The Stampede

The record breakers

Sam O'Connell, Staff Writer • December 16, 2015

The Monte Vista Varsity Volleyball team was able to break school history by winning Northern California Semifinals and tying for third overall in the state. The Mustangs played in the Northern...

MV comeback

Aaron Sanghera , Staff Writer • November 18, 2015

The upcoming football game against Pittsburg has everyone excited, especially after a convincing win against San Ramon. Although the team strived in the game, their struggles with...

October 22, 2015

After training for numerous years, through hard work, John-Austin Ricks’ "dream since middle school" was achieved. On July 11th of this year, Ricks verbally committed to Syracuse University...

Keeping Women’s Concussions in Mind

Abby Vogeley, Staff Writer • May 15, 2015

Although the number of concussions in football, and other men’s sports, are serious and deserve attention, there are other athletes that do not receive nearly enough attention for the number of head...

Pushing through to the playoffs

Katrina Flores , Staff Writer • March 26, 2015

Monte Vista basketball fans may be sad that the winter sports season is over, but luckily our season got to extend just a little bit longer. It has been an exciting year for both women and...

Expansion of the beautiful game

Zaran Baha, Senior Staff Writer • March 26, 2015

As the world’s most popular sport gains an increasing amount of attention here in the States, different variations towards playing the beautiful game have sprouted. Originating in Brazil, one manner...

Mr., Mrs., or Coach?

Maddie Dailey, Staff Writer • March 26, 2015

In the various sports teams across campus, many are accompanied by a complicated decision of “Hey Coach!” or “Excuse me, Mrs. Bellini.” Teachers from all subject areas participate in coaching...

Dedication at dawn

Samantha Teshima, Managing Editor • March 26, 2015

Monte Vista has many sports available for students to participate in and numerous student athletes who dedicate many hours of practice every week. Dow Stewart, varsity swim coach and math teacher, conducts...

eXtra contribution

Reilly Olson , Op/Ed Editor • February 18, 2015

Best known for grueling workouts and 3 mile races, cross country is not the first thing one generally thinks of when the idea of charity and donations comes up. Fortunately for the Save Mount Diablo...

Face lift

Justin Berg, Staff Writer • February 18, 2015

Saturday, January 24 was the Regional Science Bowl competition where Monte Vista placed fourth out of twenty five schools in the Bay Area. The teams competed at Las Positas College in Livermore for the...

Broken yet strong as ever

Maddie Dailey, Staff Writer • December 18, 2014

Esteemed teacher, friendly colleague, distinguished college athlete and loving mother, this woman is the definition of extraordinary. However, Jenyth (JJ) Utchen was born with 30% of a clubfoot, an...

Athletes or celebrities?

Shea Cummings, Staff Writer • December 17, 2014

Sports season never really has an end. There’s constantly some form of ball playing or activity going on, professional and not. This gives you plenty of time to run into athletes, professional and not,...

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Omicron variant in California and countries around the world

Lawrence Feng, Alicia Kim, and Joshua Balagot • December 3, 2021

On Dec. 1, the new Omicron COVID-19 variant was detected in California. The individual who contracted the variant had returned from South Africa to California on Nov. 22....

Students, parents, and staff sit in traffic outside of Monte Vista High School on Sept. 17,
2021. The recent increase in traffic, especially on odd block days, has been assoiacted
with the odd-even block schedule new to the 2021-22 school year.

The New School Year Welcomes Students...and More Traffic

Olivia Brandeis • November 6, 2021

Monte Vista High School has seen a different type of stampede on campus—one to beat traffic. The start of the 2021-2022 school year has experienced a surge...

Monte Vista High School and San Ramon Valley High School Junior Varsity teams introduce their line-ups to one another before their match.

Baby Got Backhand

Esther Premazzi and Angelina Izmaylova • October 29, 2021

After many months of repeating the same YouTube workout videos or simply laying in bed all day, many discovered the beauty of the tennis court as an escape from the...

Monte Vista junior, Taylor Ford, is playing beach volleyball as a D1 level athlete. She competed in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Nationals tournament where she and her partner won first place.

MV athlete gets served a spot at UCLA

Nikki Esmaili and Julia Cotton • October 29, 2021

A Monte Vista junior who has been a competitive athlete throughout her whole life just got the opportunity of a lifetime. Taylor Ford grew up playing soccer...

Spanish one teacher, Oriana Yanes, on a hike outdoors. She enjoyed being outside during the COVID-19 lockdown.

A New Addition to the Spanish Department

Aarushi Khurana and Arlene Pham • October 29, 2021

This year, Monte Vista would like to give a warm welcome to a new Spanish I teacher, who transferred from Diablo Vista Middle School. Oriana Yanes is a Monte...

The mosh pit of this year’s homecoming dance filled with people dancing. Very few people were masked and were very close to each other.

Monte Vista: Just Another Superspreader?

Esther Premazzi • October 29, 2021

With no requirement of masks at crowded school events, Monte Vista High School does a poor job at managing the spread of COVID-19. Since the start of the 2021-2022...

The soap and paper towel dispensers stolen from the 400 bathroom. They have since been replaced.

Not so slick with the devious licks

Edi Zhang and Atakan Kaya • October 29, 2021

Across the country, TikTok has inspired a new generation of clout-seeking pranksters who have moved from harmless jokes to vandalism. This phenomenon...

The dark financial side behind two weeks of glory

Edi Zhang, Feature Editor • October 29, 2021

The most prestigious of all sporting events, the Olympic Games, celebrates athletes from around the world in possibly the most extravagant manner. The two-week event is notorious...

Monte Vista’s GSA Club

Karena Dietrich, Staff Writer • October 29, 2021

The GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance) club is an active student club open during Student Support for all students who are interested. The GSA Advisor, Heather Slipka,...

The Jesus of Monte Vista: Logan Spilker

Connor Huard, Staff Writer • October 29, 2021

No one else has quite the generation-spanning history with Monte Vista more than the Jesus sub himself. Logan Spilker teaches both English 9 and 10 at Monte...