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In response to broad calls for mental health policy reforms to reduce academic stress, students from Mountain View High School’s Ambassadors Club proposed limiting the number of Advanced Placement (AP) classes students can take, homework reduction, more mental health services and increased opportunities for test retakes and revisions at tonight’s District Board meeting.

Students propose District mental health policy reforms at Board meeting

June 14, 2021
Now that it's that time of year, the Starbucks holiday menu is out. We each picked up the holiday drinks and gave them a taste to see which drinks were actually good and which ones genuinely made us sad.

A comprehensive review of this year’s Starbucks holiday drinks

November 19, 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

November 1, 2020
The Talon provided summary and commentary for the first presidential election today.

An overview of the first presidential debate

September 29, 2020
Which egg is most eggcellent? We investigated that age-old question below.

Nine eggs, a liter of tears and a mission

August 30, 2020

Credit/no credit grading policy misses the mark

April 25, 2020
Students express their perspectives about the MVLA Board's decision to switch to a credit/no credit grading policy.

Credit/no credit policy: did the MVLA School Board make the right choice?

April 25, 2020
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Make tampons accessible—no strings attached

April 10, 2020

Give the same sport the same respect and resources

April 6, 2020

No, you do not have an obligation to vote:

March 20, 2020

I do…not

March 7, 2020

Column: Arts—Not just an Easy A

March 1, 2020
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Varsity boys basketball breaks undefeated streak

January 29, 2020
Sophomore Greg Schumann gains the upper hand in his match against Homestead.

Winter sports updates

January 23, 2020
Los Altos Alumni Teachers

Los Altos Alumni Teachers

January 22, 2020

Drinks

January 10, 2020
Los altos students fill the bleachers with their blue spirit and posters.

Confidence soars high with the Eagles at Mountain View game

January 7, 2020
Senior Nicole Player joins the game to show her spirit and bring together the community as she competes against junior Jocelyn Lee for a critical shot. FCA aims to create a safe space where students can explore ways to bring their faith and life as an athlete together.

FCA hosts annual knockout game and shares a student testimony

December 10, 2019
Cedric Chan

Administration identifies students responsible for graffiti

November 19, 2019
Los Altos plans to pass a tobacco ordinance aimed at addressing teen vaping.

Los Altos to pass tobacco ordinance

November 8, 2019
Mountain View is passing an RV parking restriction within the city.

Mountain View institutes RV parking restrictions

November 8, 2019
Los Altos is introducing a text-to-911 feature that can be used when calling 911 is not possible.

Los Altos introduces text-to-911 feature

November 8, 2019
The 90-second grace period is downright disgraceful

The 90-second grace period is downright disgraceful

November 7, 2019
Teenagers' take on the democratic field

Teenagers’ take on the democratic field

October 15, 2019
Two years after the release of the first movie in the franchise, IT: Chapter 2 goes further than a standard horror movie would, with a complex plot, killer cast of A-list actors, and a natural balance of funny and serious moments.

“IT: Chapter 2” is more than a horror movie

October 6, 2019
Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

September 24, 2019
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