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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

First Generation: Sasha Kozhevnikova

By Hanna Khosravi | May 3, 2015

Sophomore Sasha Kozhevnikova distinctly remembers her first few days of pre-school in the United States after moving to California from Moscow, Russia. With little to no skill for the English language,...

Dodgeball Game of the Day, April 30

By David Wu | May 1, 2015

After five days of furious play, dodgeball entered its “Sweet-16” stage of competition yesterday, April 30. All of the tournament’s remaining teams competed, and, at the end of the day, only eight...

Gift of Vision members sell ice cream for their fundraiser. Photo by Elvis Li.

Gift of Vision Hosts Ice Cream Fundraiser

By Jessica King | April 30, 2015

When poverty in places such as Africa and India is shown in advertisements and on television, the image at the forefront is one of a malnourished child. However, poverty can bring countless other issues...

The Banana Splits race off during the opening rush. Photo by Elvis Li.

Dodgeball Game of the Day, April 29

By Eric Thiem | April 29, 2015

The second round of dodgeball mayhem came to a close today, April 29, and with it came some great action. The day had some great surprises and upsets, but no game was more nail-biting than the all-out...

An anonymous student participates in the Day of Silence. Photo by Elvis Li.

QSA Holds Day of Silence

By Teddy Chmyz | April 28, 2015

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29, the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) is participating in the Day of Silence, a nation-wide event to meant to draw attention to the silencing effect of bullying and harassment...

Dodgeball Player of the Day, April 28

By Eric Thiem | April 28, 2015

With the second round of the 11th annual Los Altos High dodgeball tournament kicking off today, the intensity of the games greatly increased. As the more experienced teams faced off, the best of the best...

Freshman Vincent Colodny takes a shot. Photo by Gina Kermode.

Dodgeball Game of the Day, April 27

By Eric Thiem | April 27, 2015

Today marks the final day of the first round dodgeball matches. The action continues even fiercer this year as more teams show their dodgeball prowess in non-stop brawls that turn the gym courts into warzones....

Green Team Hosts Earth Week

Green Team Hosts Earth Week

By Spencer Dembner | April 27, 2015

From Monday, April 20 to Thursday, April 24, the Green Team conducted its annual Earth Week celebrations in commemoration of the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Similar to the original Earth Day, the...

First Generation: Sophomore Simge Yildiz

By Amelia Baum | April 26, 2015

At first glance, sophomore Simge Yildiz may not appear to be anything more than an American high school student. But Simge is in reality a first-generation American. Having moved to America in the middle...

Dodgeball Game of the Day, April 24

By David Wu | April 24, 2015

Dodgeball entered its third day of competition today, April 24, with five games being played during lunchtime. However, one game stood head and shoulders above the rest in terms of excitement; Los Compas...

Sophomore Justin Cramer prepares to throw the ball. Photo by Gina Kermode.

Dodgeball Player of the Day, April 23

By Daniel Rosenbaum | April 23, 2015

With the second day of the 11th annual Los Altos High School Dodgeball tournament underway, more students packed the gym as the games got more intense. Everyone is trying to help their team make it onto...

Dodgeball Player of the Day, April 22

Dodgeball Player of the Day, April 22

By David Wu | April 22, 2015

The school’s 11th annual dodgeball tournament kicked off today, April 22, at lunch in the large gym. Just one day into competition, a handful of students have already put on dodgeball clinics, turning...

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