Today is Friday, May 18, 2012
Today is Friday, May 18, 2012
In preparation for the start of the annual dodgeball tournament on Monday, May 14, Talon videographer Eddie Sartor created a PSA featuring dodgeball referee Kiernan Raffo.
Over 400 people filled the Spartan Theater at Mountain View High School (MVHS) today, April 4, where the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School district held an awards ceremony to recognize the academic achievements of Latino students in the district. This is the fourth year that the district has held the ceremony.
“Uno, dos, tres!”
With that, schoolyard dodgeball commences, Los Altos style. On the resounding “tres,” 30 or so teenage boys sprint headlong at each other on the back basketball courts, their sneakers skidding to a halt only at mid-court where a line of 5 green and red rubber balls have been aligned.
Jose Antonio Vargas spoke about his experiences as a writer and answered students’ questions during first through fourth period today, February 28.
The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a poetry slam in room 502 during lunch today, February 16. The performance was designed to raise awareness for the larger poetry slam BSU will be hosting on Thursday, March 1.
In a flurry of festive shirts and skirts, the Matsiko World Orphan Choir stole the show today, February 9 during lunch. The Choir performed a diverse set of ethnic pieces as well as a few American adaptations, drawing members of the student body into the audience.
Three students from Santa Clara High School visited the campus on Wednesday, February 1 to promote Tricking, a variant of Parkour.
The varsity boys basketball team defeated Monta Vista 46-41 today, February 1. Though parts of the game became extremely close, the Eagles maintained overall control and got the win.
The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will be holding a concert in the cafeteria as a fundraiser for March of Dimes and the chapter tomorrow, January 21. Students from the school will be performing in the concert, which will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
LAHS hosted a presentation from Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, a revolutionary online learning resource, today, October 17. Khan was the keynote speaker of the fifth annual Science and Technology Week at the school.