The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Wired together: The implications of living in a technology-based world

Wired together: The implications of living in a technology-based world

Students' opinions on the ever-growing impact of technology on their lives
Off The Grid

Off The Grid

September 26, 2018

unior Ashley Tom received her first iPhone in ninth grade, finally graduating from candy bars and flip phones. She made her first personal email in seventh grade. Yet Tom still doesn’t have any social...

Losing the A in STEAM

Losing the A in STEAM

Flora Peng, Staff Writer September 19, 2018

Sixteen classes from various fields were cut at Monta Vista for the 2018-19 school year because of a decrease in student enrollment. In addition, students self-selecting science, technology, engineering...

MVHS holds first technology career night of the year

MVHS holds first technology career night of the year

Jai Uparkar February 14, 2018
Guest speakers and students discuss the importance of having a career night in high school
Apple Visitor Center opens to the public

Apple Visitor Center opens to the public

Jai Uparkar November 24, 2017
The Center opens for visitors to buy products and view the city on the rooftop
The two films British Literature teacher Randy Holaday shows in his class. 2010 rendition (left), 2015 rendition (right).

British Literature curriculum uses technology in teaching Macbeth

Karen Ma November 17, 2017
Why teachers use the audiobook and film for the Macbeth unit
Unpacking paranoia: Amazon Key shouldnt scare us so much

Unpacking paranoia: Amazon Key shouldn’t scare us so much

Nathan Stevens November 17, 2017
Amazon’s new delivery service sparks a debate about choosing convenience over security
Public, not private: The truth about online privacy

Public, not private: The truth about online privacy

Claire Yang October 20, 2017
How our perceived privacy isn't private
Q&A: C++ club makes changes in teaching style

Q&A: C++ club makes changes in teaching style

Nathan Stevens April 17, 2017
Club officers explain their more interactive curriculum for next year
A look back at Apple’s past

A look back at Apple’s past

Roshan Fernandez March 31, 2017
How Cupertino’s biggest tech startup came to be
Technology of Tomorrow: What teachers expect from future advancements

Technology of Tomorrow: What teachers expect from future advancements

Dylan Tsai February 8, 2017

s humanity’s technological goals grow, the time it’ll take to achieve them seems vast. However, the technology of the future is a lot closer than it seems. Even if time travel is still far in the future,...

How the tide hasnt turned: Residents express Cupertinos consistency

How the tide hasn’t turned: Residents express Cupertino’s consistency

Shriya Deshpande December 7, 2016
Cupertino residents claim how, in terms of technology and schooling, Cupertino hasn’t changed much
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