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

Worst of 2018

Worst of 2018

Stuti Upadhyay December 18, 2018

Election Meddling Although the presidential election occurred in 2016, 2018 has been a year when controversy regarding election meddling, specifically on social media platfo rms like Facebook, has...

Four classes, one room

Four classes, one room

Stuti Upadhyay and Brian Xu November 18, 2018

When freshmen first enter MVHS, a change they must adapt to is the size of the school. Most middle schools in the area contain no more than 600 students, whereas MVHS’ total enrollment for the 2018-19...

Back with the Bond

Back with the Bond

Stuti Upadhyay October 24, 2018

Seven hours and 25 minutes. The length of a typical school day at MVHS. In a month, students spend around 150 hours at school. In a year, that’s around 1,300 hours. In four years, MVHS students spend...

Upcoming in Octagan

Upcoming in Octagan

Stuti Upadhyay and Tabitha Mendez October 24, 2018

As Octagon Club prepares to kick start another year, the officers are in the process of planning the year’s events. Their closest event is pie toss, an activity happening on Friday, Nov. 2, an Octagon...

Fanning the flames

Fanning the flames

Stuti Upadhyay October 3, 2018

It’s the first day of school and I’m asked to share a fun fact about myself. I’m at a family party and someone asks me what my hobbies are. I’m in Chinese class and I’m supposed to deliver a...

Looking back: 3 MVHS reflect on their HS experience

Looking back: 3 MVHS reflect on their HS experience

Stuti Upadhyay September 28, 2018
Three MVHS alumni reflect on their high school experience, how it has affected their lives and what they wished they had done differently
Fun in the sun

Fun in the sun

Helen Chao and Stuti Upadhyay August 30, 2018

un, warmth, freedom, friends and free will: this is how math teacher Katie Collins describes summer. She repeats the final words three times. However, Collins mentions how these qualities seem to be absent...

A review of Design It’s past year

A review of Design It’s past year

Stuti Upadhyay and Michelle Wong May 25, 2018

As the 2017-2018 school year wraps up, MVHS Design It’s officers identify what went well during the year and what could be improved. The club recently picked next year’s executive officer team, and...

An Open Letter

An Open Letter

Stuti Upadhyay May 22, 2018

Dear Brother, Six days. Six days, and you’ll be done with tutorials, seven period days, bells, passing periods - done with high school. You’ll graduate high school and move on to college, move...

Time for the U.S administration to speak up

Time for the U.S administration to speak up

Stuti Upadhyay February 25, 2018
Acknowledging that domestic violence is an issue is the first step to making change
A glance ahead at MV Design It

A glance ahead at MV Design It

Stuti Upadhyay November 17, 2017
Looking ahead to Design It’s next meeting and plans for the rest of the year
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