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, @rhs.talon on Instagram, @rhstalon on Twitter, and like The Talon on Facebook.

The 2021-2022 Staff

Adviser: Ms. Michaela Youngs

Editorial Board:

Editor-in-Chief: Holly McDonald
Feature Editor: Jenny Kim
Lifestyles Editor: Megan Splan
Opinions Editor: Erielle Ocampo

Staff Writers: 

Brice Boggan

Shay Carr

Jaemin Kim

Justin Lal

Trina Mollicone

Makenzie Paul