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
Manya Sikka

Manya Sikka, Staff Writer

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Team captain senior Raj Virginkar (left) and building lead senior James Doyas (middle) of the LAHS robotics team watch as sophomore Riya Mehrotra (right) drives their robot.

Robotics faces a loss at their first competition of the season

By Michelle Jacob and Manya Sikka
March 13, 2025
Junior Dylan Brown works with his classmates on their English assignments while another student completes her Drawing assignment.

A look into how peer tutors are making support accessible for all

By Manya Sikka, Staff Writer
March 13, 2025

Robotics II preps for their upcoming competition season

By Michelle Jacob and Manya Sikka
December 19, 2024
Members of the Aviation Club working on the design of the rocket during a meeting.

Aviation Club soars into American Rocketry Competition

By Manya Sikka, Staff Writer
December 18, 2024
Attendees watch as a firefighter from the City of Los Altos demonstrates how to use a fire extinguisher.

Teen CERT workshop provides students with hands-on disaster preparedness

By Manya Sikka, Staff Writer
December 14, 2024
Students work through a math problem on the board. At Breakfast Club, students go for the math but always stay for the laughs.

Breakfast Club brings students together through early morning math review sessions

By Manya Sikka, Staff Writer
December 11, 2024

Culinary II’s Behind the Scenes

By Michelle Jacob and Manya Sikka
October 15, 2024
Students attend a talk from last year’s STEAM Week event.

STEAM Week at Los Altos returns for its 20th anniversary

By Manya Sikka, Staff Writer
October 14, 2024
A group of forensics students observing a crime scene as a part of a lab.

Forensics class turns classroom to courtroom

By Manya Sikka, Staff Writer
September 5, 2024
Principal Tracey Runeare speaks at the commencement ceremony.

Class of 2024 Graduation

By Oscar Johnson, Matilda Haney Foulds, Sara Lahr, Manya Sikka, Sahana Srinivasan, and Kathleen Zhu
June 7, 2024
Students attend an LSU meeting and give their attention to the board.

Latino Student Union election results for the upcoming 2024-25 school year

By Manya Sikka and Maya Bujanover
June 2, 2024
From left to right, Sahana Wagle, Ayana Modi, Ziana Merchant, Shakti-Ann Kanyal, Aarushi Shukla and Arathi Naga pose for a photo at the Diversity Rally on Monday April 1, 2024.

Indian Student Association election results for the upcoming 2024-25 school year

By Manya Sikka, Journalism One
June 2, 2024
Symposium attendees gather to observe the keynote speech given by Michael Snyder.

Genetics Club hosts symposium to dive deep into the field of genetics

By Jisoo Hur and Manya Sikka
May 30, 2024
An attendee asks a question for the speakers during the panel discussion.

Genetics Club’s symposium in pictures

By Jisoo Hur and Manya Sikka
May 28, 2024
Ava (right) poses for a picture with her water polo teammates.

Ava Smith dives into varsity water polo season

By Manya Sikka, Journalism One
April 2, 2024
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