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Boys Volleyball defeats Soquel High School in a 3-1 match
The Matadors win the second round of CCS and head to the finals Varsity Boys Volleyball advanced to the third round of the CCS DII Playoffs after defeating Soquel High School 3-1 on Tuesday, May 13. MVHS started off strong by leading most of the first set, winning 25-20. Junior and middle blocker Pratham Kannan landed several kills on court by penetrating weak areas in SHS’ defense.
Adult things
Turning 18 changes everything, and yet hardly anything at all I turned 18 in December, which means that since then I’ve been able to: Use a meat slicer working at the deli in a grocery store Go skydiving (pending courage, and maybe a coupon) Compete on “Wheel of Fortune” (pending sudden extroversion) Legally chaperone someone at San Jose Furcon (pending … my mental breakdown) None of that’s actually happened yet, but I’m holding out hope for the skydiving.
Adult things
Turning 18 changes everything, and yet hardly anything at all I turned 18 in December, which means that since then I’ve been able to: Use a meat slicer working at the deli in a grocery store Go skydiving (pending courage, and maybe a coupon) Compete on “Wheel of Fortune” (pending sudden extroversion) Legally chaperone someone at San Jose Furcon (pending … my mental breakdown) None of that’s actually happened yet, but I’m holding out hope for the skydiving.
Crossword: Vol. 55, Issue 6
Solve El Estoque’s crossword with wordplay and clues from our March magazine. Scroll down for the solution. Constructor notes Not much wordplay this time either, but still watch out for the clues that end with question marks. I don’t know anything about basketball, but if you do, I hope you enjoy this puzzle! Especially since this is the last crossword I’ll ever make for the magazine.
Ananda Singh is currently a junior and Sports Editor for El Estoque. When she is not dancing, she likes to listen to music, dress up and take photos, and visit new places.
Crossword: March 13, 2025 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword March 10, 2025 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Catching up with the sports community
Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails. Ananda Singh is currently a junior and Sports Editor for El Estoque. When she is not dancing, she likes to listen to music, dress up and take photos, and visit new places. Arushi Singh is currently a senior and a Sports Editor for El Estoque.
The importance of youth recreational leagues in our community
How recreational leagues have benefited the youth in Cupertino At the National Girls and Women in Sports Day basketball game against Los Altos High School on Tuesday, Feb. 4, senior and shooting guard Miya Kosakura was thrilled to hear cheers from her students at Tri-City Youth Group, a Japanese-American basketball organization for kids.
Breaking Barriers
Overcoming a weightlifting plateau seemed nearly impossible to junior Mahika Pandit. Though social media conditioned her to break through with Herculean effort and bulky equipment, Pandit set a new personal record almost by accident — she went from deadlifting 200 pounds to 225 pounds in her pajamas, without any other gear. This was Pandit’s biggest milestone since she started weightlifting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crossword: Vol. 55, Issue 4
Solve El Estoque’s crossword with wordplay and clues from our February magazine. Scroll down for the solution. About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Jan. 23, 2025
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Jan. 22, 2025 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Varsity Girls Soccer falls to Saratoga High School 2-0
Despite the Matador’s strong defense, the team takes a loss in its 10th game of the season MG: I broke down the line to defend a girl, and I thought I had cover on my back and I didn’t, and the girl ended up trying to get around me, and when I realized I didn’t have time on the ball, I kind of shoved her a little harder. Luckily, there wasn’t a foul that was called, but there could have been.
Crossword: Dec. 13, 2024 Full
Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Dec. 12, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Varsity Boys Basketball powers through BASIS Independent Silicon Valley 70-54
Varsity Boys Basketball defeated BASIS Independent Silicon Valley 70-54 on Tuesday, Dec. 3, following a strong performance in the second half of the game. Although BISV initially took the lead, both teams battled for dominance, with MVHS edging ahead to finish the first quarter 14-13. Matadors picked up the pace to enter halftime with a score of 34-30. This surge in momentum helped MVHS pull ahead with a 13-point lead to 56-43 by the end of the third quarter, widening that margin for the finish.
Morgan Mayhew’s journey to becoming an animation producer
BZ: Hi, I’m Ben. AY: Hi, I’m Alyssa. BZ: Today we’re interviewing Morgan Mayhew, a Monta Vista alum who is a prospective producer in the animation industry. AY: Here’s our conversation with her. MM: I’m Morgan Mayhew, and my pronouns are she/her. I actually graduated from Monta Vista in 2019 and then went on to pursue animation illustration at San Jose State University’s BFA program. And then I recently graduated from that.
