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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

“It was really the dedication and motivation from the losses last year; frankly, they were tired of losing all the time,” senior class president Tommer Schwarz said. “They wanted to go out and win, and they put the best team forward to go and do that.  Photo by Margaret Lin

POWDERPUFF: 2013 vs. 2014

Albert Qiu October 11, 2012
Seniors seize 16-7 victory over juniors
Class of 2012: Hope for a better tomorrow

Class of 2012: Hope for a better tomorrow

Daniel Tan May 29, 2012

We’ve all had those nights. You know, those. The ones spent until 2 or 3 or 5 a.m. — maybe even an all-nighter! — writing Lit essays or studying for APUSH. For me, it wasn’t homework so...

Class of 2012: Here are my parting words

Class of 2012: Here are my parting words

Elvin Wong May 24, 2012

I once watched a comedy music video titled “The Honest Holiday Card Song”, in which a stereotypical, Asian boy sang the line: “I only got accepted to my safety schools!” That was back...

Class of 2012: One word

Class of 2012: One word

Emily Vu May 24, 2012
Seniors share their memories about the class of 2012
Boys soccer: Senior night ends in loss to Santa Clara 1-2

Boys soccer: Senior night ends in loss to Santa Clara 1-2

Rachel Lu February 14, 2012
Mental mistakes on Feb. 10 keep Matadors from a CCS playoff berth
Senior Dustin Polgar chases after the ball in hopes of bringing it into scoring position. Polgar scores once in the game to contribute to the 4-0 win. Offense was lob-sided towards the Matadors as they had most of the possession time. Photo by Rachel Lu.

Boys soccer: Matadors shut out Lynbrook Vikings 4-0

Rachel Lu January 8, 2012
Strong start continues on Jan. 6 with a second shut-out in two games
Is homecoming obsolete?

Is homecoming obsolete?

Rachel Lu October 12, 2011

Every year, there’s Homecoming. Every year, varsity plays to the exhilaration and excitement of the Friday crowd that bears the chilly fall night just to see them win.  Every year, the expectations...

EE on Point: Clash of classes

EE on Point: Clash of classes

Laura Yang October 8, 2010

Students provide reactions to the juniors’ win at the Homecoming rally     A period of intense class rivalry between the juniors and the seniors marked the 2010 Homecoming...

2012 vs. 2013 Powderpuff semi-finals postponed mid-game

2012 vs. 2013 Powderpuff semi-finals postponed mid-game

Laura Yang September 24, 2010

Students’ injuries cause change to Powderpuff rules and schedule The semi-final Powderpuff game between 2012 and 2013 that began on Sept. 23 was postponed mid-game to Sept. 27 following...

Rally preparations in full swing with tie-dye bonanzas

Rally preparations in full swing with tie-dye bonanzas

Kriti Garg January 20, 2010

Classes host tie-dying events in preparation for Winter Rally Dividing the four classes into two teams is one of the several changes made to the upcoming winter rally. The sophomores are paired with...

Newer purple, brighter gold

Newer purple, brighter gold

Deepa Kollipara January 19, 2010

New decade introduces new rally with classes teamed-up to compete Warning: this is not your average winter rally. On Jan. 22, seniors and freshmen will be teaming up to play the "super...

Flinging Friday night away

Flinging Friday night away

Natalie Wong April 3, 2009

On April 3, Link Commission will be hosting the first-ever Freshman Fling, a social for the class of 2012.From 5:30 to 9 PM, the gym will be open to all the freshmen and Link leaders supervising this Freshmen...

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