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

Javin Pombra, In-Depth Editor

All content by Javin Pombra

District Implements Housing Program to Assist Teachers

By Rachel Lu, Javin Pombra, and Avi Varghese
September 25, 2019
Math teacher Carol Evans helps senior Yann Sartori with test corrections. Known for her sharp wit and tough love, Evans worked to instill a love of learning in her students by prioritizing process over product. Francesca Fallow.

Thank You Ms. Evans; We’ll Miss You

By Javin Pombra and Rachel Lu
April 24, 2018
Opinion: Senior Project Would Benefit from In-Class Focus

Opinion: Senior Project Would Benefit from In-Class Focus

By Javin Pombra, In Depth Editor
March 26, 2018
The Common App: Choose Your Own Adventure

The Common App: Choose Your Own Adventure

By Javin Pombra, In Depth Editor
February 20, 2018
English Wikipedia User Keithbob

Meditation and Self-Exploration at Maharishi University

By Javin Pombra, In-Depth Editor
December 12, 2017
'Thor: Ragnarok' Fulfills Marvel's Formula, But Not Much Else

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Fulfills Marvel’s Formula, But Not Much Else

By Maddie Chu and Javin Pombra
November 2, 2017
Graphic by Ashley Cai.

Downtown Los Altos: Don’t Forget the Teenagers

By Javin Pombra, In-Depth Editor
October 24, 2017

Girls Water Polo Dominates Paly in League Match

By Akhil Jakatdar and Javin Pombra
September 12, 2017
Jasmine Shen

Zero waste with Zanny Zellers

By Javin Pombra and Jocelyn Maeyama
August 15, 2017

Math Teacher Judy Strauss Retires

By Jocelyn Maeyama and Javin Pombra
July 13, 2017

District Enacts New Program to Help Tackle Teacher Housing

By Avi Varghese, Rachel Lu, and Javin Pombra
May 4, 2017
Photo by Emily Aronovitz.

Los Altos Pilots Challenge Day Program for Freshmen

By Javin Pombra and Yolanda Spura
April 5, 2017

Javin’s Opinion

By Javin Pombra, Staff Writer
March 28, 2017

Shortcomings

By Javin Pombra and Danny Vesurai
March 25, 2017

Diversity and Policy in Los Altos

By Javin Pombra and Danny Vesurai
March 25, 2017

Challenge Day - Give Us A Day, We'll Change Your World from Challenge Day on Vimeo.

Los Altos Plans to Pilot Challenge Day Program

By Javin Pombra, Staff Writer
February 11, 2017
Courtesy Albert Gwo

Learning to Stay Afloat with Hana Brett

By Javin Pombra, Staff Writer
December 29, 2016
Trump's America: Los Altos Responds

Trump’s America: Los Altos Responds

By Ross Avery, Yalda Khodadad, Alex Luna, Emily Meza-Perez, Javin Pombra, Madison Woo, and Jaclyn Saik
December 15, 2016
Ashley Cai

Teachers, Stand Up For Your Stances

By Javin Pombra, Staff Writer
December 13, 2016
Photo by Yolanda Spura.

Q & A: Seth Donnelly

By Alex Wong and Javin Pombra
December 7, 2016
Graphic courtesy Jean Mordo, edited by Anne Schill

Airplane Noise: Committee Recommends New Flight Path

By Javin Pombra and Danny Vesurai
December 4, 2016
Katie Klein

The music scene at Red Rock

By Miranda Li, Javin Pombra, and Booker Martin
November 27, 2016

Hunger at Home

By Tino Tugwete, Sana Khader, and Javin Pombra
November 22, 2016
AVID students take a tour of the Adobe’s headquarters as part of the Four-Year Exploration program set up last year. Among other goals, expansion of the Exploration program is one of the MVLA School Board’s priorities this school year. Photo courtesy Keren Dawson-Bowman.

School Board Sets Direction for Future

By Maddie Chu, Sana Khader, Javin Pombra, and Danny Vesurai
November 21, 2016
Graphic courtesy Jean Mordo, edited by Anne Schill

Los Altos Residents Urge Change in Flight Path

By Javin Pombra and Danny Vesurai
November 12, 2016
Graphic by Carissa Lee

Post-election Thoughts: America, We Messed Up

By Javin Pombra, Staff Writer
November 9, 2016
Photo by Natalie Munguia

The Diving Duo: Evan and Trevor Labuda

By Danny Vesurai and Javin Pombra
October 26, 2016

The Expectations Game

By Hanna Khosravi, Booker Martin, and Javin Pombra
October 22, 2016
Multivariable Calculus teacher Douglas Lublin lectures students about vector operations. This year, Multivariable was revamped to look more like a college course that students would take in the future. Photo by Andrew Young.

Revamped Multivariable Calculus Offers College Experience

By Javin Pombra, Staff Wrter
October 20, 2016
Nicolas Betancur’s Journey to Psychology

Nicolas Betancur’s Journey to Psychology

By Savita Govind and Javin Pombra
October 16, 2016
Photo by Michael Sieffert.

Downtown Sets Course for the Future

By Brian Huebner, Javin Pombra, and Danny Vesurai
September 27, 2016
Photo by Natalie Munguia.

Kristin Castillo: Finding a Balance

By Javin Pombra, Staff Writer
September 20, 2016

Feminism in Debate and Policy

By Javin Pombra and Danny Vesurai
August 22, 2016
Photos by Rachel Lu

School Hosts Celebration for Green Initiatives

By Rachel Lu and Javin Pombra
June 27, 2016
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