About The Talon

The Talon is the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Rochester High School. The Talon earned Spartan Awards, the top honor in the state, from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016. In addition, in 2013 and 2015, The Talon earned top honors in the nation when the staff received a Pacemaker Award through the National Scholastic Press Association.

Each month, The Talon staff strives to produce high-quality, informative news, feature, entertainment, opinion and sports stories that are relevant to students at RHS, as well as the Rochester community through print, web and social media coverage. For more great coverage, check out @therhstalon on Issuu, @falconsofrhs on Instagram, @rhstalon on Twitter, and like The Talon on Facebook.

The 202-2021 Staff

Adviser: Ms. Samantha Scorzo

Editorial Board:

Editor-in-Chief: Mariam Hanna
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Alyssa Hart
Features Editor: Holly McDonald
Sports Editor: Collin Kilpatrick

Staff Writers: 

Megan Baker

Noah Cichowski

Alex Djordjevic

Jenny Kim

Andrew Koss

Tre’Sure Lott

Maddie Lawson

Awtry Massa

Marta Svirgun