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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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Kristen Fan

Kristen Fan, Print Managing Editor

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MVLA trustees comment meets criticism

MVLA trustee’s comment meets criticism

By Daphne Ih and Kristen Fan
May 22, 2018
Los Altos Wins National MathWorks Competition & $20,000

Los Altos Wins National MathWorks Competition & $20,000

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
May 5, 2018
The math modeling team that qualified as finalists to present their solution in New York City consisted of seniors Ryan Huang, Michael Vronsky, Daniel Wang, Justin Yu and Joanna Yuan. After a year of practice competitions and club meetings, the team improved their synergy and learned to better delegate tasks. Courtesy Carol Evans.

Math Modeling Team Advances to New York City

By Rachel Lu and Kristen Fan
April 24, 2018
Team members junior Nick Borda (bottom left) and senior Drake Moore (center left) work on the elevator system after a malfunction on the second day of the Ventura Regional. The team finished in semifinals despite a delayed build season that pushed back coding and driving practice. Courtesy Ryan Cardona.

Robotics Reaches Semifinals Despite Building Delays

By Justin Yu and Kristen Fan
April 24, 2018
Dance show: Spotlighting Diversity in Style

Dance show: Spotlighting Diversity in Style

By Kristen Fan and Katrina Arsky
April 23, 2018
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[Photo] Weight Lifting Club Flexes on the Haters

By Emma Kwan and Evelin Diego
March 24, 2018
Sophomore Kat Nasif works on a simulation to learn about recursion on Java in AP Computer Science. Los Altos will offer a computer science course in a partnership with Foothill College next year, where students who have completed AP CS can learn about advanced data structures and Android app development. Kristen Fan.

Advanced Computer Science Course to be Offered Next Year

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
March 21, 2018
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This Year’s Fresh(man) Poets

By Kristen Fan and Cathy Wang
March 21, 2018
Hack Club member Kung-Min Lin collaborated with Green Team members to make greenteam.lahs.club, shown above. Hack Club started a program, get.lahs.club, to offer clubs on campus free websites.

Hack Club Starts Website Building Program for Other Clubs

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
February 13, 2018
Senior Zosia Stafford works on a problem in Aerospace Engineering. Zosia credits her female STEM teachers for inspiring her to continue pursuing STEM, and hopes to inspire students too. Talon file photo.

Investigating the STEM Gender Gap

By Kristen Fan and Cathy Wang
February 13, 2018
Boys and Girls Basketball continue to fly

Boys and Girls Basketball continue to fly

By Kristen Fan and Ian Tseng
February 12, 2018
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New Course to Offer Comprehensive Intro to STEAM

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
December 13, 2017
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[Photo] A Dichotomy of Lil Pump

By Gialon Kasha, Guest Writer
December 12, 2017
Courtesy Everett Henrie

Marching to the Beat of their own Drum (Corps)

By Kristen Fan and Cathy Wang
December 12, 2017
Los Altos offense moves the ball around in front of Mountain Views goal at their meeting on September 12.

Reaching CCS Championship, Girls Water Polo Seeks to Topple Mountain View

By Kristen Fan
November 10, 2017

Girls Water Polo Defeats Archbishop Mitty, Advances to CCS Championship

By Kristen Fan
November 10, 2017
Nicholas Borda

Stephen Palumbi: Saving the seas with STEM

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
Raising Mental Health Awareness Through Hip Hop

Raising Mental Health Awareness Through Hip Hop

By Brian Huebner and Kristen Fan
October 24, 2017
Girls Volleyball Hopes To Finish Strong

Girls Volleyball Hopes To Finish Strong

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
October 23, 2017
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[Photo] Egan Classroom Fire Prompts Investigation

By Mia Scher, Staff Writer
October 6, 2017
Robotics team member junior Oscar Bjorkman works with a mill, a highly precise machine that drills holes and cuts materials like metal and plastic to manufacture parts. The team expanded this year following their qualification to nationals, buying new machinery and doubling their class size. Photo by Emily Aronovitz.

After Banner Year, Robotics Sees Major Expansion

By Justin Yu and Kristen Fan
September 29, 2017

Catching Up With Fall Sports

By Kristen Fan, Mia Scher, and Jocelyn Maeyama
September 27, 2017
Senior co-captain Hanadi Nassif maneuvers for a bump in Thursdays game.

Volleyball Nets 3-1 Win Over Saratoga

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
September 17, 2017
Girls Tennis Serves Up New Season

Girls Tennis Serves Up New Season

By Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
August 15, 2017
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