The Talon - Issue #2 (2022-23)

Table of Contents

Introduction Pg. 1

A Cereal-sly Fantastic HOCO- Pg. 2

Homecoming Court Interviews Pg. 3 4

Worship Team - Pg. 5

Hey, Eagles! In this issue of The Talon, our Journalism Staff has decided to highlight some of the awesome things that have been happening over the past month! For starters, the BIG HOCO game, where the Eagles took home the Win against Reedley High! This was such an exciting game, and we are so incredibly proud of our football team! Also highlighted in this month's issue are interviews from the HOCO court, interviews from our Chapel worship team, a review on our very own cafeteria food, and more! Be sure to follow us on Instagram @ihs the talon and e-mail our Journalism teacher, Mrs. Kodman at kkodman@immanuelschools.com if you would like your club, class, or event covered in our next issue!

New Teacher Interview - Pg. 6-7

Eagle Eats Pg. 8

Formal Date Tips - Pg. 9

Photos - Pg. 10

HOMETOWN

HOMECOMING!

The Talon Staff

A Cereal-sly Fantastic Homecoming

by Sienna Mehling

It has been a cereal-sly fun week here on campus with our thrilling dress-up days and exciting games and activities on campus this past week! This year's theme was different types of cereal each day, which had students from high school all the way down to elementary dressing according to the different cereals each day. Each campus had different dress-up days. High schools' dress-up days consisted of Sports Day, Tropical Day, Senior Citizen Day, Career Day, and Spirit Day. Students participated in many different games at lunch this week. Monday included two cereal-sly intense games of Kajabi. One game with girls and the other with boys. Since Tuesday was Tropical Day, a co-ed beach volleyball was played out on the green. Wednesday, students ate their raisin bran and appeared to be 60 years older. They raced around the green with walkers and wheelchairs. Thursday’s game was spike ball because what's Life without Spike Ball? Cheerios and other cereals were the themes of Friday’s game, where students participated in cheerio “minute to win it” games.

Thursday’s talent show was a big hit and saw all kinds of different talents from every grade. Eight different acts were performed. The senior class was represented by Eliana Rotunno, with her freshman sister Angelina Rotunno performing a hip-hop dance to the song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Sadie Carpenter also represented the Senior class by singing “Tremble”. Finally, the last performance for the senior class was Matthew Azua, Emiliano Mendez, Aaron Gutierrez, and Damian Cabrera with Mr. Sorensen for the first annual Homecoming pie eating contest! The Junior class was represented by Leka Takapu singing a song on his ukelele, and a group of junior, freshman, and sophomore boys, as well as Mr. Nolan, performed “patito juan” with special guest Mr. Pinkard. In the sophomore class, we had Maddie Marquis playing and singing on the piano and Grant Wilkins on the drums. Each class made a video representing a theme for this week and had to follow 3 guidelines for their video. Each class needed to creatively feature an eagle, a staff member, and cereal. It is unanimous, but the winner of the class video is the junior class. The winner of the talent show is Maddie Marquis from the sophomore class.

The freshman float is Wheaties - sports-themed. Sophomores are captain crunch - tropical day, the Junior’s have Life cereal - career day, and the senior class is raisin bran- senior citizen. The winners of the float are the freshman class.

A Cereal-sly Great Homecoming Court

by Sienna Mehling Madison Jackson Maddison Martinez Allison Friesen

Unknown Quirk: I don't like people to touch me Best High School Memory: Cat a lina

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To have

artistic abilities, to have a straight nose, and to be cool.

Favorite Food: Any pasta. Who would I cast as me in a movie: Someone funny.

Favorite tv show/movie: Gilmore Girls.

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Clara Riddle because she just lives the life and she's a beast

Hannah Barker

Unknown Quirk: I eat Chipotle burritos with a fork

Best High School Memory: When Maddie Ramirez, Bella Davila, and I would ride together to soccer practice and blast music,

scream at the top of our lungs and talk about life.

