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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

Treating toxicity

Treating toxicity

Staff opinions on MVHS’ culture of toxicity and the role they play
“I heard that they got a…”

“I heard that they got a…”

Constantly striving to be better than others harms relationships
Eshika Tiwari and Liz Liu
April 13, 2024
What did you get?

What did you get?

How the MVHS community has made it ethically OK to inquire about someone else’s grades
Aaryan Sharma, Staff Writer
November 21, 2023
It is not unusual that, in a world filled with uncertainty, people are quick to yearn for a glimmer of hope. However, the notion of manifestation or other quick-fix “solutions” only provides false hope for an individual — hope that can quickly turn into something toxic. Graphic by Yixuan (Joyce) Li

Beyond the glimmer

Uncovering how the manifestation of false hope can become toxic
Yixuan (Joyce) Li
November 3, 2023
In only the first three quarters of 2022 alone, TikTok has had 571 million downloads

Tok-xicity?

Exploring the influence TikTok has on high school students
Ananya Chaudhary
November 12, 2022
It’s okay to take it easy

It’s okay to take it easy

Why we need to decrease expectations of ourselves during COVID-19
Andie Liu
April 30, 2020
Photo Illustration | Jefferson Le and Annie Zhang

In-game impulse: Students and teachers disclose their opinions on toxic gaming

Investigating the toxicity and banter in online gaming communities
Jefferson Le and Annie Zhang
December 20, 2019
Stan Twitter culture

Stan Twitter culture

Students share their perspectives on the benefits and the shortcomings of stan Twitter culture
Zara Iqbal and Claire Yang
September 15, 2018
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