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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

City of Cupertino holds 2018 tree lighting ceremony

City of Cupertino holds 2018 tree lighting ceremony

Charlotte Chui December 5, 2018

 n Friday, Nov. 30, the City of Cupertino held the 2018 tree lighting ceremony at the Quinlan Community Center. At 6 p.m., the a cappella group Business Casual, national champions of the 2018 Harmony...

MVHS student takes third in 45th annual Japanese speech contest

MVHS student takes third in 45th annual Japanese speech contest

Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor November 21, 2018

n Sunday, Nov. 4, the 45th annual Japanese speech contest was held in San Francisco’s Japantown at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. The event was a joint effort between...

Putting positivity into practice

Putting positivity into practice

Charlotte Chui and Iman Malik October 25, 2018
Exploring how people incorporate positivity in their daily life

A fight for nature

Charlotte Chui October 19, 2018

LIFESTYLE hen junior Trudie Ngo first stumbled upon environmental activist and entrepreneur Lauren Singer’s videos in early 2018, her reaction was one of disbelief. Through her blog and YouTube channel...

Technovation Challenge teams share app demos

Technovation Challenge teams share app demos

Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor October 11, 2018

n Oct. 5, Technovation members gathered at lunch in B209 for a weekly meeting regarding app demonstrations. Technovation emphasizes the importance of women in the fields of technology and business, preparing...

Leo Club holds interest meeting

Leo Club holds interest meeting

Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor September 28, 2018

n Sept. 14, students swarmed into room B105 with anticipation for Leo Club’s interest meeting and the promise of free pearl milk tea. Within a few minutes of the lunch bell, students filled the seats...

Traveling the globe

Charlotte Chui and Swara Tewari September 16, 2018

hen junior Dan Sachs’ brother discovered a summer program that provided an opportunity to travel abroad, learn a new language and immerse himself in a new culture, it peaked Sachs’ interest. Sachs...

Stepping up to the front of the classroom

Stepping up to the front of the classroom

Charlotte Chui and Swara Tewari August 23, 2018

cience teacher Julie Choi stands at the front of her new classroom, surveying the space. The classroom is still a work in progress. Cardboard boxes filled with posters and photos are stacked around. Stools...

Mapped

Mapped

Charlotte Chui, Ria Kolli, and Mallika Singh May 23, 2018

We have certain established expectations when it comes to privacy. For example, we expect privacy when we are alone, when we’re on the phone and when we’re at home. On a day to day basis, these expectations...

Mindfulness in the classroom

Mindfulness in the classroom

Charlotte Chui and Claire Yang May 22, 2018

On the day of a test, students walk into class and are met with a tense atmosphere. In the last few minutes before the bell rings, students rush into the classroom, frantically conversing amongst each...

Team FemStem’s app-building process

Team FemStem’s app-building process

Charlotte Chui April 30, 2018

n April 23, freshmen Ria Doshi, Eesha Ramkumar and Harini Arumugam submitted their app as part of the Technovation Challenge, an international six-week competition in which teams build an app to target...

We regret to inform you...

We regret to inform you…

Charlotte Chui and Jennie Chen April 11, 2018
It is important to deal with rejection in a healthy way
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