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
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On Tuesday, January 26, 238 juniors arrived on campus in staggered groups to take the optional Preliminary SAT.

[Photo] PSATs draw hundreds of juniors back to campus, but in-person learning remains a distant goal

By Nathaniel Joffe
January 29, 2021
The District will implement a new slate system starting next week.

[Photo] District to implement new slate system

By Allan Feldman
October 9, 2020
Los Altos High School’s annual Diversity Week will take place Monday, April 26, to Friday, April 30, with daily activities modified to allow for both in-person and virtual student participation.

[Photo] SROs and ethnic studies — a closer look

By Mira Sundar, Anika Sikka, and Cedric Chan
September 13, 2020
The City of Los Altos is working on various projects to help increase pedestrian and biker safety in Los Altos.

[Photo] Los Altos to improve bike safety and traffic

By Cedric Chan
March 14, 2020
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[Photo] A closer look: Mountain View’s housing crisis

By Cedric Chan
March 1, 2020
Next year, Los Altos is implementing a new Computer Science course called ADEN that is geared towards students who have previously taken AP Computer Science.

[Photo] Los Altos to introduce new Computer Science class

By Kate Stadler and Vaishu Sirkay
January 29, 2020
Junior Brock Susko overwhelms Cupertino defense and leaps over players to help Los Altos achieve their win.

[Photo] Winter sports updates

By Elli Lahdesmaki, Barrett Wong, Nina Crofts, Allison Bricca, and Lucas Bricca
January 22, 2020
2018 Los Altos High School alumna Astoria Ho was able to live out that childhood dream by becoming an agriculture program member of 4-H, a youth development organization.

[Photo] Going against the herd with Astoria Ho

By Rachel Rudyak, Staff Writer
January 15, 2020
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[Photo] Elana Eisenberg’s field hockey journey to a Cal Bear

By Allison Bricca
December 19, 2019
The Students for Haiti Solidarity Club led a protest on International Human Rights Day to raise awareness about the massacres taking place in Haiti.

[Photo] Haiti Club protests massacres in Haiti

By Julie Vargas
December 17, 2019
Los Altos parent Jon Keeling is a seasoned Shotokan practitioner who teaches at his own dojo in Palo Alto as well as in the Los Altos community. Over the 37 years he has been practicing karate, Keeling has overcome multiple hurdles, including developing femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

[Photo] Jon Keeling: kickin’ it back old school

By Ethan Ruyack, Senior Writer
December 17, 2019
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[Photo] Soccer – coach Roberto Magellan

By Elli Lahdesmaki and Barrett Wong
May 7, 2020
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[Photo] Wrestling – coach Jim Thrall

By Lucas Bricca
May 7, 2020
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[Photo] Aaron Parker’s journey to a UCSB commitment: From Little League to Division 1

By Elana Eisenberg and Marie Godderis
December 13, 2019
Sophomore Kaia Flores runs the ball down the field in a game the sophomores did not deserve to be in. Unfortunately, we do not have any pictures of the sophomore versus senior game because the photographers were too stunned by the incompetence of the sophomores.

[Photo] Flag football: Senior girls break their winning streak

By Mia Scher
November 26, 2019
Karamo Brown (left) and Jason “Rachel” Brown (right) talk to an audience in the Eagle Theater about their new picture book, “I Am Perfectly Designed.” The father-son duo pulled from their own experiences and relationship to write a heartwarming story with an important message about self-confidence.

[Photo] Beyond Queer Eye: Karamo Brown’s new picture book inspires readers of all ages

By Elana Eisenberg, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
Sophomore Jake Skaggs leaps to catch a pass as the seniors desperately try to stop him.

Boys flag football: Swagger soaring higher than the Eagles

By Cameron Cox, Amid Najmi, and Barrett Wong
November 18, 2019
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[Photo] Krames twins: Kicking it together since the womb

By Elli Lahdesmaki and Barrett Wong
November 7, 2019
Choir Director Lauren Diez conducts her third period choir class. Diez is the successor of former Choir Director Mark Shaull, who left due to medical reasons, and is hoping to make several changes to the choir program based on students's feedback.

[Photo] Choir Director Lauren Diez makes her debut at Los Altos

By Julie Vargas, Senior Writer
November 7, 2019
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[Photo] Walsh twins: going extreme on bike and board

By Ethan Ruyack and Tomoki Chien
November 4, 2019
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[Photo] Girls Volleyball says goodbye to seniors and their chance to beat Mountain View

By Ethan Ruyack
October 28, 2019
Varsity football Homecoming game: You can take our victory, but you can’t take our spirit

Varsity football Homecoming game: You can take our victory, but you can’t take our spirit

By Cameron Cox, Katrina Arsky, and Amid Najmi
October 27, 2019
Fall-owing Eagle Sports

Fall-owing Eagle Sports

By Cameron Cox, Ethank Ruyak, Allison Bricca, Elana Eisenberg, Emily McNally, Amid Najmi, Barrett Wong, Marie Godderis, Mayu Alten, and Parisa Larson
October 12, 2019

[Photo] Varsity field hockey victory clawed out of their beaks by Los Gatos Wildcats

By Allison Bricca, Staff Writer
October 10, 2019
In second period Calculus BC class, math teacher Victor Nguyen teaches juniors Grady Hofmann and Egor Cherkashin how to compute and graph derivatives on their calculators.

[Photo] Victor Nguyen: what’s on the Nguyen(side) counts the most

By Cedric Chan and Vaishu Sirkay
October 2, 2019
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[Photo] Los Altos students strike for climate advocacy

By Kaavya Butaney and Nina Crofts
September 24, 2019
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