El Estoque

Seasonal weather

Sophia Ma • May 26, 2022

From heatwaves to rainy days, last year's summer weather was really something else. Let's hope it's a little more cooperative this summer.

Post-lockdown getaways

Meggie Chen, Anna Kaminitz, Aditya Shukla, Matthew Yoshimoto, Nika Zamani, and Michelle Zheng • August 21, 2021

Students recount their first summer vacations following quarantine

Top Hits: Summer 2020

Vivian Jiang • September 25, 2020

What people watched and listened to this summer

A quarantined summer

Justine Ha and Shivani Madhan • September 12, 2020

Exploring how three members of the MVHS community spent the summer of 2020

Summer Lovin’: Students navigate summer relationships

Hannah Lee and Ishaani Dayal • September 23, 2019

Students weigh in on the value of brief summer flings

Neverending Lists: MVHS students talk about their buckets lists

Sarah Young and Anish Vasudevan • May 22, 2019

MVHS students discuss their goals for the summer and before graduation

Give me a break

Brandon Ng • May 17, 2019

I’m in fourth grade. The afternoons reach 100 degrees and it’s gotten to the point where it’s so warm that I can’t sleep properly. At exactly seven in the morning, I wake up groggy and unaware,...

Beating the heat

Shivani Gupta and Sarah Young • May 5, 2019

Places and events to go to during the summer

The trampoline girls

Swara Tewari, Features editor • February 8, 2019

Okay, look. I was only in it for the trampoline. At first. The entire spring of 2010, my sister, neighbor and I had enviously watched the girls across the street jump on their trampoline....

A Better Summer

Rana Aghababazadeh and Laasya Koduru • February 6, 2019

The beginning of the new year is a prime time for applying to summer programs. Parents frantically search the web for a program that suits their child’s, or perhaps their own, interests and ambitions,...

Sweet Summer

Hannah Lee • May 23, 2018

Various creations to make with watermelon

Pool Party DIYs

Hannah Lee • April 26, 2018

How to make budget-friendly projects for the pool