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

Los Altos High School has installed two gender neutral bathrooms in an ongoing process to expand its gender support plan.

An overview of gender inclusivity at LAHS

By Allison Bricca and Natalie Wei | September 15, 2021

In expanding the gender support plan, Los Altos High School has installed two gender neutral bathrooms located in the 600 and 700 wings on campus. The additions come as part of an ongoing push to help...

Poll worker observes stations at Los Altos Youth Center during the recall election.

Inside a polling station for the 2021 California recall election

By Rohan Vaswani | September 14, 2021

As today marks the last day of voting in the 2021 recall election, some Santa Clara County polling stations allow for voters to vote in person and have been since Saturday, September 4. In Santa Clara...

Eagles host Spartans last night in rivalry football game

The Los Altos High School football team sought to take revenge yesterday against Mountain View High School after losing to them last year. While the Eagles did ultimately take a 42-7 defeat, they put up...

The boys varsity water polo team played its first in-league game of the season Tuesday, September 7,  against the Harker School.

Photo Essay: Boys water polo hosts Harker for first home game of the season

By Elyssa Kennedy, Photographer | September 9, 2021

The boys varsity water polo team played its first in-league game of the season Tuesday, September 7,  against the Harker School. Although Los Altos lost with a score of 8–14, the team still used the...

After a three-year hiatus, pop singer Lorde returns to the limelight with “Solar Power,” an album that unexpectedly transitions from the teenage angst and heartbreak explored in those before it.

Lorde’s “Solar Power”-ed return to the mainstage

By Nina Crofts | September 6, 2021

There’s a rather dramatic contrast between the life problems of a 16-, 20- and 24-year-old. And, if Lorde’s new album “Solar Power” is any indication of the mind of a 24-year-old, it’s filled...

Los Altos High School held on-campus COVID-19 testing yesterday at lunch.

Editorial: LAHS’s COVID-19 testing has to improve

By The Editorial Board | August 31, 2021

Chaos unfolded yesterday at Los Altos High School’s on-site COVID-19 testing, leaving many students confused, frustrated and discouraged. Worse, it revealed the Mountain View–Los Altos District’s...

STUDENTSVRECALL is a grassroots movement of California students that is affiliated with the California Democratic Party and stands united with Newsom in opposition to the recall. They are hosting phone banking events and weekly town hall meetings to garner support for Newsom as he runs in the recall election.

Student-led organization to support Governor Newsom

By Mira Sundar | August 26, 2021

STUDENTSVRECALL, a student-run organization that works towards garnering support for Governor Gavin Newsom as he runs in the upcoming recall election as well as maximizing voter turnout, will host their...

Los Altos High School will be offering the SAT for juniors and seniors, as well as the PSAT for sophomores and juniors, on Wednesday, October 13.

LAHS to administer on-campus SAT and PSAT in October

By Allan Feldman | August 25, 2021

Los Altos High School will be administering an on-campus SAT and Preliminary SAT on Wednesday, October 13. All sophomores must take the PSAT, while the SAT can only be taken by juniors and seniors. Juniors...

Crossed-out homework assignments in News Editor Anika Sikka’s planner. Anika tried vlogging every single day for about two weeks to showcase her productivity, following a TikTok trend.

Do you really want to be ‘that girl’?

By Anika Sikka, News Editor | August 22, 2021

I love productivity. Crossing off all the tasks on my planner and cleaning my closet are the most satisfying things in the world. I also love TikTok (no explanation needed there). So, when my two favorite...

Sabin (center) is pictured with some of her fellow teammates at Occidental College. She played four years of lacrosse in college and is excited to share the lessons she has learned through her time as a player and her visions for the upcoming season this Spring with the rest of the LAHS team.

Girls lacrosse welcomes new coach Christina Sabin

By Mira Sundar, Sports Editor | August 22, 2021

Coming from a household where team sports were an integral part of everyday life, Christina Sabin knew exactly what athletic environment she was after when she tried out for her first lacrosse team. At...

When Yao Yao Xiao arrived in California at age six, the challenges of overcoming a language barrier as a deaf person seemed insurmountable. Now, she’s headed to University of California Santa Barbara as an accomplished photographer, public speaker and advocate for the hearing-impaired community.

LAHS graduate Yao Yao Xiao empowers the deaf community

By Rose Liu | August 22, 2021

When Yao Yao Xiao, Los Altos High School ’21, was young, she would often be astonished by headphone-wearing joggers during the summer; she thought those strange, white wires were meant to protect people...

Los Altos High School was named a Green Ribbon School due to taking extensive action regarding environmental health, such as the implementation of solar panels for energy conservation. Despite the high earning award, Green Team believes there are many improvements students and the LAHS community can still make.

What’s next for Los Altos High School as a Green Ribbon School?

By Diya Gupta, Guest Writer | August 22, 2021

Dear Los Altos, As Green Team Co-President, it is truly a great honor to be able to refer to Los Altos High School as a Green Ribbon School. For those of you who missed it, this past April, LAHS earned...

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