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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

QuaranTeachers: an immersive Q&A

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

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

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

May 2, 2020

At a time when every channel is reporting on coronavirus death counts, negative news seems to be at its peak. Instead of simply accepting this bad news, however, junior Zain Merchant was inspired by it to create Kindness Wins All, an app uplifting people across the world.

Helping kindness win over the world

April 10, 2020

Many people know April Fools as the day of pranks. Although California is currently under shelter-in-place, this didn’t stop these Los Altos students from carrying on the tradition.

April Fools Day is not a joke

April 6, 2020

Los Altos juniors Angelina Lue, Alicia Yim and Marie Godderis (along with freshman Sheryl Chen from Menlo-Atherton High School and junior Paulina Harding from Bishop O’Dowd High School) are fundraising for medical equipment during this quarantine period. Angelina started this project after she found out that medical workers in the Bay Area were giving COVID-19 tests without wearing masks.

Bay Area teens fundraise for medical equipment

April 2, 2020

A Girl Scouts Uniform vest. Girl Scouts at Los Altos answer questions about their experiences.

Girl Scouts Q&A

March 31, 2020

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