The Talon

The Student News Site of Rockwood Summit High School

The Talon

The Talon
Emery Gregston

Emery Gregston, Sports Editor

Class of 2027

Time on staff: 2 years

Favorite song/artist: Taylor Swift

Fun fact: I play on the Summit golf, basketball, and lacrosse team.

Favorite newspaper memory: The May 2024 edition where we stayed at school until 10 pm.

All content by Emery Gregston
Above the school, the sprout looms looking down over students as they enter for the day.

The sprout

Skylar Holtgrewe and Emery Gregston
October 22, 2024
After Senior Blake Bell scores a touchdown for the Falcons, Junior Jasahn Tiller celebrates with him. The Falcons defeated Ladue 38-35 on Oct. 10.

[Photo] Gallery: Falcons defeat Ladue 38-35 in Pinkout game

Mariam Sedeiqi, Of The Talon staff
October 16, 2024
In the illustration, a Summit football helmet sits on the football field. While Summit owns three Guardian Caps, they are not utilized by players.

Guarding futures: What are Guardian Caps?

Emery Gregston, Sports Editor
September 20, 2024

The Sun sets on Senior Year

Emery Gregston, Sports Editor
May 15, 2024
Seniors Grant Gibson, Ali Sandler, Ellie Morris, and Mia Brown talk with each other as they watch the sunset over their last day as high schoolers.

Seniors Leah Mehrhoff, Jordan Stevener, and Margaret Schnieders take a selfie before watching the sunset together for their last time as Summit students.

Senior Jordan Vaughn takes a picture of seniors Marley Crites, Avery Kitchen, and Delaney Eggmeyer on the hill overlooking the sunset.

Seniors Claire McCarthy, Meredith Fisher, and Kami Beaton take a selfie together at Senior Sunset to commemorate their last year together.

Seniors Macy Sutton and Maddie Gibson pose for a picture at Senior Sunset. The event took place in the parking lot on May 10.

New and Improved: The 2024 Cardinals

Emery Gregston, Sports Editor
April 24, 2024
In the theater, Javier Mendoza points to the crowd of students attending his concert. The concert took place on April 5.

Father-son duo comes back to rock Summit

Emery Gregston, Sports Editor
April 19, 2024
Club highlights

Club highlights

Suham Alhamad, Emery Gregston, and Abby Glenn
April 3, 2024
While running through the winter guard routine, freshman Georgia Teller dances to “California” by Chappell Roan at practice on March 14. The guard won first place at their competition at Edwardsville High School on March 2.

Winter guard takes first place

Emery Gregston, Of The Talon staff
April 3, 2024
In social studies teacher Greg Gilbert’s classroom, Senior Principal Josten Oglesby hands Gilbert his Teacher of the Year award. Gilbert was named Teacher of the Year on Feb. 22.

Gilbert named Teacher of the Year

Emery Gregston, Of The Talon staff
March 13, 2024
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