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Freshmen explore different interests

by | January 6, 2017 | Features, Talon | 0 Comments

How different extracurriculars change high school experiences In the midst of the chaos that is a morning at the freshmen lockers, freshman Evelyn Ramgren is hanging out with a group of friends. Upstairs, outside the chapel, junior Tea McLawhorn is sitting with her...
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School Size Affects Sports

by | January 6, 2017 | Sports, Talon | 0 Comments

How does our school size affect our sports? Each new season that comes along brings a whole new set of sports into action. For example, with the winter season upon us, basketball, nordic skiing, alpine skiing, hockey and wrestling are in motion. However, there are...
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Wrong place, wrong time; still happy

by | January 6, 2017 | Features, Talon | 0 Comments

"Little Simeona, still small but sufficiently smart, goes to her mother who is sitting in the garden under the blossoming apple tree. She takes both of her mother's hands and asks: 'Dearest mommy, tell me some sunny words that will make me love everything.' Mother is...
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Winter Sports Preview

by | December 19, 2016 | Sports, Talon | 0 Comments

Girls' Basketball This year will be the first in a while without star point guard Sarah Kaminski who now plays at George Mason University. According to senior Olivia DuBois, the team dynamic has changed. "We  have a very young team," said DuBois. "Sarah brought a lot...
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