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
Riot Gamess newest release takes a Valorant leap into the gaming spotlight

Riot Games’s newest release takes a “Valorant” leap into the gaming spotlight

By Barrett Wong
May 25, 2020
It’s time for a change, and that’s why I’m team “Tangled”

It’s time for a change, and that’s why I’m team “Tangled”

By Vaishu Sirkay, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer) and Aster Flores (Alexis Lemire) on their first “date.” “The Half of It,” directed by Los Altos alum Alice Wu is a sweet and clever rom-com that breathes life into the genre.

Los Altos Alum Alice Wu’s Film to Hit Netflix — but that’s not even “The Half of It”

By Cathy Wang
April 30, 2020
A pair of checkered yellow Vans. Staff Writer Katy Stadler writes about her experiences with being of mixed ethnicity.

Half and half, but not the milk kind

By Kate Stadler
April 12, 2020
Staff writer Kaavya Butaney writes about her experiences using technology during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tech in the time of corona

By Kaavya Butaney
April 11, 2020
The Talon gives some ideas about things that people can do during the shelter-in-place.

8 activities to help make the best of your quarantine time

By Marie Godderis and Elli Lahdesmaki
April 7, 2020
Staff writer Kaavya Butaney on the left and staff writer Vaishu Sirkay on the right. Kaavya and Vaishu write about how their friendship has developed over the years.

Friends who fight together stay together

By Kaavya Butaney and Vaishu Sirkay
April 6, 2020
Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor) and Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) release a paper lantern on their first date together. “P.S. I Still Love You” was a lukewarm follow up to “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” as it fails to back up the chemistry of its leads with solid story.

“To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You”: Sweet but shallow

By Cathy Wang, Copy/Content Editor
March 27, 2020
Mitch Emhoff (Matt Damon), along with many others, attempt to cross the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin, only to be forced by the National Guard to turn around and go back into quarantine. “Contagion” holds many parallels to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and offers lessons we can learn from.

Contagion or COVID-19?

By Mia Scher, Senior Writer
March 20, 2020
“Rey, the protagonist of the trilogy, is joined by Poe Dameron and Finn, along with C-3PO, BB-8 and Chewbacca in the finale, Rise of Skywalkeras they embark on a journey to find Emperor Palpatine and defeat the Sith once and for all.”

“The Rise of Skywalker”: classic turned catastrophe

By Kaavya Butaney, Staff Writer
February 29, 2020
Under the direction of Bong Joon-Ho, “Parasite,” a Korean film, follows the unemployed Kim family as they slowly overtake the house staff (tutor, art teacher, driver, housekeeper) of the wealthy Park family.

“Parasite”: as good as everyone says

By Cathy Wang, Copy/Content Editor
February 20, 2020
The album cover of Harry Styles sophomore album, Fine Line.

“Fine Line” is… fine

By Cathy Wang, Copy/Content Editor
February 20, 2020
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