Sophia Chen – El Estoque

October 27COVID-19’s impact on the MVHS Band
October 26College in COVID-19
October 26Lloyd Holmes: the new president of De Anza College

An emerging alternative

An emerging alternative

Michelle Chen and Sophia Chen

October 26, 2020

Examining opinions surrounding community college in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent increase in community college enrollment

Tags: Allen Li, college, community college, COVID-19, De Anza, Foothill, Max Goeltner, Michelle Chen, Simon Pennington, Sophia Chen

TikTok trends

Senior Winter Bloom posts a video on TikTok and adds text to make her content more relatable. Photo by Winter Bloom | Used with Permission

September 25, 2020

Students discuss the latest trends on the popular social media app

Tags: Krupa Shanware, social media, Sophia Chen, TikTok, trends, Winter Bloom

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

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.”

May 27, 2020

MVHS students share the stories behind their painted shoes and water bottles

Tags: Air Force Ones, art, Brett Park, COVID-19, Custom Drip, customization, free time, Hydro Flasks, hypebeast, Ila Menon, Painting, pandemic, self-expression, shoes, Shyam Sundaram, Sophia Chen, TikTok, water bottles

Merch madness

Merch madness

Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Charlotte Chui, Ishaani Dayal, Emily Xia, Claire Yang, and Sophia Chen

April 10, 2020

Exploring four types of merchandise on campus

Tags: AP Class, AP Physics 1, artists, athletes, Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Brockhampton, charlotte chui, Claire Yang, Clothes, Color Guard, Concerts, dance, design, Emily Xia, entertainment, HAMLIT, Ishaani Dayal, Merch, Merchandise, package, social media, Sophia Chen, volleyball, Youtubers

Selfie factories

A staff member at the Museum of Ice Cream takes photos of visitors in the sprinkle pit.

February 2, 2020

Examining the rise of interactive art museums over traditional art museums

Tags: art, art museums, Brian Chow, Exhibit, Kiren Balakrishna, museums, photos, pop-up, san francisco, SFMoMA, social media, Sophia Chen, the Museum of Ice Cream, trends