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The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

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The Changing Perspectives of My Korean Parents

By Madison Woo, Senior Writer | September 29, 2017

Over the summer, I was sitting in the car with my dad. He turned to me, with his voice teetering on the edge of uncertainty, and asked me how I felt about two men kissing. I responded honestly: I saw no...

Courtesy Los Altos Stage Company

Timely and Timeless: Los Altos Stage Company’s “The Crucible”

By Priya Dixit, Senior Writer | September 29, 2017

In the Puritan community of Salem in 1692, the inhabitants tore their town apart with paranoia-fueled accusations of witchcraft. In the larger United States in the 1950s, a similar phenomenon occurred...

Materialism by Millenials

By Madison Woo, Noelle Hanson, and Francesca Fallow | September 29, 2017

VINYLS Although known for their high-tech gadgets that confuse anyone over the age of 35, millennials’ newest obsession is something even your grandmother can understand: vinyl. Created in 1940 and...

Robotics team member junior Oscar Bjorkman works with a mill, a highly precise machine that drills holes and cuts materials like metal and plastic to manufacture parts. The team expanded this year following their qualification to nationals, buying new machinery and doubling their class size. Photo by Emily Aronovitz.

After Banner Year, Robotics Sees Major Expansion

By Justin Yu and Kristen Fan | September 29, 2017

Following the Los Altos Robotics team’s unprecedented first place victory at the Ventura Regional last year, the team has expanded to participate in a new competition. They’ve also received new equipment...

Three scenarios generated by City Council and urban development consultant firm RRM Design through community feedback depict different levels of vibrancy. Graphic by Carissa Lee.

City Reveals Scenarios for Downtown Visioning

By Daphne Ih, Jocelyn Maeyama, and Ethan Ruyack | September 29, 2017

As the latest part of their process in designing a long-term development plan for downtown Los Altos, City Council unveiled three proposals that aim to increase vibrancy by encouraging more economic activity...

The Next Step

By Daniela Gloster, Staff Writer | September 28, 2017

In a country where political dissent has become the norm, it’s rare for a protest to capture the public’s attention for more than a split second. However, through blood and violence, the Charlottesville...

Guest Writer: Eitan Weiner

September 28, 2017

Here's my take on the events that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia: Nazis are disgusting wastes of space for whom I have no sympathy for. Period. But, we live in America, and as long as this...

An International Perspective

By Max Weirauch, Photographer/Graphic Artist | September 28, 2017

My name is Maximilian Weirauch. I was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany and I moved to Los Altos and began attending LAHS in January 2017. The events in Charlottesville reminded me of my childhood and...

A Partisan President

By Nathan Godderis, Senior Writer | September 28, 2017

Deadly demonstrations of racism and anti-semitism flooded the streets of Charlottesville as President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters protested the removal of Confederate statues in the South. In...

Microaggressions Matter

By Rachel Lu, Senior Writer | September 28, 2017

My friend and I attended the same camp in the summer. She’s Filipina, her skin is significantly tanner than mine, her black hair is cut into a bob style with bangs, she wears glasses and has a completely...

Correcting Political Correctness

By Isabella Borkovic, Staff Writer | September 28, 2017

One day in Chemistry class, my teacher made us split up into groups of four and study how we get the information on a nutrition label. While scrolling through a page, one of my partners stumbled on a warning:...

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