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Track Athletes Qualify for State

Apr 26, 2021

The track and field regional qualifiers competed on April 23 and 24 at the University of Texas Arlington and qualified for state. 4x100 R elay – Kaylee Moody, Ibukun Alausa, Kaley Qualls, Tiriah...

Life Beyond Earth: Asteroid Bennu

by Angela Tatsch, Reporter • Dec 16, 2020

Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was born from clouds of gas, dust and debris. Amidst the chaos of colliding rocks, our home planet was born, and with it, life. Details on how this cosmic...

College applications during pandemic

by Haris Kalam, Reporter • Dec 16, 2020

College application season has arrived; the time of the year filled with thousands of stressed kids embarking on the journey of taking the step from high school to college. Typically, during the college...

Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang and what you can do

by Risa Khawaja, Reporter • Nov 19, 2020

Roughly 1 million Uighurs (also spelled Uyghur) along with two other Muslim minorities called the Uzbeks and Kazakhs have been put into Chinese re-education camps for associating or practicing Islam. Though...

Ten things you forgot happened in the 2010s

by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Dec 24, 2019

Great American Retreat

by Andrew Cox, Advertisement & PR Manager • Dec 18, 2019

A recording emerged of France’s Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Justin Trudeau and the United Kingdom’s Boris Johnson mocking President Trump at a Buckingham Palace reception following a Dec. 4 NATO summit...

ESL teacher crowned Teacher of the Year

by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Dec 18, 2019

ESL teacher Jamie Zellner was crowned Teacher of the Year Dec. 10. Zellner was one of six teachers nominated for the award. “All the other names were very good teachers that I have a lot of respect...

Four for All-State

by Fatima Malik, Reporter • Dec 16, 2019

Months of practice led to four students’ placement in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State competition — the highest achievement a Texas music student can attain. After their auditions...

Choir jazzes students, parents

by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Dec 11, 2019

The normal state of the fine arts auditorium sparkles with paper snowflakes as the anticipation for the band, Sound Invention and TrebleMakers members to join the stage built. Choir director Daniel Knight...

Senior wishes he was peasant for college applications (Satire)

by Andrew Cox, Advertising & PR Manager • Dec 11, 2019

Satire Typing away on his MacBook Pro, senior Brad Abbot struggles with his college applications in a search for ways to make his life sound miserable and make admissions officers feel bad for him. “I...

Alternative gift ideas

by Akie Kasai • Dec 10, 2019

As the holiday season approaches, it’s important to take some time to appreciate loved ones: friends, family and teachers. However, gift-giving can often be overwhelming with the cost of all the presents....

Pop culture or cultural appropriation

by Isis Martin, Reporter • Dec 10, 2019

Parents and students call Plano ISD home and describe it as one of the most diverse and inclusive school districts within the state. However, for many minorities and culturally ethnic groups on campus,...