El Estoque

What’s your Insta?

Aashi Venkat • February 17, 2023

Analyzing the evolution of social media as a primary source of news and information

Artivism on social media

Lily Jiang and April Wang • February 3, 2023

Discussing the unique impacts of combining art, activism, and the widespread use of social media

Technology mania

Mihir Vishwarupe • December 14, 2022

Coming to terms with the widespread internet addiction surrounding our lives

Creative highs and compromises

Aditya Shukla • November 16, 2022

How Instagram creators use the platform to promote their content

An authentic take on BeReal

Avni Gandhi and Manas Kottakota • November 12, 2022

BeReal, a new photo-sharing app, has gained popularity among Gen Z in mid 2022. One notification is sent out each day to let users know they have two minutes to post, but users can also post a “late”...

Why are consumers fixated on apparel logos?

Chiran Arumugam and Samika Bhatkar • October 9, 2022

Business teacher Lenore Espanola, a self-proclaimed fashion enthusiast, says she looks out for changing trends among what students are wearing. “Right now I see girls wearing a combination of an...

Going private

Lauren Chuu and Lillian Wang • October 5, 2022

Exploring how teachers and students view their privacy on social media

Enjoy the moment, not the photo

April Wang, Copy Editor • April 23, 2022

When El Estoque took a trip to the JEA/NSPA National Journalism Convention in Los Angeles this year, I was ecstatic. Four days with little adult supervision, what a freaking miracle! Down with vegetables!...

Down to the bits: technology in sports

Meggie Chen, Michelle Chen, Krish Dev, Irene Tang, Aashi Venkat, and Nika Zamani • April 1, 2022

Exploring how MVHS sports uses technology

Social media bites

Mikaylah Du, Graphics editor • March 18, 2022

Observing the issues with short-form activism posts

Like. Follow. Cheer.

Aashi Venkat and Nika Zamani • March 18, 2022

Exploring how sports teams use social media

TikTok challenges influence crime in school communities

Michelle Chen and Angela Zhang • February 11, 2022

Across the nation, threats to initiate school shootings and bombings circulated on TikTok the week of Dec. 17, 2021. As a popular social media platform, TikTok enabled the spread of this trend through...