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

Following the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action this past spring, students across the nation learn to adapt to a new college admissions system. The College and Career Center is open in the new building during school hours to support LAHS students with their post-graduate plans.

Affirmative action has been banned. What’s next?

By Rebekah Park and Nayeon Kim | September 8, 2023

The Supreme Court’s decision in ​​Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College this summer resulted in a nationwide near-total ban on race-conscious admissions for American...

Senior Kieran Harrison, representing the Los Altos High School varsity soccer team, shoots a goal during a home game.

Kieran Harrison commits to the University of Chicago for soccer

By Dorie Xie, Sports Editor | September 8, 2023

From muddy local pitches to the University of Chicago, Kieran Harrison’s soccer career has been nothing short of an extraordinary journey of commitment and determination. What started as an arbitrary...

Live, laugh, love high school: Ellie’s back-to-school edition

Live, laugh, love high school: Ellie’s back-to-school edition

By Ellie Ji, Arts & Culture Editor | September 7, 2023

In The Talon's print issue releasing this Friday, September 8, the depicted graphic was not credited. We apologize for the mistake and the crediting is properly attributed to the artist on our website.    Welcome...

Derek Miyahara named new assistant principal

Derek Miyahara named new assistant principal

By Oscar Johnson, Journalism One | July 5, 2023

Social studies teacher Derek Miyahara will succeed Galen Rosenberg as Assistant Principal beginning next year. Miyahara has worked at Los Altos High School since 2004 and has taught a variety of...

Protesters advocate for gun control measures.

Two sides of the gun control debate from LAHS students

By Ishaani Dhanotra and Anonymous | June 24, 2023

There’s been over 260 mass shootings in America this year alone — as the number rises, the debate over gun control has only gained prominence. For a further look into this debate, here are two different...

This years graduation speakers are Naidely Gonzalez-Herrera (left) and Austin Liu (right).

Meet the 2023 graduation speakers

By Audrey Tsai and Nayeon Kim | June 12, 2023

Naidely Gonzalez-Herrera Every low point comes with a silver lining. For senior Naidely Gonzalez-Herrera, it was a bird pooping on her head in freshman year. “A girl I had never seen in my entire...

Keeping up with the retirees: Principal Wynne Satterwhite

Keeping up with the retirees: Principal Wynne Satterwhite

By Anika Sikka, Editor-in-Chief | June 11, 2023

For nineteen years, Wynne Satterwhite has put the “pal” in principal, using her woven basket filled to the brim with snacks for students and staff alike to grab whenever they stop by her office. The...

Chemistry teacher Craig Seran with his wife while on vacation. After 34 years at Los Altos HIgh School, Seran is retiring.

Keeping up with the retirees: Chemistry teacher Craig Seran

By Ria Kholi, Journalism One | June 9, 2023

Chemistry teacher Craig Seran hasn’t taken a day off from work since he was 10 years old. From mowing lawns to teaching, he has held some sort of job since a very young age. After 34 years of hard work...

Assistant principal Galen Rosenberg with his bike. After 38 years at Los Altos High School in multitude of positions, his LAHS career is coming to an end.

Keeping up with the retirees: Assisstant principal Galen Rosenberg

By Noor Khan, Features Editor | June 9, 2023

After 38 years at Los Altos High School, people have lots to say about Galen Rosenberg, whether those memories are about his former position as an English teacher or his current position as an assistant...

Since its inception, Disney villains have been archetypally crafted to fit racist or sexuality-based stereotypes.

Disney’s villains are all part of a story. Sometimes, a racist one.

By Ishaani Dhanotra, Staff Writer | June 7, 2023

Let’s play a game: Spot the Disney villain. I’ll play a Disney film at random and you have to guess who the villains and heroes are as the film progresses.  Odds are, you’ll win with ease.  The...

The 1947 Western film “Angel and the Badman” is pictured next to A24’s 2019 “Midsommar.” Both films are symbolic of the genres the film industry leaned toward at the time.

How A24 is changing the film industry

By Ishaani Dhanotra, Staff Writer | June 7, 2023

The life cycle of a film in the 20th century was predictable and routine. In the 1920s through 1950s, major studios like MGM, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. dominated every aspect of the film industry....

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