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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

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The cheer team poses after a competition at Jamz Slam City. The girls’ score was high enough qualify them for Nationals next February. Photo by Skyler Maeso.

Cheer Qualifies for Nationals

By Avi Varghese, Staff Writer | December 15, 2015

The cheerleading team has qualified for the Jamz Nationals tournament and will travel to Las Vegas to compete in the tournament on February 9, 2016. The team scored an impressive 83.47 at Jamz’s Slam...

Arca: Mutant

Arca: Mutant

By Avi Varghese, Staff Writer | December 15, 2015

The software we use to create electronic music is just an instrument, but we tend to forget that. For all the innovation that supposedly goes on in the electronic scene today, the majority of popular artists...

Senior Lauren Jacob runs toward the finish line. She brought home her third straight CCS championship in November. Photo courtesy Jeff Adams.

Cross Country Dominance

December 15, 2015

Three-time SCVAL runner up, two-time CCS champion and seven-time additional first place finisher were all thoughts that might have been running in senior Lauren Jacob’s mind before her final CCS race...

Freshman Owen MacKenzie runs for the varsity boys cross country team. While being a freshman on a varsity team can be challenging, it provides a great experience for top young athletes. Photo by Josh Kirshenbaum.

Freshmen on Varsity: Underclass, Above Expectations

By Savita Govind and Booker Martin | December 15, 2015

Though the higher level of competition of varsity athletics results in a majority of upperclassmen in the programs, younger athletes have occasionally found that varsity is their most comfortable level....

Senior Albert Gwo celebrates after a race. Over the summer, he captured two state championships, in the 50 and 100 yard sprints.  Photo courtesy Albert Gwo.

Swimming Champion

December 15, 2015

Known affectionately as “Big Al” to his friends and English teacher Michael Smith, senior Albert Gwo carved his name into school history this May by winning the 50 and 100 yard sprints at the California...

A Year in Review

By William Jow, Kevin Yen, Chris Dadok, and Keith Bohrer | December 15, 2015

Looking back at the top LAHS athletic moments of 2015.

Boots: Aquaria

Boots: Aquaria

By Josh Kirshenbaum, Sports Editor | December 15, 2015

While music fans may only be just getting to know Jordan Asher (better known by his pseudonym, Boots) by name, they’ve been hearing his music for a while. Just two years into his career as a producer,...

Seniors Juliette Martin and Carina Burdick (left and right) pose for a photo with head coach Hung Nguyen (center) after winning the CCS doubles title. The win was the pinnacle of the girls’ four-year varsity tennis careers. Photo courtesy of Carina Burdick.

Seniors Win CCS Doubles Championship

By Anisha Desai, Staff Writer | December 15, 2015

In their final game playing for the Eagles, seniors Carina Burdick and Juliette Martin crushed their opponents, taking first out of 16 teams in the CCS doubles Championship. The pair went into the tournament...

The girls volleyball team celebrates an ace. Despite losing many of their leaders to graduation and injury, the Eagles came together to win their second straight Golden Gate Classic. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Volleyball Dynasty

December 15, 2015

The Mongolian Khan family, the Los Altos varsity girls volleyball team and the 1991 Chicago Bulls. What do these three things have in common? They are all dynasties. The varsity girls volleyball team...

Photo by Francesca Fallow.

Poetry, Music, Writing: Artists of LAHS

By Booker Martin and Emily Terada | December 11, 2015

Introduction During the day, the library serves as a vivacious study spot. But on a chilly night in early November, it turned into a stage where students could share their work while sipping on in-house...

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’

By Akhil Jakatdar, Staff Writer | December 1, 2015

  “Mockingjay Part 2” Nov. 16 2015 (PG-13) Directed by Francis Lawrence Starring Jennifer Lawrence ★★★★☆ The Mockingjay has returned to its nest — with just as much appeal and...

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