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

The varsity girls volleyball team after their game against Valley Christian. The 3-0 loss marked the end of the Los Altoss volleyball teams first-ever State final and a historic season.

Girls volleyball ends remarkable season

By Nikhita Boddu, Staff Writer | November 19, 2018

On Saturday, November 17, the Los Altos varsity girls volleyball team lost 3-0 to the first seeded Village Christian High School in their first-ever Division 2 State Championships. With this defeat,...

Girls volleyball wins first-ever NorCal title

Girls volleyball wins first-ever NorCal title

By Nikhita Boddu, Staff Writer | November 14, 2018

In a thrilling 3-1 victory against #5 seeded Cosumnes Oaks High School, the Los Altos varsity volleyball team won the Division 2 Regional Finals. Despite Cosumnes Oaks being the highest ranked team...

Photo Essay: Boys water polo plays for Division 1 CCS title

Photo Essay: Boys water polo plays for Division 1 CCS title

By Kylie Akiyama | November 13, 2018

On Monday, November 12, the varsity boys water polo team played in CCS finals for the first time since 2012. With a closely-matched game, Palo Alto edged out Los Altos with a final score of 12-13, and...

Girls water polo topples Mountain View for Division 1 CCS title

Girls water polo topples Mountain View for Division 1 CCS title

By Mayu Alten, Marie Godderis, and | November 13, 2018

On Monday, November 12, the Los Altos varsity girls water polo team defeated Mountain View to win their second consecutive Division 1 CCS Championship. Despite the game’s postponement from Saturday...

Senior Jackie Wang spikes the ball against Aragon High School. Varsity girls volleyball beat Aragon 3-0 and advanced to the State Tournaments semifinals.

Girls volleyball nets win in regional semifinals

By Nikhita Boddu | November 12, 2018

Since attaining an impressive 10-2 league record and placing third in CCS Division 1, the varsity girls volleyball team qualified for the Division 2 State Tournament. On November 12, the players competed...

California fires delay Los Altos sports

California fires delay Los Altos sports

By Isabella Borkovic, Sports Editor | November 10, 2018

Because of the poor air quality caused by the California fires, the following sports games and meets have been delayed: Girls water polo's CCS Division 1 Finals moved to Monday, November 12 at 9 a.m....

Sophmore Naomi Cremoux spikes the ball in a 3-1 win against Chico High school. After learning about the fire that threatened the homes of several on the Chico team, the girls varsity volleyball team decided to hold a fundraiser for Chico citizens at their next NorCal game.

Girls volleyball holds fundraiser for victims of California fire

By Nikhita Boddu | November 10, 2018

On November 8, as the Northern California fire raged through the town of Paradise and near the city of Chico, the Los Altos varsity girls volleyball defeated Chico High School in a 3-1 victory during Round...

Varsity Football Dominates First League Game

Varsity Football Dominates First League Game

By Idalia Lopez-Martinez, Staff Writer | September 26, 2018

On Saturday, September 22, varsity football won against Lynbrook in their first league game of the season despite having four injured players. Los Altos and Lynbrook entered the game with non-league...

Crazy Rich Asians is Crazy and Rich in Representation

“Crazy Rich Asians” is Crazy and Rich in Representation

By Cathy Wang, Senior Writer | September 18, 2018

Crazy Rich Asians is a big deal. Directed by John M. Chu and based off the novel of the same name, this is the first Asian led film produced by a major Hollywood studio since Joy Luck Club in 1993. And...

Varsity Boys Baseballs CCS Win is One for the Books

Varsity Boys Baseball’s CCS Win is One for the Books

By Isabella Borkovic, Sports Editor | June 8, 2018

Last Friday, Los Altos varsity boys baseball defeated Bellarmine in a 5-3 game and won the CCS Division 1 Division championship. But entering the tournament as the 11th seed, Los Altos was the underdog...

Los Altos Wins National MathWorks Competition & $20,000

Los Altos Wins National MathWorks Competition & $20,000

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer | May 5, 2018

On April 30, Los Altos Math Modeling Team placed first in the national MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge. Competing against 913 other teams, seniors Ryan Huang, Michael Vronsky, Daniel Wang, Justin...

Post Malones beerbongs & bentleys Is an Emotional Hit Compilation; Thats It

Post Malone’s “beerbongs & bentleys” Is an Emotional Hit Compilation; That’s It

By Noah Tesfaye, Staff Writer | May 5, 2018

Cultural appropriator, smoker, Bud Light global ambassador. There is no way to deny that Austin Richard Post, known better as “Post Malone,” is guaranteed controversy. However, through the smoke and...

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