El Estoque

Behind the Scenes: PTSA

Niveda Hari and Asha Wojciechowski • September 27, 2023

Working towards a coherent curriculum through equitable grading practices

Aletheia Ju, Corinna Kuo, Jami Lim, Megha Mummaneni, Eshika Tiwari, Benjamin Zhang, and Michelle Zheng • September 1, 2023

For the 2023-2024 school year, MVHS Leadership introduced two new grading policies from Joe Feldman’s book “Grading for Equity” — Reframing Homework and Rubrics — in addition to the three that...

Teacher-tube

Ananya Chaudhary and Krish Dev • June 3, 2023

Physics In 2011, Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Physics teacher Yau-Jong Twu had a student who was hard of hearing, and while she was a bright student, it was difficult for her to keep up with the...

Chit-Chat

Jayanti Jha, Shivani Madhan, Kripa Mayureshwar, and Angela Zhang • April 5, 2022

Exploring various types of conversations in our community

Teachers share first job experiences

Aashna Patel • March 18, 2022

David Hartford Social Studies teacher David Hartford grew up helping on his family’s farm in Michigan from age 5. By 13, he earned $7 per hour, which he says was a “decent amount” at the time,...

The importance of direct communication in a school setting

Shivani Madhan and Kripa Mayureshwar • March 18, 2022

How students navigate engaging in conversations with their teachers

Back in action

Michelle Zheng and Michelle Chen • March 17, 2022

MVHS teacher athletes discuss their journeys through sports

Crazy School Stories

Prisha Tiwari, Features Editor • March 10, 2022

Teachers recount memorable moments with students during their career

To all the teachers who have inspired me

Meggie Chen • January 27, 2022

Letters to all the teachers who’ve stuck with me through the years

Teachers take their own tests

Crystal Cheng and Jisha Rajala • December 6, 2021

History, French, Physics and Calculus teachers share advice for test-taking

Expanding sex education

Shivani Madhan • September 3, 2021

Examining sex education at MVHS in comparison to schools nationwide

FUHSD schools shift to hybrid learning

Sophia Chen, Krish Dev, Jefferson Le, Tanish Mendki, and Lance Tong • May 15, 2021

On April 19, all schools within FUHSD started hybrid learning, an opportunity for students to return to an in-person format of instruction as COVID-19 conditions in Santa Clara County...