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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

Cultural Cooking

Cultural Cooking

Dahlia Schilling and Mihir Vishwarupe December 9, 2023

Diwali  As Science Curriculum Lead Kavita Gupta began to fry the dough she rolled out earlier in a pan with oil, the smell of sweet fried dough and milk solids immediately  begins to waft throughout...

tudents share their opinions on the cultural inclusivity of prom outfits

Prom embraces cultural threads

Kripa Mayureshwar and Aashna Patel June 2, 2023
Students share their opinions on the cultural inclusivity of prom outfits
Students share their experience with three traditional instruments — the tabla, pipa and mridangam.

Playing traditional music

Nameek Chowdhury, Krish Dev, and Minjae Kang May 31, 2023

Madelyn Wu (pipa) When junior Madelyn Wu first joined an orchestra, she wanted to play the guzheng, a Chinese instrument with strings strung between two bridges. However, Wu’s orchestra didn’t have...

The girls water polo team poses for a photo before their first water polo speedo run. Photo by Christine Xu

Spirit in Speedos

Kathryn Foo and Jami Lim October 13, 2022

The entire locker room was buzzing, more alive than normal. Initially, senior Kinton Duong credited it to the sounds — the loud, thumping music that slightly muffled the shouts of the players surrounding...

Senior Daniel Kao and his family taking a selfie at the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day.

A twist on tradition

Claire Wen and Vivian Jiang December 17, 2020
Sharing the different ways that MVHS students celebrate winter holidays
Senior Giovanni Vurro explains his senior quote.

Famous Last Words: Senior Quotes

Jai Uparkar November 24, 2019
Seniors explain the significance of their quote
Asanuma spoons himself the shoyu (soy sauce) on his dango.

Officers of Japanese Club illustrate what ‘dango’ means in Japanese tradition

Zara Iqbal, Copy editor October 8, 2019
The club serves sweet rice dumpling balls for its first food event
The typical seder plate consists of beitzah (a hard-boiled egg), zeroa (a shankbone), maror (bitter herbs), charoset (sweet paste), and karpas (green vegetables) as shown clockwise in this picture. Photo | Creative Commons

The crossroads of food and religion in the month of April

Flora Peng April 23, 2019

Readily-available Easter renditions of adorable baby animals and the declining diets of students overwhelmed by approaching exams are not the only contributors to fluctuation in food consumption during...

Cherishing Christmas: Comparing holiday traditions now to those of previous years

Cherishing Christmas: Comparing holiday traditions now to those of previous years

Emily Xia December 17, 2018
The change I've experienced in Christmas traditions over the years
French Honor Society: Expanding our Horizons

French Honor Society: Expanding our Horizons

Swara Tewari April 12, 2018
A breakdown of French Honor Society’s purpose
Rowing: A misunderstood sport

Rowing: A misunderstood sport

Aditya Dash October 18, 2017
How sophomore Revan Aponso dedicates himself to rowing.
Junior Rekha Nagarajan embraces her half-Japanese and half-Indian background and was raised to appreciate people for who they are. Photo by Varsha Venkat.

Custom made

Daniel Fernandez March 13, 2013
Junior Rekha Nagarajan shares her positive outlook on having a multicultural background.
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