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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

Calculator Dilema

Maksim Korostelev November 3, 2023

Why can’t we use our Graphing calculators in our Science classes? Many students at Monte Vista find out that after buying a very expensive graphing calculator they can't use it in science class and...

Homecoming expectation vs. reality

Esther Premazzi November 3, 2023

     Finally, we’ve hit mid-September. It's homecoming season. You’ve been dreaming of your first high school homecoming dance ever since you were little and watched how amazing it is in all the...

Homecoming: A Deep Dive

Nicole McClure November 3, 2023

     Growing up, it was easy to get lost in the fantasies of our teenage years. We thought stepping onto the movie set of highschool would be the official start to our lives.  Thanks to classics such...

The homecoming theme announcement post featured on Instagram. Many students weren’t supportive of the theme.

Scrolling Through or Swiping Left On Homecoming?

Natasha Yee November 3, 2023

     The dance is over, homecoming season 2023 has come to an end, and many are grateful to forget this controversial theme and move on.      This year, leadership picked mobile apps to represent...

Masks: A Seasonal Mandate?

Mia Garcia November 3, 2023

     The months of the year in which students prepare for temperatures to drop and holidays to begin have been dubbed the “ber” months. During these spectacular months, we bake cookies, go to holiday...

A student struggling with their academic studies and is visibly stressed.  At Monte Vista, there are many tools to help one with this situation.

Monte Vista School Stress

Tucker Kiltz November 3, 2023

With the school year starting so does academic stress and difficulty in school. Many students deal with this, and it has become a growing problem in education and their learning inside the classroom.       How...

I Don’t Get Halloween

Mya Chan October 24, 2023

     I bet 90% of people don’t even know the point of Halloween. I sure don’t. Legend has it that people wore costumes to ward off ghosts and disguise themselves from evil spirits. I mean, how many...

Juvenile Detention or High School?

Alicia Kim, Mya Chan, and Gracyn Ard September 19, 2023

Students, sit back and behold the marvel that is Monte Vista, an “educational” institution that has seamlessly become a state-of-the-art youth detention center! The closed campus, security guards at...

Man rudely sleeping on another passenger. This is a common example of airplane etiquette being violated.

Airplane Etiquette

Nick Timbers March 27, 2023

Air travel has become an integral part of modern life, but with the increasing number of people traveling by air, it is important to maintain proper airplane etiquette to ensure a comfortable and pleasant...

Florida’s Governor, Ron DeSantis, announcing the proposed legislation in support of Florida’s higher education reform. Gov. DeSantis banned the AP African American Studies course after a pilot curriculum was leaked.

Diversifying education or beating around the bush?

Maraki Amare and Maya Bhatt March 27, 2023

Too often minority students across the country sit inside a classroom and feel as though their identity as not only a student, but a human being is being stripped from every novel, history textbook, or...

Little linguists: the importance of foreign languages

Alicia Kim and Esther Premazzi March 27, 2023

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, communication is vital to thrive and interact in a society replete with a myriad of cultures and diversity, but there is a barrier prohibiting effective communication:...

One of the members at the meeting holds up a sign depicting the banned books. He and others spoke about the harmful effects of what they believe to be inappropriate content for children.

The Book Ban: An Attack on Queer Students

Mia Garcia March 27, 2023

At a district meeting held last month the topic of banning books arose, sparking a heated discussion that, at some points, required microphones to be shut off. Worried parents, district staff, and even...

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