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
LAHS students and staff faced wifi issues during the first week of the hybrid learning model.

Internet outage hits LAHS campus, interrupting classes

By Nathaniel Joffe, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
The Eagles huddle up before their rivalry match against Mountain View High School. Though MVHS was missing some senior players, the match was still a close fight.

Neck and neck, girls volleyball beats Mountain View

By Naomi Schulze, Staff Writer
April 12, 2021
Editorial: Our statement on anti-AAPI violence

Editorial: Our statement on anti-AAPI violence

April 7, 2021
Especially during shelter-in-place, it’s crucial that we take every measure necessary to ensure that students have unfettered access to mental health services. By normalizing the use of mental health services and increasing their accessibility, we can eliminate many of the obstacles that prevent students from getting the help they need.

Editorial: LAHS’s mental health response leaves much to be desired

March 10, 2021
The Mountain View–Los Altos (MVLA) School District approved plans for a potential hybrid schedule during yesterday’s “study session,” marking the next phase of the District’s return to campus.

MVLA District approves proposed potential hybrid schedule

By Anika Sikka and Natalie Wei
February 9, 2021
On Saturday, June 13, The Talon published a news story exploring the controversial Twitter post of an LAHS graduate by the handle @NinjaTheSy and its implications. Given that this article covers a sensitive topic and The Talon received feedback from readers, we thought it would be helpful to share our research process and our decisions.

Editorial: Making decisions in Twitter thread news article

July 4, 2020

Gluten-Free Lovers

June 9, 2020
No gluten, no problem

No gluten, no problem

By Elli Lahdesmaki and Marie Godderis
June 9, 2020
2019 Los Altos High School alumnus Gurshaan Arora has received an outpouring of support and positive feedback, as well as a $500 prize, after the release of his new single, Zoom! The current Foothill College student wasnt expecting much when he submitted his music video to the Foothill COVID-19 PSA Contest, but he says that the success of Zoom! has inspired him to get back into songwriting and see where his hobby takes him.

Zoomin’ through quarantine: Gursh’s new single is a catchy success

By Elana Eisenberg, Staff Writer
May 26, 2020
In seventh grade, sophomore Sophia Shams started her STEM non-profit organization The Robonauts. In the midst of the pandemic, Sophia began a subproject under The Robonauts to 3D print face shield parts and supply them to hospitals in need all over the country.

STEMing up to the task of engineering a brighter future

By Rachel Rudyak, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
During shelter-in-place, Women in STEM (WiSTEM) club officer and junior Jessica Young (bottom) founded STEMpower, a joint education initiative with the local YMCA. Along with her fellow officers and juniors May Jiang and Allison Hong (top), the three hope to provide children at the El Camino Hospital with a STEM enrichment opportunity.

Women in STEM: virtually empowering youth through education

By Marie Godderis and Rachel Rudyak
May 11, 2020
Art was never just a phase for junior Bailey Fu. A little over a year ago, Bailey launched ArtSprouts, a platform that features local students’ art, displaying over 140 artworks from 50 unique artists around the community.

Bailey Fu roots for student artists

By Marie Godderis, Business Manager
May 2, 2020
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