Only 10 out of this year’s AP Physics C’s 57 students are girls. In AP Biology, meanwhile, 75 out of 122 students are girls. These statistics are emblematic of larger trends, where girls are pushed...
The pilot Intersession was met with both high praise and sharp criticism from students and staff, and many voiced suggestions for improvements. Of students surveyed by Los Altos’ Leadership Team, 38...
In 2009, chemistry teacher Trina Mattson started talking to doctors about sharp pains she felt and a loss of sensation in the left side of her face.
“It got to the point where I couldn’t function...
The perception of a feminist, whether it’s a bra-burning extremist or a passionate activist, is a generational view. The Talon talked to women from various age-groups to hear their opinions on the feminist...
Colorful blouses, the light screech of hangers being dragged across a closet rod and jean legs sticking out the side of a shopping cart best summarize the atmosphere of Goodwill, one of the most common...
Tucked away in a corner of the large gym is a small, innocuous room, easy to miss if you walk past. Two years ago, this room was where former wrestling Coach Randy Jimenez would train his wrestlers, often...
Girls Basketball
Girls basketball has bounced back this season and qualified for CCS with a 5-3 record. Bouncing back seems to be one of the themes of their season this year; after losing their first...
By Julia Santos, Business Manager
| February 12, 2018
If you ever stared at my computer screen in class last year, you’d watch me scroll through the rosters of the many women’s college water polo teams that I could only ever dream of playing for. You’d...
Seeing Violet Chachki for the first time in an Instagram picture — cinched waist and perfectly arched, symmetrical lips — led me to watch Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. I thought I would just be...
It’s often said that people are products of their environment — that on each individual can be found traces of people they’ve known and places they’ve been. Two students, Junior Cassie Kennedy...
Every two years, the performing arts instructors from the choir, theater, dance and music departments at Los Altos combine their programs to craft a musical. Organizing such a project is no easy feat,...
