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The Stampede

The official news publication of Monte Vista High School.

The Stampede

The official news publication of Monte Vista High School.

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First responders extinguishing palisades fire - courtesy of Capital Public Radio

City of Angels, City of Ruin

Sydney Gross, Reporter January 31, 2025

   Just seven days into 2025, regions all across the Los Angeles county experienced five separate fire outbreaks. While fires are not an abnormal occurrence for California, first responders and residents...

Tick Tock, TikTok

Tick Tock, TikTok

Danya Omair and Evelyn Gase January 31, 2025

     The time for the ‘Apple’ dance, ‘Renegade’, get-ready-with-mes, and celebrity edits seemed to be coming to an end Saturday evening, just hours before midnight, as TikTok began to shut...

Adam Schiff in June, 2023 in front of the U.S. Capitol.

2024 Senate Election

TJ Nagarkar, Sports Editor November 19, 2024

     In November, 34 states will hold elections for the Senate. In California, two candidates are fighting for the opportunity to be the next senator in office, one of them being a Monte Vista alumnus:...

Many teachers require students to put their phones in a phone jail. Students have often put burner phones in the place of their real ones to avoid getting caught.

The Future of Phones at MV

Noelle Choi and Evelyn Gase September 24, 2024

     In this day and age, there aren’t many students around the world who don’t carry a phone with them 24/7. Soon, students might not be able to have all of these privileges. The days of phone-free...

Will BART become more bearable?

Srishti Mazumder March 24, 2024

     BART has been supplying rides to the people of the Bay Area since 1964, connecting different parts of the Bay Area through one swift train ride. Now, this public transport system is going through...

Downtown Danville Improvements

Maksim Korostelev March 24, 2024

   With the start of a new year there are many upcoming changes coming to Danville one of which being the Catalyst Project estimated to begin construction between April and May. The project is said...

College Anticipation and its Challenges

Tyler Choi and Theo Lee February 15, 2024

     While seniors eagerly await their college decisions, they find themselves in a state of anticipation, wondering what their future holds.       Most seniors have finished submitting all...

Former University of Pennsylvania president, Elizabeth Magill, prepares for her testimony at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on college campus. She resigned four days after her testimony, which was intensely scrutinized by both Democrats and Republicans alike.

What’s going on at the Ivys?

Krish Shetty February 15, 2024

     America has prided itself on its premier academic institutions since the country gained its independence. All over the country, there are high class universities that students would give an arm...

Fast food workers rally for higher wages in Sacramento. Starting in April 2024, the minimum wage for the industry rises to $20 an hour.

Minimum Wage Increases

Natasha Yee February 15, 2024

     Beginning January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in California will increase from $15.50 to $16 an hour for all employees.       Certain industries will experience a larger increase in the...

ASB and Climate Action Now (CAN) Club president Maddy Park works hard to ensure that trash bins such as these are labeled by leadership and are easily accessible across campus. Currently CAN Club is working with RecycleSmart–Monte Vista’s recycling district provider, their interns, and the office to get 3 bin stations around school as well as staff to help monitor them.

Leading Monte Vista in Sustainability

Savannah Ashe and Srishti Mazumder January 16, 2024

     Memorable phrases are constantly strewn across the posters that decorate Monte Vista’s halls. But, where do these posters come from, and more importantly, where do they go? They are a product...

Around Alamo: The Roundabout

Jacob Mann January 16, 2024

     Many students have probably noticed construction going on in front of the entrance to Alamo Plaza along Danville Blvd. for the past couple of years. All of the work of adding curb extensions, curb...

The destruction caused in Gaza (left). The war has taken the lives of many innocent civilians.

The crisis in Israel and Gaza

Aarushi Khurana November 13, 2023

     On Sunday, October 8th, Israel officially declared war on Hamas, which is identified by the United States as a terrorist organization based in the Gaza Strip.      This came after a coordinated...

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