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

A whiteboard at the College and Career Center with flyers regarding information about FAFSA.

Class of 2024: Here’s what you need to know about FAFSA

By Nayeon Kim and Rebekah Park | March 7, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) announced another delay in its release for the 2024–25 school year until early March. Here’s what you need to know.  What Students Can Do Even...

Brooke Neschleba: Rising soccer star

Brooke Neschleba: Rising soccer star

By Lily Symon, Journalism One | March 6, 2024

“This girl's good.” That was varsity girls soccer Coach Jacob Valadez’s first impression of freshman Brooke Neschleba. Since the first day of the Los Altos High School girls soccer tryouts,...

Tiny Tots Preschool on San Antonio Road, may be stripped of its funding and privatized, increasing tuition.

Tiny Tots Preschool may be privatized; parents protest

By Oscar Johnson and Paavo Lahdesmaki | March 5, 2024

Tiny Tots Preschool has been around for over 50 years, one of the oldest preschools in the city. Generations of Los Altans have played, learned and grown up in its San Antonio Club location and, more recently,...

The Los Altos High School Marching Band & Color Guard (MBCG) compete at the 2023 WBA Class Championships in Sacramento. Though it’s a costly activity, the recent policy passed aims to increase student accessibility.

Marching Band Color Guard no longer charges mandatory participation fee

By Aimee Ge, Features Editor | March 5, 2024

Starting this school year, the Los Altos High School Marching Band & Color Guard (MBCG) no longer requires a fee for students to participate in the program. In past years, money from these mandatory...

A photo of the United States Capitol building. The Talon emailed every candidate in tomorrows House primary race with questions about how they would address issues important to young people; heres what the candidates who responded had to say.

The Talon’s 2024 House candidate questionnaire

By Matthew Kim, Web Managing Editor | March 5, 2024

Tomorrow is the California primaries, and among elections for Senate candidates and party presidential nominees, one key race is the primary House election for California’s 16th Congressional District...

Sophomore Joanne Lin poses with her violin. She will make her soloist debut on March 16 playing the first movement of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with Golden State Youth Orchestra.

Violinist Joanne Lin to make soloist debut with GSYO

By Dorie Xie, Sports Editor | March 4, 2024

Sophomore Joanne Lin has always been a team player. From performing in local chamber groups to leading a full orchestra section, Joanne has been a crucial member of every ensemble she’s played with. But...

Jenny Dumas in her counselor room, room U227, located in the Student Union.

Meet Jenny Dumas, LAHS’s newest college counselor

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer | March 3, 2024

It isn’t often when one’s hobby is their job, but this is the case for Los Altos High School’s (LAHS) newest counselor Jenny Dumas, who brought along over 15 years of experience and a big heart as...

Los Altos High School will debut a new math course, Advanced Statistics and Data Science, for the 2024-2025 school year.

LAHS introduces new math course: Advanced Statistics & Data Science

By Ashley Tumacder and Joseph Wang | March 3, 2024

Still looking through your math options for the next school year? Coming to Los Altos High School next school year is Advanced Statistics & Data Science (Adv Stats & Data Science on the course...

Dance Battle Rally Prep

By Michelle Jacob and Kamila Martinez | February 26, 2024

For the past month, Los Altos High School’s Associated Student Body has been planning their annual dance battle rally that took place on Monday, February 12th. Take a look behind the scenes at ASB’s...

Earlier this year, senior Jessica Anderson announced her commitment to playing Division I soccer at Colorado College.

Jessica Anderson kicks off Colorado College soccer commitment

By Matthew Diederich and Milan Grbovic | February 23, 2024

At age 4, senior Jessica Anderson found her second home on the soccer pitch. From joining her first recreational team to playing as an Eagle, she’s continually translated her love for the sport into...

A photo of The Oracles sexual harassment in-depth article, published in print. Student and teacher representatives of The Oracle sued the MVHS Principal Dr. Kip Glazer and the Mountain View–Los Altos School District yesterday over alleged censorship regarding The Oracles sexual harassment coverage. (courtesy Myesha Phukan)

MVHS student journalists sue District over alleged censorship

By Audrey Tsai and Matthew Kim | February 23, 2024

Student and teacher representatives of The Oracle, the Mountain View High School student newspaper, sued MVHS Principal Dr. Kip Glazer and the Mountain View–Los Altos School District yesterday. They...

LAHS Mandarin III and Twin Oaks students pose together for a group photo.

Taiwanese exchange students visit Los Altos High School

By Annabelle Lee and Marcus Gao | February 21, 2024

In late January, Los Altos High School welcomed fresh faces from another country: thirty-six Taiwanese exchange students. Chosen from applications across Taiwan through the Twin Oaks program, the exchange...

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