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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.

The Stampede

Squalid Restrooms

Squalid Restrooms

Daniel Carpentier Balough, Sports Editor June 4, 2015

Nobody enjoys public restrooms, that’s a fact, but that does not give people the right to utterly destroy the restrooms as we have at Monte Vista. It’s no secret that the restrooms at this school...

The advanced dance girls getting ready to perform at the spring rally on April 17. Alexa Stedman, Christy Carson, Natile Mauch, Tiffany Tran (seniors) are pictured above in their outfits.

Advanced dance performance causes controversy

Fatima Ali, CC Spin Editor June 4, 2015

Dance 5 performed on April 17 at our last rally, the Spring rally. With their cropped tank tops and skin tight leggings, they created controversy with both the students and staff of Monte Vista. After...

Importance of the arts

Jas Gill May 15, 2015

  I firmly believe arts need to be given more credit for their importance to people. Arts reduce stress for students even though there’s still pressure. Yes, more stress is added, but it’s...

A Major Mistake

A Major Mistake

Grace Wensley, Staff Writer May 15, 2015

Seventeen. Sure, decide the future of your career. But wait, you won’t be able to handle a rental car until you are at least twenty-five. High school students generally apply for college in the Fall...

Students crowd the Workday Student Center during lunchtime. No food is allowed here, so what are these kids doing? Not eating.

Too busy to eat: Lunchtime not for lunch

Ariel Chen, Staff Writer March 26, 2015

What are you doing at lunch? Whether it’s club meetings, test make-ups, or other bizarre reasons for depriving your appetite, not a lot of students are eating at lunch anymore. How many clubs meet...

SchoolLoop is easily accessible for most and efficient as well, but not everything is perfect.

School loop: love it or hate it?

Melody Schwartz, Senior Staff Writer March 26, 2015

It may not be the popular opinion, but I like SchoolLoop. It’s efficient for my lifestyle and keeps me on track for assignments, but is that what everyone thinks? Maybe not. SchoolLoop has been used...

Ms. Little discussing The Great Gatsby with her junior class. The Great Gatsby is known for being one of the most enjoyable books read in high school, but what about the rest?

Darker themes in literature allow for deeper topics

March 26, 2015

Many people tend to dislike the literature we read in school due to the recurring dark, depressing themes, but I, for one, like them. Another factor is that many of the books we read are just old, so...

Journalism caught in Williams’ lie

EDITORIAL March 26, 2015

The real victims of the Brian Williams scandal are journalists that work hard everyday to produce their work, which is quite concerning for student journalists, like those working on The Stampede staff. Brian...

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