El Estoque

Voicing my insecurities

Meggie Chen • June 2, 2023

Learning to stop disliking my own voice

I am, and will always be, an introvert. No one can tell me otherwise. Let’s face it, anyone who knew me in elementary school will probably remember me as the girl who was perpetually hunched over and...

The only one awake

Jiya Singh • March 16, 2022

Dear Diary, It’s happening again. I’m lying in my room at 4:00 a.m. in the morning, just sitting here and thinking because I can’t fall asleep. It’s been 6 hours, wide awake in my bed; my brain’s...

Record number of MV Speech students qualify for States

Anjali Singh • March 9, 2020

Eight members from the team place in its annual state qualifying tournament at Leland High School

My Voice

Aditi Dixit • March 4, 2020

Three. Squirrel. Mirror. Stretch. Wrench. Cathedral. What do these words have in common? When I was in elementary school, all of these words were difficult for me to pronounce. Even the word pronounce...

Speech and Debate Club’s SCU Tournament

Anjali Singh • January 9, 2020

MVSD competes in annual league tournament at Santa Clara University

Speech Club’s October Social

Anjali Singh • October 18, 2019

Members bond through playing the murder mystery game Ravenwood Masquerade Mystery

The branches of MVHS Speech and Debate

Elena Khan • November 21, 2018

The Speech and Debate Club offers a variety of events for its members. The three main branches are original oratory, spontaneous, interpretation and exempt, which also falls under spontaneous. The club...

MVHS student takes third in 45th annual Japanese speech contest

Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor • November 21, 2018

n Sunday, Nov. 4, the 45th annual Japanese speech contest was held in San Francisco’s Japantown at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. The event was a joint effort between...