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Shay Cowart grades work for her AP Literature and composition class. Cowart's AP Language class recently completed reading "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell.

Commitment in the Classroom: Shay Cowart

Gavin Grider, Features Editor November 6, 2025

Teachers are important, whether you like your teachers or not, they are crucial to society. Without teachers there would be no future leaders, businessman, doctors, lawyers and almost any job that...

Mark Zajac (12) is smiling after attending a service at his church. Mark was appointed as the youth pastor of the youth group at Merge Ministries, a united methodist church in Hyde Park.

Making A Mark at Plant High School

Gavin Grider, Features Editor October 21, 2025

Outgoing, hard-working and intelligent. These are the qualities that colleges and universities are looking for in today’s students, however, because of how competitive the collegiate race has become today,...

Reeves smiles since she is excited to see the University of Florida’s first football game of the season. On Aug. 30, 2025, the University of Florida won this game against the Long Island University Sharks.

Ella Reeves: Her Journey at Plant

Gavin Grider, Features Editor October 13, 2025

Each school year brings a new class of students to Plant, and each of them always has many talented and outgoing kids. However, for the class of 2027 one of these students is Ella Reeves. Reeves is a junior...

Bayshore Blvd. floods as the threat of the incoming hurricane becomes more and more imminent. Hurricane Milton hit Florida soon after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state.

Healing from the Hurricanes

Gavin Grider, Features Editor October 8, 2025

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,...

Some locals are honoring Charlie Kirk at a memorial in Tampa. Charlie Kirk died  on Sept. 10, 2025.

Who Was Charlie Kirk?

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 plays at a golf course in Arizona while on vacation. Meyer has visited many golf courses throughout his time playing golf.

Golf Ball and a Dream: Will Meyer

William Massari, Staffer September 12, 2025

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...

Edward Evans is an Algebra and Statistics Honors teacher at Plant High School. Evans has taught at Plant since 2003.

Mr. Evans Marks His 23rd Year at Plant High

Henry Johnson, Staffer September 9, 2025

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,...

Henry Johnson (12) captures a photo of his training airplane. Johnson trained for his pilot's license at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

Henry Johnson’s Piloting Journey

Ayaan Gupta, News Editor September 8, 2025

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....

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