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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

In Review: Volume 2, 2025

In Review: Volume 2, 2025

El Estoque’s staff review recently released media, from jazzy love songs by Olivia Dean to confident pop singles like "TIT FOR TAT"
In the last decade, homeless student enrollment has risen by over 37% in California public schools. Graphic | Zaid Naqvi and Amberly Sun

FUHSD liaisons work to uplift students facing housing instability

Through the longstanding McKinney-Vento program, FUHSD staff continue to identify and support students experiencing homelessness
Zaid Naqvi and Rachel Kim
November 2, 2025
In Review: Volume 1, 2025

In Review: Volume 1, 2025

El Estoque’s staff review recently released media, ranging from the hit Netflix movie "KPOP Demon Hunters" to Sabrina Carpenter's controversial "Man's Best Friend"
Funding cuts have severely impacted healthcare in California threatening Medicaid coverage, reducing public health services and straining hospitals and local health departments. Graphic | Aprameya Rupanagunta

Trump’s cuts to healthcare programs under the “Big Beautiful Bill” could have irreversible local effects

Santa Clara County’s healthcare systems anticipate significant shifts under Trump’s second-term funding cuts
Friends of Stevens Creek board member Ross Heitkamp picks up trash along a heavily graffiti-covered wall alongside the Sleeper Park trail. Photo | Zaid Naqvi

City of Mountain View holds its annual Coastal Cleanup

Friends of Stevens Creek Trail helps plan the statewide volunteer event
Sana Karkhanis and Zaid Naqvi
September 25, 2025
Kylee Mark poses with her Cal Poly SLO shirt, announcing her commitment. 
Photo courtesy of Kylee Mark | Used with permission

How does one go D1?

Junior Kylee Mark shares her volleyball and Cal Poly SLO commitment journey
Maahi Dev, Zaid Naqvi, and Radhika Dharmapurikar
September 6, 2025
Baer Blacksmith shop provides community education

Baer Blacksmith shop provides community education

Blacksmiths share about the value of learning to build something with your hands
Meghna Dixit and Zaid Naqvi
May 25, 2025
Students affiliated with MVHS Model U.N. accessed unsecured classrooms and stole test materials during the South Bay MUN conference, prompting concerns over academic integrity and school security. Graphic | Yixuan (Joyce) Li, Zaid Naqvi and Canva

Testing theft

Students photograph and take copies of science tests at Model U.N. conference
Images of tiny libraries located around the MVHS campus. Photo | Zaid Naqvi

MVHS students share the impact of tiny libraries

Tiny libraries help foster connections and improves reading skills throughout the community
Sania Nadkarni and Zaid Naqvi
April 7, 2025
Front office staff share their stories and battles with adversity. Photo Illustration | Zaid Naqvi

Adminis-trivia

Front office faculty share their journeys alongside work life at MVHS
Zaid Naqvi
March 1, 2025
Interminority racism is often a result of racism from majority groups that gets caught in a cycle of oppression.

Minority groups are capable and sometimes perpetuate discrimination towards other minorities

Students and staff explore the implications behind interminority racism
Megha Mummaneni and Zaid Naqvi
January 31, 2025
A planner details the week's events, emphasizing the hurdles of school life at MVHS. Photo | Zaid Naqvi

New mandatory courses limit exposure and expression through electives

Required Health, Ethnic Studies and Financial Literacy courses will limit flexibility in elective enrollment while diminishing opportunity for personal interests
Zaid Naqvi
November 3, 2024
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