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
Sara Lahr

Sara Lahr, Senior Writer

All content by Sara Lahr
A student walks down the diversity rally runway wearing a purple quince dress.

Diversity rally recap

By Sara Lahr, Sahana Srinivasan, and Anna Roman
April 30, 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
LSU dance coordinator senior Yocelin Rojas dances La Bruja along with the other members of LSU Dance while wearing traditional Jalisco dresses and balancing candles on their heads.

LSU celebrates Día de los Muertos

By Sara Lahr, Senior Writer
November 13, 2024
Homecoming Court: Oscar Johnson

Homecoming Court: Oscar Johnson

By Sara Lahr, Senior Writer
October 30, 2024
Students gather in remembrance of the people harmed in the 2018 Parkland High school shooting in Florida.

America, your school shootings need to stop

By Sara Lahr, Senior Writer
October 5, 2024
Chappell Roan opens for singer Fletcher in Vancouver.

Chappell Roan makes a supernova with her portrayal of lesbianism

By Sara Lahr, Senior Writer
September 30, 2024
The Associated Student Body (ASB) hosted its annual back to school rally Monday, August 19. After the first week of the school year, students were ready to show their school spirit, dressing head to toe in class colors: yellow, green, orange and purple. Classes competed in games of tug-a-war, beach ball crowd races, a new game where students must find objects and put them in a hula hoop and a race to wrap a student in streamers. By the end of the two rallies, seniors walked away victorious.

ASB hosts annual back to school rally

By Matilda Haney Foulds and Sara Lahr
August 22, 2024
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[Photo] A year recapped: global and school-wide news

By Oscar Johnson and Paavo Lahdesmaki
June 18, 2024
Palestinian flag waving in the air with a smaller Palestinian flag below it.

Why I am pro-Palestine

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
June 13, 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 celebrate their win at the annual Los Altos hackathon on Sunday, April 7.

Los Altos Hacks hosts their annual hackathon

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
June 5, 2024
Junior Ariana Tsur holding the Israeli flag while junior Ori Gillai looks at their club sign.

[Photo] Newly founded: The Israeli Culture Club shows representation and unity for Israeli students on campus

By Maya Bujanover, Journalism One
June 1, 2024
Junior Ariana Tsur holding the Israeli flag while junior Ori Gillai looks at their club booth at the Club Fair.

The contents of a medicine bottle spilling out.

2023 becomes San Francisco’s deadliest year for drugs

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
May 19, 2024
LAHS Green Team prepares for Earth Week during a lunch meeting.

Green Team’s behind-the-scenes preparation for Earth Week

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
May 18, 2024
Mitski performing in Seattle in 2022. (Photo by Bruce Lee via Flickr)

Mitski’s ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’: An exploration of loss and self-love

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
December 27, 2023
The creation of Mixed Student Union

The creation of Mixed Student Union

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
December 6, 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
LAHS Celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

LAHS Celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
November 1, 2023
Homecoming Court: Sam Stein

Homecoming Court: Sam Stein

By Sara Lahr, Staff Writer
October 24, 2023
Students enjoy the annual club fair.

LAHS Club Fair in Photos

By Annabelle Lee and Sara Lahr
September 29, 2023
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States.

Human Rights Campaign declares national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ community

By Audrey Tsai and Sara Lahr
June 7, 2023
Watch to hear students' and administrators' opinions on the long lunch lines.

Video: Student opinions on lunch lines

By Sara Lahr and Annabelle Lee
June 5, 2023
The pools are a great place to relax and cool down, so here are some tips to have the safest and most enjoyable experience with your family and friends.

Tips on how to have fun and stay safe in the pool, from a certified lifeguard

By Sara Lahr, Journalism One
June 1, 2023
The cutting of the rose symbolizes the cutting of a women’s freedom of pleasure from FGM.

What is Female Genital Mutilation and why should I care?

By Sara Lahr, Journalism One
May 30, 2023
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