“The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas.” Most McCallum students and people in Texas are familiar with this song, which is performed before UT football games by the band,...

On Tuesday, March 18, the Louisville chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) led a protest on the University of Louisville campus. The organization marched from the UofL’s George J. Howe...

With increasing political tensions in the United States following the re-election of President Donald Trump, some Americans have advocated for large changes in their communities. Over 30 Illinois counties...

Over 50,000 Koreans protested against the removal of ousted president Yoon Suk-Yeol (윤석열) at Dong-Daegu Station, on Saturday, Feb 8. Citizens from all across the nation traveled to Daegu. Multiple...

Central Texas firefighters are battling a massive wildfire north of Fredericksburg that has consumed 9,737 acres since it began Saturday afternoon. Designated by the Texas A&M Forest Service as the...

As President Trump proceeds with freezing spending appropriated by Congress to the Department of Education, K-12 schools around the nation are feeling the pressure. Schools may prioritize cutting services...

At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Austin Independent School District Police Chief Wayne Sneed discussed further details about the threat against the McCallum campus that led his department to...

Trustees face the crowded boardroom at Vonita White Administration Building, bracing for the difficult conversations ahead. Seats are filled with parents, teachers and community members, each with their...

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is no stranger to controversy — nor to the consequences of enforcing Title IX ineffectively in the past. Mishandled sexual assault cases have placed the district...

Almost 50 days after President Donald J. Trump stepped into office, sweeping changes have been made to the nation’s DEI programs. Loudoun County Public Schools’s DEIA office, though, has stayed out...

In March 1980, the Wheeling Park High School Speech and Debate team won its first state championship. Fast-forward to today, and the team has officially won its 45th consecutive state championship. The...

This time around, the one thing school officials were certain of was it wasn’t a cyberattack, though today’s 12-hour network outage that lasted the whole school day prompted many teachers and students...

On Feb. 14, Haskell cross country coach Clay Mayes walked into a meeting with Haskell athletic director Zach Wilkerson not knowing what to expect. He walked out of the meeting unemployed and worried about...

On Feb. 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released a letter explaining that schools that receive federal funding must cease the use of race as a determining factor in scholarships, admissions,...

Alexandria’s school board approved its budget for the upcoming school year at a meeting Feb. 26, despite receiving mixed reactions from school staff and students, with many saying that the funds set...

When drifting off in class or roaming the hallways, NASH students may come upon an unexpected sight--Jesus Christ, about an inch tall and made of rubber. Over the past few months of the 24-25 school year,...

Rushing to English class after lunch, students cut through the quad to save time. While they usually are too focused on stepping foot in the classroom before the bell rings to notice, the quad is a haven...

On Feb. 19, Park had an opportunity to listen to Holocaust survivor Manfred Gabler share his story. His parents fled Nazi Germany to Milan, Italy when his mother was pregnant with him. When the Nazis began...

The ding of an email notification now brings a sense of dread to federal workers. It could be another ultimatum from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) or a termination letter. The suspense...

Texas v. Becerra: Disability law and gender dysphoria debate Texas v. Becerra is a lawsuit signed by seventeen states including Iowa. They begin the complaint explaining how disability law was upended...

The Texas House Public Education Committee will take on House Bill 3 tomorrow during a public hearing. The primary pushback against HB3 stems from its creation of vouchers, which would allow taxpayer funds...

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation in February into Alexandria City Public Schools, along with four other school districts in northern Virginia, for potential discrimination and...

America's National Parks have long been a refuge for citizens and wildlife alike, protecting and preserving over 85 million acres of nature since the establishment of the country's first National Park,...

On Thursday, Jan. 30, the first group of New Trier High School students traveled to A.J. Katzenmaier Academy, located in North Chicago’s District 187, to volunteer in the After School Enrichment Program....

The school board voted against a motion to review the rights of student journalists at a Dec. 5, 2024 board meeting. Now, FCPS is starting to feel the effects. When member-at-large Ryan McElveen moved...

