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

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....

Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States.

Human Rights Campaign declares national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ community

By Audrey Tsai and Sara Lahr | June 7, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an American LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people yesterday, citing an increasing danger to queer people nationwide. This...

LAHS senior Areli Aguilar Garcia posing in her Tufts University sweatshirt with a Questbridge flag. Areli was accepted to Tufts as a Questbridge scholar, which grants her a full-ride scholarship.

Areli Aguilar Garcia’s journey to Tufts University as a Questbridge scholar

By Noor Khan and Sophie Kim | June 7, 2023

Los Altos High School senior Areli Aguilar Garcia was accepted as a Questbridge scholar to Tufts University in Medford, Mass. in December 2022. (Questbridge is a program that helps first-generation low-income...

The Talon recaps an exhilerating week of dodgeball competition.

A recap of this year’s ASB dodgeball tournament

By Matthew Kim and Sahana Srinivasan | June 2, 2023

Click "Read More" for an interactive look at this year's dodgeball tournament!

Freshman Victoria So does a pike dive.

COVID-19 to community: A post-pandemic rebuild of the LAHS diving team

By Sahana Srinivasan, Journalism One | June 1, 2023

A cold and rainy afternoon doesn’t stop 11 Los Altos High School divers from plunging into a pool — and neither has COVID-19. The team, after being dissolved during the pandemic, restarted last...

Sarah Wallace: Journey to becoming the LAHS gymnastics coach

Sarah Wallace: Journey to becoming the LAHS gymnastics coach

By Dia Hemanth, Staff Writer | June 1, 2023

Los Altos High School gymnastics coach Sarah Wallace always enjoyed working with kids. So, at age 16, when her coach asked her to help out with teaching club gymnastics to a group of six-year-olds, she...

The Golden State Warriors’ 2023 playoff run: Here’s what you missed

The Golden State Warriors’ 2023 playoff run: Here’s what you missed

By Tyler Elman, Journalism One | June 1, 2023

It’s official. For the first time in eight years, the Golden State Warriors were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs and didn’t make it to the National Basketball Association Finals....

Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett perform in the Broadway production of “The Mountaintop”. Recently, both AP Lang and American Literature began studying “The Mountaintop” in their classes, leading to controversy about how to study the play.

AP Lang begins studying “The Mountaintop,” sparking discussions about race and cultural appropriation

By Matthew Kim, Oscar Johnson, and Ria Kohli | June 1, 2023

Two years ago, the American Literature course team decided to change one of their core texts from “The Crucible” to “The Mountaintop”. This year, Advanced Placement Language and Composition (AP...

The pools are a great place to relax and cool down, so here are some tips to have the safest and most enjoyable experience with your family and friends.

Tips on how to have fun and stay safe in the pool, from a certified lifeguard

By Sara Lahr, Journalism One | June 1, 2023

With summer coming up, many of us will be in pools, swimming the heat away. But you probably don’t want to drown and, as a certified lifeguard, I don’t want to have to save you. Water is deadly when...

A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train approaching Walnut Creek station in October 2022.

BART unveils new plans to increase ridership. Here’s what it means for LAHS

By Tyler Elman, Journalism One | June 1, 2023

Starting Monday, September 11th, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) — a public transportation system serving the Bay Area, from Antioch to San Francisco to San Jose — will revamp its transit schedule...

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