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The Talon, Los Altos, CA (2026)

09/04/2026

A window in Principal Tracey Runeare’s office was shattered on Tuesday after a school golf cart unintentionally crashed into it.

“I was in the office and saw it happen,” Runeare said. “It was a total accident.”

The window is made up of two layers of glass, only one of which was shattered. The other stayed intact, leaving those inside unharmed. Runeare says the window should be repaired within two weeks.

Story by Jade Palatnik
Photo by Athan Joshi

09/01/2026

A glacier in the Himalayas collapsed on Wednesday, triggering flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. More than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead, and 4,400 people remain missing, including 85 U.S. citizens.

Damage has been primarily concentrated in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts of Nepal, where tunnels at hydropower sites have been overwhelmed with mud and floodwater, trapping workers inside. At 12 damaged hydropower projects, an estimated 500 workers are buried under mud and another 400 are still unaccounted for. After 5 days of flooding, trucks have delivered oxygen to some trapped workers, but rescuers are still working to provide them with food and water.

With disaster relief costs placed at around $5 billion and families continuing their searches for loved ones amidst ongoing floods, the situation is raising global concerns about climate change’s increasingly severe impacts.

Story by Valerie Zhou and Ethan Lee
Sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, New York Times, and ABC News
Photo: Thapaliyashreeram, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

08/22/2026

Students kicked off the school year with a sea of foam at ASB’s annual Back to School dance tonight in the back field. Attendees spent the evening dancing in a foam tub, taking pictures with the photo booth and enjoying refreshments catered by the Culinary II class.

Story and photos by Alek Ding and Valerie Zhou

08/22/2026

Students kicked off the school year with a sea of foam at ASB’s annual Back to School dance tonight in the back field. Attendees spent the evening dancing in a foam tub, taking pictures with the photo booth and enjoying refreshments catered by the Culinary II class.

Story and photos by Alek Ding and Valerie Zhou

08/21/2026

Starting this school year, juniors and seniors applying for a parking permit must pass a driver safety quiz with a score of 80% or higher to be considered.

“We just want to make sure that people understand what the driving rules and laws are, particularly in parking lots,” Assistant Principal Derek Miyahara said.

Students are expected to watch a school-provided safety video along with the quiz to review basic driving safety procedures. Together, these changes are meant to keep students accountable in the parking lot, Miyahara said.

Additionally, students can now apply for a new carpool option, where a single parking permit will be given to a group of students. All carpool students must be able to legally drive other students and have their parents’ approval.

Miyahara said carpool permits will be filled first, giving applicants priority in the selection process.

Story by Jade Palatnik
Photo by Valeria Suffoletto

06/06/2026

Los Altos High School's class of 2026 walked the graduation stage this evening, commemorating the seniors' end of high school.

Story and photos by Michelle Jacob, Kate Rose, Jade Palatnik, Valerie Zhou, Alek Ding

05/19/2026

Los Altos High School held its Senior Prom, themed “La La Land”, Saturday night at the Corinthian Grand Ballroom in Downtown San Jose. Attendees spent the night dancing to a live DJ, playing blackjack and taking pictures at the photobooth. The event also offered a variety of refreshments, such as themed drinks, ice cream and churros.

Story and photos by Michelle Jacob and Manya Sikka

05/09/2026

A national security breach of online education platform Canvas shut down the site for Los Altos High School students yesterday. The breach is the second in just a week where hacker group ShinyHunters accessed student information — names, IDs, school emails and direct messages with teachers through the platform. While parent platform Instructure confirmed Canvas is currently safe to use, Director of IT Services Bob Fishtrom advised students and staff to stay skeptical of unfamiliar links they may encounter on the app.

“First thing I tell people: if you don’t know who the sender is, or if it’s too good to be true, don’t click on it,” Fishtrom said.

At 2:41 p.m yesterday, Canvas was shut down for seven hours — a preventative measure taken by the app in response to a security breach. Shortly after, ShinyHunter spread a statement claiming Instructure had five days to comply with demands before affected school’s data would be released.

While many students experienced the Canvas shutdown yesterday, an initial security breach of the platform occurred last Friday, May 1. Fishstrom said he was notified by Instructure, and posted a message on ParentSquare Wednesday that the District was monitoring the situation. In a ransom note released around the same time, ShinyHunters claimed to have accessed more than 275 million users’ data. In previous security breaches, Fishstrom said he’s been advised by the FBI not to comply with demands, as doing so only increases the chances hackers will try again.

While Canvas is also integrated with Aeries — LAHS’s student information systems platform —- Fishtrom said the connection has since been reset to prevent a corresponding security breach. Fishtrom added that sensitive personal information was never stored in Canvas itself in the first place.

“We can tell you with confidence that we do not store passwords in Canvas,” Fishtrom said. “We do not store your birthdate, Social Security number or any financial information. The same goes for teachers.”

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