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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

The interior of GK Sourdough & Pastry has a clean, cozy atmosphere. GK Pastry officially opened its third location in Los Altos just over a month ago.

GK Sourdough & Pastry: A fresh addition to downtown Los Altos

By Jolie Lu and Krystal Zhu | October 15, 2025

GK Sourdough & Pastry is new to Los Altos, but has already been a Bay Area favorite for years. With locations in Mountain View, Palo Alto and now Los Altos, GK Pastry has been serving up freshly-baked...

The Making of Singin’ in the Rain Episode 1: Forecast for Auditions

By Carissa Lai, Camille Wurtz, and Dana Gowdy | October 13, 2025

Los Altos High School's bi-annual musical is Singin’ in the Rain, a classic story about love, fame, and the chaos of Hollywood’s transition from silent films to sound. After weeks of anticipation,...

Los Altos prepares to snap the ball against Terra Nova High School. The varsity football team lost 0–27 in the Homecoming game last week.

Varsity football falls to Terra Nova in Homecoming shutout

By Alex Zuccaro, Senior Writer | October 11, 2025

Varsity football’s Homecoming game ended in a devastating 0–27 loss to the Terra Nova High School Tigers Friday, Oct. 3. This game also marked the Eagles’ league opener, setting the team down 0–1...

Varsity girls flag-football huddles during halftime against Menlo School. Their record now stands at 10-4 overall and 2-1 in league.

Varsity flag-football looks ahead toward new season goals

By Dayne Piscione and Mia Scott | October 2, 2025

After a successful inaugural season, varsity girls flag football is ready to run it back. This fall, the Eagles aim to win CCS amid tougher competition and radical rule changes.  “We can make history,”...

Two Los Altos players battle to steal the ball back from the Saint Francis Lancers.

Field hockey fights hard despite 4–0 loss against Saint Francis

By Mia Scott, Staff Writer | September 30, 2025

Field hockey couldn’t hold off the Lancers. In a hard-fought matchup against Saint Francis Thursday, Sep. 18, the Los Altos varsity field hockey team fell 4–0. Entering the match with a 4–4–2...

The varsity girls tennis team huddles together and chants their team cheer before their first rivalry game.

Varsity girls tennis edges Mountain View in first home game

By Athan Joshi, Staff Writer | September 22, 2025

In their first rivalry matchup and first home game of the season, the Los Altos High School varsity girls tennis team narrowly defeated the Mountain View High School Spartans 4–3 on Tuesday, September...

 Junior David Feldman dodges a Mountain View water polo player during the season’s first rivalry game Sep. 18. The varsity boys water polo team won 17–5, and the varsity girls won their game 16–2 that same night.

Water polo sweeps Spartans in double header

By Dorie Xie and Alex Zuccaro | September 22, 2025

Light work, no reaction. The varsity water polo teams came and conquered their double header rivalry game against Mountain View, with the boys winning 17–5 and the girls 16–2 on Thursday, Sep. 18. “Today...

Varsity girls field hockey huddles before a game last fall. The team plans to improve this year through athletic success and team community.

Varsity girls field hockey is building up to a new and improved season

By Anna Roman, Senior Writer | September 18, 2025

In three games, varsity girls field hockey flipped the switch. Opening their fall season with a 0–6 loss against Leigh High School and pulling through with a 6–0 win against Carmel High School  in...

English teacher Margaret Starrett wasn’t expecting to become a high school teacher, but a wide range of educational experiences eventually led her to LAHS.

From prison classrooms to LAHS: Margaret Starrett empowers student voices

By Annabelle Lee, Senior Writer | September 15, 2025

From teaching at a men’s maximum security prison to working as a college admissions officer, new English Literature and Survey and Survey Composition and Literature teacher Margaret Starrett has a wide...

English teacher Mark Solkov went from working in technology to teaching English at LAHS.

Mark Solkov’s journey from technology to teaching

By Jade Palatnik, Staff Writer | September 14, 2025

According to Mark Solkov, every teacher emulates the teacher they needed in high school. At least, that’s what he does. “I gravitated toward the teacher who recognized me as a human being, not just...

English teacher Claudia Medina hopes to support her students with resources that weren’t available to her growing up.

Claudia Medina paves her path from a first-generation student to English Teacher

By Annabelle Lee, Senior Writer | September 14, 2025

Claudia Medina may be new to LAHS, but don’t let that fool you into thinking she’s new to teaching. Medina, who now teaches American Literature and Survey, officially began her 11-year teaching career...

English teacher Kayley Gould, once a student of LAHS, returned to the school as a teacher to provide the learning environment she never had.

LAHS alum Kayley Gould returns to inspire the next generation

By Jade Palatnik, Staff Writer | September 14, 2025

Although she’s new to teaching English at Los Altos High School this year, Kayley Gould knows the school better than most.  Born and raised in Los Altos, Gould attended Santa Rita Elementary School,...

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