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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

MVRT dances the Macarena.

School events cancelled because of COVID-19

Anushka De, News Editor April 2, 2020
Members of clubs and teams who qualified for international level competitions are unable to attend
MV DECA takes a photo in front of the Obelisk monument in Washington D.C. Photo used with permission of MV DECA

MVHS DECA officers attend the Ultimate DECA Power Trip conference in Washington D.C.

Collin Qian, Visuals Editor November 24, 2019

On Nov. 14, the MVHS DECA took a flight across the state to the Ultimate DECA Power Trip conference in Washington D.C. After four days away from Cupertino, officers senior Rishabh Ranjan, sophomore...

Survival of the fittest: rise and fall of club memberships

Survival of the fittest: rise and fall of club memberships

Shriya Deshpande February 4, 2016
Club membership and leadership affect popularity of clubs
Senior Megan Yelsangikar shares her experiences from DECA

Senior Megan Yelsangikar shares her experiences from DECA

Trisha Kholiya April 2, 2015
How DECA helped make her the person that she is today
Former FBLA and DECA members petition for repeal

Former FBLA and DECA members petition for repeal

Rahul Iyer September 12, 2014
Displaced members raise awareness in order to abolish new policies.

Octagon aids DECA’s volunteer events

Sarah Ramos May 20, 2014

Two of MVHS’s most popular clubs join forces to provide adequate events for members. There are nearly 100 campus-based, student-run clubs at MVHS, with new clubs passing every school year. While...

DECA attended their annual state competition in Santa Clara from Feb. 28 to March 3. With more teams having qualified for ICDC than last year, MVDECA officers considered the event a success. Photo by Anirudh Kunaparaju

DECA competes at State Career Development Conference

Eva Spitzen March 6, 2013
Over 100 members qualify for Internationals at state-wide competition.

DECA attends Silicon Valley District Development Conference

Ankita Tejwani January 10, 2013
Silicon Valley DECA hosts the first exclusive district conference.
Multimedia and Photography teacher Dave Barcellos performs at CTEs Electric Circus. His band, the Avalanche Choir, has been performing at Fiddling Cricket Concerts Holiday Show since the founding of the organization.

CTE’s Electric Circus held on Dec. 15

Joyce Varma December 18, 2012
Fiddling Cricket Concerts organizes their annual Holiday Show as a benefit concert for art department.


Silicon Valley DECA members listen as motivational speaker Scott Greenberg delivers a presentation on his experience with overcoming adversity and learning from failure, specifically his experience surviving cancer.  Photo used with permission of MVDECA.

DECA attends Leadership Development and Competitive Excellence Conference

Eva Spitzen November 24, 2012
Silicon Valley DECA hosts first overnight leadership conference
MVHS clubs partner with State Farm to host “Celebrate My Drive” on Sept. 15

MVHS clubs partner with State Farm to host “Celebrate My Drive” on Sept. 15

Yashashree Pisolkar September 26, 2012
Students assist State Farm in educating teenagers about driver safety
From left to right, sophomores Anna Aswadhati and Samyu Sridhar and seniors Manvita Tatavarthy, Suruchi Salgar and Janani Prasad with the lanyards they plan to sell to raise money for their DECA community service project. They plan to fundraise for the Free the Project Campaign: Brick by Brick, which helps to build schools in poor villages. The event will run from February to May. Photo by Margaret Lin.

World Literature class inspires community service project

Margaret Lin February 15, 2012
Five students raise funds to build school in India through Free the Children
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