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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
The juice is loose!

The juice is loose!

Niveda Hari and Megha Mummaneni • May 21, 2024

“The juice is loose!” Fans cheered as ex-football star O.J. Simpson and former NFL player Al Cowlings drove along the Los Angeles freeway in a low-speed car chase, pursued by the LAPD, which had...

The state of California increased its minimum wage to $20.00 for fast food workers, beginning on April 1. The large restaurant chain Panera Bread was initially exempt from this change until a clarification from California Governor Gavin Newsom. Courtesy of Dave Stone

The bare minimum

Isabelle Kok and Jason Chu • April 24, 2024

Effective on Jan. 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage increased from $15.50 per hour to $16.00, with Cupertino’s raised from $17.20 to $17.75. By the implementation of Assembly Bill No. 1228, beginning...

Women in political science: Vedavi Kavoori

Women in political science: Vedavi Kavoori

Jiya Singh • May 4, 2023
Junior Vedavi Kavoori explains her passion for political science and the importance of women being in the field
Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS

Women shaping the future

Avni Gandhi, Aashna Patel, and Jiya Singh • April 20, 2023
Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS
Students are often compelled to not apply for financial aid, considering the stigma around doing so in wealthy communities.

Facing financial aid

Megha Mummaneni and Eric Zhou • April 12, 2023
Exploring the stigma against applying for financial aid in Silicon Valley
The Marvel franchise's Moon Knight has recently risen in popularity again with the re-serialization of his antihero storyline.

What makes a hero?

Alyssa Yang • December 23, 2022
Redefining superheroes and how to tell their stories

Man on the street: Geography edition

Krish Dev, Kathryn Foo, and Lillian Wang • November 11, 2022
Testing MVHS students’ geographical knowledge
24 Questions with the Class of 2024

24 Questions with the Class of 2024

Meggie Chen • October 29, 2021
Asking sophomores 24 random questions
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