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

Freedom of expression

Freedom of expression

Jaime Chu May 23, 2010

Three senior girls turn inspiration into fashion accessories It started with an art class field trip to the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. Seniors Sai Janaswamy, Divya Veturi and Sruthi...

Rhapsody in spring

Rhapsody in spring

Jaime Chu May 1, 2010

 String and chamber orchestras play to spring's delight     The Spring Orchestra Concert could safely be the first concert of the year that still saw sunshine outside when it started....

The Greek also rises

The Greek also rises

Jaime Chu March 8, 2010

Drama department's new production, "The Odyssey" opens on March 12         

The Greek also rises

Jaime Chu March 8, 2010

 

Pending implosion for The Exploding Girl

Pending implosion for “The Exploding Girl”

Jaime Chu March 6, 2010

 Summer break in Brooklyn not at its finest "The Exploding Girl" is the kind of film that takes place during summer in Brooklyn, New York City. The scenery consists of parks in full bloom...

Silent but lively

Silent but lively

Jaime Chu January 30, 2010

        ASL Club practices the sound of silence  Lunch time at the ceramics room attracts a crowd. Amidst the savory smell of curry and amicable chatter that hovers...

Lighten up

Jaime Chu December 7, 2009

Return of the discount cinema The vacant parking lot at the back of the Oaks Center seemed to have turned into a suburban wasteland for as long as passers-by wondered. But of late, the deserted space...

VIDEO: Shake it!

VIDEO: Shake it!

Jaime Chu December 5, 2009

2009 Winter dance showcase preview     {cc-by-nc-sa}

To strive in sequins

To strive in sequins

Jaime Chu November 21, 2009

Chinese Dance Club goes overseas to economize On a Friday afternoon, five girls chatted and waited, mostly shivered, outside the choir room. Two of them wore gym shorts and others had on sweatpants...

What the “Wild Things” aren’t

Jaime Chu October 28, 2009

 In which youth is not wasted on the young, just on the unimaginative I might have cried at the end if I was watching it with the intelligence of a 17-year-old and the emotional sensitivity of...

The Scissor Sisters

Jaime Chu October 28, 2009

A brief history of two girls and two pairs of scissors  The short time does not stop one from placing her hair in the amateur hands of the other. Friends don't let each other...

Because they lead more intriguing lives

Because they lead more intriguing lives

Jaime Chu September 11, 2009

Life's a party for the new "Melrose Place" tenants. At least they are legal. No one born in the early nineties (even the late eighties)—CW's target audience—knows enough about the 1992 series...

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