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

Dream destinations

Dream destinations

Sarah Liu January 25, 2024

Senior Marcus Praseuth and his family row a whitewater rafting boat during their vacation in Cancun.

Terminal delays

Lillian Wang and Eric Zhou February 4, 2023
Students and staff reflect on inconveniences at airports over winter break
Sophomore Gehna Saini places the ornament gifted to her from her mother, on a Christmas tree.

Winter break traditions

Anika Bhandarkar and Megha Mummaneni December 21, 2022
Examining the traditions students and staff partake in over the winter holidays
Portraits of the eight people I interviewed during my four day stay in New York City.

The humans I met in New York

Krish Dev April 19, 2022

It had been more than two years since the last time I had been on a plane, but after finding a ticket to New York City for $70 and having some time to kill, I booked a four day adventure. I boarded the...

Senior Sophia Bokovikova poses beside her grandmother in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Post-lockdown getaways

Students recount their first summer vacations following quarantine
Senior Sophia Chen and her friends enjoy a socially distanced birthday party. Photo by Sophia Chen // Used with permission

Vacationing during a pandemic

Mira Wagner, Staff Writer January 16, 2021
Students share their opinions about traveling during quarantine
Patel, alongside his older brother and mother, takes a family photo.

A quarantined summer

Justine Ha and Shivani Madhan September 12, 2020
Exploring how three members of the MVHS community spent the summer of 2020
Upcoming real ID regulation for domestic flights

Upcoming real ID regulation for domestic flights

Sarah Young, Graphics Editor October 25, 2019

tarting Oct. 1, 2020, everyone 18 and older travelling from one U.S. state to another will be required to either have a real ID marked on their driver’s license or bring their passport. This is due to...

A Better Summer

A Better Summer

Rana Aghababazadeh and Laasya Koduru February 6, 2019

The beginning of the new year is a prime time for applying to summer programs. Parents frantically search the web for a program that suits their child’s, or perhaps their own, interests and ambitions,...

Traveling the globe

Charlotte Chui and Swara Tewari September 16, 2018

hen junior Dan Sachs’ brother discovered a summer program that provided an opportunity to travel abroad, learn a new language and immerse himself in a new culture, it peaked Sachs’ interest. Sachs...

California Dreaming

California Dreaming

Michelle Wong May 30, 2017
Hidden gems across the state to explore this summer
First tries: Students attempt incredible summer activities

First tries: Students attempt incredible summer activities

Mingjie Zhong August 22, 2014
Five students undertake new adventures this summer.
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