym for the winter rally, they were met with colorful posters plastered on the walls, pom-poms arranged in neat rows and streamers hung up on the ceiling enveloping the gym in purple and gold . After watching the entertaining performances and rally games, they file out with...
Highlights of the 2017 Homecoming rally
October 13, 2017
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Student life
Additional reporting by Hannah Lee, Shayon Moradi, Ilena Peng and Sharjeel Rahman Although the Homecoming football was canceled due to the poor air conditions, MVHS still demonstrated their spirit and enthusiasm by participating in the rally. Students showed their upbeat performances that had the c...
Leadership reflects on music dress up days
September 2, 2017
Filed under Briefs, Leadership, OPINION
As the first rally rolled around, so did the first spirit week. In this year’s Welcome Back “Issa Rally” rally, the theme of music brought MVHS to pull out their neon shirts and gold chains. Leadership students took on their first week of poster making, rally set-ups and dress up days of the year...
Highlights of the 2017 Welcome Back Rally
September 2, 2017
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
Additional Reporting by Shayon Moradi, Shar Rahman and Ilena Peng. The Welcome Back rally began as it always does. The gym was almost full with the exception of a noticeable gap where you would expect the seniors to be. That is, until the moment when the class of 2018 emerged from behind the ...
Recap of 2017’s Farewell Rally
May 25, 2017
Filed under Culture, ENTERTAINMENT
veryone in the gym collectively held their breath, waiting for the seniors to rip through the flimsy yellow poster keeping them in the gym lobby. Only, they didn’t. The gym was quiet for the first and last time during the Farewell Rally on Friday, May 19, and the song playing in the bac...
Baseball: Matadors pull past Homestead HS with a late rally
April 13, 2017
Filed under Baseball, SPORTS, Spring Sports
Additional reporting by Himani Yalamaddi. ith consecutive hits by the Matadors allowing them to score point after point during the sixth inning, the relatively slow game culminated in an action packed inning that gave MVHS the victory. On March 27, a rally in the sixth inning brought MVHS to a thr...
Behind the scenes: Las Vegas Lottery Rally
February 8, 2017
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n preparation for the Winter Rally, Leadership and approximately 10 other MVHS students stayed at school from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 to work on posters and cheer signs. The overall theme for the rally was Las Vegas, with each individual class representing a different hotel within the cit...
Highlights of the 2017 winter rally
February 3, 2017
Filed under Culture, ENTERTAINMENT, Student life, Uncategorized
heers from every side shake the bleachers. As the 2017 Vegas-themed winter rally comes to an end, a sea of cornsilk gold flows out of the gym along with the students. The class of 2018 has won their first rally — out of pure luck. Juniors stare at each other out of shock and excitement as they cele...
Highlights of the 2016 Homecoming rally
October 8, 2016
Filed under Culture, ENTERTAINMENT, Student life
Snapchat Watch the video to view El Estoque's snapchat coverage of the rally. Beginning The rally began with high spirits and energy, with the class of 2017 breaking through the seniors poster, as the seniors do in every rally, and each class performing the classic MVHS “How do you feel...
Highlights of the 2016 Welcome Back rally
August 26, 2016
Filed under Best of Entertainment, Culture, ENTERTAINMENT, Entertainment Digital, Multimedia, Student life
s the class of 2020 shuffled into their first rally, their heads turned curiously to see giant posters of cereal brands plastered across the walls of the gym. The class of 2019 had already begun to pick up their pom poms and assemble on the bleachers, accustomed to the routine and excited for their fir...
