The student-run news site of H. B. Plant High School

PHS News

The student-run news site of H. B. Plant High School

PHS News

The student-run news site of H. B. Plant High School

PHS News

When not in school, sophomore Gabi Frye enjoys the adrenaline rush she gets from fishing. She started fishing at the age of 2.

Mahi Mahi on the Mind

Clio Bruno, Staff Writer August 26, 2018

Sophomore Gabi Frye caught the biggest fish of her life in the summer of 2016. “I was 13 when I caught a 50-inch mahi-mahi,” Frye said. "I was so excited and proud.”  Frye has been fishing...

National Honors Society Sponsors Mural

National Honors Society Sponsors Mural

Alexis Perno, News Editor August 18, 2018

A mural was painted by the South Hall entrance nearest the vending machines and turtle pond. The National Honors Society of 2017–18 approved the funding for the mural, while faculty sponsor Tamara...

Q and A with House Representative Kathy Castor

Q and A with House Representative Kathy Castor

Natalie Kerr, Editor in Chief July 17, 2018

Q: How would you sum up your current view of the media?  A: [It is] vitally important in this day and age when there is so much confusing news out there, and we have someone in the White House who...

Elena Grant (11)

Chasing after the gold (leaf)

Macie Lavender, Staff Writer May 23, 2018

The inviting atmosphere of the upstairs art classroom may be familiar to some; warm light filtering through the broad paned windows, paint splatters and charcoal smudges, hushed tones as students whisper...

Drawn to D.C.

Drawn to D.C.

Chloe-Amelie Aikman, Features Manager May 23, 2018

Until junior Alea Jennings reached high school, drawing had hardly ever crossed her mind. Now she has received a Congressional Award for it — and her images will be on display in Washington D.C. for...

Rajat Doshi (11)

Spirit of Discovery

Chloe-Amelie Aikman, Alexis Perno, Features Manager, News Manager May 15, 2018

Q: Tell me about your project. How did you place at the competition? What was the most challenging part? Junior Rajat Doshi: "I essentially developed a novel molecule to remove arsenic from drinking...

Chess club president Aidan Riley shows Lee Gibson where to move his piece next. Aidan takes his role as president seriously, taking charge by organizing meetings and bringing boards to use to teach the members.

Thinking Outside the Square

Riley Schofner, Staff Writer May 15, 2018

Clubs take a lot of effort to maintain and create, and chess club has fought it ways into the club roster. After its first year, the club leaders Calvin Yang and Aiden Reilly has invited several students...

Bob Schofner, Valedictorian

Top of class students share their insight

Alexis Perno, Staff Writer May 9, 2018

Q: "When did you find out you were valedictorian/salutatorian? How did you react?" Bob Schofner, Valedictorian: "I was sitting in writing center and Mr. Bush came in personally and called me to the...

Contributing to the cleanup, club sponsor Kurt Thoreson, guides the team of students down South Howard Avenue.

Ecology club reduces environmental harm

Chloe-Amelie Aikman, Staff Writer May 3, 2018

Wandering towards the end of South Hall, one might recognize the Turtle Pond as a landmark of the campus landscape – a testament to the resident Ecology Club’s existence. However, this club is...

E-Board hosts annual Pantherilla

Alexis Perno, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

Students attended prom at the Double Tree Hilton on Saturday, April 14 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Seniors Maren Scharf and Adrian Mendoza were crowned Prom Queen and King, respectively. "Overall everything...

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