Crossword: Dec. 2, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributors Liz Liu is currently a junior and features editor for El Estoque. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, cooking and watching her pet gecko. Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Dec. 2, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 28, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributors Liz Liu is currently a junior and features editor for El Estoque. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, cooking and watching her pet gecko. Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 22, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 25, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 21, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 20, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 15, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 8, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Nov. 6, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Vol. 55, Issue 2
Constructor notes Enjoy EE’s second 12×12 magazine crossword! Don’t forget to check out our November issue to help with the magazine-based clues. I’m a big fan of puns and wordplay, so a couple clues (marked “?” according to crossword conventions) are pretty twisty. Stay sharp and have fun! Solution If you haven’t finished solving and don’t want spoilers, stop! Otherwise, here’s the completed grid for this issue’s puzzle. We hope you enjoyed solving it!
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Vol. 55, Issue 2
Solve El Estoque’s crossword with wordplay and clues from our November magazine. Scroll down for the solution. About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
The community reflects on past elections
With tensions growing in this year’s presidential election, former President Donald Trump has unleashed various personal attacks on his opposing candidate, Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. At a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 19, Trump labeled Harris as a “s—— vice president.” He went on to call her “slow” and said she had a “low IQ” on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at a campaign event in Miami.
Crossword: Oct. 25, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 23, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 18, 2024 Full
Solve EE’s bonus full-sized crossword for the weekend About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 17, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 15, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 14, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 10, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Oct. 8, 2024 Mini
Solve EE’s mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
Crossword: Mini
Solve EE’s debut mini crossword About the Contributor Alyssa is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief for El Estoque. She enjoys spending too much time in dance studios and socially recharging by exploring new hiking trails.
California voters decide on 10 propositions this November
10 Propositions Prop. 2 authorizes the state to borrow $10 million for construction and modernization of public schools and community colleges. $2.4 million raised in support: According to the Public Policy Institute of California, 38% of students attend schools that don’t meet the state’s minimum safety standards. This money is crucial for basic safety improvements. Learn more here.
FUHSD holds first trustee area election
FUHSD board members for Trustee Areas 2 and 5 will be decided on Nov. 5, as part of the 2024 U.S. elections. This will be the Board of Trustees’ first election since its 2023 decision to switch to By-Trustee-Area voting and draw sector areas. This fall, as current trustees Rod Sinks’ and Jeff Moe’s terms expire, Danny Choi and Aegean Lee are running for Trustee Area 5, and Pat Carpio-Aguilar and Frances Renteria are running for Trustee Area 2.
Striking the high note
MVHS Instrumental Music Director John Gilchrist learned he had won the Richard L. Levin Orchestra Educator Award while traveling abroad in Japan over Thanksgiving break. He had been notified about his nomination for the prestigious award at the end of the previous school year but had never imagined he would actually receive it. “I asked my wife to look at something on my phone, and that’s when she noticed that I had won,” Gilchrist said.
Voici les aliments qu’il faut à tout prix éviter pour protéger votre bébé durant votre grossesse
Vous venez de prendre connaissance de l’heureux résultat de votre test de grossesse, félicitations à vous ! Mais gare à votre alimentation pendant ces neuf prochains mois. Certaines habitudes sont à bannir sans pour autant bouleverser votre quotidien et adopter une rigueur en matière d’hygiène alimentaire est nécessaire pour le bon développement de votre bébé ainsi que pour votre santé.
On the streets of SF
Protestors gather at Harry Bridges Plaza, San Francisco in a demonstration against the APEC convention. The 2023 APEC summit was held in San Francisco from Nov. 11 to 17, bring international leaders from across the Asia Pacific region to the Moscone Center to discuss global issues. From protestors and blockades filling the streets, to local businesses losing customers, click here to uncover El Estoque’s journey through the streets of San Francisco. Contents 1. The voices against APEC 2.
Strike out
For the purpose of maintaining his anonymity in this story, we will refer to a physician at Kaiser Permanente as Physician A. America’s largest healthcare strike in history ended on Friday, Oct. 13 when Kaiser Permanente and its coalition of unions reached a tentative deal. Seventy-five thousand Kaiser Permanente workers nationwide hit strike lines from Oct. 5 to 7, arguing that Kaiser’s under-staffing crisis was hurting patients.
Getting antsy
“When I first saw the ants, it was a dark and stormy night in Cupertino, California,” Instrumental music director John Gilchrist said. “But really, since I started out here at MVHS, I have noticed there’s just an abundance of ants in the band room. It’s definitely become an issue.” During Gilchrist’s four years at MVHS, he says he’s seen ants on the ground, in students’ food and crawling up people’s legs.
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