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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Park customized this shoe for a friend and is his favorite design of all the shoes we has painted.  “I think its my favorite not because it looks good necessarily,” Park said. “I really enjoyed the process because I took a big break from customizing shoes, and I forgot how much I enjoyed it. So then I just kind of got re-inspired when she asked me to paint her shoes.”

Customization Craze: Students turn everyday accessories into a form of self-expression

Jai Uparkar May 27, 2020
MVHS students share the stories behind their painted shoes and water bottles
Senior Rukmini Banerjee informs a Sunnyvale resident about the California primary process.

The Blue Wave: Teen involvement in California primaries

Jai Uparkar and Emily Xia March 11, 2020
Local community members discuss their involvement in the political process
To respond to any questions that students had, the class officers for Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 set up a booth in the rally court, replacing the previously scheduled fashion show.

2020 Junior Prom combined with Senior Ball due to coronavirus concerns

Jai Uparkar and Tyler Cho March 7, 2020
Junior Prom is among March events being cancelled by the district

The Nuances of Illegal Immigration

February 11, 2020

Zabinski has noted that certain elements of the media oversimplify illegal immigration when she says it’s actually a complex issue. “[With illegal immigrants], there’s this dichotomy of either being...

Legal and Emotional Support

February 11, 2020

Attorney Victoria Argumedo, a first-generation Peruvian American, has represented thousands of clients over the past seven years and focuses on cases involving deportation defense and asylum practices....

Local Action

February 11, 2020

DACA is an American immigration policy enforced through an executive order by former President Barack Obama in 2015 that allowed eligible immigrant youth who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children...

Living Undocumented

February 11, 2020

“You need to pack all your things. Your notebooks, all your school stuff.” Fremont HS English teacher Onette Zabinski vividly remembers her parents telling her this when she was 7 years old. She...

A Fremont High School teacher shares about her experiences growing up undocumented, the relief that DACA brought her and the work she does now supporting undocumented students at her school.

Keep the dream alive

Jai Uparkar and Swara Tewari February 11, 2020
Community members discuss the personal and legal implications of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) being rescinded
A group of 10 seniors begin to pull the rope against their first round match-up against the sophomores.

Class of 2020 wins second place in MVHS’s first Class Royale

Jai Uparkar January 20, 2020
Despite placing third in spikeball and tug-of-war, the seniors manage to claim second place
Senior Ashley Liu dribbles past a Mountain View HS defender.

Girls Basketball: MVHS falls to Mountain View HS after struggling to maintain possessions

Jai Uparkar January 18, 2020
Lack of steady possession and inability to convert leads to eighth loss of the season with a final score of 31-52
Speaker Paula Larkin-Hutton holds up a rose stem while she describes the different parts of the rose and answers questions from the audience.

Winter Care of Roses: Master Gardeners learn about rose care

Jai Uparkar and Emily Xia January 17, 2020
Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County attend class in Cupertino Library
A group of kids drink their steaming hot chocolate next to the decorated trees around the Quinlan Center.

Spruce it up: Cupertino Tree Lighting Ceremony

Jai Uparkar and Swara Tewari January 11, 2020
Cupertino community gathers for the annual tree lighting ceremony
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