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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

Cultural Cooking

Cultural Cooking

Exploring the foods that students and staff cook to celebrate the holidays
Dahlia Schilling and Mihir Vishwarupe
December 9, 2023
tudents share their opinions on the cultural inclusivity of prom outfits

Prom embraces cultural threads

Students share their opinions on the cultural inclusivity of prom outfits
Kripa Mayureshwar and Aashna Patel
June 2, 2023
Students share their experience with three traditional instruments — the tabla, pipa and mridangam.

Playing traditional music

Students share about playing cultural instruments
The girls water polo team poses for a photo before their first water polo speedo run. Photo by Christine Xu

Spirit in Speedos

Players and administration weigh in on the implications of the annual water polo speedo run
Kathryn Foo and Jami Lim
October 13, 2022
Senior Daniel Kao and his family taking a selfie at the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day.

A twist on tradition

Sharing the different ways that MVHS students celebrate winter holidays
Claire Wen and Vivian Jiang
December 17, 2020
Senior Giovanni Vurro explains his senior quote.

Famous Last Words: Senior Quotes

Seniors explain the significance of their quote
Jai Uparkar
November 24, 2019
Asanuma spoons himself the shoyu (soy sauce) on his dango.

Officers of Japanese Club illustrate what ‘dango’ means in Japanese tradition

The club serves sweet rice dumpling balls for its first food event
Zara Iqbal, Copy editor
October 8, 2019
The typical "seder" plate consists of "beitzah" (a hard-boiled egg), "zeroa" (a shankbone), "maror" (bitter herbs), "charoset" (sweet paste), and "karpas" (green vegetables) as shown clockwise in this picture. Photo | Creative Commons

The crossroads of food and religion in the month of April

How religion influences diet during a holiday season
Flora Peng
April 23, 2019
Cherishing Christmas: Comparing holiday traditions now to those of previous years

Cherishing Christmas: Comparing holiday traditions now to those of previous years

The change I've experienced in Christmas traditions over the years
Emily Xia
December 17, 2018
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