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: The ability to choose any college I wanted to go to, to pick my dream house and location, and to have a memory slide show of every good memory I've had Favorite Food: In n out burgers

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Florence Pugh

Favorite tv show/movie: Gilmore Girls

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: A kindergartner because I wouldn't have to worry about anything else but what I wanted to eat for lunch and if I got to play on the playground that day.

Unknown Quirk: I watch Cocomelon with my sister everyday Best High School Memory: Senior retreat because with the coldest ice, great weather, and luxurious cabins we

made endless memories with the best class!

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To marry Jackson Lloyd, to become an FFA State Officer, and to watch a scary movie without getting scared

Favorite Food: Kabab City chicken bowl Who would I cast as me in a movie: Betta Roberts

Favorite tv show/movie: Gilmore Girls

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Ms Sandberg I'm already turning into her might as well make it official!

Emily Kawagoe

Unknown Quirk: I have a really good seagull noise.

Best High School

Memory: Catalina Point blank Period

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To always

have 5 more minutes, for my jeans to always fit, and for the mustang to be in perfect condition

Favorite Food: 100% Poke Bowls

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Sandra Bullock

Favorite tv show/movie: I love Luca, it makes me cry every time

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Mr Thomas, then I would finally be able to be a Thomas legend.

Unknown Quirk: I can actually still do the splits Best High School Memory: Beating Reedley in Basketball the first round of playoffs and then taking a picture

in front of the "R town" sign.

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: I wish to be taller, but only like 1 or 2 inches. I wish I had abs, like really defined abs. I wish I drove a Chevy Colorado, my dream truck.

Favorite Food: I could go for chicken tacos anytime Grilled chicken tacos hit different and no one can change my mind

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Carrie Underwood, she's so cool

Favorite tv show/movie: Favorite movie is definitely tangled I could quote every word for you All the songs are on my playlist so I can listen to them daily

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Mikah Tolpeznikas, without a doubt

Elisabetta Roberts

Unknown Quirk: I can fall asleep anywhere. Best High School Memory: Moments in the Ag suburban on the way to various competitions. If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To

have unlimited money, to meet Parker McCollum, for farmers to be loved by the world.

Favorite Food: Caesar Salad.

Who would I cast as me in a movie: I would cast Maddi because we are already considered twins.

Favorite tv show/movie: Mama Mia (OG)

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Maddi Martinez because she lives so close to school.

I'm tired of driving 35 minutes everyday.

Unknown Quirk: I can't wear socks that don't match Best High School Memory: Prom last year, the whole experience and the memories

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To get a brand new truck of my choice, to experience the Wild West in person, to live the life of a billionaire for a day.

Favorite Food: Moms fried fish

Who would I cast as me in a movie: John Wayne

Favorite tv show/movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Mattie, so I could see what it's like to put up with me for a day

Sawyer Friesen

Unknown Quirk: I eat cucumbers with salt

Best High School Memory: Senior Retrear

Unknown Quirk: I can't enjoy an artichoke without peeling 3 layers off first

Best High School Memory: Pie eating contest

If you had 3 wishes, what

would you wish for?: Be taller, have a magical fridge that restocks itself with whatever food I want, the ability to talk to animals.

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Kevin Heart since he's a fellow short male

Favorite tv show/movie: ICarly

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Lori the chef since I would like to test my chef skills and see how they hold up against the school

on homecoming.

Unknown Quirk: I broke both

wrists at the

same time in 7th grade playing in a basketball game

Best High School Memory: Beating Reedley

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To wish that #2 will come true, to wish for unlimited wishes, to be able to fly.

Favorite Food: Mom's Lasagna

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Ryan Reynolds

Favorite tv show/movie: Cars

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Nobody I'm living my best life

Logan Stallions

Unknown Quirk:I only eat the heart of an avocado pickled, slightly mushy.

