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The Talon

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The Talon

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The Talon

Principal Choat and Admin Team Prepares for Homecoming
Gardening club reopens due to popular demand.

Gardening club reopens due to popular demand.

October 28, 2024

The Gardening club has reopened this year after being closed for the pandemic because the students' interest in horticulture sparked a demand for a club related to gardening resulting in its quick popularity...

RHS Implements Yondr Pouch Policy After Lake Highland’s Pilot Program

RHS Implements Yondr Pouch Policy After Lake Highland’s Pilot Program

October 10, 2024

The district is implementing a new phone policy this year that requires students to lock their personal devices like phones, wireless earbuds and smart watches in a Yondr pouch during school hours. The...

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The Theatre Collective Presents ‘She Kills Monsters’ in Black Box Theatre for Fall Show
Theatre Magnet Changes Name

Theatre Magnet Changes Name

October 2, 2019

In hopes of more accurately representing the program, the Theatre Magnet chose to change their name to The Theatre Collective. A committee including the theatre directors, current and past students, and...

Archilla Makes Directorial Debut with ‘Legally Blonde’

Archilla Makes Directorial Debut with ‘Legally Blonde’

February 25, 2019

With the roaring applause dying down, director Erik Archilla walked onto the auditorium stage, flowers in hand, to congratulate the seniors of his first-ever musical.The Theatre Magnet chose Legally Blonde,...

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Junior Wins Texas Wrestling State Tournament

Junior Wins Texas Wrestling State Tournament

March 8, 2023

Flying into head wrestling coach Mike Roach’s arms, junior Vanessa Egorah celebrated winning the second round of the Texas Wrestling State Tournament. As she began to build momentum against her opponent...

I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed!

November 18, 2022

During an early morning workout at Cottonwood park, freshman Nathan Rodriguez was enveloped by his teammates shouting, "Nathan hurry up we don't want to do pushups." Sweat beads ran down his face as his...

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Principal Choat and Admin Team Prepares for Homecoming
Students Witness Solar Eclipse Totality During Extended Fire Drill

Students Witness Solar Eclipse Totality During Extended Fire Drill

April 29, 2024

Pushing the solar eclipse glasses against his temple, senior Jonathan Gil peer up at the sky, squinting to see the eclipse Earth and Space Science teacher Trey Pearce had been talking about for weeks. Suddenly,...

Comms Attends Annual Camp-out Where They Host Games and Team Building Activities

Comms Attends Annual Camp-out Where They Host Games and Team Building Activities

February 25, 2024

The senior communications class scattered across the acres of camping ground, each student eager to win the photography scavenger hunt. "They were excited and so competitive because they wanted to take...

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Jana Pulak
December 6, 2022

Plasma, a $24 billion dollar industry, is more valuable than oil itself. From extracting a yellow liquid from the blood, the benefits are tremendous. It helps patients recover from undergoing chemotherapy and burn victims, but also generates high profits from pharmaceutical companies for creating expensive medications that help improve and save thousands of lives. In most countries, blood donation for compensation is banned, but not in the United States. In America, plasma donors are paid to give...

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Crimson Tide Cashes in on Past Success

Jacob Richman, Staff Sports Writer
December 13, 2017

On Sunday, the College Football Playoff committee showed they are still stuck in the 1970s by giving the Alabama Crimson Tide the 4th seed in the playoff. Alabama is one of, if not the greatest college football programs in the country with 16 national championships, but that shouldn't be a factor in who gets to play on the biggest stage in the FBS. Should the Cowboys be allowed in the Super Bowl...

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The FCC’s Dangerous Decision on Net Neutrality

Alex Nowak, Staff Writer
December 13, 2017

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the agency would vote to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules on December 14. The rules keep companies like Verizon, Comcast and other large internet service providers (ISPs) from slowing down websites or otherwise controlling users overall internet experience. The FCC board should vote to maintain current net neutrality regulations...

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