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
Nina Crofts

Nina Crofts, Senior Writer

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Remember when Wordle jumped into the public consciousness only a few months ago? We trace the rise of microtrends on Tiktok.

TikTok and the rise of microtrends

By Nina Crofts
April 6, 2022
'Tis the season to be caffeinated. A comprehensive review of Peet's holiday treats.

A comprehensive review of Peet’s holiday treats

By Vaishu Sirkay and Nina Crofts
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.

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

By Nina Crofts and Natalie Wei
December 6, 2021
The Eternals, led by their leader Ajak, arrive on Earth thousands of years ago. While "Eternals" is fun to watch, it is at times confusing and inconsistent, leaving the future of the franchise at stake.

‘Eternals’ is stunning but shallow, leaving the MCU in peril

By Nina Crofts
November 27, 2021
We all seem to think that influencers have life on “easy mode”, yet we continue to compare their lives to our own. If we learn to truly stop glorifying content creators, we wouldn't be so quick to judge the dissonance between their public and private lives, bringing us to peace with both their flaws and our own.

Nina’s Notes: Idolizing Influencers

By Nina Crofts, Senior Writer
November 9, 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.

Applying Abroad: An opportunity for everyone

By Nina Crofts, Senior Writer
November 9, 2021
Located at the corner of Main and First Street in Los Altos, iChakras offers spiritual wellness services ranging from brainwave monitoring to life coaching in a meditative environment.

iChakras fuses spirituality and science in the heart of Silicon Valley

By Nina Crofts and Natalie Wei
November 9, 2021
The debate over the implementation of an AP cap — a limit to the number of Advanced Placement classes a student can take — has long been discussed in the Mountain View–Los Altos School District.

An overview of the AP cap debate

By Vaishu Sirkay and Nina Crofts
November 5, 2021
The Los Altos Community Center had its grand opening on Saturday, October 2, highlighting community speakers and giving attendees a tour of the space.

Los Altos Community Center opens after years of planning and construction

By Vaishu Sirkay and Nina Crofts
October 7, 2021
When thinking about the source of COVID-19 misinformation, particularly in our area, your mind likely turns to the inaccurate information shared on social media about the effects of the virus or of the vaccine. But in schools, the issues surrounding COVID-19-related conversation are far more implicit, yet have the potential to be just as dangerous. It’s up to us to stay educated about COVID-19 protocol and to follow it.

Nina’s Notes: You can’t be immune to misinformation

By Nina Crofts, Senior Writer
September 22, 2021
After a three-year hiatus, pop singer Lorde returns to the limelight with “Solar Power,” an album that unexpectedly transitions from the teenage angst and heartbreak explored in those before it.

Lorde’s “Solar Power”-ed return to the mainstage

By Nina Crofts
September 6, 2021
The Family Partnership Council has been formed this year to improve communications between the MVLA Board and the community.

Students propose District mental health policy reforms at Board meeting

By Nina Crofts
June 14, 2021
Now that it's that time of year, the Starbucks holiday menu is out. We each picked up the holiday drinks and gave them a taste to see which drinks were actually good and which ones genuinely made us sad.

A comprehensive review of this year’s Starbucks holiday drinks

By Nina Crofts and Kaavya Butaney
November 19, 2020
The Talon hosted a mock election, where students voted on national, state and local issues.

Here’s how Los Altos students voted in our mock election

By Nathaniel Joffe, Garv Virginkar, and Nina Crofts
November 1, 2020
The Talon provided summary and commentary for the first presidential election today.

An overview of the first presidential debate

By Nina Crofts, Kaavya Butaney, Olivia Hewang, and Nathaniel Joffe
September 29, 2020
Which egg is most eggcellent? We investigated that age-old question below.

Nine eggs, a liter of tears and a mission

By Nina Crofts, Opinions Editor
August 30, 2020

Credit/no credit grading policy misses the mark

By Stella Huang and Nina Crofts
April 25, 2020
Students express their perspectives about the MVLA Board's decision to switch to a credit/no credit grading policy.

Credit/no credit policy: did the MVLA School Board make the right choice?

By Oliver Yu, Stella Huang, and Nina Crofts
April 25, 2020
The "tampon tax" should be eradicated and period products should be considered essentials, argue writers Kate Stadler and Nina Crofts

Make tampons accessible—no strings attached

By Kate Stadler and Nina Crofts
April 10, 2020

Give the same sport the same respect and resources

By Nina Crofts
April 6, 2020

No, you do not have an obligation to vote:

By Nina Crofts, Staff Writer
March 20, 2020

I do…not

By Nina Crofts, Staff Writer
March 7, 2020

Column: Arts—Not just an Easy A

By Nina Crofts
March 1, 2020
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Varsity boys basketball breaks undefeated streak

By Nina Crofts
January 29, 2020
Sophomore Greg Schumann gains the upper hand in his match against Homestead.

Winter sports updates

By Elli Lahdesmaki, Barrett Wong, Nina Crofts, Allison Bricca, and Lucas Bricca
January 22, 2020
Los Altos Alumni Teachers

Los Altos Alumni Teachers

By Nina Crofts, Meleseini Loto'aniu, and Kate Stadler
January 22, 2020

Drinks

By Nina Crofts and Marie Godderis
January 10, 2020
Los altos students fill the bleachers with their blue spirit and posters.

Confidence soars high with the Eagles at Mountain View game

By Allison Bricca and Nina Crofts
January 7, 2020
Senior Nicole Player joins the game to show her spirit and bring together the community as she competes against junior Jocelyn Lee for a critical shot. FCA aims to create a safe space where students can explore ways to bring their faith and life as an athlete together.

FCA hosts annual knockout game and shares a student testimony

By Nina Crofts and Allison Bricca
December 10, 2019
Cedric Chan

Administration identifies students responsible for graffiti

By Nina Crofts and Allison Bricca
November 19, 2019
Los Altos plans to pass a tobacco ordinance aimed at addressing teen vaping.

Los Altos to pass tobacco ordinance

By Nina Crofts and Vaishu Sirkay
November 8, 2019
Mountain View is passing an RV parking restriction within the city.

Mountain View institutes RV parking restrictions

By Nina Crofts and Kate Stadler
November 8, 2019
Los Altos is introducing a text-to-911 feature that can be used when calling 911 is not possible.

Los Altos introduces text-to-911 feature

By Nina Crofts
November 8, 2019
The 90-second grace period is downright disgraceful

The 90-second grace period is downright disgraceful

By Nina Crofts and Cedric Chan
November 7, 2019
Teenagers' take on the democratic field

Teenagers’ take on the democratic field

By Nina Crofts and Kate Stadler
October 15, 2019
Two years after the release of the first movie in the franchise, IT: Chapter 2 goes further than a standard horror movie would, with a complex plot, killer cast of A-list actors, and a natural balance of funny and serious moments.

“IT: Chapter 2” is more than a horror movie

By Nina Crofts, Staff Writer
October 6, 2019
Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

By Kaavya Butaney and Nina Crofts
September 24, 2019
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