El Estoque

Going for the gold award

Rucha Soman and Chelsea Wong • May 25, 2018

When sophomore Naomi Desai ripped open the envelope from the stack of mail, she found letters from the San Jose Sharks, Ro Khanna, the United States Senate and former presidents like George Bush and...

From songwriter to author

Rucha Soman • April 14, 2018

Junior Sheetal Rao has been a self-published author since the sixth grade. Her book, “The Magical Animals of Konusetsu,” was based off of childhood games she used to play. “[My friends and I]...

A ukulele heard through the walls

Rucha Soman • March 25, 2018

The soft strums of a ukulele float through the rooms in the D building, occasionally joined by some singing. This music, sometimes heard during fifth period and lunch, is played by sophomore Allison Gregory....

Scootering back into fashion: The rise of scooters on the MVHS campus

Rucha Soman and Alyssa Hui • January 22, 2018

Students discuss why they scooter as high schoolers

Flipping onto Stage: Another year of MV Andaaz

Rucha Soman • November 17, 2017

At the end of seventh period every Friday afternoon, a group of kids throw their backpacks down and meet in front of the gym. They greet each other as they wait for the rest of the their group to show...

Girls volleyball: Team defeats Saratoga HS

Rucha Soman • October 17, 2017

The MVHS girls volleyball team warmed up in their black warm-up jerseys under the bright fluorescent lights of their home gym. The game started with MVHS taking a commanding lead, winning the first set...

Patent no longer pending: MVHS student reflects on making a product

Rucha Soman • September 14, 2017

Junior Tiffany Chen talks about creating a product and the patent process behind it.