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Opinion: Dear Mr. Sanjay Dave,

Opinion: Dear Mr. Sanjay Dave,

May 22, 2018
Jeanpaul Ditto: Diving and striving for success

Jeanpaul Ditto: Diving and striving for success

May 22, 2018
The track to success: A nearly undefeated season

The track to success: A nearly undefeated season

May 22, 2018
Blach Teacher, Marron Honigman, Passes Away but Remains a Portrait of Vitality

Blach Teacher, Marron Honigman, Passes Away but Remains a Portrait of Vitality

April 27, 2018
AP Success has continued working to decrease the achievement gap, planning a weeklong summer program for AVID students and continuing to adapt curriculums and learn about better teaching methods. Carissa Lee.

AP Success Expands Research, Readies AVID Summer Program

April 24, 2018
Getting football field lights is not light work

Getting football field lights is not light work

April 23, 2018
Broken Box Tackles a New Challenge: One-Acts

Broken Box Tackles a New Challenge: One-Acts

April 23, 2018
Gen Z, If You Want Change, Vote

Gen Z, If You Want Change, Vote

March 26, 2018
Weight Lifting Club Flexes on the Haters

Weight Lifting Club Flexes on the Haters

March 24, 2018
Food Services Worker Patricia Alcala prepares veggie soup with a grilled cheese sandwich. Continuing their effort to improve the cafeteria and make international food that appeals to students, the cafeteria will add a Philly cheesesteak sandwich and barbecue chicken bowl to the menu in April. Francesca Fallow.

Cafeteria Cooks Up New Ideas and Menu Items

March 21, 2018
Senior Matt Eberle leaps up for a shot in Los Altos' 44-35 win over Mountain View at yesterday's Senior Night game.

Boys Basketball Dunks On Mountain View in Senior Night Showdown

February 18, 2018

Goodwill Hunting

February 12, 2018
Boys and Girls Basketball continue to fly

Boys and Girls Basketball continue to fly

February 12, 2018
Kylie Akiyama.

Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Closed Due to Inappropriate Student Use

January 28, 2018
Talon File Photo.

Food Regulations May Prompt TGIF Cancelation

December 13, 2017
Los Altos History Museum's Take on Asian American Stories

Los Altos History Museum’s Take on Asian American Stories

December 12, 2017
Girls basketball dribbles into new season

Girls basketball dribbles into new season

December 11, 2017
Graphic by Max Weirauch.

School to Host Digital Citizenship Activity

November 20, 2017
Junior Nathan MacLeod throws away his lunch in the green compost bin in the quad. Due to sorting issues, compost was contaminated to the point that Recology, the company Los Altos partners with for trash, refused to pick it up. Kylie Akiyama.

Sorting Out the Flaws of a Garbage System

November 16, 2017
Wikimedia Commons User Eric Kjaemperud

The eco-friendly scene at University of Idaho

November 15, 2017

A Brief History: ASB in the US

November 14, 2017

Injustices in female hip-hop

November 14, 2017
Flickr User IMCBerea College

Berea College: Education without a cost

October 24, 2017
Francesca Fallow

For the Miyaharas, school is a family experience

October 24, 2017
A preliminary outline of potential changes to the bell schedule is shown above. The changes would result in one day with a normal Monday schedule and alternating even and odd period block days for the rest of the week. Graphic by Ashley Cai, Anne Schill.

Conversation About Double Block Schedule Continues

October 23, 2017
Eberle faces off against a Soquel player in a match last season.

Matt Eberle Is Taking His Talents To Pomona

October 23, 2017

Q&A with Professor Elizabeth Kessler

October 23, 2017
Cornerback junior Osvaldo Arellano tackles a Milpitas player.

Football Gets Blitzed by Milpitas

October 2, 2017

Materialism by Millenials

September 29, 2017
Cultural Relativism: When to Intervene

Cultural Relativism: When to Intervene

September 28, 2017
Hassib rangeen

Getting to Know Michelle Noeth

September 27, 2017

Student Physical Altercation Forces Administrative Intervention

August 29, 2017
Junior Ben Parker evades a Scotts Valley player in Saturday's game.

Football Fumbles First Game of the Season

August 27, 2017
Photo by Hassib Rangeen.

School Implements New Drop Off Policy

August 22, 2017
Football Tackles De Anza League

Football Tackles De Anza League

August 15, 2017
Arjin Unlu

Mountain View’s Home for the Homeless

August 15, 2017
Teachers prepare to head to talks at the district-wide staff kickoff on Wednesday, August 9. Nicholas Borda.

Meet Los Altos’ New Staff Members

August 14, 2017
Baseball Defeats Wilcox, Advances to CCS Finals

Baseball Defeats Wilcox, Advances to CCS Finals

May 26, 2017
Margo Lusinchi, whose work with cancer-stabilizing drugs related to her sister Zamora's illness was featured in The Talon's Issue 7, will be among the presenters.

[Photo] ASI To Host Second Annual Poster Symposium

May 24, 2017
With SBAC Quota Unmet, Juniors Must Make Up Tests

With SBAC Quota Unmet, Juniors Must Make Up Tests

April 28, 2017
Photo by Emily Aronovitz.

Los Altos Pilots Challenge Day Program for Freshmen

April 5, 2017
Photo by Emily Aronovitz

Mahita Bobba: Turning Poetry into Action

March 29, 2017

Looking Back

March 28, 2017
Examining Last School Year's Fall in SBAC Scores

Examining Last School Year’s Fall in SBAC Scores

March 21, 2017
Photo by Yolanda Spura.

District Hires New AVID Program Coordinator

February 14, 2017
A classroom poster promotes the growth mindset. On Tuesday, January 17, the school hosted a tutorial activity to discuss the mindset. Photo by Yolanda Spura.

Tutorial Activity Promotes the Growth Mindset

January 20, 2017
Carissa Lee

Slacktivism: Expanding Activism or Joining a Trend?

December 13, 2016

Junior Publishes Book on the Growth Mindset

November 28, 2016
Graphic by Anne Schill.

When filmmakers let technology become more than a tool

November 27, 2016

Politics in Social Media

October 22, 2016
Graphic by Ashley Cai.

District Assesses Decline in SBAC Performance

October 20, 2016
Club co-president seniors Ben Carter (left) and Duncan Drewry pose with their donation boxes. Photo by Yolanda Spura.

Haiti Emergency Drive Exceeds Expectations

October 14, 2016
Graphic By Carissa Lee

Silicon Valley is Stressed, Depressed and Striving for the Best

September 30, 2016
Photo by Yolanda Spura.

School Hires New Guidance Counselor

September 9, 2016
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