The Talon
Clayton Valley High School
Concord, CA
Issue Date: Friday, November 17, 2006 
Issue: Volume 47 Issue 1
Last Update: Friday, January 11, 2008

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At-a-glance
        

You can't hear me now

By Talon Staff

No more cell phones on campus. Period.

The new cell phone rule put into place within the Mount Diablo Unified School District has begun to cause frustration among students of Clayton Valle full story >



By Tyler Klock

Understaffing, inadequate textbook storage and the adoption of new textbooks have led to delays in textbook distribution stemming from problems that began as early as last spring.

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By Tyler Klock

Beating the Ygnacio Valley Warriors, CV boys’ water polo has been crowned the BVAL champions for the first time since 1993.

Both teams, previously undefeated in league play, battled i full story >


‘The House of the Scorpion’ as addictive as ‘Opium’

By Dustin Ignacio

Nancy Farmer’s House of the Scorpion published by Simon and Schuster (2002) is a riddle of a tale about the mysterious and confusing life of one of the greatest and darkest scientific experiment full story >


Jet Li portrays his fearlessness in ‘Fearless’

By Abdul Bassa

The epic martial arts film “Fearless” re-enacts the life and times of real life Chinese national hero, Huo Yuanjia, co-founder of the Jinwu Sports Federation and expert fighter. The story full story >



By Abdul Bassa

The epic martial arts film “Fearless” re-enacts the life and times of real life Chinese national hero, Huo Yuanjia, co-founder of the Jinwu Sports Federation and expert fighter. The story full story >



By Tyler Klock

“Hyphy Buses.” “Thizz.”

If I didn’t know any better I’d think I was watching an E-40 music video. But no, I was watching CV’s homecoming rally. < full story >



By Mackenzie Garcia

The feeling one gets when volunteering is an indescribable sensation. charity work lifts your spirits and gets you out of yourself and into a place of well-being.

As the saying goes, ̶ full story >



By Mackenzie Garcia

As the population of the United States reaches its 300 million mark, CV hits its own mark. There are now 1,900 students at CV and the population continues to grow.

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&#8216;STAR&#8217; test results yield pertinent, useful effects

By Marc Albano

Not only does the California STAR test (Standardized Testing and Reporting) impact students every year by bearing directly upon their high school elective courses and college acceptance, but often aff full story >



By Tyler Metz

Celeste Piper led the CV Girls’ varsity tennis team to a third place finish in the Bay Valley Athletic League championships held on Oct 30, 31 at Freedom High school in Antioch.

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By Piero Yacarini

CV triumphed in this year’s home coming game 28-14, making it the Eagles first league win of the year.

From the beginning, one could feel CV’s school spirit in the air. Most stu full story >



By Holden Nakamura

The freshman football team holds a record of 9-1, as well as the league championship!

The frosh Eagles whooped the Lincoln High Lions 48-0. They rallied back after a big upset against D full story >