Welcome Back Letter for The Talon Website

Happy new school year, Falcons!

We are Maggie Friel ’26 and Annabel Seyoum ’26, and we are honored to serve as your Talon Co-Executive Editors for the 2025–26 school year. As we begin a new year, we are excited to continue the work of informing and connecting the Good Counsel community through student journalism.

We are both IB Diploma candidates in our second year of the program. We joined The Talon as freshmen—Maggie as a photographer and Annabel as a writer. Since then, Maggie has previously served as Co-Executive Editor, while Annabel has served as News Editor. These experiences have strengthened our commitment to producing journalism that is timely, accurate, and relevant to the GC community.

The Talon remains a student-run newspaper dedicated to covering issues that matter—on campus and beyond. This year, readers can expect reporting on school events, in-depth features, student perspectives, sports coverage, and reviews in arts and entertainment. Our goal is to highlight the voices and experiences of the Good Counsel community while maintaining the standards of responsible and engaging journalism.

It’s never too late to get involved with The Talon. We welcome writers, photographers, designers, and social media contributors to join our staff. If you are interested, please fill out this form or contact Mrs. Essig or Ms. Neugebauer, our co-moderators.

You can also stay connected with us by following The Talon on Instagram and YouTube, subscribing to our newsletter Tuesdays With the Talon, and visiting our website at gctalon.org.

We look forward to keeping you informed throughout the year.

Sincerely, Maggie Friel & Annabel Seyoum Co-Executive Editors, The Talon