El Estoque

14 days of love: Kimika & Shozo

Aashna Patel • February 7, 2023

In the seventh installment of the 14 days of love series, El Estoque explores the familial relationship between English teacher Shozo Shimazaki and his daughter sophomore Kimika Shimazaki

50 Questions with Julia Satterthwaite

Megha Mummaneni, Alyssa Yang, and Angela Zhang • February 6, 2023

In the 23rd installment of the recurring series, El Estoque asks Julia Satterthwaite 50 questions

14 days of love: Yvonne and Jonathan

Aditya Shukla • February 4, 2023

In the fourth installment of the 14 days of love series, El Estoque explores the relationship between twins Yvonne Chen and Jonathan Chen

Homemade Hipster: Grass Jelly Bowl

April Wang, Copy Editor • September 7, 2022

Ingredients Raw taro Rock sugar Boba (anywhere between ¼ to 1 cup, doesn’t really matter) ¼ cup brown sugar Red bean paste/cooked red bean Unsweetened coconut milk Grass...

Man on the street: Are there more wheels or doors in the world?

Sophia Chen and Shivani Verma • May 3, 2022

The MVHS community weighs in on this polarizing discourse

Man on the street: What’s MVHS listening to?

Aashi Venkat • February 2, 2022

Asking 18 students about their current favorite song

Revisiting the holidays

Sophia Ma and Aashi Venkat • December 7, 2021

Students and staff share their most memorable moments from the holiday season

Competition season is back

Melody Cui, Krish Dev, Gavin Hung, Minjae Kang, Jefferson Le, and Anika Sharma • October 31, 2021

Showcasing MVHS organizations in action

50 Questions with Brian Chow

Krish Dev, Website Editor • September 22, 2021

Inspired by Vogue’s video series “73 Questions,” El Estoque sits down with Art teacher Brian Chow to ask him 50 questions. Chow shares his most embarrassing moment, his favorite childhood memory...

50 Questions with Mark Carpenter

Krish Dev, Web Editor • May 8, 2021

Inspired by Vogue’s video series “73 Questions,” El Estoque sits down with English teacher Mark Carpenter to ask him 50 questions. Carpenter shares his fondest memory of high school, what he would...

Artists take on animating for the first time

Kripa Mayureshwar and Ayah Ali-Ahmad • March 14, 2021

Students from Advanced Multimedia share and reflect on their first animation project

50 Questions with Megan Choate

Neysa Singh, Staff Writer • February 25, 2021

Inspired by Vogue’s video series “73 Questions,” El Estoque sits down with teacher Megan Choate to ask her 50 questions. Choate shares her favorite memories from high school, her biggest inspiration,...