Features – The Talon

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

Rising senior Jackson Van Vooren, rising senior Joanna Hsieh and rising junior Eve Zhang were all accepted into California's exclusive All-state Band. During quarantine, the three students have had the chance to reflect on their personal music careers and share their experiences with The Talon.

All-state Band musicians are all about that brass

June 25, 2020

Husband and wife duo Todd Wangsness, a history teacher, and Margaret Bennett, an English teacher, are used to working at the same school, but with the shelter-in-place orders, they’re now working in the same house. Wangsness and Bennett also have two sons: Luke, who is a rising junior at the University of California at Davis, and James, who will be a freshman at Princeton University this fall.

QuaranTeachers: an immersive Q&A

June 15, 2020

Rising sophomores Alyssa Manche (left) and Anika Sikka (right) founded The Passion Project, a global community organization that provides children in elementary and middle school with free extracurricular classes. Ranging from eco-justice sing-alongs to a Baker Street Book Club, these high schooler-taught lessons cater to the diverse interests of students.

The Passion Project: exploring interests virtually

June 11, 2020

Pictured above is sophomore Omar Ibrahim with his family standing in front of one of the sites of their restaurant group, Dishdash. During quarantine, Omar has been balancing working daily with completing schoolwork.

Thawed chicken, clean dishes, and a lucky nickel: Omar’s journey working through a pandemic

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,

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

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

May 21, 2020

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