One More Chance To See “Once Upon A Bride There Was a Forest”
Emily Imes, Reporter
November 9, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
The Drama Department's Fall production of Once Upon A Bride There Was a Forest runs from November 8th to November 10, at 7pm each night. Admission is $5. The play is centered around a girl named Josie, who is soon to be married and wants to find her estranged father in order to invite him to the weddin...
Orchestra and Guitar’s Spring Dinner and Concert
Anne Johnakin, Reporter
May 14, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Student Life
Orchestra and Guitar will perform their pops concert May 15 at 5. Dinner in the cafeteria will precede the concert. Tickets are 25 dollars at the door. The dinner will be catered by Shane's Rib Shack, and will include pork or chicken barbecue, green beans, mac and cheese, a drink, and dessert. Guitar...
International Jazz Day
Jack Adams, Reporter
May 2, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, News
April 30th was International Jazz Day, a day where all around the world people come together to celebrate the roots and rhythms of one of the most loved genre's of music. Jazz has been around for over a century, finding its roots in West African culture and African-American music traditions mixed with t...
Shrek The Musical
Anne Johnakin, Reporter
April 26, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, News, Student Life
Shrek performances are on April 26th at 7 p.m, 27th at 7 p.m, and 29th at 2 p.m and 7 p.m. Tickets are being sold for 8 dollars during lunch blocks and will be 10 dollars at the door.
Coffeehouse Clothing Swap
Anne Johnakin, Reporter
April 18, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, News, Student Life
The next coffeehouse will be on April 25 at in the library from 6-9 pm. There is free admission for students who bring in formal clothing or jewelry. Donated clothing will go to people who cannot afford formal wear. This event, hosted by SAGE and Molten Art, is essentially a poetry slam on steroids....
Spring Has Sprung: National Days For April
Savannah Mitchell and Brenna Kiel
April 18, 2018
Filed under Entertainment
Makayla Rillamas Wins Fredericksburg Optimist Club Student of the Month
Grace Mamon, Managing Editor
April 12, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Features, Student Life
Makayla Rillamas ('18) and the other February Students of the Month were featured in the Free Lance Star this week for their accomplishments. The Fredericksburg Optimist Club nominated Rillamas, along with other exemplary students in the country, for her academic and extracurricular achievements...
The Round Table Ep. 3: The Gun Show
Grace Mamon, Managing Editor
April 10, 2018
Filed under Audio, Entertainment, News, Opinion, Student Life, Uncategorized
In the third episode of The Round Table, The Talon's debate podcast, Jack Adams facilitates a debate between Trevor Celata and Zach Farr regarding gun control in the wake of recent school shootings. ...
Forge Orchestra Brings Home a Superior
Anne Johnakin, Reporter
April 10, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, News, Student Life
Forge Orchestra’s Chamber Sinfonia, the highest level orchestra, received a superior score from their assessment on March 29. They preformed the songs Chorale No. 8, Minotaur, and Academic Festival Overture. In addition, they were graded on sight-reading. The songs were judged based on many criteria,...
Wild and Scenic Film Festival 2018
Teresa Eastman, Reporter
March 30, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Student Life
Come join to the Wild and Scenic Film Festival this Saturday, March 31 at 6:30 - 9:00 pm! The Fredericksburg showing will take place at Dodd Auditorium at University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA. Tickets will be sold at the door and online. $15 for adults at the door and $10 for adults in advance. School children and students with a college id are free. The fe...
Jazz Band Playing at Fine Arts Festival
Ava Alferez, Reporter
March 30, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Student Life
Forge’s higher jazz band will be playing at the Fine Arts Festival this Sunday, April 1st (this is not a joke)! The festival will be held at Brooke Point High School and the jazz ensemble will be playing from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. A couple show choir singers will be accompanying them as well. Some...
