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

Primaries and Caucuses for Dummies

Primaries and Caucuses for Dummies

Swara Tewari, Managing editor March 18, 2020
Breaking down America’s primary system to select party candidates

Ohana celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Swara Tewari, Managing editor March 18, 2020
Ohana officers and club members reflect on the club’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting and the club’s dynamic
World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day

Swara Tewari, Managing editor March 12, 2020
Exploring the process of transplant surgery and the future of organ transplants
Senior Madisen Vongnakhone plays in a game versus Saratoga HS. Photo courtesy of Arnold de Leon

Athlete of the Month: Madisen Vongnakhone

Swara Tewari, Managing editor November 25, 2019

Senior Madisen Vongnakhon doesn’t think of herself as a leader on the field — the idea of other players looking up to her still baffles her. As an experienced player, she just tries to offer support...

Beyond the district

Beyond the district

How the senior privilege policy affects those who utilize it
The Islam I see

The Islam I see

Swara Tewari, Features editor April 12, 2019

Walking into a room where you know you’re going to be the outsider, where you know your presence will make people uneasy, is a difficult thing.   As another reporter and I walked with the...

GEP officer team presents the clubs mission statement at the clubs interest meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari.

GEP’s upcoming Sexual Assault Drive

Swara Tewari and Rucha Soman March 25, 2019

To honor sexual assault survivors, April has been designated as the Sexual Assault Awareness month by the National Sexual Violence Research Center. From April 22 to May 3, Girls Empowerment Project...

Americorps member Timothy Fader discusses crisis response procedures and emergency supplies at the Red Cross meeting. Photo by Swara Tewari

Americorps member presents at Red Cross meeting

Swara Tewari, Features editor March 18, 2019

On March 7, Americorps member Timothy Fader attended Red Cross’ lunch meeting and spoke to the members about disaster preparedness and the function of Red Cross on both a community and global level....

Photo taken from Creative Commons

Whitewashed

Swara Tewari, Features editor March 4, 2019

When I was a little girl, my mom loved dressing my sister and I in Indian clothes. She adorned us in colorful outfits with thousands of tiny sequins and beads sewn on, sliding tinkling bangles up our wrists...

The trampoline girls

The trampoline girls

Swara Tewari, Features editor February 8, 2019

Okay, look. I was only in it for the trampoline. At first.   The entire spring of 2010, my sister, neighbor and I had enviously watched the girls across the street jump on their trampoline....

Fighting fire in the digital age

Fighting fire in the digital age

Swara Tewari and Shivani Gupta January 2, 2019

On Mon., Oct. 29, senior Aditya Shah participated in a panel at the Google Event Center in Sunnyvale to launch Google’s Artificial Intelligence Impact Challenge and was interviewed by Chief Operating...

Through the tunnel

Through the tunnel

December 17, 2018

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