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El Estoque

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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Park customized this shoe for a friend and is his favorite design of all the shoes we has painted.  “I think it's my favorite not because it looks good necessarily,” Park said. “I really enjoyed the process because I took a big break from customizing shoes, and I forgot how much I enjoyed it. So then I just kind of got re-inspired when she asked me to paint her shoes.”

Customization Craze: Students turn everyday accessories into a form of self-expression

MVHS students share the stories behind their painted shoes and water bottles
Jai Uparkar
May 27, 2020
Sophmore Collin Ong poses in front of his Funko Pops. Ong has over 70 Funko Pops. Photo used with permission of Collin Ong

A shelf of memories: MVHS communities collections of different items

Exploring what various people in the MVHS community collect
Lance Tong
February 11, 2020
Junior Matthew Whong, Assistant Principal Michael Martinez and junior Sumer Hajela pose for photos wearing their favorite sneakers. Photos by Anish Vasudevan

If the shoe drips: self-expression through sneakers

Students use shoe customization as a form of self-expression
Hannah Lee
December 19, 2019
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