Out of Time
December 18, 2018
Filed under SPORTS
haven’t played tennis in four weeks and I didn’t even realize it. I haven’t gone to the court or even picked up my racket. For a player who would practice for three hours every day on the weekdays and even more on the weekends, the sudden lack of tennis in my life is strange. I never made t...
Four classes, one room
November 18, 2018
Filed under OPINION
When freshmen first enter MVHS, a change they must adapt to is the size of the school. Most middle schools in the area contain no more than 600 students, whereas MVHS’ total enrollment for the 2018-19 school year is 2,270 students. This drastic increase in population leads to changes in student ...
The right fit: colleges change their priorities in the application process
April 12, 2018
Filed under From the magazine, OPINION
he end of the school year is approaching, and with it comes a big decision for seniors — choosing where to go to college. For some, that is easy. They got into their first choice. But for others who didn’t get into their first choice, they are left with an often difficult choice. The college appli...
The preparation towards Advanced Placement
March 6, 2018
n Thursday, March 1st, school financial specialist Calvin Wong was seen at the office sorting papers and registering students who had signed up to take the AP exam. With registration papers all around him, Wong patiently went through each student’s form and checked them. Though some students had signed up...
The stress recommendation letters put on counselors
December 7, 2017
Filed under Around Campus, Local, NEWS
t the beginning of the school year, counselors have much to worry about, from scheduling to planning and, most importantly, writing recommendation letters for those applying to colleges. Though this time of year is stressful for MVHS seniors, it also proves to be a stressful time for school counselors...
Applying to College
November 16, 2017
Filed under Briefs
rom now until the end of the calendar year, seniors at MVHS will be in full-on college application mode. It’s no secret that things can get hectic during this time of the year. Take a look at what some MVHS seniors think about the application process. ...
50 fresh faces: Class of 2021
August 23, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
Additional reporting by Helen Chao,Charlotte Chui, Alyssa Hui, Shuvi Jha, Katerina Pappas, Stuti Upadhyay, Jai Uparkar, Sarah Young Beginnings can be refreshing — a new start where one is allowed to reinvent themselves. Opportunities are presented left and right, but fear and anxiety are alwa...
Back to school backpack necessities
August 19, 2017
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
As the first week of school comes to an end, students finalize their daily routine, packing items in their backpack that are necessary to survive in school. El Estoque cultivated a list of backpack necessities to help prepare students to tackle the rest of the school year. Cowritten by: Julia Yan...
Blacked Out: The n-word’s usage at MVHS
March 10, 2017
Filed under From the magazine, NEWS, Print news
n Toni Morrison's novel “Beloved,” the word n is used 37 times. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” it’s used 48 times. In Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” 217. These books are all part of the reading curriculum at MVHS. And despite the derogatory history ...
Campus Question: Why have there been a series of water issues on campus?
December 19, 2016
Filed under Around Campus, Campus Question, NEWS, News Editor's Picks
Additional reporting by Sepand Rouz and Claire Chang. O n Wed. Nov. 23, while walking to his fourth period class, junior Matthew Hsieh was interrupted by a tall stream of water gushing out of a broken pipeline at the back of B building, near the bike racks. Later that day, an announcement was ma...
Online paperwork accelerates Running of the Bulls
August 23, 2016
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
ach year, Running of the Bulls signals the end of summer. Students set their alarm clocks and get to school early in hopes of switching a class or getting a free period. And this year, just like the past years, students filed in seemingly endless lines to check in and get their ID photo taken. In ...
Too young for social networking
February 9, 2012
Filed under OPINION
Before there was Google+, before there was Facebook, even before there was MySpace, there was another social network for all of us to check into early each morning: the playground. It was a community of voices with the best of what the Internet gives us now — it had the circles, the...
