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.
Megan Thurow returns to M.A Megan Thurow returned to Minnehaha’s volleyball program this year as varsity head coach. A 2015 M.A. graduate, she started playing volleyball for the Redhawks in 6th grade. “I played volleyball and softball pretty much my whole...
Jamie Jurkovich returns to M.A Jamie Jurkovich, U.S. History and AP U.S. History teacher, returned for his first full year of teaching at Minnehaha Academy after beginning in January 2024. Minnehaha was only a “fill-in” for Jamie Jurkovich but turned out to be a great...
The rapidly growing gambling culture continues to infiltrate sports content, so much so that gambling chatter has become a staple of daily sports media. According to S&P Global, in 2023, a total of $119.84 billion was bet on legal sportsbooks, up 27.5% from the...
Native American schools reclaim stolen traditions Native American boarding schools are undergoing a massive change in the USA. In the 19th century, millions of Native Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to boarding schools around the...
Security service hired due to parking lot concerns A new security guard, Takisha Randle, has been patrolling the Upper School parking lot this year. Mike Huray, financial director at MA, played a large role in choosing to hire Interstate Security Services, which now...