The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon

The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon

The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

The Talon

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ODFL club members volunteer in Kenya and Nepal

By Kaavya Butaney | October 3, 2019

In June, 17 members of the One Dollar for Life (ODFL) club at Los Altos went to Kenya and Nepal for two service trips. They helped to build secondary schools and assist in the Girls’ Equality Project,...

Junior Evan Fine is a fine man with many fine talents: he is known as the finest “speech god,” a fine mock attorney, a fine history nut, a fine violinist and a fine writer—talents that he channels into a love for creation, whether it be playing the violin or writing stories.

Performing his piece with great Fine(nesse)

By Kaavya Butaney and Cedric Chan | October 2, 2019

Junior Evan Fine is a fine man with many fine talents: he is known as the finest “speech god,” a fine mock attorney, a fine history nut, a fine violinist and a fine writer—talents that he channels...

In second period Calculus BC class, math teacher Victor Nguyen teaches juniors Grady Hofmann and Egor Cherkashin how to compute and graph derivatives on their calculators.

Victor Nguyen: what’s on the Nguyen(side) counts the most

By Cedric Chan and Vaishu Sirkay | October 2, 2019

“My name is Victor Nguyen. I'm 29. I like long walks on the beach—except actually, I don't. It’s kind of sandy. It's messy.” This is how math teacher Victor Nguyen responds when asked to introduce...

School Musical Returns February 2020

School Musical Returns February 2020

By Julie Vargas | October 1, 2019

The directors of the school musical production at Los Altos have announced that this year’s production will be High School Musical. Last year, the musical was postponed but is set to return this winter...

Boys Water Polo secures win against Spartans

Boys Water Polo secures win against Spartans

By Mayu Alten and Marie Godderis | September 26, 2019

The varsity boys water polo team made a splash on Thursday, September 26 when they beat their Mountain View rivals at a home game with a final score of 18-10. Despite losing in their previous three...

Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

By Kaavya Butaney and Nina Crofts | September 24, 2019

As part of the international “Climate Strike” movement, a group of approximately fifty Los Altos students led by the Climate Justice Coalition club marched from Los Altos High to Mountain View...

Freshman Lauren Soobrian races her way to gold

Freshman Lauren Soobrian races her way to gold

By Elana Eisenberg, Staff Writer | September 23, 2019

Winning a varsity cross country race is a significant achievement. Winning the first race of the season as a freshman is even more impressive. But winning an almost three-mile race despite getting lost...

New policy allows students in portables to request extended passing period

New policy allows students in portables to request extended passing period

By Rachel Rudyak and Tomoki Chien | September 22, 2019

The school administration is piloting a new tardy policy giving students with longer walks to and from the portables additional time to get to class. The policy mandates that students consult their teachers...

Spartans intercept the Eagles’ dreams of winning the rivalry game

Spartans intercept the Eagles’ dreams of winning the rivalry game

Last night, the highly anticipated rivalry football game against the Mountain View Spartans ended in a devastating defeat as the Spartans trounced the Eagles with a final score of 6-34.   The...

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Allie Bricca balances her workload on the beam

By Marie Godderis, Staff Writer | December 7, 2018

Along with many other first graders, freshman Allie Bricca first stepped into Twisters Gymnastics with her mom seven years ago. Allie was in awe of the older gymnasts, and yet also fearful of not being...

Freshman Fernando Sepulveda runs at Cross Countrys first race of the season at Lowell Park in San Francisco. Fernando competed against 276 runners and placed fourth in the freshman boys race, earning the Athlete of the Meet Award.

Fernando Sepulveda: an unexpected stride forward

By Marie Godderis, Staff Writer | November 8, 2018

Freshman Fernando Sepulveda began his running career in sixth grade at the Loyola Elementary School Walkathon. Along with a few of his friends, Fernando entered a friendly competition to see who could...

Measure C

Measure C

By Ashley Cai, Graphics Captain | October 17, 2018

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