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
Nathaniel Joffe

Nathaniel Joffe, Senior Writer

All content by Nathaniel Joffe
Caleb Chen: Homecoming Top 20

Caleb Chen: Homecoming Top 20

By Nathaniel Joffe, Senior Writer
October 26, 2022
Michael Young: Homecoming Top 20

Michael Young: Homecoming Top 20

By Nathaniel Joffe, Senior Writer
October 25, 2022
In “The Rehearsal,” Nathan Fielder (left) becomes a puppeteer, manipulating the environment of his clients in increasingly absurd ways as he tries to unravel the mysteries of human behavior.

“The Rehearsal” is unsettling, exploitative and deeply hilarious

By Nathaniel Joffe
September 12, 2022
A recently converted gender-neutral bathroom in the 700s wing has created a range of concerns about racism and cleanliness.

[Photo] Racist vandalism in the gender-neutral bathrooms raises concerns

By Matthew Kim, Anika Sikka, and Audrey Tsai
September 7, 2022
Rishi Kumar, a Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives, hopes to shake up Congress with Silicon Valley-style populism.

[Photo] Rishi Kumar: Your neighborhood tech bro, running for Congress

By Matthew Kim
May 20, 2022
Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) and Stacy (Vanessa Hudgens) discuss their plan to recover the Star of Saint Nicholas. After the Star is stolen from its museum display, the two royals must recruit their scheming cousin Fiona (Vanessa Hudgens) to get it back.

‘The Princess Switch 3’: A festive flop

By Nathaniel Joffe
December 10, 2021
Linden Tree co-owners Flo Grosskurth and Chris Saccheri had a tough task ahead of them when the pandemic hit just months after they purchased the bookstore located in downtown Los Altos to save it from closure. Since then, their innovative strategies and strong connections to the community have helped the store continue to prosper.

[Photo] Linden Tree thrives through the pandemic with community support

By Audrey Tsai
November 15, 2021
Located at the corner of Main and First Street in Los Altos, iChakras offers spiritual wellness services ranging from brainwave monitoring to life coaching in a meditative environment.

[Photo] iChakras fuses spirituality and science in the heart of Silicon Valley

By Nina Crofts and Natalie Wei
November 9, 2021
A ranking of LAHS hot lunch.

A Definitive Ranking of School Lunch Offerings

By Natalie Wei and Nathaniel Joffe
November 5, 2021
SATIRE: Years of research into reducing student stress culminate with the unveiling of motivational signs

SATIRE: Years of research into reducing student stress culminate with the unveiling of motivational signs

By Nathaniel Joffe
June 7, 2021
As the 2020–21 school year draws to a close, The Talon took a closer look at the issue of academic cheating within Los Altos High School’s virtual halls and investigated how classes have adapted their structures and expectations across the year.

Cheating culture in a year of distance learning

By Nathaniel Joffe, Allan Feldman, and Kathrina Welborn
June 2, 2021
LAHS students and staff faced wifi issues during the first week of the hybrid learning model.

Internet outage hits LAHS campus, interrupting classes

By Nathaniel Joffe, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
Since 1985, local writers from all professional backgrounds have presented their life's work to the LAHS student body. Writers Week 2021 will feature authors, journalists and screenwriters from around the world who'll share their craft via Zoom throughout the coming week.

Zoom into the writing process with Writers Week 2021

By Kaavya Butaney, Emily McNally, Emilie Enser, Nathaniel Joffe, and Naomi Schulze
February 28, 2021
When MVLA students were offered another opportunity to choose between the two remote learning models, Options A and B, for the second semester of the school year, all but 45 students chose to stay put in their current option. Senior Maya Amit and sophomore Sarah Su decided to make the switch, sharing their reflections on their experiences with the two learning models with The Talon.

Option A or Option B? Meet two students who made the switch!

By Nathaniel Joffe, Staff Writer
February 28, 2021
On Tuesday, January 26, 238 juniors arrived on campus in staggered groups to take the optional Preliminary SAT.

PSATs draw hundreds of juniors back to campus, but in-person learning remains a distant goal

By Nathaniel Joffe
January 29, 2021
Daniel Lim (second row left) poses with his peers in the Singapore Army during training. Lim is serving two years of mandatory service in the country while bonding with his platoon and strengthening his leadership skills in the process.

LAHS graduate Daniel Lim begins service in Singapore Army

By Nathaniel Joffe, Staff Writer
November 22, 2020
The Talon hosted a mock election, where students voted on national, state and local issues.

Here’s how Los Altos students voted in our mock election

By Nathaniel Joffe, Garv Virginkar, and Nina Crofts
November 1, 2020
Tonight, Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in the final presidential debate.

An overview of the final presidential debate

By Kaavya Butaney, Natalie Wei, Olivia Hewang, Gil Rubinstein, Anika Sikka, Mira Sundar, and Nathaniel Joffe
October 22, 2020
Joe Biden and Donald Trump attended separate town halls in which they answered questions tonight, replacing the originally scheduled second presidential debate.

An overview of tonight’s presidential town halls

By Anika Sikka, Olivia Hewang, Gil Rubinstein, and Nathaniel Joffe
October 15, 2020
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Tonight was the vice presidential debate between Pence and Senator Kamala Harris.

The vice presidential debate: Harris and Pence face-off with more civil discourse

By Kaavya Butaney, Nathaniel Joffe, Gil Rubinstein, and Garv Virginkar
October 7, 2020
Nine candidates are competing for four spots in this year's Mountain View City Council elections

Breaking down the Mountain View City Council race

By Nathaniel Joffe and Gil Rubinstein
October 6, 2020
The Talon provided summary and commentary for the first presidential election today.

An overview of the first presidential debate

By Nina Crofts, Kaavya Butaney, Olivia Hewang, and Nathaniel Joffe
September 29, 2020
Senior Kate Koralevskaya sits in the cockpit of a plane at San Carlos Airport awaiting the beginning of her flight training. Many of the flight instruments are covered with emoji stickers to ensure focus on her surroundings. Over the summer, she learned how to fly and obtained her private pilot’s license through the Upwind Scholarship.

Pipe dream to pilot: Kate’s journey into the air

By Nathaniel Joffe, Staff Writer
September 26, 2020
LASD released the official return dates for all of its grade levels.

LASD releases reopening schedule; first cohort to return next Monday

By Nathaniel Joffe and Gil Rubinstein
September 23, 2020
Protesters march on El Camino Real towards the intersection at San Antonio. Yesterday, protesters took to the streets of Mountain View and expressed outrage over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

“Say his name”: Mountain View protesters march for justice

By Nathaniel Joffe, Cedric Chan, Navya Singhai, and Tomoki Chien
June 4, 2020
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