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The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

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Eagles cross country dominates start of season

Eagles cross country dominates start of season

By Milan Grbovic, Staff Writer | September 28, 2023

Following a successful debut at the Lowell Invitational, the Los Altos High School cross country team carried their momentum to the next two meets. At the Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park, both varsity...

STEAM Week is coming to LAHS from October 2 to October 4.

STEAM Week returns to LAHS for 19th year

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor | September 28, 2023

STEAM Week is back for its 19th year at Los Altos High School. From next Monday, October 2nd, to Wednesday, October 4th, STEAM Week will feature professionals from STEAM fields to discuss their experiences...

PURLA Day is coming to LAHS on October 2.

PURLA Day is coming to LAHS

By Ivan Sandoval-Navarro, Staff Writer | September 26, 2023

Peace, unity, respect. These are the values the Latino Student Union (LSU) plans to celebrate during PURLA (Peace, Unity, Respect Los Altos) Day on Monday, October 2.  “Our advisors made the decision...

MVHS is hosting a college fair tomorrow for students of all grades. All are welcome to attend.

Registration open for college fair at Mountain View High School

By Nayeon Kim and Rebekah Park | September 25, 2023

Mountain View High School is hosting the Mountain View-Los Altos (MVLA) College Fair, inviting over 75 schools across the nation, tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. MVHS campus, from 5-7 p.m. tomorrow. Students...

Last Monday, September 18, Word for Word performed The Great Gatsby for juniors.

Photos of Word for Word’s The Great Gatsby

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor | September 21, 2023

Last Monday, September 18, Word for Word Performing Arts Company performed a reading of the first chapter of The Great Gatsby for juniors during their English period at the Eagle Theater. The company performed...

On Monday, September 18, Word for Word will perform a reading of The Great Gatsby for juniors.

Word for Word to perform The Great Gatsby for juniors

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor | September 16, 2023

Next Monday, September 18, Word for Word Performing Arts Company will perform a reading of the first chapter of The Great Gatsby for juniors during their English period at the Eagle Theater. American...

Yesterday, the varsity girls field hockey team lost 3–0 to Valley Christian High School in their first home game of the season.

Varsity field hockey loses first home game against Valley Christian

By Janavi Ramde, Staff Writer | September 15, 2023

Yesterday, the Los Altos High School varsity girls field hockey team lost 3–0 against the Valley Christian High School Warriors during its first home game of the season. The Warriors scored their...

Members of the Los Altos High School slam poetry team with their coach; from left to right: English teacher and poetry slam team coach Carrie Shaffer, seniors Madi Tan and Angely Vargas, sophomore Kaiden Luis and junior Jen Palacios.

Poetry team slams through competitions and COVID-19

By Annabelle Lee, Staff Writer | September 14, 2023

After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Altos High School slam poetry team was pressed for time in their 2022 return. Selecting members through tryouts in February left the team...

Los Altos High School choir does some sightseeing at Plaza de España in Seville, Spain; from left to right: seniors Manonmani Raffill and Abby
Chai, junior Vincent Arredondo, Kassandra Bowman, ’23, senior Ryan Tock, junior Alexandra Whann, senior Chengzhi Wang, juniors Trisha
Bhattacharyya and Mei Ozawa, senior Sofie Miao, junior Caesar Coca, Eva Martinez, ’23, junior Isa Baratoff, Milo Bogdanic, ’23 and seniors
Maddy Randall and Mal Weisfeld.

LAHS choir sings their way through a European summer

By Sophie Kim, Staff Writer | September 14, 2023

Los Altos High School choir students took their talents international this summer on a visit to Europe. For a week in June, students immersed themselves in the cultures of Spain and Portugal while taking...

Taylor Swift column: Returning the scarf (Matilda’s Version)

Taylor Swift column: Returning the scarf (Matilda’s Version)

By Matilda Haney Foulds, Staff Writer | September 14, 2023

Welcome Swifties of Los Altos High School, you have made it to the right place. A worldwide phenomenon, the queen of break-up songs herself, Taylor Swift can only be described as a connoisseur of pop,...

Cross country takes to a flying start at Lowell Invitational

Cross country takes to a flying start at Lowell Invitational

By Milan Grbovic, Staff Writer | September 12, 2023

On Saturday, September 9, the Los Altos High School cross country team traveled to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for the Lowell Invitational. Starting the season off strong, both the varsity girls...

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