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

Oscar Johnson, Web Managing Editor

All content by Oscar Johnson
Math and English SBAC tests will be held during juniors’ English and Social Studies classes rather than a dedicated testing window in the mornings.

SBAC testing to be held during English and Social Studies periods

By Oscar Johnson, Web Managing Editor
March 24, 2025
BSU in the 1998 Aerie Yearbook

The history of Los Altos High School’s Black Student Union

By Oscar Johnson and Sara Lahr
March 13, 2025
BSU members helping prepare lemonade to hand out during their food fair.

BSU returns with Black History Month celebrations

By Oscar Johnson and Sara Lahr
March 13, 2025
LAHS’s annual winter dance, set to take place this Friday, February 7, will be called Neon Nights and will have a casual dress code.

[Photo] LAHS annual winter dance rebranded to “Neon Nights”

By Anna Roman, Staff Writer
February 2, 2025
Senior Weston Carballar recently announced his commitment to play DI water polo at Long Island University. He has been playing for nine years, including all four years at LAHS.

Weston Carballar makes a wave with Long Island University water polo commitment

By Oscar Johnson, Web Managing Editor
December 17, 2024
A month-by-month break down of the 2023-24 school years' important news.

A year recapped: global and school-wide news

By Oscar Johnson and Paavo Lahdesmaki
June 18, 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
A photo of ASB’s guide for writing a club constitution.

[Photo] ASB announces new club policies

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
June 5, 2024
LAHS ‘22 alumni Tomo Chien (left) and ‘23 alumni Gil Rubenstein (right) representing College Brief after a presentation at the Los Altos Community Center.

LAHS alumni create College Brief to cater news to college students

By Oscar Johnson and Janavi Ramde
May 11, 2024
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LSU hosts Copa America Soccer Tournament

By Oscar Johnson and Ivan Sandoval-Navarro
April 29, 2024
Tiny Tots Preschool on San Antonio Road, may be stripped of its funding and privatized, increasing tuition.

Tiny Tots Preschool may be privatized; parents protest

By Oscar Johnson and Paavo Lahdesmaki
March 5, 2024
Los Altos High School will debut a new math course, Advanced Statistics and Data Science, for the 2024-2025 school year.

[Photo] LAHS introduces new math course: Advanced Statistics & Data Science

By Ashley Tumacder and Joseph Wang
March 3, 2024
False fire alarms are causing interruptions and raising concerns at LAHS.

[Photo] False fire alarms interrupt classes, raise safety concerns

By Ellis Yang and Alex Zuccaro
February 7, 2024
New biking and driving policies have affected pick-up and drop-off on Almond Ave. in an attempt to clear traffic at the front of the school.

[Photo] New biking and driving policies on Almond Avenue

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
February 2, 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.

[Photo] Administration implements changes to course selection

By Rebekah Park, Matilda Haney Foulds, and Kathleen Zhu
February 2, 2024
Junior Armon Moghbel scaling a climbing wall at Movement Sunnyvale. The climbing club visits the rock climbing gym to allow its members to experience the sport and climb with friends.

Climbing Club fosters climbing community at LAHS

By Oscar Johnson and Janavi Ramde
January 27, 2024
Misha Golovatyi makes a splash with Occidental water polo commitment

Misha Golovatyi makes a splash with Occidental water polo commitment

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor
January 25, 2024
A new tardy policy sparks conversation on campus.

[Photo] New tardy policy introduces lunch detention

By Kathleen Zhu and Matilda Haney Foulds
January 24, 2024
ASB advisor Jillian Bellamy folds up a 2023 Homecoming shirt to sell.

Holiday Fair in Photos

By Nayeon Kim and Oscar Johnson
December 17, 2023
In-Depth: Holiday Edition

In-Depth: Holiday Edition

By Matthew Kim, Oscar Johnson, Sahana Srinivasan, Adam Alfi, and Tyler Elman
December 12, 2023
The Capitol Building. In October, California started requiring media literacy education in schools.

California requires media literacy education in schools

By Oscar Johnson and Annabelle Lee
December 6, 2023
Homecoming Rally in Photos

Homecoming Rally in Photos

By Oscar Johnson and Carissa Lai
November 9, 2023
Homecoming Week Activities Recap

Homecoming Week Activities Recap

By Oscar Johnson, Aimee Ge, Carissa Lai, Paavo Lahdesmaki, Sahana Srinivasan, and Sara Lahr
November 9, 2023
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Homecoming Dance in Photos

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor
October 30, 2023
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[Photo] Homecoming Court: Nayeon Kim

By Janavi Ramde, Staff Writer
October 25, 2023
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[Photo] Homecoming Court: Sam Stein

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
October 24, 2023
Homecoming Court: Matthew Kim

Homecoming Court: Matthew Kim

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor
October 24, 2023
From left to right: MVLASD alumnus Flora Wang, junior Calista Woo, sophomore Sophia Zhang and junior Aimee Ge participate in a public forum competition.

MVLA Speech and Debate team’s Community Closet for tournament clothing

By Oscar Johnson and Sahana Srinivasan
October 5, 2023
Math teacher Jillian Bellamy replaced assistant principal Nicolas Betancur as the adviser of the Associated Student Body (ASB) class.

Bellamy replaces Betancur as the adviser of ASB

By Noor Khan and Oscar Johnson
October 5, 2023
STEAM Week is coming to LAHS from October 2 to October 4.

STEAM Week returns to LAHS for 19th year

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor
September 28, 2023
Last Monday, September 18, Word for Word performed The Great Gatsby for juniors.

Photos of Word for Word’s The Great Gatsby

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor
September 21, 2023
On Monday, September 18, Word for Word will perform a reading of The Great Gatsby for juniors.

Word for Word to perform The Great Gatsby for juniors

By Oscar Johnson, News Editor
September 16, 2023
A photo of ASB’s guide for writing a club constitution. ASB released new guidelines for clubs to follow in order to be chartered, including the new requirement of club constitutions.

[Photo] ASB releases new guidelines for chartering clubs

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
September 8, 2023
Derek Miyahara named new assistant principal

Derek Miyahara named new assistant principal

By Oscar Johnson, Journalism One
July 5, 2023
Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett perform in the Broadway production of “The Mountaintop”. Recently, both AP Lang and American Literature began studying “The Mountaintop” in their classes, leading to controversy about how to study the play.

AP Lang begins studying “The Mountaintop,” sparking discussions about race and cultural appropriation

By Matthew Kim, Oscar Johnson, and Ria Kohli
June 1, 2023
The junior class participates in a game. Last month, LAHS hosted its third annual Clash of the Classes event.

ASB hosts third Clash of the Classes spirit week

By Rachel Wilson and Oscar Johnson
April 16, 2023

Class of 2024 Candidates Forum

By Carissa Lai and Oscar Johnson
April 4, 2023
ASB recently proposed an amendment to its Constitution that would change the way that LAHS votes for ASB and class council positions.

ASB proposes amendment to change voting procedure

By Oscar Johnson, Journalism One
March 23, 2023
Last week, ASB ratified a Constitutional amendment that aims to open up the ASB rule-making process to the entire student body.

ASB amends Constitution, democratizing rule-making process

By Oscar Johnson, Journalism One
February 10, 2023
Tomorrow, Student Community Leaders (SCL) will host its annual Trivia Night.

SCL to host Trivia Night tomorrow

By Carissa Lai and Oscar Johnson
January 19, 2023
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