El Estoque: Behind the story
November 25, 2019
Unpacking El Estoque student journalists’ reporting process on story favorites
The faces behind La Pluma
Karen Sanchez
October 20, 2017
There are a million details that bombard a person as they walk into room B205. The most overwhelming aspect are the posters that brighten the room’s beige walls, displaying an array of colors, images, and messages. The quirky yet sophisticated environment fits the very image of La Pluma, MVHS’s cre...
How to do calligraphy
Devika Watave
December 7, 2016
Calligraphy was used all around the world before the invention of the printing press, and has maintained popularity afterwards as an art form. It looks beautiful, polished and carefully created – and that kind of perfection makes calligraphy seem difficult to master. Now that computers have taken over...
NaNoWriMo: Profile on Megan Chandler
Aditi Desai
November 20, 2014
“Writing feels like a release. If I don’t write, I [go] crazy,” Senior Megan Chandler said, an avid participant of NaNoWriMo since her middle school years. “There are so many ideas bouncing around my head.” NaNoWriMo, which stands for National November Writing Month, is an annual interna...
Freshman Alicia Marzolf self-publishes
Maya Murthy
May 26, 2014
Marzolf speaks about her novels. Read More »
11 tips to become a better writer
Maya Murthy
February 9, 2014
La Pluma co-president Pooja Desai shares tips to improve writing. Read More »
Essay Escort plans transition from privately-run editing group to club
Varsha Venkat
November 21, 2013
Essay Escort plans transition from privately-run editing group to club Read More »...
Students win first place at California Association of Teachers of English writing contest
Amrutha Dorai
May 3, 2013
Sophomore Ann Fu and junior Allyson Gottlieb write fiction to express their love of literature. Read More »
A novel idea
Jaime Chu
December 8, 2008
There is nothing nano about "NaNoWriMo"; MV students took on month-long novel-writing journey Read More »...
