Features – The Talon

From dissecting mathematical proofs as a group to immersing members in a mythical realm of adventure, Los Altos clubs are redefining Zoom class fatigue into an opportunity for all students to get invested in their interests and the school community.

Didn’t attend Club Day? Talon’s got you covered!

October 13, 2020

Post-grad plans during a pandemic

Post-grad plans during a pandemic

October 13, 2020

The Freestyle Academy of Communication Arts & Technology program, or simply Freestyle, is an educational environment that allows its students to fully immerse themselves in the arts and develop their creativity. A challenging program, Freestyle not only pushes its students to explore their own identities, but also emphasizes the importance of strengthening their small community especially during the pandemic.

Freestyle: A creative portal into the real world

October 13, 2020

Compassion Week, an organization that aims to engage the Los Altos community in a week’s worth of volunteer opportunities, hosted a myriad of life changing events last week ranging from playhouse construction to community forums. Due to the pandemic, its opportunities have also expanded to include remote service projects that are tailored to volunteers of all ages and interests.

Spreading love and glitter during Compassion Week

October 12, 2020

Nestled in the campus library building, the College and Career Center is a place for students to receive guidance on their plans beyond LAHS. As coordinator Andrea Gorman transitions to part-time, Laura Duran takes on the main role within the center to help students transition into exploring their options online.

College and Career Center: Coordinating futures and impacting lives

September 28, 2020

Senior Kate Koralevskaya sits in the cockpit of a plane at San Carlos Airport awaiting the beginning of her flight training. Many of the flight instruments are covered with emoji stickers to ensure focus on her surroundings. Over the summer, she learned how to fly and obtained her private pilot’s license through the Upwind Scholarship.

Pipe dream to pilot: Kate’s journey into the air

September 26, 2020

Eateries all over the country are struggling to keep their doors open and their kitchens busy, having to quickly adapt to a new way of serving their customers to merely survive. Despite the hardships they've endured and those that lie ahead, these local eatery owners refuse to stop cooking up new ways to keep moving forward.

A small taste of what’s on an eatery owner’s plate

September 13, 2020

With canceled sports and art classes, parents have been scrambling to involve their children in enriching opportunities while they’re stuck at home. With a passion for everything marching band, senior Ella Freda-Eskenazi founded Rhythm In Place to give children of all ages the opportunity to find comfort in music through virtual tutoring sessions, free of charge.

Rhythm In Place makes virtuosos virtually

August 30, 2020

Starting their LAHS teaching careers virtually, some would assume that these teachers would feel disconnected from the school community. However, they are more than ready to overcome the challenges of Distance Learning and bond with their students.

Meet the newest members of Los Altos’ faculty

August 17, 2020

Los Altos High School graduate Kenan Moos, ’16, has battled with racism and discrimination in his community since childhood. As the organizer of the Friday, June 5 Los Altos Black Lives Matter protest, a leader in multiple activist organizations and an independent musician, Moos uses his voice to amplify those of fellow people of color, hoping that one day, they will all

“Live like kings and queens”: Kenan Moos empowers communities of color

August 17, 2020

Rising senior Shivani Mandalaparthi, Class of 2020 graduate Allison Lee, and rising senior Jackson Van Vooren volunteer to purchase and deliver meals to frontliners working locally and at hospitals beyond the Bay Area. By partnering with various small businesses and franchises, they have been able to donate hundreds of meals and cards in cooperation with the rest of the Food For Frontliners (FFF) team.

Food For Frontliners: bringing smiles to frontliner faces

July 16, 2020

In Los Altos High School’s Advanced Student Investigations (ASI) class, students step into the role of professional researchers as they investigate in-depth topics of their choice and present their year-long research for their culminating projects. Prior to COVID-19, the ASI class traveled to London to present their research to students abroad.

ASI students: investigating their way through senior year

July 10, 2020

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