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

Dear class of 2019,

Dear class of 2019,

By Arjin Unlu, Business Manager | December 16, 2018

According to Urban Dictionary, senioritis is defined as: Senioritis (noun). A crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old...

The dog days are almost over

The dog days are almost over

By Mia Scher, Business Manager | December 16, 2018

It was about ten years ago when my mom, fed up with my dogs, stripped our entire house of carpet and transitioned entirely to hardwood floors as a result of their intense shedding and them tracking mud...

Happy Holidays in Los Altos

Happy Holidays in Los Altos

By Elli Lahdesmaki, Parisa Larson, and Ashley Cai | December 16, 2018

ANOOSHKA SHETTY (10) Holiday: Deepavali (the Festival of Lights) Tradition: A tradition that I have for this holiday is eating yummy food. The tradition of cooking and eating is important to me because...

Column: Happy Golden Days of Yore

Column: Happy Golden Days of Yore

By Ishaan Parmar, Staff Writer | December 16, 2018

Christmas movies will always have a special place in my normally pretentious film heart. They take me back to elementary school when, over holiday break, I would sit in front of the television for hours...

“A Private War:” A harrowing tribute to journalism

“A Private War:” A harrowing tribute to journalism

By Ishaan Parmar, Staff Writer | December 16, 2018

“A Private War” puts its viewers in the shoes of real-life journalist Marie Colvin, a war reporter for “The Sunday Times.” Wherever Marie is, it feels as if we are there with her. Whether it is...

“Crimes of Grindelwald” was a fantastic failure

“Crimes of Grindelwald” was a fantastic failure

By Audrey Chang, Staff Writer | December 16, 2018

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” There was no clapping when the credits rolled. But, for good reason. “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,”...

6ix9ines Dummy Boy flopped

6ix9ine’s “Dummy Boy” flopped

By Barrett Wong, Staff Writer | December 16, 2018

Internet sensation and rapper 6ix9ine just released his newest album, “Dummy Boy.” Despite being locked up in jail and having the album leaked weeks before, 6ix9ine nonetheless dropped the album on...

Los Altos museum features Juana Briones

Los Altos museum features Juana Briones

By Cathy Wang and Daniela Gloster | December 16, 2018

Juana Briones was an immigrant that built a prosperous life for herself through hard work and courage in 1840s California. Born in Santa Cruz in 1802, Briones's mother came with the Anza Expedition in...

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Shake Shack opens first location in northern California

By Noah Tesfaye and | December 15, 2018

Today, Shake Shack opened its doors for the first time in northern California. Located right next to PF Chang’s in Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, the burger chain is entering an already competitive...

Courtesy Kayleen Gowers

Kayleen Gowers commits to Princeton’s Division 1 soccer team

By Julie Vargas, Staff Writer | December 15, 2018

Junior Kayleen Gowers grew up in a soccer family—her great-grandfather played for Manchester City, one of the top soccer clubs in the world, and her dad played at Harvard. Following in her family’s...

Freshmen Pari Mohan, left, and Ava Halkola, right, assume wrestling stance, preparing for their next meet in January. As the only girls on the team, they hope to set an example for other girls who are interested in joining.

Wrestling smacks down gender stereotypes

By Navya Singhai and Stella Huang | December 15, 2018

Wrestling is a man’s sport. Girls can’t fight—they’re weak and fragile. If they do contact sports, they must be more masculine. Many of these stereotypes are used to define females in the world...

Sound body, sound mind

Sound body, sound mind

By Emily Aronovitz, Media Managing Editor | December 14, 2018

With finals season upon us—and to all of my fellow seniors, the homestretch of college apps—I leave with you this piece of advice: work out in the morning. For me, a typical Wednesday starts with...

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