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
Alex Wong

Alex Wong, Editor-In-Chief

All content by Alex Wong
Q&A: Life as a Mexican Immigrant

Q&A: Life as a Mexican Immigrant

By Alex Wong
March 29, 2017

Alex’s Opinion

By Alex Wong, News Editor
March 28, 2017
Photo by Yolanda Spura.

Q & A: Seth Donnelly

By Alex Wong and Javin Pombra
December 7, 2016

Community Efforts

By Alex Wong, Emily Meza-Perez, and Danny Vesurai
November 22, 2016
Los Altos Should Abandon the AP Program

Los Altos Should Abandon the AP Program

By Alex Wong, News Editor
November 17, 2016

The David

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
June 1, 2016
Photos by Francesca Fallow, Carl Faust, Allegra Maeso

Housing Crisis Hits Close to Home

By Katherine Yen and Alex Wong
April 29, 2016
Graphics by Vanessa Mark

School Tackles Student Well-being

By Alex Wong and Avi Varghese
April 27, 2016

Student Data to be Disclosed in Lawsuit

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
March 16, 2016
District approves math placement rules

District approves math placement rules

By Savita Govind and Alex Wong
March 10, 2016
Achievement, Scrutinized

Achievement, Scrutinized

By Alex Wong and Avi Varghese
March 8, 2016

Spanish Teacher Implements New Classroom Surveillance Software

By Michael Sieffert and Alex Wong
March 4, 2016

Growing Up With Gangs

By Sofia Guo and Alex Wong
February 12, 2016
Common Core: A Report Card

Common Core: A Report Card

By Alex Wong and Avi Varghese
February 12, 2016

Team Effort Propels Wrestling over Milpitas

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
January 15, 2016
Graphic by Miranda Li.

MVLA Bond Rating Upgraded by Moody’s and S&P to Triple-A Distinction

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
January 7, 2016
Graphic by Vanessa Mark.

Entertaining Visuals

By Alex Wong, Rachel Lu, and Francesca Fallow
December 18, 2015
Senior goalkeeper Raphael Chevallier gathers the ball during tryouts. With a new squad, the boys soccer team is excited for the upcoming season. Photo by Michael Sieffert.

Boys soccer kicks off with new roster

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
November 17, 2015
Photo by Rachel Lu.

Sophomore Sam Joffe

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
October 29, 2015

Measure A Proposes to Rebuild Hillview Community Center and Park

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
October 28, 2015
A bird's-eye view of participants at the HS Hacks II hackathon, held in February. Photo courtesy Janet Fang.

Exploring Hacker Culture At LAHS

By David Lisbonne and Alex Wong
October 28, 2015
MVLA Foundation funds innovation grants

MVLA Foundation funds innovation grants

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
October 28, 2015
Alta Vista High School students (left to right) Alejandro Benavidez, Zitlaly Ramirez and Juan Carbajal smile for a group photo. Photo by Gina Kermode.

Alta Vista: a nurturing community

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
September 30, 2015
Junior Tim Kang scales a bluff. Photo courtesy Tim Kang.

Rock Climbing Club Dares to Go Higher

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
September 29, 2015
Senior quarterback Kyle Gounod winds up to throw. The Eagles fell to the Farmers 55-22. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Football Falls to Hayward in Non-League Matchup

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
September 25, 2015
Senior Juliette Martin swings at the ball. Photo by Kevin Yen.

Girls Tennis Narrowly Defeats Palo Alto for First League Win

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
September 24, 2015

ACT stands strong between flawed SATs

By Emily Terada and Alex Wong
August 18, 2015
To the left is Harper Lee's bestselling novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. On the right, her most recent book, Go Set a Watchman. Despite its brother's success, Go Set a Watchman stands as little more than a first draft.

Go Set a Watchman: a crude literary tchotchke

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer
August 17, 2015
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