The Talon <![CDATA[The Talon]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:15:25 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Freshman gridders 9-1, league champs]]> 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 De La Salle full story > ]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Eagles soar high over Panthers at Homecoming game]]> 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 students and parents show full story > ]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:54:00 GMT <![CDATA[Girls' Tennis places third in BVAL's]]> 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. The Eagles ended thei full story > ]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:51:00 GMT <![CDATA[Boys’ water polo wins BVAL’s for first time in 13 years]]> By Tyler Klock



SENIOR MICHAEL MURRAY pump fakes YV's goalie. The Eagles were victorious over the Warriors 11-9, making them BVAL champs.

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 it out at Cowell full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[We can make a difference]]> 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, “Those who volu full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rally ‘goes dumb’]]> 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. It is my belief that there is a fine line between p full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:13:00 GMT <![CDATA[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 Valley. Althoug full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:10:00 GMT <![CDATA[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 is a very pr full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:02:00 GMT <![CDATA[ ]]> 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 is a very pr full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:02:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘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 experiments in t full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:01:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘STAR’ test results yield pertinent, useful effects]]> By Marc Albano
STAR Test results not only impact students in high school, but in college, and even at home. full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[CV enrollment exceeds 1900 students]]> By Mackenzie Garcia
CV’s student enrollment continues to climb as it reaches 1,918. full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[School year begins with textbook delays]]> By Tyler Klock
Delays in textbook distribution are due to understaffing, inadequate storage, and the adoption of new books. full story > ]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:46:00 GMT