“It doesn’t feel good to think that one day our parents won’t make it home or that we get that horrifying call from our parents,” said one FUHS student whose father is undocumented. “We haven’t...

When Asa Gangjee and Suman Muppavarappu received the Grand Award for Aerospace Engineering at the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston, both juniors were ecstatic. After over 900 hours of work in research...

For the inmates of Travis County Correctional Complex, their current life behind bars not only prevents them from acquiring higher education and new skills in the present, but often chains them down from...

In a special election held on Tuesday, March 4, voters will decide whether to grant the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors the power to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office amid allegations of...

Most weekends, teachers Brittany Kurtz and Amanda Huson enjoy wandering amongst the stalls of the city of Orange's farmer's market. One of their weekly staples: eggs. But in recent weeks, the cost of those...

When FHS Wellness Specialist and alum ‘14 Alejandra Flores received her acceptance from Arroyo University on a sports partial-scholarship, she truly believed that her days of living in fear were behind...

At 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, droves of Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) students, parents, faculty and teachers hurried through the doors of the Board of Education room at the District Office to attend...

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While leaving campus and driving on Clarkson Road on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Parker Goltzman, sophomore, saw teachers standing on both sides of the road with signs advocating for higher teacher pay. The demonstration...

What are your plans for a typical Friday after the last class of the week? Would it be hanging out with your friends through the night? tending to your stacks of homework from half a dozen of your classes?...

On Jan. 10, senior Julia Choi was walking down the math hallway after her first block class when she noticed a change to the bathroom area: new sensors resembling smoke detectors were hanging on the wall...

On Jan. 14, 2025, the SRVUSD Board of Education approved a budget plan to address the massive financial deficit that has built up over the last few years, hoping to cut around $24 million. These reductions...

In March 2024, a Burlingame student sent a school email to a friend with the subject line “I WANT TO KILL MYSELF,” attaching a screenshot of a failed attempt at the New York Times’ Connections game....

As the Trump administration passes new immigration policies, religious groups such as the Congregational Church of the Peninsula (CCP) and Faith in Action Bay Area (FIA) work to support the immigrant community. In...

“Enough is enough.” This phrase appeared on protest signs and echoed through the streets on Sunday, Feb. 16 as over 100 demonstrators marched from San Mateo City Hall to San Francisco City Hall,...

Senior English elective English 12: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods will not run during the 2025-26 school year in light of charges against Neil Gaiman. In January of 2025, the best-selling author, known...

Eggs are undoubtedly a common item on a grocery shopper’s list. As the recent bird flu outbreak has spread to many poultry farms across the US, over 158 million egg-laying chickens, turkeys, and other...

This story contains an alternate format that can only be viewed on the original site. View this story onThe Talon. It was originally published on December 26, 2024.

“Buzz!” A phone reverberates, releasing a sound as common as that of a simple hello. So many possibilities are held within this half-second treasure trove of a vibration. Who could it be? What could...

Raising Cane’s has been cooking up a new location in North Wales, and for their grand opening, have also been cooking up their newest combo: a collaboration with North Penn’s Marching Knights and Future...

Imagine being told that your school is offering an opportunity to dissect a human’s leg. Would you want to do the dissection? Del Val students in the biomedical academy and those who are taking biomed...

Thirty-three percent of the greater metropolitan area in Los Angeles is made up of immigrants: 4.4 million out of the city's 18.5 million residents. Almost half of this population is living undocumented and...

This story contains an alternate format that can only be viewed on the original site. View this story on The Burlingame B. It was originally published on February 11, 2025.

Students walked out yesterday during lunch in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Sophomore Raymond Vasquez opened the event by delivering a speech during lunch at the circle stage,...

Few in Los Angeles County will forget what happened on Tuesday, Jan. 7. It all started with over 80 mph Santa Ana winds, which the National Weather Service had warned would start swirling through Southern...