El Estoque

Hip Hop W(rap) Up

Samika Bhatkar and Dylan Nguyen • September 16, 2023

Fifty years ago, a small house party in the Bronx, hosted by DJ Kool Herc, birthed the genre known as hip-hop. Early hip-hop was an outlet for rappers to reflect on issues in New York, such as the economic...

The Weeknd’s single “Heartless” does not measure up to his musical legacy

Annie Zhang • December 5, 2019

The Weeknd reemerges into the music industry after a year-long hiatus with new track “Heartless”

Best of 2018-2019: The top trends of pop culture according to MVHS students

Jahan Razavi and Emily Xia • May 22, 2019

The most popular trends from the past year

Artists Around Us: The stories of singers at MVHS

Hannah Lee, Collin Qian, Helen Chao, Flora Peng, Emily Xia , and Herman Saini • March 10, 2019

A feature on rapper Kid Kuza, pop singer Shravanti Shankar and traditional Carnatic singer Madhav Danturthi

Indian-American Student Association (IASA) kicks off Spotlite

Shuvi Jha and Swara Tewari • December 9, 2018

On Monday, Nov. 11, the Indo-American Student Association (IASA) met during lunch for its fourth meeting of the year. The topic of the meeting centered around Spotlite, IASA’s annual cultural showcase....

Play On: Tri-M Music Honors Society at the Cherry Blossom Festival

May 24, 2018

Swarms of children ran across the playground, filling the atmosphere with their contagious laughter. Groups of families sat on the benches, peacefully relishing in their surroundings. Music cut through...

Man on the street: Look what Taylor Swift did

Karen Ma • September 13, 2017

Students react to Taylor Swift’s new song, “Look What You Made Me Do”

Cheer and Song: Teams describe their successes at USA Nationals

Chetana Ramaiyer • April 17, 2017

Song team discuss their most recent competition and upcoming goals

Spirit teams compete in Southern California Holiday Classic championship

Anjana Melvin • December 13, 2014

Cheer and song leave for Anaheim the weekend before finals

Spirit teams prepare for Feb. 28 Sadie Hawkins dance

Catherine • February 12, 2014

From workshops over winter break to the final preparations before the dance, Cheer and Song work together to organize the Sadies dance. After a date change due to a clash with after school sports games,...

Dance showcase held Mar. 1

Anjali Bhat • March 5, 2013

Even with a change of instructors and goals in the dance program, “International Rhythm” provided both classic and contemporary routines that were met with praise. Dance teacher Dasha Plaza...

VIDEO: Spirit Squad Senior Night held on Nov. 2

Yashashree Pisolkar • November 4, 2012

Cheer and Song seniors cheer for last home football game of the year