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

Meet ASB’s New Executive Board

Meet ASB’s New Executive Board

By Mia Scher, Staff Writer | April 24, 2018

Staff writer Mia Scher talks to ASB’s new board on their plans for the coming year.

Advanced Science Investigation

Advanced Science Investigation

By Jocelyn Maeyama and Kylie Akiyama | April 24, 2018

Each year, the ASI students compete in the Synopsys Championship, a local science fair that takes place in March. This year, seniors Tanya Matthew, Samira Sriram and Geoffrey Glass qualified to compete...

Habeshas: Its Our Time

Habeshas: It’s Our Time

By Noah Tesfaye, Staff Writer | April 24, 2018

Hi! My name is Noah Tesfaye, I’m from Ethiopia and Eritrea, and no, my family does not starve. Most of us don’t live in shacks, although some of my family does, and we do not have AIDS. As a student...

Which Coffee Shop Are You?

Which Coffee Shop Are You?

By Madison Woo and Justin Yu | April 23, 2018

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Getting football field lights is not light work

Getting football field lights is not light work

By Brian Huebner and Ian Tseng | April 23, 2018

Cop lights. Flash lights. Spot lights. Strobe lights. Street lights. Back in 2010, Kanye West advocated for all of the lights. But now, eight years later, Los Altos still doesn’t have football field...

Dance show: Spotlighting Diversity in Style

Dance show: Spotlighting Diversity in Style

By Kristen Fan and Katrina Arsky | April 23, 2018

On May 17, whether it be a lighted picture of an eerie fog of the Golden Gate Bridge or the San Francisco MoMa, a group of dancers will showcase their variety of styles under specific themes categorized...

Fortnite: Explosive Formula For a Popular Game

Fortnite: Explosive Formula For a Popular Game

By Brian Huebner and Zooey Nguyen | April 23, 2018

Senior Shirley Cheng’s eyes are locked onto the laptop screen, right hand on a mouse, left hand tapping at the keyboard. The bright and vibrant colors of Tilted Towers radiate off the screen — and...

Broken Box Tackles a New Challenge: One-Acts

Broken Box Tackles a New Challenge: One-Acts

By Jocelyn Maeyama and Noelle Hanson | April 23, 2018

Kylie Akiyama For the first time in Broken Box’s history, the theater company will perform two one-act plays as their final show of the year. Each actor has at least one role in each one-act, and,...

Isle of Dogs Offers a Refreshing, Andersonian Experience but Perpetuates Stereotypes

‘Isle of Dogs’ Offers a Refreshing, Andersonian Experience but Perpetuates Stereotypes

By Danny Vesurai, News Editor | April 16, 2018

“Isle of Dogs,” Wes Anderson’s ninth feature film and second animated movie adds another charming, entertaining tale to the auteur’s oeuvre, but raises concerns about cultural appropriation in...

Anne Schill

Landing Long-term with Landed

By Yalda Khodadad, Staff Writer | May 9, 2017

According to USA Today, in Bay Area cities like San Francisco and Oakland, there has been an increase in subsidized teacher housing in order to attract more teachers to their schools. These benefits have...

Ashley Cai

Answering the Trivial Questions in Life: Is Cereal Soup?

By Adrienne Mitchel, Staff Writer | May 9, 2017

I don’t take life too seriously. That doesn’t mean that I laugh at inappropriate times or I joke through sensitive subjects. That means while others argue over politics, stress over academics or worry...

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