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

PHS News

Juliette Selman (10) stood next to her NICU as it had just been opened. Juliette’s NICU is thriving with young animals, and it is saving lives every day.

Juliette Selman Goes for the Gold

Stella Griggs, Staffer April 3, 2024

On March 16, 2024, the Humane Society of Tampa Bay announced that Juliette Selman (10), a student at Plant, had the idea of creating a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for premature animals that needed...

Plant 101

Lola Magin, Video Editor March 26, 2024

Texas legislatives are fighting tooth and nail to get Senate Bill 4 passed at a federal level, after numerous push backs from the department of justice. The bill aims to allow Texas police to arrest anyone suspected of illegal immigration so long as they have probable cause. Read more to find out about the breakdown of the bill, along with how lawmakers are responding to it.

Senate Bill Four: What is it?

Daniel Beccue, Features Editor March 26, 2024

In 2023, Texas lawmakers approved Senate Bill 4, which aimed to allow Texas police to arrest migrants for illegal immigration. Although it was expected to go into effect by early March, it now faces numerous...

Smiling with the badges and the trophies, the Plant French students pose for the camera. On March 7-9 students from all around Florida gathered at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando for the competition, including Plant High School. Along Mme. Macy and Mme. Coffey, the two French teachers at Plant, brought their students of all four levels of the language to apply it beyond school walls.

Le Congrès de la Culture Française en Floride

Luka Vaicekauskas, Publications Editor In Chief March 21, 2024

Le Congrès de la Culture Française en Floride, or more widely known as the State of Florida French Competition is celebrating 72 years of the annual French state contest. On March 7-9 students from all...

Circus have always been a place where family gather to watch death-defying shows, and for a limited time only the circus is in town. Located in Saint Petersburg, from February 22 to March 24, the world renown traveling circus, The Cirque De Soleil is here. Curious about the show? Read more for an insider look on the traveling performance.

The Cirque Du Soleil is Coming to Tampa-St. Petersburg

Daniel Beccue, Features Editor March 8, 2024

Circuses have long been a place of wonder, and despite the appeal dying out, circus' performance is still well and alive in Tampa. From February 22 to March 24 the Cirque Du Soleil will be opening its...

Senior Sydney Appleton poses for her senior pictures in preparation for graduation. Sydney will graduate from Plant and become an official alumna.

Life at Plant: Sydney Appleton

Stella Griggs, Staffer February 23, 2024

Not all can hold on to their wits through the Senior Year rush of excitement, stress, and anticipation. Still, Senior Sydney Appleton is a strong academic scholar and active community member. Sydney described...

Plant High schools' production, Perfume, was promoted from Scholastic AAA to Scholastic AA. They were promoted on January 31st and are now creating new goals to hopefully surpass by the end of the season.

HB Plant Winterguard Promotion

Kate Fairbairn, Culture Editor February 12, 2024

HB Plant High schools Winterguard team performed their production, Perfume, at Strawberry Crest High school on Jan. 20: the team was later promoted from scholastic AAA to scholastic AA on Jan. 31. At...

Seniors Taytum Ayers and Parker Newkirk pose for the camera in their TV Production class. The two students have worked as actors in this years senior video.

Lights, Camera, Action: Class of 2024 Works Through Filming This Year’s Senior Video

Sydney Appleton, Online Editor In Chief February 1, 2024

Each year, graduating seniors and TV Production students rally together to assemble a work of art that has become an annual tradition, the senior video. As Plant Panthers make their way through high school,...

Posing by the entrance of the University of Florida, the Plant MUN team concluded their annual GATORMUN conference. On Jan. 19-21, the Plant MUN team made their way up to Gainesville to take this after-school Thursday activity above and beyond.

“Motion to close debate!” GatorMUN 2024 Overview

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor February 1, 2024

On Jan. 19-21, the Plant MUN team made their way up to the University of Florida in Gainesville to participate in the annual GatorMUN conference. MUN, abbreviated for Model United Nations, is an educational...

The ACT is an alternative test to the SAT available to all students regardless of school district or state. Despite being unpopular around some schools, ACT offers a new testing experience that many students may find superior. Keep reading to see if the ACT test is for you and read a break down of its content within this article.

ACT vs SAT

Daniel Beccue, Features Editor January 31, 2024

College applications are just around the corner, and students are scrambling to take their standardized tests on time. Most think the SAT is the only testing option, but that is far from the truth. The...

Sage Stark (right),  Sean Murphy (in the middle), and Nicolas Hedge (left) stand smiling in front of a KC-130 located at the MacDill Air Force Base. Sage Stark has been part of the JROTC program for all his four years in high school and plays a vital role in the program.

The Best All Around – Sage Stark- and his JROTC Involvement

Luka Vaicekauskas, Publications Editor In Chief January 30, 2024

Just recently winning the senior superlative of “Best All Around,” Sage Stark has been a central persona to all of those surrounding him. From being a great friend, to a committed Duke “Blue Devil,”...

Senior, Arsemia Negash, dances with her fellow E-Board members before the pep rally started. E-Board president, Natasha Jennings, and class of 2024 president, Neil Diasti, both hosted this Winter Pep Rally.

Pep Pep Hooray: Plant’s Winter Pep Rally

Bella Johnson, Sports Editor January 25, 2024

     

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