Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 26, 2024, as a category four storm. It has now been a year since Helene hit, and its impact is still prominent in the Tampa Bay community. In addition to Helene,...
Gavin Grider, Features Editor
• September 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk (1993-2025) was an American conservative political activist, author and media personality. Throughout his career, Kirk founded Turning Point USA, became a prominent conservative speaker and...
Will Meyer, a senior at Plant High School, is a veteran golfer of 12 years with experience in the sport, including having played on Plant’s team all four years of high school.
Golf helps in many...
Teachers can make or break a student’s experience in a classroom. They hold the power to transform dull lessons into engaging educational moments. Edward Evans, a seasoned educator at Plant High School,...
Becoming a private pilot is known to be an arduous process. Students need to have 50 training hours, pass a 60-question multiple choice exam, log 10 hours of solo flight, do three solo flights and more....
The Plant Panthers came out with a win over rival school, the Robinson Knights, this past week, beating them 78-7.
When Quarterback Aidan Pancholy (12) was asked if he expected to win, he said,...
Although most students might think that all guidance counselors do is change lunch periods or rearrange schedules, the contrary is true. Terri Hensley, Plant High School’s new guidance counselor, demonstrates...
Despite the many classes offered at Plant, there is a limited assortment of teachers; students commonly know that a teacher can either make or break a class. As such, Advanced Placement (AP) Biology teacher...
On Aug. 10, 2022, freshman Fiyori Russom entered the halls of Plant High School for the first time. Almost three years later, as a junior, Russom has involved herself in numerous extracurriculars, expressing...
Annually at Plant, the yearbook comes out in its final form, ready for student viewing. It takes hundreds of pages to showcase staff, students, events, and quotes—but have you ever wondered how those...
Spending your days dancing away are not the only things dancers do to pass the time. Many teenage competitive dancers struggle to balance school, practices, competitions, friends, and family. Even with...
Bo Puckett has been a coach and teacher at Plant for 25 years. Throughout his time at Plant, Puckett has taught several classes, such as Personal Finance/Economics, American Government, Florida History,...
