2018 Midterm Elections: Predictions from Connor and Aynsleigh
November 6, 2018
Filed under News, Opinion, Top Stories
The 2018 midterm elections could be the most consequential election in our lifetime. The possibility of the Democratic Party retaking the House of Representatives and/or the Senate could have a significant effect on the rest of President Trump’s term. Historically, the party that is the opposite...
National High-Five Day
Jack Adams, Reporter
April 19, 2018
Filed under News, Opinion, Student Life, Video
April 19th is National High-Five Day, and in honor of this National day here is a guide for the perfect high five. Step 1 Find an enthusiastic partner. Step 2 Obtain good posture. Poor posture results in a weak high five and a bad look. Step 3 Pump excitement and happiness through you and your partn...
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. ...
The Crisis Plan
Keane Sanders and Malachi Gatlin
March 26, 2018
Filed under News, Opinion, Student Life
Forge the Future: Raising Awareness for MSDH Students
Gaby Christian, Photography Editor
March 14, 2018
Filed under News, Opinion, Student Life
Meet Connor Merk: Young Republicans President
Gaby Christian, Photography Editor
February 7, 2018
Filed under Features, Opinion, Student Life
“I am honored to be president of Young Republicans because it gives me the opportunity to share my passion of politics with others,” Connor Merk (‘19) says. Connor Merk is the president of Colonial Forge’s Young Republicans club. He was voted president this year after being a part of the club ...
The Race
Gaby Christian, Photography Editor
February 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Since the start of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump has gotten a wide range of reactions: some positive and some negative. At Colonial Forge, we have a fair mix of students from each side. The Talon created a survey to get specific opinions from our students. Sara Boyd (‘18) had concerns about Trump...
Suggested Reading: Female-Driven Fantasy
Sophia K. Dalberg, Reporter
April 6, 2017
Filed under Blogs, Entertainment, Opinion
Let's be honest: picking out new books to read is a great experience but it can also be really complicated. Going to the book store and seeing all of the pages and covers can be a bit of an adrenaline rush for all the book lovers out there. Sometimes you find the perfect book right away, and others times...
Alex G – “Bobby” Track Review
Gavin Thibodeau, Editor in Chief
March 13, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Opinion
As it so wearily happens every morning, I woke up. The sun had passed me by, coming up the sides of the distant mountains before I could soak myself in night’s last vestiges; in other words, I purposefully woke up late. Fog rolled over the bluish-green mist on Irish foothills. Remnants of last nig...
Winners And Loser Part 3
Connor Merk, Reporter
February 23, 2017
Losers Sarah Silverman Sarah Silverman is a well-known comedian and even spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. On February 3, she tweeted out the following: This is just embarrassing. This is where the left and Democrats get their messaging wrong: some ...
The Round Table Ep. 2: Black/Blue Lives Matter
James Mims, Reporter
February 21, 2017
Filed under Blogs, Features, Opinion
In the second episode of The Round Table, The Talon’s debate podcast, James Mims moderates a debate between Lauryn Hobbs and Ryan Wilbur regarding Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter respectively. ...
Winners and Losers Part 2
Connor Merk, Reporter
February 6, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Losers Senator Chuck Schumer Senator Chuck Schumer was confronted by Senator Tom Cotton on delaying a vote to confirm Trump’s nominee for CIA Director, Mike Pompeo. Senator Schumer has been in Congress since 1981. He is confirmed of being an establishment politician. GOP Senators said that Schu...
