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
Sahana Srinivasan

Sahana Srinivasan, Senior Writer

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Senior Kaveri Desai battles for the ball with a Branham player.

In-Depth: Girls field hockey to wrap up a solid season

By Sahana Srinivasan, Senior Writer
November 5, 2024
Broken Box members rehearse for the show.

Broken Box brings Pride and Prejudice to the stage

By Sahana Srinivasan and Jisoo Hur
October 31, 2024
Homecoming Court: Michael Manche

Homecoming Court: Michael Manche

By Sahana Srinivasan, Senior Writer
October 29, 2024
Students speak out about their experiences with sexual assault and harassment.

In-Depth: Breaking our silence on sexual assault and harassment

By Matilda Haney Foulds and Sahana Srinivasan
October 4, 2024
Volare rehearses for the upcoming Fall Festival.

Performing Arts Department set to host Fall Festival

By Sahana Srinivasan and Jisoo Hur
October 1, 2024
The Broken Box class thanks the crowd after the show.

Broken Box puts on Instant Play Festival for the Second Year

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
September 12, 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
Behind the scenes of ASB's rank choice voting system. Talon Archives.

How the ASB voting system works: an insight into ranked choice voting

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
June 5, 2024
A photo of ASB’s guide for writing a club constitution.

ASB announces new club policies

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
June 5, 2024

Video: ASI Symposium

By Sahana Srinivasan and Joseph Wang
June 3, 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.

New biking and driving policies on Almond Avenue

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
February 2, 2024
In-Depth: Holiday Edition

In-Depth: Holiday Edition

By Matthew Kim, Oscar Johnson, Sahana Srinivasan, Adam Alfi, and Tyler Elman
December 12, 2023
Students demonstrate on the Los Altos High School campus in support of Israel (left) and in downtown Los Altos in support of Palestinian civilians (right).

Junior State of America Chapter Receives Threat over Israel-Hamas Panel

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
November 12, 2023
Grace Chang is the 2023-2024 Speech and Debate president. She started debate early on, carrying her passion for both the activity and the community with her through the years.

From competitor to companion: MVLA Speech and Debate President Grace Chang cultivates community

By Sahana Srinivasan and Tyler Elman
November 10, 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
Homecoming Court: Lauren Holm

Homecoming Court: Lauren Holm

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
October 24, 2023
Jacob Russo is the new head of the science department. Along with his Biology Honors class, Russo now teaches agriculture ecology.

Meet the New Science Department Head: Jacob Russo

By Dorie Xie and Sahana Srinivasan
October 9, 2023
A recap of top moments in womens sports in summer and fall 2023.

In-Depth: A recap of Women in Sports

By Dorie Xie, Carissa Lai, Matthew Diederich, Matilda Haney Foulds, Sahana Srinivasan, and Kathleen Zhu
October 9, 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
Sarah Alvarado won the 2023 MVLA Teacher of the Year award. At Los Altos High School, Alvarado teaches AP U.S. History, Student Community Leaders (SCL) and Innovative Design Essentials.

Meet the 2023 MVLA Teacher of the Year Award Winner: Sarah Alvarado

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
September 12, 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.

ASB releases new guidelines for chartering clubs

By Sahana Srinivasan, Staff Writer
September 8, 2023
The Talon recaps an exhilerating week of dodgeball competition.

A recap of this year’s ASB dodgeball tournament

By Matthew Kim and Sahana Srinivasan
June 2, 2023
Freshman Victoria So does a pike dive.

COVID-19 to community: A post-pandemic rebuild of the LAHS diving team

By Sahana Srinivasan, Journalism One
June 1, 2023
Senior Flora Wang with her debate team at the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) tournament. Left to right: Sophia Zhang (MV '26), Jack Pereira (MV '23), Flora Wang (LA '23), Calista Way (MV '25), Kanishk Kondaka (LA '24), Aimee Ge (LA '25)

Flora Wang is the heart of the MVLA debate team

By Sahana Srinivasan and Aimee Ge
March 2, 2023
Lewis, Ishika Modi, Ella Omura, Amitee Salcido, Jaz Santos, Nora Saraci-Alonso, Jeronimo Sepulveda Sagaseta, Lev Zeigler.

A poetry slam dunk: the 2023 Freshmen Poetry Battle

By Sahana Srinivasan and Ava Randall
March 2, 2023
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