Returning students, read this: Seniors on The Talon staff share lessons they've learned from four years of high school Rachel Bartz When it comes to graduating, many of us seniors wish we had...
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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 exhaustive chemotherapy treatments, walks down the street, shivering in the brisk wind....
Leadership versus servantship
The Talon staff share their opinion on captainship and the responsibility that leadership entails The disappointment of an underclassmen looking up to a teammate who was drinking at a party. The...
Underground no longer, EDM is becoming mainstream
Last year the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL drew 300,000 people over the course of the two weekends, making it one of the largest EDM (electronic dance music) festivals in the world. Knowing...
A double-edged sword
Though texting is a quick mode of communication, it is often used in place of face-to-face interactions, affecting the quality of our conversations and how we form relationships It's everywhere....
Valentine’s Day: Ask the pros
Seniors and relationship experts Aaron Williams and Nate Angulo answer the tough relationship questions Robert, sophomore: Hey guys, I asked this girl out the other day, and she said yes! I was...
Electronics policy
School electronics policy is fair, reasonable Talon staff Many students may think that the school's personal...
Controversial scanners
New security system good addition to airports By Meera Goswitz Talon staff writerTake off your shoes and belts. Remove...
Unwritten rules
Freshmen go into their first year of high school with little to no information about what to expect. Many kids don’t have siblings attending the upper school so it can be a challenge to figure out the in’s and out’s of high school. It’s not necessarily the classes that freshman get so worried about, it’s not always about making friends, but it’s the “unwritten rules” that they need to know. Let’s take a walk through a day at Minnehaha Academy….
Texting vs. talking
Sometimes shutting the phone off and interacting with the physical world around you is better….
End summer break?
It would be wiser to have the school year last the whole year. Breaks would be more frequent and longer to compensate for the loss of the three summer months, but this way students would constantly be in the educational mindset, which would help them learn better, more, and faster. “If they’re just going to be hanging around at home playing video games,” says DiNardo, “it would be better for them to be in school.”
Are some sports neglected?
Staff editorial MA must give equal support to all sports "Hello Minnehaha, and here are your daily announcements..."...