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Day 161 Final Chapel

By Maddie Binning

Daily Photo | Multimedia | Talon

Senior boys put their arms around each other during the last song of their final chapel. Photo by Maddie Binning.

Day 161 of the 2014-2015 school year. Thur., May 21, 2015.

Day 161 of the 2014-2015 school year. Thur., May 21, 2015.

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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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