Working Our Talons Off: Newspaper Staff Keeps TCHS Informed Year-Round
Students constantly crave information. Whether it’s about a club, sport, or STAAR testing, the need for information always leads to one place: the Timber Creek Talon.
Category: Features
The Magic of Volunteering: Sophomore Wins Cook Children’s Junior Volunteer of the Year
Lauren Graham was named the Junior Volunteer of the Year by Cook Children’s Medical Center, located in downtown Fort Worth, through the junior volunteer summer program during the summer of 2018.
Jonathan Elliston Signs Letter of Intent to the University of Illinois
Two months after his acceptance to the University of Illinois, Elliston officially signed the letter of intent declaring that he is now a member of the men’s wheelchair basketball team.
Falcon to Baylor Bear: Valedictorian Paves Her Own Path in College Years
Former Falcon Angelique Dockendorf, has moved on and is now working to obtain her PhD degree from Baylor University. Dockendorf graduated from Timber Creek as the valedictorian in the class of 2015 and graduated from Baylor with the class of 2018 and discovered her true passion, despite it clashing the path she had already chosen.
Sophia’s Corner Black History Month Special: Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland is a ballet dancer at the American Ballet theatre in New york City, who recently became the company’s first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in its 75 year history. She also became the American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American soloist in two decades, and has inspired many young girls and boys in her important work.
Stories to the Scars: Students and Teachers Share Their Lasting Memories
Every wound has a story behind it. Here are students who reveal stories of how their scars came to be.
Bessie Coleman: An Aviator Soaring to New Heights
Although she faced heavy discrimination her entire life, Bessie Coleman fought to pursue her flying career. She became the first woman of African American descent to achieve a pilot’s license, and she earned an international pilot’s license in 1921. Mostly known for her air shows, Coleman also served as inspiration for many people of color who aspired to be pilots.
Katherine Johnson: A Mathmetician Who Broke Barriers
The 1950s and 60s were a turbulent time that saw everything from the space race to the civil rights movement, two separate events that were brought together in Katherine Johnson. As a NASA employee and an African American woman, she Read more
Malcolm X: A Hero Left Behind
Though a controversial character, Malcolm X is an American Hero, and a trailblazer for the black community. Without X’s radical views and outspoken tendencies, nobody would pay attention to his more passive brethren, and his ideals are justified when one takes a look into his treacherous past.
Students Create Girls Ready Room for Special Needs Prom
Prom serves as a memorable milestone in a fleeting high school career, heels click against the floor, dresses brush the floor and the music crescendos from the speakers as students sway to the beat. This year for the Special Needs Prom, volunteers have banded together to create a Girls Ready Room offering free hair and makeup services the afternoon before the dance Saturday, Feb. 16.