Award Winners Articles

One text too far

by Meena Morar | Jan 6, 2016 | Award Winners, Features, Talon

Phone addiction is becoming more prominent in teens' lives than they are willing to believe "Recently, school has been really stressful for me," said senior Luke Frazier. "So, one night, in order...

What it means to be African American at Minnehaha

by Sierra Takushi | Nov 20, 2015 | Award Winners, Features, Talon

Nearly every morning before the bell rings, the balcony above the empty gym echoes with shrieks and laughter. A group of friends is huddled in the corner sharing jokes, hugs and reruns of "last...

For the love of aviation

by Meena Morar | Nov 15, 2015 | Award Winners, Features, Talon

Eddie DiBlasi creates model planes, attends flight school and strives for his pilot's license "Fly the plane," he thinks to himself, " just fly the plane. If anything goes wrong or I get lost, just...

The Miracle Worker: “Imitate now, understand later”

by Emma Melling | Nov 12, 2015 | Award Winners, Features, Talon

"Imitate now, understand later" Actors learn lessons from their roles in theater A door opens and desperate hands grope for something, anything to guide them. Their owner, a young girl, shuffles...