Best High School

Memory: Chamber 2021 2022 If you had 3

If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?: To be able to wishes, what would you wish for?:

instantly be able to learn any skill, to instantly have whatever food I wanted, and to be able to freeze time

Favorite Food: Dried mangoes

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Andrew Garfield

Favorite tv show/movie: Psych

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Saul Gutierrez, because who wouldn't want to be Saul

Every Fortnite skin, endless supply of Rosa's chocolate milk, that my dog would get back from the farm upstate

Favorite Food: Sushi

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Meg Ryan

Favorite tv show/movie: Friends

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Joshua Merrit son of Lisha Merrit born

Unknown Quirk: I have to watch a YouTube video before I sleep or eat. Best High School Memory: The pie eating contest with my friends in the talent show. If you had 3 wishes, what would

you wish for?: It's really cliche but for world peace and for everyone to love each other, for my dad to be back, and that unhealthy food was healthy and healthy food was unhealthy.

Favorite Food: I would say Mexican food but it's broad so if it had to be one it would be chicken wings.

Who would I cast as me in a movie: Eggsy from Kingsman

Favorite tv show/movie: Tv show, Seinfeld, movie, Water Boy

If you could trade lives with someone on campus, who would it be and why: Mr. Knaak because I would know how it would be to be tall and wise.

Jason Poole

Damian Cabrera

Noah Schletewitz

Matthew Azua

A Joyful Noise

by Josiah Burkhart

Here at Immanuel worship has always been at the forefront of our school spirit. It's easy to have it be such an important part of the identity of immanuel with such an excellent worship band. Ethan Garcia, senior, had our star bass player a lot to say about the worship team and his experience. He shared a lot about how much he's been inspired by John Walstrom, the old bass player Watching John inspired Ethan to join the team.

He also had so much to say about his highlights of worship, such as playing with the Wilkins family through the ages from Luke Wilkins to our very own Grant Wilkins. He said even at the “worst” times he's been having nothing but fun even with their backs against the wall. But he's specifically loved when the chapel became one big group again Ethan said “seeing all those people fill the stage space and worship and get so into it when they haven't played those songs in years.” They also have lots of new musical projects to introduce and can't wait! Ethan's favorite song he's performed is do it again.

Grant also has loved his time in worship and told

us all about his time in worship He started playing drums because of his dad and older brother. He said his favorite part of being on the worship team is playing with his friends and meeting new people. He looks back on last year fondly, especially when they played O come to the altar he's so excited about all the skills being brought to the table for the band and hopes they play his favorite song For the Cross.

Logan, one of our star singers, had a lot to share as well. He says the main influence would definitely be his father He's always been there for him, he was telling us. He was saying how close he's gotten with the group and that making friends for life is his favorite part of fundamentals. He says his favorite worship fundamentals, experience and memory was all last year. Logan is super excited for this year as he feels the team is really tight and close so they're performances are going to be great. From what I've seen so far I'd have to agree!

Meet our Journalism teacher, Mrs. Kodman!

by Sienna Mehling

We are so excited to introduce our Journalism teacher to you! This is Mrs. Kodman’s first year at Immanuel and her first year teaching. She is teaching eighth-grade English and Journalism! She is super excited to share about herself, so you guys can get to know her better.

What brought you to Immanuel?

Two years ago, two of my kids started attending elementary school here at Immanuel We felt blessed to find an amazing school with a great community and a heart for the Lord, and teaching wasn't even on my mind, but we just loved the community Fast forward to this summer, I was working at RMBC with youth ministries, and I saw an ad on Facebook that Immauel was looking for an English teacher I thought it would be such an amazing opportunity, but brushed the idea aside because of how life had led me to staying home and working at church part time, plus four children to care for! I talked to my husband because it kept coming up, and he was super supportive and told me to go for it. We prayed about it, and it happened so fast. Within a week of contacting the school, I had been highered. The Lord led me every step of the way, and it was so right. I couldn't turn it down, the lord just handed it to me I was truly called to be here

Is there a special talent that you have?

I play the guitar. I’ve been playing for close to 20 years

What has been your favorite memory here so far?

