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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

Assistant Principal Mike White discusses his goals for the SEEC with an interested student.

Social Emotional Learning and Equity Task Force holds its first meeting

Kathryn Foo September 10, 2023

The Social Emotional Learning and Equity Task Force (SEEC) held its first meeting in the student union on Sept. 6 from 7:35 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.. Student leaders introduced the task force to interested MVHS...

A graphic illustrating the three philosophies MVHS aims to focus on to encourage equitable grading

MVHS aims to highlight equitable grading

Teachers are introduced to three core philosophies at staff professional development
While sitting on the gym floor during Challenge Day, students played a game in which the objective was to keep a giant volleyball in the air.

Taking an inside look at Challenge Day

Angela Zhang April 25, 2022

“[Challenge Day] is an experience,” school-based therapist Richard Prinz said. “It's so emotional, [yet people] go and they want to go again. It's a workshop for challenging ourselves to become more...

MVHS looks to enact long-term mental health changes

MVHS looks to enact long-term mental health changes

Angela Zhang March 4, 2022

The MVHS Social Emotional Learning (SEL) taskforce was created in February of 2021 to improve students’ emotional awareness and mental health at school. According to Library Media Specialist Doreen Bonde,...

FUHSD organizes a Social Emotional Learning task force

Tina Low and Anna Jerolimov April 2, 2021
Members of the task force discuss their goals to aid student and staff mental health and build social emotional skills
The visiting committee suggested a fifth goal in addition to MVHSs four original goals.

WASC Goals

Robert Liu December 17, 2020
MVHS works to implement goals and feedback following WASC accreditation visit
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