Today's chapel was titled the 'Arts Chapel' by showcasing different mediums of student artwork, and it focused on the beauty of God-given talents. Junior Sierra Takushi recited an original spoken...
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Talon Articles
Lockdown procedure practice enforced
Today, after a comedic assembly from MA's two Slovak students, Matus Kocalka and Adam Hano, principal Jason Wenschlag went over the basic requirements for MA's lockdown drill. Two basic categories...
Grandparents’ day celebrates generations of community and thanksgiving
The clamour of people talking and laughing echoed through the hallways as grandparents met with their students in the campus room to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend during the...
Learning through experiences and memories of the elderly
"Just a few years ago...[my dad] came to my class and talked to my students. That was the first time I'd heard any of those stories [that he told]," remarked history teacher Elizabeth Van Pilsum. "I...
Freeman stars as rock star Buddy Holly for the fourth time running
1955. A short glimpse of a decade of baby boomers, poodle skirts, and the growing popularity of T.V. dinners and rock 'n' roll. At age 19, a young man is discovering his style of music and discovers...
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
Nervous and shaking slightly, a young teen holds a folder of sheet music to her chest, raising her hand to knock on a plain office door. It opens to the sound of guitar strings, vocal chords,...
Banning tanning
New bill aims to ban tanning for minors in Minnesota It may seem attractive to some at first, but a month-long 'base...
Parting advice
Returning students, read this: Seniors on The Talon staff share lessons they've learned from four years of high school...
Stigmas, silence hinder healing
No more silence, no more stigmas: it's time to talk about mental illness A man with cancer, bald and pale from...
Body Language: Lost in Translation?
Digital communication leaves key gaps No matter where, if someone taps their patella just right, it'll trigger a...
Day 164 Yearbook Signing
After finals, students sign each other's yearbooks. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Finding Joy
Katie Pope explores the ways that joy brightens our everyday lives.
Food facts with a grain of salt
Eating has been complicated by acronym ingredients such as GMO, BHT and MSG; understanding these and other...
Leadership versus servantship
The Talon staff share their opinion on captainship and the responsibility that leadership entails The disappointment...
Different denominations, different Easter traditions
Christians celebrate the transfiguration, crucifiction and resurrection of Christ on Easter Carrying the beam of the...