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

Starting on a musical note

Avni Prasad May 31, 2017
Math teacher Jon Stark explains why he begins every class with a song

Clips from my day at Homestead HS

Avni Prasad March 28, 2017
As part of the IDC exchange, I shadowed a friend and recorded my experience at Homestead HS
Word on the Street: Immigrant

Word on the Street: Immigrant

Avni Prasad March 10, 2017
In an immigrant-heavy community, students share what the word “immigrant” means to them
Hijab Day educates students on the Muslim community

Hijab Day educates students on the Muslim community

Avni Prasad March 10, 2017

t was the first time junior Natalie Stan wore a hijab. Even with her blonde bangs poking her eyes from the black coral designed scarf that wrapped her head, she liked the feeling of wearing a hijab. For...

Wired differently: School-provided support for students with learning disabilities

Wired differently: School-provided support for students with learning disabilities

Avni Prasad February 9, 2017
How 504 plans and IEP support students with learning disabilities
Chinese club embraces their culture during their New Year

Chinese club embraces their culture during their New Year

Avni Prasad February 8, 2017
Officers explain Chinese New Year to students to spread the culture
Cupertino acts as a temporary home for many

Cupertino acts as a temporary home for many

Avni Prasad December 10, 2016

wo years ago, I joined the Facebook group “You know you are from Cupertino if you remember…” With about 10,000 members, the group engages in daily discussion about memories and places in Cupertino....

A journalists confession: The question I was afraid to ask during the election

A journalist’s confession: The question I was afraid to ask during the election

Avni Prasad November 17, 2016
Our intolerance of other political beliefs highlights a flaw in us
Chess club president discusses the strategies to his sport

Chess club president discusses the strategies to his sport

Avni Prasad November 6, 2016
Kesav Viswanadha, an international master of chess, gathers a community every Monday at lunch to play a game of chess
To the flag

To the flag

Avni Prasad October 21, 2016
Students discuss historical thought of the day as a substitute for the Pledge of Allegiance
A Divided Classroom: examining the effect of a teachers gender on students

A Divided Classroom: examining the effect of a teacher’s gender on students

Avni Prasad September 27, 2016
Studies show students benefit and prefer learning from teachers with the same sex.
Muslims living the aftereffects of 9/11

Muslims living the aftereffects of 9/11

Avni Prasad September 11, 2016
Muslim Student Association discusses the Muslim image in America fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks
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