El Estoque

A mix of ethnicities

Katerina Pappas, Rucha Soman, and Chelsea Wong • December 17, 2018

Growing up, junior Giovanni Vurro felt that he was equally connected to his father’s Italian side and his mother’s Indian side. By frequently visiting Italy and speaking Italian at home, Vurro has...

Art Club introduces Inktober

Kat Pappas and Helen Chao • October 26, 2018

As October rolls around, artists prepare for the popular art event, known as “Inktober.” It lasts the whole month and encourages artists to follow certain prompts, such as “scorched” or “swollen,”...

Annual egg hunt at Memorial Park

Katerina Pappas • March 24, 2018

Families gather to participate in an egg hunt along with other activities.

My three years with Jonghyun

Katerina Pappas • February 27, 2018

Learning to cope with the death of an idol that I love

Fulfillment: A garden of her own

Katerina Pappas • December 8, 2017

Math and Physics teacher Sushma Bana shares her experiences with gardening

Christmas tree lighting at Santana Row

Katerina Pappas • November 17, 2017

Santana Row holds 15th annual tree lighting ceremony

A mother who can be there

Katerina Pappas • November 9, 2017

Literature teacher Paola Luna talks about her experiences as a stay-at-home mom

The last stop: how preparations are made for a funeral

Katerina Pappas • October 12, 2017

John Lampe and Michael Rubino at Alameda Family Funeral & Cremation explain the process of preparing a body for a funeral

GSA holds panel for freshman biology classes

Katerina Pappas • May 31, 2017

The GSA hosts a panel answering questions for freshman biology classes about gender and sexuality

Pride for the young

Katerina Pappas • May 30, 2017

A look into the South Bay Youth Pride Parade

Memes throughout time

Katerina Pappas • March 31, 2017

Timeline shows the progression of memes throughout the years and the background behind them.

Girls Empowerment Club makes posters uplifting women

Katerina Pappas • March 10, 2017

A group of 17 people in room C103 watch sophomores Ruth Feng and Kamya Krishnan explain Girls Empowerment Club’s task. They would be making posters for International Women’s Day, which occurred on...