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

PHOTO GALLERY: Red Cross hosts social event

PHOTO GALLERY: Red Cross hosts social event

Derrick Yee May 25, 2011

Attendees dunked students and teachers for a good cause Although the passing away of history and physical education teacher Ron Freeman was two months ago, he will always be remembered...

PHOTO GALLERY: Cow Eye Dissection

PHOTO GALLERY: Cow Eye Dissection

Derrick Yee April 14, 2011

Future Physicians of America host another successful dissection teaching with cow eyes Those who were hungry for more after the pig dissection in freshmen Biology classes had the...

ASB: Sorry juniors, seniors only

ASB: Sorry juniors, seniors only

Derrick Yee April 5, 2011

The leadership counsel made the right choice to exclude juniors from applying to the ASB officer team Though the ASB elections have ended, and the new ASB team has been decided, one question has yet...

Movies: ‘Limitless’ soars above unoriginality

Movies: ‘Limitless’ soars above unoriginality

Derrick Yee March 23, 2011

‘Limitless’ artistically comments on society’s need for drugs for self-improvement “Limitless,” a film directed by Neil Burger, should teach you about the dangers of those help-me-concentrate-on-the-SAT...

Mobile Development club: for iPhone and Android users

Mobile Development club: for iPhone and Android users

Derrick Yee March 14, 2011

Mobile Development club, though different than the programming classes at MVHS, unites all application creators Google Android and Apple iPhone users finally have something in common. No, it‘s not...

15 Days of Fame: Directing dreams

15 Days of Fame: Directing dreams

Derrick Yee March 8, 2011

Senior Revati Dhomse shares her story on leaving her family to pursue her dreams                               ...

Music: Unsung concert from Symphonic and Concert Band

Music: Unsung concert from Symphonic and Concert Band

Derrick Yee February 12, 2011

Though not heavily publicized, Band’s Mid-Year Concert is worth attending Concerts don’t always fall on Friday or Saturday nights. Some of the most entertaining concerts are smack dab in middle...

Preparing for unknown chess battles

Preparing for unknown chess battles

Derrick Yee January 29, 2011

Students prepare for a chess tournament as far ahead as they can Sweat rolls down the nose. Time ticks on the clock and every second matters. The goal of the game is simple. It is to win. The prize:...

Music: Mash-ups—The more the merrier

Music: Mash-ups—The more the merrier

Derrick Yee January 20, 2011

A simple way to revive the popularity of overplayed songs You know how you replay songs over and over again on your iPod, in your car, or on Youtube and get sick and tired of them within one month?...

Chinese pen pals: Education through communication

Chinese pen pals: Education through communication

Derrick Yee January 20, 2011

Chinese Honor Society’s first pen pal program lets students keep in touch with their Chinese heritage The emails that we send daily are seemingly mundane. Its the communication system that we use...

Movies: ‘Country Strong’ strikes out

Movies: ‘Country Strong’ strikes out

Derrick Yee January 10, 2011

Unnecessary character, clichéd love lines spoil potential Oscar contender The trailer advertises “Country Strong,” written and directed by Shana Feste, as a Britney-Spears-success-then-hits-low-point-of-life...

FBLA and DECA on a quest with laser tag

FBLA and DECA on a quest with laser tag

Derrick Yee December 4, 2010

FBLA and DECA strive to make the Laser Quest event annual These days, club fundraisers like eating at Pizza my Heart or “Servants for a Day” go on for a couple of days, and never return until the...

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