El Estoque

Girls Volleyball defeats Los Altos High School 3-0

Stephanie Zhang • September 16, 2023

Varsity Girls Volleyball swept all three sets against Los Altos High School on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Although LAHS took the lead in the first set, the Matadors were able to quickly catch up, pull ahead...

Hi Barbie!

Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Eric Zhou, Aidan Ruan, Stephanie Zhang, Asha Wojciechowski, Ellie Wang, Amberly Sun, and Sania Nadkarni • September 10, 2023

When senior Ananya Nadathur first watched the “Barbie” trailer that parodied the opening scene of “2001: A Space Odyssey” a few months ago, it piqued her interests surrounding the movie — she...

Time out! Ep. 6: Lance Fuchia

Trisha Sannappanavar and Stephanie Zhang • June 3, 2023

SZ: Hi everyone, my name is Stephanie Zhang. TS: And my name is Trisha Sannappanavar. SZ: Welcome to Episode 6 of Time Out! Each episode, we will be diving into the sports scene here at Monta...

Switching sports

Stephanie Zhang and Trisha Sannappanavar • May 24, 2023

Baseball falls to Lynbrook High School on its senior night 6-4

Stephanie Zhang • May 12, 2023

Varsity Baseball lost narrowly to Lynbrook High School during its senior night game on Tuesday, May 9. Although the Matadors started out with an early lead, scoring once in the first inning and then once...

Through generations

Alyssa Yang and Stephanie Zhang • April 26, 2023

Exploring how community members’ cultural identities have changed over generations

Putting myself first

Stephanie Zhang • February 17, 2023

“To me, self-love is a mix of being very accepting of myself, while also being forgiving,” senior Krupa Shanware said. “I think more than anything, [it’s] about not judging yourself for who you...

Man on the street: Arm Wrestling

Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Brandon Xu, Stephanie Zhang, and Michelle Zheng • January 21, 2023

Challenging students to arm wrestling matches throughout the campus

Boys Basketball defeats Lincoln High School 58-37

Pranati Kotamraju and Stephanie Zhang • December 22, 2022

Boys Basketball defeats Lincoln High School 58-37

A balancing act

Krish Dev and Stephanie Zhang • December 22, 2022

Students share how they manage outside activities and school work

First Passions

Trisha Sannappanavar and Stephanie Zhang • November 9, 2022

June Wang: Dance has been a part of senior June Wang’s life since she was three years old, but she discovered her real passion for dancing when she was 11. Before the age of 11, Wang says that she...

Football dominates Lynbrook High School 42-0 in its Homecoming game

Jami Lim, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, and Stephanie Zhang • October 20, 2022

Varsity Football dominated Lynbrook High School during its Homecoming game with a score of 42-0 on Friday, Oct. 14, bringing its league record to 2-3. After senior Greyson Mobley scored a 61-yard touchdown...