Dana Huch, Copy Editor
Dana is a copy editor, proofreading and revising stories before publication. She also works as a general assignment reporter, producing human-interest stories, and occasionally serves as a staff photographer. Dana is a senior at Los Altos High School, and joined the Post in January 2021.
In-person school welcomes a new era of style for Los Altos seniors
STORY BY DANA HUCH, PHOTOS BY ARYA NASIKKAR After a year and a half minimized to pixel boxes, Los Altos High School students are finally returning to campus and showing off their evolved senses of style. These are a few stand-out looks from seniors the first week of the 2021–2022 school year. Grace Kloeckl preserved at-home comfort…
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Neighbors and endangered leafcutter bees swarm local grower’s untamed garden
STORY AND PHOTO BY DANA HUCH Local grower Phil Muller’s home is bursting at the seams with stems and seeds. Every time he latches onto a new plant curiosity, the garden gets a bit more crowded — flats of displaced plants block backyard paths, and his flower cuttings find their way onto bookshelves and neighbors’…
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Los Altos Typewriter and Business Machines proves typewriter enthusiasts are not alone in this world
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANA HUCH The unique aromatic experience inside Los Altos Typewriter and Business Machines (a combination of inks, oils and cleaning fluids) makes the store feel like a portal into its era of inception: the Click-Clack-Ding-ing 1950s. This smell is quite familiar to owner John Sansone, who makes every typewriter repair himself…
The Cobblery: Quality craftsmanship stands the test of time
STORY BY DANA HUCH, PHOTOS BY DANA HUCH AND ARYA NASIKKAR For the sole operators of the family-owned Cobblery on California Ave., engineering innovative and often slightly experimental solutions to a wide range of repair requests is the core of the business. Manager and seasoned crafter Jessica Roth has taken on challenges like redesigning a…
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Passion and resilience keeps Books Inc. thriving for more than a century
STORY BY DANA HUCH AND SIDDHANT KANWAR, PHOTOS BY EMILY MCNALLY When Books Inc. founder Anton Roman struck it rich during the Gold Rush, he used his loot to build the chain’s first bookstore and publishing house in Shasta, California. 170 years later, Books Inc. remains the oldest independent bookseller on the West Coast. But lately,…
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Los Altos High librarian and published Y.A. novelist Gordon Jack shares with students his love of storytelling
STORY BY DANA HUCH, PHOTO COURTESY GORDON JACK With ears alert and pen poised to capture realistic characters in his novels about high school misadventures, Gordon Jack is a keenly observant author undercover as a librarian. In the Los Altos High School library, he’s able to both draw inspiration from and teach students with his…
Jia Hiremath crafts keepsakes and makes friends through letter writing
STORY BY DANA HUCH, PHOTOS COURTESTY JIA HIREMATH Jia Hiremath once sent a letter so heavy that it took six stamps — even though it only needed to travel a few streets away. The envelope, with calligraphy of the recipient’s name adorning the address line, contained a personal letter along with stickers, washi tape and…
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West Currier escapes from life’s distractions into an igloo
STORY AND PHOTO BY DANA HUCH Along with the actual pandemic has come a consequential pandemic of widespread ennui, excuses and unenthusiastic throwing-ins of the towel. But surrendering to the opportunity for a socially acceptable laze-cation was never an option for West Currier. When the Woodside Priory School junior isn’t busy with school, it’s hard…
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Artist of the month: On the canvas, Solomon Wechter creates his own world
STORY AND PHOTO BY DANA HUCH Los Altos High School junior Solomon Wechter was awakened when he discovered his passion for painting — but it wasn’t until recently that he got in touch with his artistic creativity. Now, he says he doesn’t know what he would do without this form of expression. “I don’t like…
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Chloe Burcell and Justin Emgushov are each other’s fashion consultants and biggest cheerleaders
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANA HUCH Cameras flashed as Los Altos High School junior Chloe Burcell turned away from the paparazzi. Sporting a black tank top, black sweatpants and wearing dark sunglasses, Burcell was trying to maintain a low profile. Thankfully, the paparazzi was only her joking boyfriend, Justin Emgushov, wearing a hoodie, sweatpants and…
Riley Carolan, loaf novice, starts popular Castilleja bread baking club
STORY AND PHOTO BY DANA HUCH Where’d all the bread flour go? Since the beginning of quarantine, a surge in at-home bread baking has taken place, causing an unprecedented demand for bread flour. Castilleja junior Riley Carolan has been a zealous participant in what she dubbed “the quarantine activity.” “I’ve always admired people who can…
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DeMartini Orchard: Oldest business in Los Altos sticks to its roots
STORY BY DANA HUCH AND GIL RUBINSTEIN, PHOTOS BY DANA HUCH AND EMILY MCNALLY June 26 might just seem like a regular summer Sunday, but here in Los Altos, it’s officially known as DeMartini Day, commemorating the oldest business that still operates in the town today: DeMartini Orchard, a farmstand on the side of San…
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Shreya Anand’s podcast aims to inspire girls in STEM
STORY AND PHOTO BY DANA HUCH When Los Altos sophomore Shreya Anand looked around at the names of the audience on her Zoom screen, she spotted enough “Dr.’s” and “Ph.D.’s” to “totally freak out.” Anand was attending a conference — the Global Community Bio Summit Program, hosted by an organization focused on making STEM knowledge…
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Artist of the Month: Dasha Korepanova delights with her whimsical creatures
STORY BY OLIVIA HEWANG AND DANA HUCH, PHOTO BY TOMOKI CHIEN Dasha Korepanova used to sell her character designs in exchange for virtual currency in a video game. Now, the Los Altos junior is inundated with so many requests for commissions — paid in real money, not in-game “spuds” — that it’s become difficult for…
Continue reading ➞ Artist of the Month: Dasha Korepanova delights with her whimsical creatures
