The Talon Tribune

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Amanda Menihan interactively teaching Zann Singleton during her A4 class.
Amanda Menihan: familiar teacher, new school
Silver Creek Student Senate President Brooklynn Baum and Vice President Om Singh pose for a photo after leading a Student Senate meeting.
New School Year, New Leaders, New Ideas: Silver Creek’s Student Senate is Back and Ready to Make Change
Tristan Herrera using his iPhone during class, Kein Peterson in the background.
Student VS the Machine
Photo courtesy of Kavya Kataria April 25, 2022, the Enviro Club was doing a school clean-up, focusing on weeding and cleaning up any litter outside the cafeteria. From left to right is Tess Norcut, Boonyakorn Nampatipatpong, Emma Milczuk, Hunter Dominquez, Noella Weber, Kavya Kataria, Rakhi Kataria, Barbara Keith and Carmen Rubino in front.
Veteran Teacher Retiring: Barbara Keith’s Legacy at Silver Creek
Silver Creek Spanish teacher Ana Laura Menchaca and social studies student teacher Lesley Renneker.
Parting Lessons from Menchaca and Renneker
Senior athlete Nick Bigelow in the triple jump event.
Running Towards Success: Silver Creek’s Track Team Journey
Silver Creeks Girls Swim Team members (left to right) Lucia de La Lama, Isabelle Casas, and Anna Longenecker getting prepared for state by participating in some silly practices!
Girls Swim Week – Ready for Confrences!
Review About the New Track
Review About the New Track
Photo courtesy of Catherine Peterson. Silver Creek Girls Basketball Team at Open Gym getting ready for the season!
The Excitement of Winter Sports Return to Creek!
The new turf field at Silver Creek High School.
New Turf Field
Ninth-grade students, Charlie Henry and Braeden Macchia, practicing rock-paper-scissors to prepare for the event.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Grease!
Lyla Capparelli, an upcoming member of the International Thespian Society, singing “Those Magic Changes” from the musical “GREASE” with Silver Creek’s ensemble on 14 February, 2024.
Rising Opportunities: Silver Creek Joins the International Thespian Society
A bowl made by T Lyndon in Ceramics Club
Ceramics Club
Silver Creek Marching Band performing “Sweet Caroline” at the Senior Night Football Game.
Silver Creek’s Marching Band Continues To Go Strong After the Season is Over
A flyer For Silver Creek High’s newest Play "Game of Tiaras."
The Obscure Life of Theatre: Behind the Scenes
Photographed is the ChatGPT website, the purveyor of AI-based writing.
The Death of the Written Word
A photo by Wiki Media representing AI’s use and how it can be used by anyone
AI Social Norms: What Happens When it Goes Wrong
Silver Creek High School's library's current furniture.
New Furniture Coming Soon?
A family enjoying a snow day together while being dressed up for the cold weather
No More Snow Days For St. Vrain Valley Students
Photo Courtesy of Macie May, Longmont Leader.
Longmont’s 44th Annual Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat Street 2023
This a fair-use image from Goodfon that was created in 2013 by Soolbat. It is Godzilla in the background with red buildings
Review: Godzilla x Kong the New Empire
A picture of the Duolingo loading screen indicating that the user is using the app
Duolingo- Highly Effective or Blindly Followed?
Testing the various brands of ice cream.
What Ice Cream is Best for Your Summer?
Jojo Siwa’s new song “Karma” came out April 5, 2024
The Backlash of Jojo Siwa’s New Song “Karma”
The introduction title card to the television show “Resident Alien”.
Resident Alien: Review
Photographed is the ChatGPT website, the purveyor of AI-based writing.
The Death of the Written Word
Silver Creek High School's online newspaper, The Talon Tribune where students have the opportunity to create articles for their community.
Why Student Journalism Is Important
Silver Creek science teacher Stephanie Owen guest lectures in the Integrated 9 class. She shares her experiences living in Sierra Lione.
Teacher Guest Speakers: the Power Within Our Walls
Someone paying using contactless pay using Apple's wallet app
Cash, a dying art
Posters found in Silver Creek’s upper crescent advertising fundraisers held by students.
Are There too Many Fundraisers at Silver Creek?
G.S.A. members hanging out and painting rocks together at the beginning of the school year.
G.S.A.’s Importance at Silver Creek
Unevenly parked cars in the SCHS parking lot indicate the presence of newbie drivers. Officer Ryan Douglas, Silver Creek’s SRO, noticed the poor parking in the lot and has seen the parking page himself. Officer Douglas says, “If you get down to the edge of the parking lot and look down the line where all the cars should be lined up to, they are all over the place”.
Instagram Account the New Bad Parking Police?
Summit Louth and Anika Reiner practicing their lines on the Silver Creek stage in the auditorium.
Much Ado About the Fall Play
Students of Silver Creek High School attend a Sources of Strength lunch meeting where they talk about how to be a mental health resource for all students. From left, Elia Shaughnessy, Abby Frea, Ella Grabham, Whitney Mires, Averi Adair, Rafi Kopelan, Addison Brents.
Silver Creek High School Prioritizes Mental Health and Preventing Suicide within the Community
Silver Creek High School wall of all the counselors encouraging the students to reach out if they ever need help.
Supporting Student’s Mental Health at Silver Creek High school
Mental Health
G.S.A. members hanging out and painting rocks together at the beginning of the school year.
G.S.A.’s Importance at Silver Creek
Ernesto Flores works diligently at his desk on a Friday afternoon.
New Counselor at Silver Creek
Ehle-Parker practicing self-care by hiking Imogene Pass just outside of Ouray, Colorado!
Welcome Back, Parker!
Ernesto Flores works diligently at his desk on a Friday afternoon.
New Counselor at Silver Creek
Counseling Services
Hosting the SCLA Casptone Mentor Dinner outside allowed for more attendees on September 27, 2021 at Silver Creek. This event would’ve usually been held inside. According to Lauren Kohn, a SCLA 12 teacher, “If we have a higher number of people, as long as we can host the event outside, then that seems to be keeping every[one] safe”.
SCLA Capstones Saved by the Outdoors
Lunch Schedule/Menu
Silver Creek Students and Peace and Service for Africa members Jacqueline Jarvis and Lily Hensley working on posters for their annual Change for Change fundraiser.
Peace and Service for Africa: Make Education Accessible
The campaign posters for Paige Selby and Paige Schleper, and Brooklyn Baum and Om Singh for the 2024 Student Body Elections on April 17th.
Election Insight: A Look at the Candidates For Student Body President
International Club Students (left to right) Devin Bransen, Avery McKenzie, and Kealey Quinn make masks to celebrate Mardi Gras with the International Club in February.
Understanding Global Learning With the International Club
A bowl made by T Lyndon in Ceramics Club
Ceramics Club
This was the 2023 October Sources of Strength member training in the Silver Creek Library.
Sources of Strength 2023-2024 Goals
Ehle-Parker practicing self-care by hiking Imogene Pass just outside of Ouray, Colorado!
Welcome Back, Parker!
Ernesto Flores works diligently at his desk on a Friday afternoon.
New Counselor at Silver Creek
Hosting the SCLA Casptone Mentor Dinner outside allowed for more attendees on September 27, 2021 at Silver Creek. This event would’ve usually been held inside. According to Lauren Kohn, a SCLA 12 teacher, “If we have a higher number of people, as long as we can host the event outside, then that seems to be keeping every[one] safe”.
SCLA Capstones Saved by the Outdoors
Counseling Services
COVID-19
Just a Moment
The Walk

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