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The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

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The student news site of Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California

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Kathleen Zhu

Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer

All content by Kathleen Zhu
Adjudicator David Adams conducts a piece played by the LAHS string orchestra.

LAHS string orchestra attends MVHS’s first-ever Spring Festival

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
April 16, 2024
The black-and-white printer and the color printer sit in the Los Altos High School library, now free of charge.

Los Altos High School removes printing fees in library

By Matilda Haney Foulds and Kathleen Zhu
April 5, 2024
Adam, played by Andrew Scott, compares an old photo of his childhood house to its standing version 30 years later. There, he meets the ghosts of his parents, and they end up working past his childhood trauma together.

All of Us Strangers is a tearjerker for those who stay up all night to think

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
March 18, 2024
Mountain View High School hosts third annual unity walk for suicide prevention

Mountain View High School hosts third annual unity walk for suicide prevention

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
March 17, 2024

Lunar New Year at LAHS

By Ivan Sandoval-Navarro, Kathleen Zhu, and Maya Bujanover
March 13, 2024
Jenny Dumas in her counselor room, room U227, located in the Student Union.

Meet Jenny Dumas, LAHS’s newest college counselor

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
March 3, 2024
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors will meet with their counselors to select courses. New course selection policies will limit students’ abilities to add and drop courses in the fall semester to make the process more efficient.

Administration implements changes to course selection

By Rebekah Park, Matilda Haney Foulds, and Kathleen Zhu
February 2, 2024
A new tardy policy sparks conversation on campus.

New tardy policy introduces lunch detention

By Kathleen Zhu and Matilda Haney Foulds
January 24, 2024
Mahito Maki travels to the land between life and death on a journey to find his birth mom in “The Boy and the Heron,” an animated Studio Ghibli film welcomed with high popularity. (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS via AP)

“The Boy and the Heron”: a complex, colorful feat of animation

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
January 10, 2024
Finished with selling popsicles for the day, Gregorio takes a picture with Matilda Haney Foulds after receiving surgery for his right eye.

Popsicle Salesman Gregorio’s Community-Advocated Journey to Recovery

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
January 10, 2024

Weight Room Open During Lunch

By Kathleen Zhu
January 5, 2024

Campus Construction Change: Views of Students and Teachers

By Adam Alfi, Kathleen Zhu, and Matilda Haney Foulds
November 2, 2023
Homecoming Court: Hailey Knauss

Homecoming Court: Hailey Knauss

By Kathleen Zhu, Staff Writer
October 25, 2023
A recap of top moments in womens sports in summer and fall 2023.

In-Depth: A recap of Women in Sports

By Dorie Xie, Carissa Lai, Matthew Diederich, Matilda Haney Foulds, Sahana Srinivasan, and Kathleen Zhu
October 9, 2023
Work on the 400 and 500 wings continue with construction of poolside rooms and repairs on classroom wings.

In-Depth: A New Era

By Milan Grbovic, Matilda Haney Foulds, Ivan Sandoval-Navarro, and Kathleen Zhu
September 12, 2023
Click the link below to view photos from this years Senior Prom.

Photos: LAHS hosts annual Senior Prom

By Kathleen Zhu and Matilda Haney Foulds
June 11, 2023
Jessie Yan is one of the champions in the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship.

Jessie Yan’s Journey to Chess Mastery

By Kathleen Zhu, Journalism One
May 22, 2023
On Monday, May 8, LAHS will host a principal search input session for students in the Eagle Theater.

LAHS to host student input session for principal search

By Kathleen Zhu and Matilda Haney Foulds
May 5, 2023
The Student Services Building undergoing construction. This project is one of two that will affect the LAHS campus in the coming years.

Construction update: new Student Services Building and portables

By Kathleen Zhu and Matilda Haney Foulds
April 1, 2023
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