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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

Sophomore Margaux Hideliza Mojica works on their math homework assignment.

Divided mathematics

Giljoon Lee November 7, 2023

The California Department of Education published a revision of the California Mathematics Framework (CMF) on July 12, 2023 to “offer guidance for implementing content standards,” according to the California...

Face masks are among the PPE items in need.

COVID-19 creates resource shortages for healthcare workers and community members

Andie Liu and Anjali Singh April 6, 2020
Stanford and West Valley Community Services provide for those in need of assistance
Ligier says she misses her teammates very much, and they continue to FaceTime nearly everyday.

COVID-19’s impact on college life

Stuti Upadhyay April 6, 2020
Exploring the impacts of online learning on college students and their college experience
Senior Nate Reyes lies on his seat as he prepares for the procedure while holding on to senior Allison Wu, who smiles at him.

Students participate in annual Stanford Blood Drive

Anushka De, Rachel Jiang, and Andie Liu January 11, 2020
Stanford Blood Center addresses the low number of donors in the past few years
Former judge in Brock Turner case getting hired as LHS JV tennis coach causes national stir

Former judge in Brock Turner case getting hired as LHS JV tennis coach causes national stir

Hannah Lee, Shuvi Jha, and Stuti Upadhyay October 15, 2019
Community members reflect on former judge Aaron Persky's hire and consequent firing
Four postdoctoral scholars from Stanford introduce themselves to students interested in their stories. Photo by Justine Ha.

Science National Honor Society invites Stanford scientists to speak

Elena Khan and Justine Ha March 15, 2019

On March 12, Science National Honor Society invited four Stanford graduates, Rachel Agoglia, Dan Homberg, Katie Solari and Laura Bogar, to speak at MVHS. All four of them work in biology research, studying...

Stanford counseling professionals hold presentation on stress and anxiety

Stanford counseling professionals hold presentation on stress and anxiety

Hannah Lee April 1, 2018
Michael Sasiain and Erica Jung discuss the different aspects of stress
Every Drop Counts

Every Drop Counts

Jai Uparkar January 30, 2018
Donors explain why they participate in the blood drive
Neuroscience club holds a guest talk about eating disorders

Neuroscience club holds a guest talk about eating disorders

Jai Uparkar October 20, 2017
Stanford professor Cara Bohon invited to talk about her research regarding bulimia nervosa
Stanford postdoctoral researcher Katharine Grabek presents her research in hibernation genetics to a group of SNHS members. Grabek discussed how she became interested in scientific research and then opened the classroom for questions related to her career and to computational biology. Photo by Jessica Xing

MV Science National Honor Society hosts Stanford guest speaker

Jessica Xing April 17, 2017
Stanford postdoctoral researcher Katharine Grabek presents her research in genetics by looking at the hibernation cycle of squirrels
MUN takes home multiple awards at Stanford conference

MUN takes home multiple awards at Stanford conference

Anjana Melvin November 19, 2015
Model United Nations delegates describe their roles in their committees at the Stanford Conference
Senior Saba Naqvi donates a pint of blood for the first time.

Photo gallery: Stanford blood drive

Vishalrathna Nagar November 15, 2014
Stanford Blood Center holds annual blood drive on Oct. 29
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