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El Estoque

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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

I have often let my fear of not perfecting a piano piece get in the way of practicing at all, causing a huge amount of stress in the weeks before competitions. Staying consistent and putting in just a little each day has massively helped my improvement and has helped me not burn out in the long term. Photo courtesy of Mangesh Bhandarkar | Used with permission

The price of perfection

When “perfect” is the enemy of “good”
Anika Bhandarkar
March 2, 2024
The pressure I put on myself to set personal records soon left me exhausted, and negatively impacted my relationship for running.

Overambition: the enemy of my improvement

How letting go of the time on the clock helped me run faster
Anika Bhandarkar
September 23, 2023
Denny Dong poses for a photo with Menlo School runner Justin Petre. Petre and Dong placed first and second respectively at the CCS semifinals 800 meter event. Photo courtesy of Denny Dong | Used with permission

Time Out! Ep. 5: Denny Dong

Exploring Denny Dong’s growth as a runner and his future with the team
Brandon Xu and Aidan Ruan
June 1, 2023
Like father, like daughter

Like father, like daughter

How my dad inspired my love for sports
Sophia Chen
May 24, 2022
Junior Sophia Chen runs at her first cross country meet at Los Altos High School during the 2021 cross country season.

To all the sports I’ve done before: Cross country

How I learned to enjoy sports without pressure
Sophia Chen, Copy Editor
January 11, 2022
Running towards recruitment

Running towards recruitment

Reflecting on senior Rohun Agrawal’s cross country journey
Ritu Atreyas and Neysa Singh
December 4, 2020
Coach Kirk Flatow fires the starting gun for every heat during the shootout event.

Track & field host its annual 400 meter shootout event

On Feb. 27, the shootout event took place which kickstarted the new 2020 track & field season
Justine Ha and Tabitha Mendez
March 3, 2020

Cross Country team’s Watermelon Run

Runners kickstart their 2019 season with an annual two and a half mile run
Anjali Singh
September 1, 2019
Members of the girls XC team start their race in the CCS championship which took place in Salinas, California. Photo used courtesy of Monta Vista X-Country & Track/Fields.

Cross Country: Girls team wins CCS championship at Salinas

Girls XC enjoys win after falling short last year
Anish Vasudevan, Herman Saini, and Ankit Gupta
December 1, 2018
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