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The Talon

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The Talon

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The Talon

JROTC Officially Becomes an Accredited Program after Passing JPA
Communications Magnet Competes in Annual Weekend Race

Communications Magnet Competes in Annual Weekend Race

December 5, 2024

Senior Lux Walker tells her eight-year-old brother from behind the camera not to smile as do take their seventh take in a traumatic flashback scene. Walker's group tries shooting the scene again but every...

Principal Choat and Admin Team Prepares for Homecoming

Principal Choat and Admin Team Prepares for Homecoming

November 1, 2024

Principal Chris Choat met with his administrative team outside his office on Friday to remind them of the altered schedule and their preparations for the Homecoming events. Despite how excited they are...

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"She Kills Monsters" tackles a controversial subject to audiences under the direction of Erik Archilla. “One of the things I love about books and tv shows and theater is that its a way to challenge beliefs and stereotypes that are wrong in a way that doesn’t directly confront people,” Donovan said. “If you directly confront people they’re just going to hold on to whatever they think – it’s gonna make them more convinced that they’re right.”
The Theatre Collective Presents ‘She Kills Monsters’ in Black Box Theatre for Fall Show
Ella Davis October 15, 2022

Epic tabletop-themed fighters danced across a wooden stage in the round as the Theatre Collective performed its first play of the 2021-22 school year. “She Kills Monsters,” by Quin Nguyen, is set in the wondrous world of New Landia, a fictional...

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Football Wraps Up Season After Second Round Loss to Allen
Football Team Wins Playoff Game for First Time Since 1992

Football Team Wins Playoff Game for First Time Since 1992

November 19, 2024

The varsity football team won their playoff game last Friday for the first time in 32 years against Haltom high school. Next up will be Allen High School this Friday at McKinney ISD Stadium."This was a...

Football Team Makes Playoffs for First Time Since 2020

Football Team Makes Playoffs for First Time Since 2020

November 15, 2024

The varsity football team will appear in the playoffs this Friday for the first time in four years and will compete against Haltom high school.The team finished the regular season last week 6-4, their...

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JROTC Officially Becomes an Accredited Program after Passing JPA
Communications Magnet Competes in Annual Weekend Race

Communications Magnet Competes in Annual Weekend Race

December 5, 2024

Senior Lux Walker tells her eight-year-old brother from behind the camera not to smile as do take their seventh take in a traumatic flashback scene. Walker's group tries shooting the scene again but every...

Principal Choat and Admin Team Prepares for Homecoming

Principal Choat and Admin Team Prepares for Homecoming

November 1, 2024

Principal Chris Choat met with his administrative team outside his office on Friday to remind them of the altered schedule and their preparations for the Homecoming events. Despite how excited they are...

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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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