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

New McClellan Rd. bike lane aims to improve safety

New McClellan Rd. bike lane aims to improve safety

Claire Chang and Andrea Perng May 24, 2019

Editor’s Note: An earlier version incorrectly referred to sophomore Parssa Alimadad as "her." Alimadad identifies as "him." Along McClellan Rd., the words “Bike lane improvements coming soon”...

More that mediocrity

More that mediocrity

Andrea Perng May 11, 2019

For a solid while in March, I thought I was “doomed” for UC Riverside. I had only applied to it (and UC Merced) as a safety school, and I thought it would be much better for me to go to any other UC...

City staff holds Regnart Creek Trail walk-shop

City staff holds Regnart Creek Trail walk-shop

Andrea Perng April 16, 2019

On March 30, staff members from the City of Cupertino gathered with a crowd of over 100 citizens for a walk-along on the planned Regnart Creek Trail, a proposed trail project that could potentially encompass...

Newly renovated Cupertino Teen Center reopens

Newly renovated Cupertino Teen Center reopens

Andrea Perng March 27, 2019

On March 23, the Cupertino Teen Center reopened after a nearly month-long renovation that included new TV and computer installments, repainted walls and refreshed room rearrangements. The event featured...

Massive college cheating scandal reveals the underbelly of privilege

Massive college cheating scandal reveals the underbelly of privilege

Andrea Perng March 15, 2019
Bribery lead to falsified test scores and athletic profiles everywhere

Cupertino mayor proposes solutions for common city problems

Andrea Perng February 5, 2019

On Jan. 30, new Cupertino Mayor Steven Scharf took to the podium at the Quinlan Community Center to deliver the annual State of the City (SOTC) address, when the current mayor informs residents and city...

Foot in the Door

Foot in the Door

Andrea Perng December 19, 2018

I’m gonna be honest. I went through a comparatively bizarre phase when I was completely obsessed with local politics. It started in September when I was assigned to cover the approval of the new Vallco...

New council members Willey and Chao sworn in to Cupertino City Council

New council members Willey and Chao sworn in to Cupertino City Council

Andrea Perng December 11, 2018

On Dec. 6, mayor Darcy Paul and new city councilmembers Liang Chao and Jon Robert Willey were sworn in to the Cupertino City Council, surrounded by poinsettias on the dias podium and, for Chao and Willey,...

Through the smoke screen

Through the smoke screen

Andrea Perng November 21, 2018

When I first told my mother about the smoke that had settled over the MVHS campus, the students whose faces were covered with masks and the many times I’d heard “what’s the AQI like now?” through...

Senior Salt

Andrea Perng October 27, 2018

End of an Era

End of an Era

Andrea Perng October 26, 2018

On Sept. 19, the Cupertino City Council voted 3-2 to approve Sand Hill Property Co. (SHPC)’s Tier 2 Specific Plan to renovate the now-dead Vallco Mall. It will include 1,750,000 square feet of office...

¡Viva México!

¡Viva México!

Andrea Perng September 26, 2018

n a flurry of tap-dancing and skirt-twirling, the Mexican folk dance group Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí took the stage on Sept. 14 as part of a Mexican Independence Day celebration involving all Spanish...

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