Praying with students during lunch. I've had several opportunities and had students come in for prayer, and

I have never thought I would be able to experience something like this It truly is a blessing to have the opportunity to meet with students and pray with them

What is something you are hoping to bring to this campus?

My goal for my students this year is to learn how to cast their anxiety and fear on the Lord because it has always been something I’ve struggled with since I was a teenager Whether it is an assignment or things going on at home, I always want to be a resource for them if they need anything and always bring them back to the Lord I want to have a relationship with each of my students. I always have my door open, and they are always welcome to be in here, and they do, which has been a blessing.

What is your favorite food?

Thai or sushi- Hands down!

What is your favorite Bible verse?

Philippians 4:6 rejoice in the Lord always I will say it again; rejoice! Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present requests to God

Where did you go to High School and College?

I went to Clovis East High School, briefly went to Fresno City, took some courses at Fresno State, and ultimately received my Bachelor’s Degree from University of Phoenix in 2013

Tell me a little bit about your family.

My husband, Kyle, and I have 4 kids, Hudson, 9; Hailey, 7; Henry, 2 ½, and Avery 18 months. As a family we love to do anything outdoors. The beach, the mountains, anything at all!. We have a cabin and love to go four wheeling. We attend RMBC and are very active there and participate in small groups as a family. My son loves to read, my daughter is super artsy and my younger two are wild and love to play. We have a dog, a Great Pyrenees named Ahni, 10 chickens, and a Chameleon! We are definitely a busy bunch!

What is your biggest fear?

Honestly, spiders and cockroaches, I can’t. They are just SICK. Once in college, I had a cockroach crawl across me when I was sleeping in college, and I just jumped out of bed and was not happy. Ever since then, I couldn’t take it

What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?

Free time Well, I honestly don’t get a whole lot of free time! But when I do, I love to bake, I love to craft with my Cricut machine, and, of course, spend time with my family. I also love to have my own personal reading time, and not just read the books we are reading for school!

What would be the first thing you'd do if you won the lottery?

Well I guess I would probably pay of all my student loans. After that, I would set up my kids. I would make sure they would be able to have a down payment on a house and make sure they were all set up.

Eagle Eats

by Josiah Burkhart

Being a student in the culinary arts here at immanuel makes one appreciate finer foods. Where then could one go when wanting the highest quality highest class food reedley has to offer? Eagles landing of course! Where the service is incredible, and the food is better. Hungry in the morning? Try some biscuits and gravy, lunchtime rolling around? How about the Immanuel Man McRib? But I'm not just here to talk about all the amazing delicacies, just a select few After all, what fuels the immanuel man and immanuel woman? And today's breakfast item on the menu is biscuits and gravy. I cannot sing their praises enough.

The warm gravy toppled over buttery breaded biscuits, how could you not want one of those every morning? Now I hear you. I do “josiah what about lunch i don't get breakfast that's for dweebs'’ yes i hear you. Now this weeks item is the hot wings. Believe me, i've only had better from my mama. If you were around me when i was eating those you know how much i loved them. The sauce was delicious, the perfect mixture of sweet and a little bit of spicy. Those who think salt is spicy would be able to scarf these wings down anytime. Tune in next time where I'll discuss with you. Is the coffee shop in school as good or better than people say? We’ll find out!

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If you were an exam, I would give you more than a hundred points. When God made you, he was showing off. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.

I hope you know CPR, because you just took my breath away!

Do you happen to have a Band-Aid? ‘Cause I scraped my knees falling for you. You know, I always thought that Disneyland was the ‘happiest place on Earth,’ but that was before I got a chance to stand here next to you.

If you were a fruit, you’d be a ‘fine apple.’

Do you like Star Wars? Because Yoda only one for me!

Are you a camera? Because every time I look at you, I smile.

If you were a chicken, you'd be "im peck able"

Aren't you tired? From running through my mind all day?

If you were a vegetable, you'd be a cutecumber

Do you play soccer? You look like a keeper.

If you were words on a page, you'd be fine print.

If you and I were socks, we'd make a great pair

ON CAMPUS!

EAGLES

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