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PHS News

Yearly on Jan. 6, the southern European countries celebrate El Día de Los Reyes Magos. With it comes gift-giving, parades, and traditional food, including el turrón and el roscón. Throughout this article, you can find an overview of this Spanish holiday surrounding the Three Wise Men.

El Día de Los Reyes Magos- a Spanish holiday like no other 

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor January 5, 2022

Santa Claus isn’t the star of the holidays when the holy season rolls around in Spain. Instead, it’s the Three Wise Men — or Los Reyes Magos — who take center stage during the winter holidays.    While...

After Homecoming being cancelled due to Covid-19 last school year, students from H.B. Plant High School were eager to attend this years hosted Winter Formal Dance. Throughout this article you can find an overview of the night of Dec. 4 and the highlights of this homecoming dance.

Winter formal overview 

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor January 4, 2022

On Dec. 4, at 8 p.m., the doors opened to the entrance of Winter Formal at Plant High School. Located in the student parking lot, a spacious tent was constructed to fit several hundred students, with a...

H.B Plant High School drumline 2021-22

Alan Stark, Video Editor December 13, 2021

   

Judge Christopher Nash, with the co-captains- Luke McLaughlin and Kate Bentley, and the rest of the team posing for the camera while in Judge Nash’s courtroom at the George Edgecomb Courthouse. The team participated in the Empire Mock Trial Competition, and placed 13th.

Mock Trial at PHS

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor December 2, 2021

Mock Trial is a competition in which students simulate a real trial. The cases chosen alternate between civil and criminal cases yearly, with the case being entirely fictional. Mock Trial is the home...

As Winter Formal is approaching on December 4th, students are looking forward to having an unforgettable night with their friends. Throughout this article you can find helpful suggestions of where to go!

Winter formal dinner highlights

Emily Mangione, Staffer November 29, 2021

This year has gone by in a blink of an eye! Surprisingly, Winter Formal is only a couple of weeks away, which means it is about time to start preparing. It is a tradition to go get a nice dinner...

A bakery that started in Utah in 2017, has reached their location number to 264 open, with 13 of them in Florida, with this number increasing. Weekly, Crumbl Cookies present 4 new flavors for the customers to try.

Crumbl Cookies; expanding throughout Florida

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor November 15, 2021

Cookies come in many forms. In fact, each culture has its own form of buttery biscuits. England has tea cookies, France has macaroons, but the U.S. has Crumbl.    Crumbl was co-founded by Jason McGowan...

Sitting at his desk, English teacher Joshua Marr poses for  photo. Marr has been working at Plant since 2000 teaching a variety of English courses.

Teacher of the week: Joshua Marr

Samantha Macuare, Editor In Chief November 8, 2021

Joshua Marr started teaching in 1998. Education was a common career in his family, and he always knew it was something he wanted to pursue. “I started teaching in 1998, I always knew I wanted to be...

Penny Markowski, #55, running at the Babe Zaharias Golf Course on August 27, 2021. Penny finished with a time of 20:47.50 for the 5K race.

Baby got track!

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor November 3, 2021

Running is not a sport for everyone. No timeouts, required discipline, Florida’s humidity, and a constant race against time are just some of the factors the runners face daily. Such too is the daily...

Twenty consistent campers were polled to see which CAMP class was the most popular out of the five that they offer. The majority voted that sculpt to be their preferred class.

CAMP Tampa: a fitness studio in South Tampa

Ellis Brandon, Staffer November 2, 2021

CAMP is a Tampa-based fitness studio that offers multiple types of workout classes. The CAMP studio offers cycle classes, yoga, circuit, sculpt, and stations. They have recently built and opened a studio...

Oatmeal is seen as a boring and tasteless breakfast choice, but @noregretfood changes the game. Baked, stovetop, overnight, oat chia pudding, and oat cake are just some of the breakfast ideas the blog shares. And in this article, recipes are included for you to try it yourself.

A new way to have your breakfast

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor October 19, 2021

On Sept. 6, 2019, I uploaded my first ever post to my food dedicated Instagram. It was a recipe for a “Vegan Lazy Cake,” a modified guide to a traditional and unbelievably simple dessert that...

On the floor, a mural that Hannah Hanstead and her art club friends have been working on. Hanstead has been drawing since she was 12.

Artist of the week: Hannah Hanstead

Samantha Macuare, Editor In Chief October 4, 2021

Q: “When did you begin your art career?”  A: “I've always been drawing since I was a kid, but I'd say that I started studying art seriously sometime in Middle School.”    Q: “What...

A green van sits in front of Xtreme Juice on South Dale Mabry. Many customers a day walk through the doors to pick up a delicious smoothie.

Go get Xtreme Juice!

Emily Mangione, Staffer October 1, 2021

Smoothies are the customary drink on a hot day, after a workout, or just because of their mouthwatering taste. Xtreme Juice is a well-known smoothie shop in South Tampa and is located on South Dale...

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