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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
Vocal Music Director Amy Young faces the Witch as she plays “Rapunzel” in a production of “Into the Woods” hosted by San Jose State University’s School of Music and Dance. Photo by Jana Marcus Photography | Used with permission

Teacher talents

Exploring the artistic hobbies MVHS teachers pursue outside of school
Samika Bhatkar
December 2, 2023
The iconic pinkish-purple dress I wore for my Ms. Hannigan costume in "Annie"

Drama Queen

Jiya Singh
April 19, 2023
Dressing up

Dressing up

Advanced Drama Honor’s costume department tackles 17th-century French attire in ‘The Misanthrope’
Anna Jerolimov
February 3, 2021
Kennedy MS teacher Chris Scharmen performs for ComedySportz in San Jose.

Stand up and laugh

Improv allows actors to work as a team and think on their feet to entertain
Robert Liu and Stuti Upadhyay
March 13, 2020
What's MVHS laughing at

What’s MVHS laughing at

Exploring the various sources of humor at MVHS
Shivani Gupta, Robert Liu, Anjali Singh, Stuti Upadhyay, and Sean Yagi
March 13, 2020
A different stage: Students and staff participate in community theater

A different stage: Students and staff participate in community theater

Michelle Wong
April 11, 2018
AMC Cupertino Square 16 closes its doors

AMC Cupertino Square 16 closes its doors

Hannah Lee
April 4, 2018
Citizens of Laramie held a parade to commemorate Shepard. The actors painted their own banner to use in the show. Photo by Justin Kim

Drama’s “The Laramie Project” moves audience with the true story of Matthew Shepard

Ilena Peng
November 8, 2015
Superstitions: Behind the curtain- Performance superstitions and rituals

Superstitions: Behind the curtain- Performance superstitions and rituals

Sarah Robinson
October 20, 2015
Students participate in an activity called Soundball, which involves kids altering their voice in accordance with an imaginary ball. The transition to a more active classroom has accompanied the other drama changes, most notably open auditions, brightening the future of the program. Photo by Kathleen Yuan.

Open auditions have potential to diversify theater productions

Pranav Parthasarathy
October 5, 2013

Lighten up

Jaime Chu
December 7, 2009
Spotlight on BlueLight Cinemas

Spotlight on BlueLight Cinemas

Kriti Garg
December 5, 2009
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