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

Color Guard and marching band take first place in annual Fairfield competition

Color Guard and marching band take first place in annual Fairfield competition

Hazel Hyon November 10, 2010

Teams win for the first time in six years For six years, grueling practice came short of propelling the Color Guard to the top. For six years, the team watched the seasons come and go. For six years,...

Middle College—a reasonable educational path at De Anza

Middle College—a reasonable educational path at De Anza

Hazel Hyon November 2, 2010

Certain students can benefit from deeper learning outside of MVHS To most MVHS students, going to Middle College may seem like a dubious choice. Not only are Middle College students barred from entering...

PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween Lookbook 2010

PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween Lookbook 2010

Hazel Hyon November 2, 2010

Students and teachers express Halloween spirit through elaborate costumes If you think the MVHS community is too old for Halloween, you’re dead wrong. On Oct. 29, students and teachers strutted...

PHOTO GALLERY: Super Smash Bros Tournament 2010

PHOTO GALLERY: Super Smash Bros Tournament 2010

Hazel Hyon October 25, 2010

Relive the Super Smash Bros Tournament held Oct. 19, 21, and 22 with a photo gallery   Fierce competition. Drama. Smiling winners, grimacing losers. These things are nothing new at MVHS, but...

Exploring cultures through speaking and moving

Exploring cultures through speaking and moving

Hazel Hyon October 16, 2010

Senior Lena Jenny pursues love of communication by learning foreign languages and American Sign Language     At pizzeria Pizza My Heart on Stevens Creek Boulevard, the usual...

Music: Top or flop—Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Music: Top or flop—’Doo-Wops & Hooligans’

Hazel Hyon October 8, 2010

  El Estoque critiques Bruno Mars' latest album, 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'. Will it top or flop?   On Oct. 5, Bruno Mars released his debut album, "Doo-Wops...

Music: Clara Chung enchants with the art in her heart

Music: Clara Chung enchants with the art in her heart

Hazel Hyon October 6, 2010

YouTube sensation releases crowd-pleasing debut album     Fresh melodies and soft, soothing vocals perfectly in sync with the whimsical strums of a guitar. If there were music...

Event: Annual Fall Festival deflates start of new season

Event: Annual Fall Festival deflates start of new season

Hazel Hyon September 29, 2010

Silicon Valley Fall Festival at Memorial Park results in mediocrity (again)     When the thermometer reads 92 degrees and you’re dying for an ice-cold Jamba Juice smoothie,...

DECA and Baking Club partner up for bake sale

DECA and Baking Club partner up for bake sale

Hazel Hyon September 23, 2010

Marketing organization sells Baking Club’s pastries for charity   On Sept. 19, DECA combined efforts with Baking Club to hold a bake sale in front of Lucky’s grocery store...

Food: Korea meats tortilla

Food: Korea ‘meats’ tortilla

Hazel Hyon September 6, 2010

BBQ Kalbi’s hand at a Korean-Mexican culinary sensation fizzles     Don’t worry, Taco Bell and Chipotle. The new kid on the block with kimchi and Sriracha hot sauce...

From Tennis Club to million-dollar clothing start-up

From Tennis Club to million-dollar clothing start-up

Hazel Hyon September 4, 2010

Alumnus Raymond Lei created custom T-shirt design company in response to expensive shirts   “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Alumnus Raymond Lei took this hackneyed...

Japan Bowl contestants win 10 days of sightseeing

Japan Bowl contestants win 10 days of sightseeing

Hazel Hyon August 27, 2010

     Japan Bowl winners went to Tokyo and Kyoto in July             While most students spent this summer going to...

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