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El Estoque
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque
New clubs were introduced on campus second semester.

New clubs

Megha Mummaneni • May 17, 2024
2nd semester of the 2023-2024 school year features new clubs on campus
Please be patient, student driver

Please be patient, student driver

Abha Dash and Megha Mummaneni • March 6, 2024

One of the biggest milestones of being a teenager is getting a driver’s license — it’s a symbol of freedom and of finally being old enough to do something without the help of parents. However, getting...

Stylestruck

Stylestruck

Ananya Chaudhary, Sophia D'Sa, Isabelle Kok, Dylan Nguyen, Aashi Venkat, Sonia Verma, Lillian Wang, and Benjamin Zhang • November 4, 2023

Whether it's students crafting costumes for MVHS Drama's latest production or students and staff expressing their personalities through their outfits, fashion is a significant aspect of MVHS culture. Click...

Beyond the numbers

Sarah Liu, Megha Mummaneni, and Kalyani Puthenpurayil • November 3, 2023
Schools should not be ranked solely by their academic achievements
According to a survey of 159 people from MVHS, 43% of students believe the school does not have adequate lunch options.

Got lunch?

Megha Mummaneni and Asha Wojciechowski • September 29, 2023
Evaluating the impact of school meal options on students with dietary restrictions
Sheltering students from information that parents deem inappropriate robs students of a quality education.

Us vs. them

Niveda Hari and Sarah Liu • September 27, 2023
The parental rights movement undermines comprehensive education
Clubs in Sports

Clubs in Sports

Crystal Cheng, Jason Chu, Manas Kottakota, Sonia Verma, Mira Wagner, and Michelle Zheng • February 10, 2023
Exploring the similarities and differences between club and school sports
The bathroom breakdown

The bathroom breakdown

Jiya Singh, Alex Zhang, Nameek Chowdhury, Aashna Patel, and Tanish Mendki • February 12, 2022

While many MVHS bathrooms have a bad reputation, EE reporters Jiya Singh and Alex Zhang took to investigating the bathrooms themselves. Judging based on a five criteria system — visual cleanliness,...

Different aspects of the humanities.

Pursuing a passion

Sonia Verma • December 10, 2021
Students and staff reflect on how their involvement in the humanities has affected potential careers
President Bill Wilson along with the other members of the FUHSD Board of Trustees and district administration hold a panel in the MVHS Student Union on Tuesday, Sept. 21 to discuss the opt-out policy

Opting out of queer literature

Shivani Madhan and Aashi Venkat • September 25, 2021
FUHSD Board of Trustees host a study session on excusing students from novels with LGBTQ+ themes
Staff members who organized Earth Deconstructed gather in front of Monta Vista High School.

Equity Deconstructed

Shivani Madhan • May 19, 2021
Examining the addition of a new equity focused course to the MVHS curriculum
The exterior of the MVHS campus

Returning To Campus

Anika Sharma • April 7, 2021
Analyzing the impacts of adopting a hybrid, in-person instructional model
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