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The Talon

The student news site of Richardson High School

The Talon

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Short Skirts Get Cut

November 7, 2012

By Cora Seelman Every Friday before school, junior Mary Kelly Chance slips on her gold TOMS, ties her white hair ribbon, and puts on her Eaglette game-day uniform. As of October 18, after numerous...

Junior Berryman Toler and sophomore Patrick Ralston practice Extemporaneeous Speaking in preparation for their Debate tournament. photo by Christina Cantu

Speech and Debate team competes at UNT tournament

November 6, 2012

This past weekend, the Speech and Debate Team competed at a UNT tournament, firmly establishing their reputation as a team to be reckoned with. Many debaters placed among the top five and advanced to quarter...

Seniors Francisco Ordaz, Wayne Winski and Tomer Braff practice before a computer science competition at UTD. Photo by Angelica Fisher

Computer Science team competes at UTD, gets 8th

November 6, 2012

The computer science team competed at a tournament held by the University of Texas at Dallas this past Saturday. Out of 77 schools, the three Richardson teams got 8th, 13th and 14th place, tying with...

English Teacher Receives Teaching Award

November 6, 2012
Senior english teacher Patricia Hofeditz receives an award of excellence in her teaching ability and performance.
President Barack Obama makes phone calls while on the campaign trail. Photo by Scout Tufankjian for Obama for America

Law Magnet Holds Mock Election

November 6, 2012
By Elise Garcia In an effort to educate students about the importance of voting, the Law Magnet held a mock election on October 30th.
The Culinary Magnet prepares meals for teachers and guests in addition to competing in competitions.

Culinary Arts Team Takes First in Cooking Competition

November 2, 2012

  Junior Savannah Huffman knows from watching Iron Chef and Chopped, her favorite cooking shows, that something always goes wrong on the day of a culinary competition. At the Iron Chef North...

Biology teacher Jeff Bivins hands back a quiz to senior Salik Mallick during AP Biology.  Photo by Demir Candas

Teachers wear costumes for Halloween

November 1, 2012

Hoping to show a more up-beat side, administrators asked teachers to dress in costumes for Halloween. “I just tried to find something creative and something interesting that no one has done before,”...

Seniors Tevah Beller, Amanda Brown, Victoria Felix, and Olivia Haggerty congratulate each other after finding out they made Homecoming Court. (not pictured: Kayci Barnett) Photo by Kimmy Pilatovsky

Getting to Know This Year’s Homecoming Court

October 16, 2012

  Staff Writer Talia Richman At Friday's pep rally five boys in tuxedos delivered roses to five shocked girls as the 2012-2013 Homecoming Court was announced. Seniors Kayci Barnett,...

Shutout Win Tainted by Fighting

Shutout Win Tainted by Fighting

October 5, 2012
Head football coach Brian Chandler is still unsure of what exactly happened during the last 59 seconds of Thursday’s football game against Sunset High School. He knows one of his players intercepted a Sunset pass. He knows one of his players was punched. He knows an additional eight to ten of his players – along with the entire Sunset team – flooded the end-zone to join the fight.
Seniors required to have seven periods

Seniors required to have seven periods

October 1, 2012
Starting with the 2012-2013 8th graders, juniors and seniors will be required to take a full 7-period schedule and the number of quality points for Advanced Placement classes will increase from eight points to 10.
Art Magnet Helps at Local Art Festival

Art Magnet Helps at Local Art Festival

September 5, 2012

Art Magnet students volunteered at the Cottonwood Art Festival's crafting tent and helped elementary school students make various crafts like tissue paper hats, clay pots and tree necklaces. "It's not...

Hydraulic pit to undergo repairs

October 6, 2011

6,000 pounds of set pieces and a theater class stood on the hydraulic pit that is supported by columns that have stood for 60 years. The pit started to shake. The sound of metal crunching on metal...

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