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El Estoque serves as the student news outlet for Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California, providing both print and online content.

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Jennie’s debut album is a “Ruby” in the rough

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Dylan Nguyen

“Who else got ‘em obsessed like JENNIE? / Like, like, like / I think I really like (JENNIE) / Haters, they don’t really like (JENNIE) / ‘Cause they could never, ever be (JENNIE) / But have you ever met? / JENNIE, JENNIE, JENNIE, JENNIE, JENNIE, JENNIE, JENNIE”Bejeweled with power, resilience and poise, singer and rapper Jennie released her debut solo studio album, “Ruby,” on March 7.
Crossword: March 14, 2025

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Benjamin Zhang

Solve EE’s mini crossword Built by Benjamin Zhang using the cross word maker from Amuse Labs About the Contributor Benjamin is currently a junior and an Arts & Entertainment editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he likes to play soccer, collect vinyls and review bad movies.
Crossword: March 12, 2025 Mini

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Benjamin Zhang

Solve EE’s mini crossword Built by Benjamin Zhang using the cross word builder from Amuse Labs About the Contributor Benjamin is currently a junior and an Arts & Entertainment editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he likes to play soccer, collect vinyls and review bad movies.
Crossword: March 11, 2025 Mini

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Benjamin Zhang

Solve EE’s mini crossword Made by Benjamin Zhang using the free cross word generator from Amuse Labs About the Contributor Benjamin is currently a junior and an Arts & Entertainment editor for El Estoque. In his free time, he likes to play soccer, collect vinyls and review bad movies.
Breakfast bunch

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Ananya Chaudhary |Benjamin Zhang

El Estoque’s Arts & Entertainment section reviews three local breakfast restaurants Holder’s Country Inn Overview On the corner of Main Street Cupertino sits a branch of Holder’s Country Inn, a restaurant serving all three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Boasting a cozy and warmly-lit interior and fully decorated with a bar and multiple TVs broadcasting sports games, Country Inn invites customers to try its impressively diverse array of items.
Food truck faceoff

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Dylan Nguyen |Benjamin Zhang

El Estoque’s Arts & Entertainment section reviews three local food trucks Spartan Taco Truck Overview In the heart of San Jose, Spartan Taco Truck — an offshoot of the primary restaurant, located right across E. William St. — offers a casual late-night experience with dynamic and flavorful Mexican street food.
Dessert Detectives: Xing Fu Tang

1 month ago | elestoque.org | Dylan Nguyen |Benjamin Zhang

Reviewing popular menu items based on quality and taste In our Dessert Detectives series, El Estoque staff members scour local bakeries and cafes, rating the quality and cost of popular menu items. Preserving the alphabetical theme of the series, we ordered drinks and ice cream from Xing Fu Tang, a boba tea shop located in Milpitas.
Varsity Boys Basketball triumphs against Santa Clara High School in a 88-51 win

2 months ago | elestoque.org | Varun Singh |Owen R. Liu

The Matadors smash the Bruins with a steady start and even stronger finish Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Santa Clara High School 88-51 on Friday, Jan. 31. The Matadors started out strong, ending the first quarter with a substantial point difference, leaving SCHS to close the gap. However, MVHS maintained the steady rhythm of strong offense and morale, driving the point gap even further, finishing every quarter stronger than the last.
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly taking a larger role in our daily entertainment

2 months ago | elestoque.org | Owen R. Liu |Benjamin Zhang

Chatting away on her computer, sophomore Jasmine Teoh grinned as she waited for a response from Captain America. Of course, her texting pen pal was not the actual Steve Rogers, the actor Chris Evans or even a random cosplayer — it was a robot. From the ridiculously generic-sounding dialogue by AI chatbots to soullessly robotic AI music, artificially generated entertainment was far from enjoyable for critics when it was first introduced to the general public.
Hitting the slopes

2 months ago | elestoque.org | Leah Desai |Dylan Nguyen |Amberly Sun

Junior Aaryan Sharma hovers over the top of the ski hill, the landscape around him devoid of people. As he glides down the mountain toward the end of the run, an overwhelming sense of freedom enters his body. Arriving at his destination, the ski resort, once bustling with life and laughter, is now just as peaceful and cold as the mountain he came from. With the rest of the skiers packing into their cars to drive home, Sharma enjoys a moment of silence.