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
Naomi Ichiriu

Naomi Ichiriu, Senior Writer

All content by Naomi Ichiriu
Incoming LAHS principal Tracey Runeare debuted at Monday’s board meeting and shared her excitement to take on the role.

Tracey Runeare is redefining leadership at Los Altos

By Naomi Ichiriu, Rebekah Park, and Ashley Tumacder
May 25, 2023
Asian American representation across the ages

Asian American representation across the ages

By Rebekah Park and Naomi Ichiriu
May 4, 2023
The Mountain View–Los Altos District Board terminated its contract with Acosta Educational Partnership (AEP), which is under fire for training teachers with antisemitic and anti-Zionist ideologies.

MVLA ends relationship with Ethnic Studies contractor after accusations of antisemitism

By Naomi Ichiriu, Rebekah Park, and Ashley Tumacder
March 23, 2023
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[Photo] Speech & Debate: the fight to end sexism is not over

By Audrey Zhu, Audrey Tsai, and Ishaani Dhanotra
March 30, 2023
Junior Angely Vargas with her friends Nasana Bajcharya and Evelyn Aguilar. Angely is an AVID student that has come to excel, particularly in STEM, despite obstacles thrown her way.

Angely Vargas: Leading a series of firsts

By Naomi Ichiriu, Rebekah Park, and Ashley Tumacder
March 9, 2023

[Photo] Opinion: Blowing bubbles, or promoting violence?

By Ishaani Dhanotra, Staff Writer
March 2, 2023
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[Photo] Opinion: Unlabeling my gender journey

February 26, 2023
AI-generated art has taken the internet by storm, but is it really the end of the art community?

AI is generating innovation and resistance among artists

By Naomi Ichiriu and Katharine Manson
February 21, 2023
During the most recent Mountain-View Los Altos District Board meeting, board members made changes to the graduation credit requirements for the Ethnic Studies course.

MVLA Board updates graduation credits for Ethnic Studies

By Rebekah Park and Naomi Ichiriu
February 2, 2023
Feed Me Fridays are hosted by the LAHS fourth period culinary class, where meals are made by culinary students and sold to teachers. The event has quickly become a cherished tradition since it's introduction this September.

Feed Me Fridays: a lunchtime treat for teachers

By Audrey Tsai and Naomi Ichiriu
January 18, 2023

[Photo] Opinion: The “bad blood” between Swifties and Ticketmaster all comes down to an unchecked monopoly

By Audrey Zhu, Opinions Editor
November 24, 2022

[Photo] Rebekah’s Records: Guide to becoming a K-pop idol

By Rebekah Park, Staff Writer
November 15, 2022
Sarah Mosalem: Homecoming Top 20

Sarah Mosalem: Homecoming Top 20

By Naomi Ichiriu, Senior Writer
October 24, 2022
Karelle Bautista-Gatica: Homecoming Top 20

Karelle Bautista-Gatica: Homecoming Top 20

By Naomi Ichiriu, Senior Writer
October 24, 2022
The Cost of an Easy A

The Cost of an Easy A

By Naomi Ichiriu, Staff Writer
October 20, 2022

[Photo] The oversexualization of K-Pop idols

By Rebekah Park, Staff Writer
October 7, 2022

[Photo] To Joe Biden and the trolls online: this loan forgiveness just isn’t going to cut it

By Dia Hemanth, Staff Writer
October 7, 2022
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[Photo] Marvel: The past, present and future

By Mira Sundar, Matthew Kim, Audrey Tsai, and Nayeon Kim
October 6, 2022

[Photo] This is not your expected endemic

By Dia Hemanth, Staff Writer
September 12, 2022
Popular Netflix original “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” stars an autistic lawyer who combats the various challenges that come with the stigmas of people with mental disorders in the workplace.

“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” receives mixed reviews on autism representation

By Naomi Ichiriu and Audrey Zhu
September 8, 2022
The nine justices are seated on a torn American flag in front of the cracked Supreme Court building. The recent overturn of Roe v. Wade has revealed a deep seated flaw in our democracy, the judicial branch of our government holds too much power.

[Photo] The undemocratic third of our democracy

By Audrey Tsai, Arts & Culture Editor
July 16, 2022

What happens to our waste?

