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
Claire Bai

Claire Bai, Copy/Content Editor

All content by Claire Bai
Photo courtesy J. Logan.

Los Altos Renews Fire Agreement with County

By Teddy Chmyz and Danny Vesurai
December 5, 2016
Aerospace Engineering Takes Flight

Aerospace Engineering Takes Flight

By Teddy Chmyz, Haley Ecker, and Avery Luke
October 20, 2016
Photo by Rachel Lu.

Girls Volleyball bests Mountain View in First League Match

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy/Content Editor
September 14, 2016
Graphic by Skyler Maeso

2016 Rio Summer Olympics: The Show Must Go On

By Chris Dadok and Emily Terada
June 1, 2016

Band-Aids

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
June 1, 2016
Photo courtesy of Claire Cheng.

Catch ‘Em All: Inside the World of Nationally Competitive Pokemon

By Claire Bai, Copy/Content Editor
May 19, 2016
Students work during a previous Codeday event in February. Photo by Janet Fang, courtesy of Selynna Sun

Local Students Plan Hackathon-style Event

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
May 15, 2016

The Influence

By Jim Hollingworth, Alice Dai, Eli Colbert, Claire Bai, Miranda Li, Tino Tugwete, Emily Terada, Kevin Yen, Chris Dadok, Alexis Malgesini, and Cole Hanson
May 2, 2016
Varsity Boys Basketball coach Bob McFarlane directs the team. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Boys Basketball Coach Resigns

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy/Content Editor
April 20, 2016
Graphic by Anne Schill

John Steinbeck: On the Verge of Extinction

By Claire Bai and Rachel Lu
March 21, 2016
Freshman Roosa Uusitalo does a flip. Despite a lack of training space and time, the gymnastics team is ready for the upcoming season. Photo by Meilin Tsao.

Gymnastics Vaults Into New Season

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
March 15, 2016
The boys soccer team celebrates a goal in its CCS first-round win over Westmoor. After an undefeated season, the team will move up to the De Anza League next year. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Boys soccer earns promotion to top league

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy/Content Editor
March 11, 2016

Seeing Death

By Claire Bai, Emily Terada, Kevin Yen, Eli Colbert, Savita Govind, Miranda Li, and Michael Sieffert
March 9, 2016
Graphic by Carl Faust, Vanessa Mark and Anne Schill

Motivation Required

By Emily Aoki, Claire Bai, and Keith Bohrer
February 12, 2016
Photo by Michael Sieffert

On The Mat: Inside the Least-Known Winter Sports Team at LAHS

By Teddy Chmyz and Julia Santos
February 12, 2016
Senior Stephanie Kouvelas dribbles the ball near a defender. Photo by Kunal Pandit.

Girls Soccer Fails to Convert Opportunities, Loses to Fremont

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy / Content Editor
February 4, 2016
Los Altos Hosts Festival of Lights Parade

Los Altos Hosts Festival of Lights Parade

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
December 18, 2015
Graphic by Miranda Li.

Informative Visuals

By Hanna Khosravi, Teddy Chmyz, and Ben Zaeske
December 18, 2015
Photo by Francesca Fallow.

Poetry, Music, Writing: Artists of LAHS

By Booker Martin and Emily Terada
December 11, 2015
Graphic by Anne Schill

Bernie Sanders Appeals to the Youth Vote

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
November 17, 2015
Los Altos Protests Increase in Airplane Noise

Los Altos Protests Increase in Airplane Noise

By Claire Bai, Copy / Content Editor
November 17, 2015
Junior Viktor Niemec runs in a meet at Baylands park. Both the girls and boys cross country teams are hopeful for success in the CIF State Championships. Photo courtesy Tracey Young.

Cross Country Runs through the Postseason

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy/Content Editor
November 17, 2015
Senior Katie Munro takes a free throw. The girls basketball team is prime for a successful season. Talon File Photo.

Girls Basketball Enters New Season

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
November 17, 2015

Applicants should be aware of legacy’s influence in college admissions

By Claire Bai, Copy/Content Editor
October 30, 2015
Photo by Michael Sieffert

Soaring Eagle: Kelly Little

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
October 28, 2015

Girls Tennis Falls to Lynbrook in Close Game

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
October 22, 2015

Girls Water Polo Falls to Leland

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
October 17, 2015
Graphic by Vanessa Mark.

By Teddy Chmyz and David Lisbonne
September 30, 2015

What Is Needed For Change?

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
September 29, 2015
Senior Rebekah Dawson-Bowman was born and raised in the countryside village of Uplawmoor up until this year, when she made the international move to Los Altos, California. Photo by Allegra Maeso.

International Transfer Student Features – Rebekah Dawson-Bowman

By Claire Bai, Copy/Content Editor
September 29, 2015
GAFE implementation update

GAFE implementation update

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
September 29, 2015
Freshman Karenna Olson surveys the field. The Eagles would ultimately fall to Archbishop Mitty.

Field Hockey Falls to Mitty in Second Preseason Game

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy/Content Editor
September 11, 2015
Sophomore Trinity Suh began writing "The Revolution" when she was in seventh grade. After several years of working on the manuscript, the novel was published on August 14, 2015. Courtesy of Trinity Suh.

Sophomore Pursues Writing Career With Debut Novel

By Claire Bai, Copy/Content Editor
August 25, 2015

MVLA School Board approves 2015-16 district budget

By Teddy Chmyz, Copy/Content Editor
August 19, 2015
Seniors Jenny Chin, Izzy Phan, Sonja Koblas and Meg Enthoven (left to right) sell T-shirts. The sale will end on August 20. Photo by Emily Terada.

Class of 2016 Hosts T-shirt Sale

By Emily Terada, Senior Writer
August 18, 2015

ACT stands strong between flawed SATs

By Emily Terada and Alex Wong
August 18, 2015
An anonymous student participates in the Day of Silence. Photo by Elvis Li.

QSA Holds Day of Silence

By Teddy Chmyz
April 28, 2015

First Generation: Sophomore Julian Carbajal

By Emily Terada
April 20, 2015

Varsity Boys Tennis Falls to Gunn

By Teddy Chmyz
April 15, 2015

Main Street Hosts Farewell Concert

By Emily Terada
April 4, 2015
Winter Percussion Concludes Successful First Season

Winter Percussion Concludes Successful First Season

By Emily Terada
March 28, 2015
Winter Guard triumphs in first competition of the season

Winter Guard triumphs in first competition of the season

By Emily Terada
March 5, 2015

Mas Hashimoto: Life as a Japanese American in the internment camps of WWII

By Emily Terada
March 3, 2015

“Big Hero 6” explores new ground with breakthrough animation

By Claire Bai
February 17, 2015

Silicon Valley: A History of Change – Leslie Berlin

By Emily Terada
February 10, 2015
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