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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

March Madness comes to MVHS

Raj Thapliyal, Suhana Mahabal, and Aaryan Sharma April 25, 2024

Monta Vista held its first ever March Madness consisting of, Dodgeball and Capture the Flag events on March 27, 2024 and April 3, 2024 respectively. El Estoque shows the preparations that went into both...

Photos of the article on sexual harassment, currently involved in a censorship lawsuit, published in the April 2023 edition of the MVHS Oracle. Photo by Myesha Phukan | Used with permission

Pressing matters

Suhana Mahabal and Isabelle Kok April 9, 2024

Teacher and student representatives of Mountain View High School’s news publication, the Oracle, filed a lawsuit against MVHS Principal Kip Glazer and the Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District,...

On TikTok, one would see a rise in women in long dresses cooking meals from scratch and embodying traditional feminine roles. | Photos from @esteecwilliams (TikTok), @naraazizasmith (TikTok), @mrsarialewis (TikTok)

The rise of tradition on TikTok

Suhana Mahabal March 22, 2024

“As a woman, your top priority should be wife and motherhood,” Estee Williams said, a self-proclaimed traditional wife (better known as tradwives) on TikTok. She is one of the faces of the tradwife...

MV students who submitted to PTSA Reflections had the opportunity to celebrate and receive certificates from MV Principal Ben Clausnitzer and Reflections co-chairs Cathy Chen and John Ling. Photo courtesy of John Ling | Used with permission

“I am hopeful because . . .”

Suhana Mahabal and Alyssa Yang March 7, 2024

After the National Parent Teacher Association Reflections Art Program asked students to address the theme, “I am hopeful because…” sophomore Monisha Preetham chose to submit a photograph of two squirrels...

Social anxiety has been a constant barrier in making friends, often leaving me feeling lost in social situations. Photo courtesy of Shweta Gupta | Used with permission

Struggling through silence

Suhana Mahabal March 1, 2024

I’ve always been extremely introverted. Talking to people has never come naturally to me and it resulted in a consistent insecurity that I didn’t know how to deal with. For most of my life, that insecurity...

As we move into adulthood, a balanced integration of work and life becomes increasingly important.

Live to work? or Work to live?

Suhana Mahabal January 26, 2024

Scrolling through TikTok, one might come across a video where the first frame reads, ‘Being a full-time artist’ with a photo of a woman smiling. However, the second photo says ‘Telling people I’m...

Since losing certain words in Kannada, Chikkaballapur finds himself using Google Translate more and more. | Photo by Suhana Mahabal

Culture through language

Suhana Mahabal December 11, 2023

https://soundcloud.com/suhana-mahabal/culture-through-language?si=f4588b5f9bfc4e9e9061a10be7dbfc11&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Sophomore Ronith Vinod...

MVHS students frequently ask each other for help through online forums such as Discord and Slack, where they receive help from their peers. | Photo by Megha Mummaneni

Little acts, huge impacts

Megha Mummaneni and Suhana Mahabal December 8, 2023

Di was ½ r^2 dm right   dv=pi*r^2dx  its just a volume of an infinitely thin cylinder   Oh ok thanks Scrolling through the Physics C Discord, one would find hundreds of screenshots...

Ashley Voigt posing with her future husband at their graduation from MVHS. Photo courtesy of Ashley Voigt | Used with permission

No place quite like home

Suhana Mahabal November 3, 2023

Although the first thought following the word “home” may be a physical house, in reality it encompasses a far wider range of places and people. To the Monta Vista community, home can be anything: family...

Senior Brianna Young poses against a stark black background.

Reshaping her journey

Taryn Lam and Suhana Mahabal November 1, 2023

During the pandemic, current Homestead High School senior and previous MVHS student Brianna Young was diagnosed with scoliosis. For Young, one of the most impactful parts was having to wear a back brace...

50 Fresh Faces

50 Fresh Faces

As the new freshman class enters MVHS, many doors open up -- from joining clubs and playing sports to meeting new people and having unforgettable experiences. The numerous opportunities that are open to...

DEPRESSED

DEPRESSED

Suhana Mahabal and Mihir Vishwarupe September 29, 2023

Around campus, senior Ridhima Katare has heard many students using the word “depressed” and finds it bothersome when students use it as a joke or casually. With many students using the term loosely,...

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