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Day 75 Orchestra

By Maddie Binning

Daily Photo | Multimedia | Talon

The orchestra performs in chapel as part of the Christmas celebrations. Photo by Maddie Binning.

Day 75 of the 2014-2015 school year. Thur., Dec. 11, 2014.

Day 75 of the 2014-2015 school year. Thur., Dec. 11, 2014.

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  • Maddie Binning is a senior at Minnehaha Academy and Editor in Chief of the Talon Newspaper. Maddie has worked on the Talon for four years and hopes to study journalism in university. When she isn't working on the paper, Maddie is both a freelance photographer and a photographer at Lifetouch Portrait Studios. She also has a passion for reading, music and traveling.

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