El Estoque

2021 AP exams

Tanish Mendki • January 23, 2021

Exploring the uncertainty regarding AP tests this year and its implications for MVHS students and staff

Closing Week during remote learning provides alternatives to typical high-stakes final exams

Tanish Mendki and Arjan Madan • December 13, 2020

Examining the various ways teachers are administering final assessments to wrap up first semester

The effect of COVID-19 on hobbies

Tanish Mendki and Michelle Chen • October 29, 2020

Exploring the stories of student activities affected by the events of 2020

Zoom school replaces in-person learning during pandemic

Tanish Mendki, Michelle Chen, Sophia Chen, Justine Ha, Krish Dev, Suraj Gangaram, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Devin Gupta • September 19, 2020

Examining various perspectives about instruction through a screen

NBA suspends all games left in the season due to COVID-19

Tanish Mendki and Leanna Sun • March 13, 2020

Exploring the the reactions of MVHS to the suspension of the NBA season

College admissions should be merit-based, here’s why | EE Opinion

Tanish Mendki, Devin Gupta, and Jefferson Le • March 4, 2020

Of many controversial topics, college admissions is one of the most pertinent to Monta Vista high school. In this video, El Estoque staff writers Devin Gupta and Tanish Mendki explore why admissions should be merit-based

Nothing is Permanent

Tanish Mendki • February 1, 2020

A lesson from the sudden death of a family friend

A learning experience: the story of our friendship

Tanish Mendki and Jefferson Le • December 15, 2019

A recap of everything that makes our friendship memorable