By Allie Bricca, Rohan Vaswani, and Naomi Ichiriu
April 4, 2022
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[Photo] The internal female fight: Enforcing assertiveness

By Emilie Enser, Opinions Editor
December 12, 2021
As part of the Mountain View-Los Altos School District’s monthly thought exchange feedback survey, the MVLA community was sent a form gathering opinions on the bell schedule.

[Photo] District releases results to survey regarding bell schedule changes

By Audrey Zhu
December 10, 2021
The Mountain View–Los Altos School Board will discuss the integration of an English Language Development program at LAHS similar to the one at MVHS. Additionally, the English department at both LAHS and MVHS both supported the addition of a reading specialist.

Board agrees to discuss funding for reading specialist and implementation of an ELD program at LAHS

By Naomi Ichiriu
December 10, 2021
Seniors are able to request a change to the official name on their diploma; however, some seniors see flaws with the process, and propose changes on how to make the experience a better one.

[Photo] Administration requests final diploma names; seniors suggest revisions to name change process

By Nina Crofts and Natalie Wei
December 6, 2021
Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka have both begun the process of putting their mental health over the next medal and it is the necessary move for all athletes.

[Photo] Simone says: Winning isn’t everything

By Mira Sundar, Sports Editor
November 7, 2021
Amid the chaos and stress of first semester senior year, the tears and sweat, there is one beacon of light: automated college emails.

[Photo] Satire: College emails are the light of my life

By Kaavya Butaney
November 5, 2021
Studying internationally is an opportunity to a drastically unique cultural and educational experience that far too many students don’t take advantage of. Applying to international schools will have a different application expectation than American schools, but can open you to the chance to delve deep into your passions and be surrounded by people equally as enthusiastic in a new environment.

[Photo] Applying Abroad: An opportunity for everyone

By Nina Crofts, Senior Writer
November 9, 2021
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[Photo] District COVID-19 plans are naive and reactive

By Kaavya Butaney, Web Managing Editor
September 22, 2021
"The Book of Unknown Americans" replaces "To Kill a Mockingbird" in the freshman Survey of Composition and Literature courses.

[Photo] ‘The Book of Unknown Americans’ replaces ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from English curriculum

By Allan Feldman
September 18, 2021
The battle between Taylor Swift stans and Taylor Swift haters often act as though Swift can either be a white feminist or a victim of misogyny. The truth is that she's both.

[Photo] Taylor Swift suffers under the patriarchy — and also benefits from it. Here’s why.

By Kaley Kwan
March 22, 2021
After four years of Donald Trump’s ableist administration, President Joe Biden’s inauguration offers hope for an administration that will work with, respect and support the disabled community.

[Photo] Racism: Living on the dance floor

By Anika Sikka
January 25, 2021
In light of the recent riots at Capitol Hill, members across a variety of sports have voiced their disapproval of Trump's involvement with the riots at Capitol Hill. This is a prime example of how popular members of the sports world can create major change beyond the sports they play.

[Photo] Trump and sports: A partnership now divided

By Barrett Wong
January 19, 2021
Each year during finals season, the district closes the Aeries grade book, meaning students can no longer check their grades. The district offers this as a way to mitigate student stress — but in reality it does the exact opposite.

[Photo] Hiding grades on Aeries during finals is a band-aid on a gaping wound

By Katherine O'Neal
December 22, 2020
Like oil and vinegar, politics and gaming are typically mutually exclusive. However, congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has successfully combined the two with her Twitch streams, gaining support from teens nationwide. Nevertheless, like with all politicians, crossing the line between supporting her and idolizing her is where things get problematic.

AOC: Not your streamer best friend

By Naomi Ichiriu
December 21, 2020
While many American schools teach that Thanksgiving is a positive, wholesome holiday, it actually has a much darker history that involves indigenous genocide by the American colonizers.

[Photo] The dark history behind Thanksgiving

By Anika Sikka
December 13, 2020
"Cuties" protagonist Amy breaks down after realizing the dangers she put herself through due to social media's negative influence. As much as the movie may seem like it was written by a middle-aged pedophile, it was actually created by a woman who endured the same struggles as Amy.

‘Cuties’: Not so cute after all

By Anika Sikka and Naomi Ichiriu
September 28, 2020
CCMVHS held an open discussion to address the presence of SROs on MVLA campuses.

[Photo] SROs and ethnic studies — a closer look

By Mira Sundar, Anika Sikka, and Cedric Chan
September 13, 2020
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