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PHS News

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

PHS News

The Plant softball team was recently given a chance to spend the day at Disney ahead of a challenging spring schedule. The team says they feel more bonded and connected after such an exciting trip.

Plant Softball at Disney: The Need for Team Spirit

Lizzy Breen, Staffer February 20, 2023

Saturday, Feb. 4, the Plant Panther Softball team went to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for a team bonding experience. The Panthers have been practicing for over a week in preparation for a challenging...

Juniors Tanner Swank and Moriah Scott performing the stimulatory hands-on CPR training in the auditorium, on February 13. A fairly recent bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis requires Florida high school students to attend cardiopulmonary resuscitation training as a form of graduation requirement

New Graduation Requirement; Hands-On CPR Training

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor February 20, 2023

A fairly recent bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis requires Florida high school students to attend cardiopulmonary resuscitation training as a form of graduation requirement. As a matter of fact, thirty-eight...

Plant High School Resource Officer Scott Bowman poses in front of the school. This is Bowman’s first year at Plant High, having formerly served in Iraq as a Dignitary Protection Agent and in Hillsborough County as a police officer.

Protect and Serve, from Iraq to Plant

Ava Satterfield, Print Editor-In-Chief February 17, 2023

Protecting is second nature for Plant High Resource Officer Scott Bowman.    Before coming to Plant High School, Bowman served in Iraq as a Dignitary Protection agent, guarding high profile officials...

On Dec. 23 the movie Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody was released to theaters. The movie’s goal is to celebrate Whitney and tell her story to the world.

Movie Honoring Whitney Houston

Bella Mangione, Staffer February 8, 2023

Released to theaters on Dec. 23, the movie “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” shares the life of Whitney Houston as she rose to fame in the 1980s.  The plot begins with young Whitney...

Teens Against Cancer is a newly founded fundraising group to raise money for cancer research. Stay tuned for upcoming fundraising events in the future.

Teens Against Cancer

Emily Mangione, Opinions Editor February 6, 2023

Plant High School junior Ryan Lamont, and Robinson High School junior, Aiden Nguyen have created an organization passionate about raising money to support the research for pancreatic cancer. The group,...

Social media is a major part of our lives whether we like it or not. The spread of news via social media may or may not add to the effect of some events. The issue becomes when we consider how the government is going to respond or regulate the spread of valid news through social media.

Social Media and Politics: Sarah Goldstein.

Addison Gear, Staffer February 3, 2023

In the early afternoon of June 26, 2022 a group of press stood just Outside of the capitol building between the Cannon House Office Building, The U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Congress. The group was...

Posing then and now, a former Plant High School student, Arlie, shares about her experience at Georgetown University. Now, after spending 4 years at Plant High School, Rubin just finished her first semester at Georgetown's Business school.

Arlie Rubin- From Plant to Georgetown

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor February 3, 2023

Arlie Rubin, a PHS’ 22 graduate, is a current student at Georgetown University. Studying at a rigorous and selective school in the heart of Washington D.C. is an accomplishment worth noting, but with...

Michele Scott was incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility located in Chowchilla, California. She was pardoned by the governor from her double life without the possibility of parole sentence. Scott had the unique perspective of being within walls, watching the capitol building get stormed Jan 6, 2021.

Jan. 6, 2021 From Behind Bars

Addison Gear, Staffer February 3, 2023

“At the end of the day, I'm a patriot, I am an American, I'm not democrat, I'm not republican.”   It was a dreary day outside of the U.S. Capitol Building as a woman named Michele Scott posed...

 Vivienne Westwood brought punk-rock fashion into the modern and mainstream world. Creating a legacy that will be recognized and that will live on forever.

Vivienne Westwood: Her career in fashion

Ellianna Valkenburg, Staffer February 1, 2023

Born on April 8, 1941, Vivienne Isabel Swire had a life dedicated to bringing punk fashion to the mainstream and modern world. Swire first entered the public eye in the 1970s after making clothes for the...

On January 20-22, the Plant MUN team made their way up to the University of Florida in Gainesville to participate in the annual GATORMUN conference. Posing in the Reitz Union, the Plant MUN team concluded their first in-person conference since the Covid-19 pandemic.

GATOR MUN 2023 Conference

Luka Vaicekauskas, Features Editor February 1, 2023

January 20-22, 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...

Erica Hooks is a recent addition to the Plant teaching family. Her involvement with the school is not limited however, being the sponsor of two clubs and substituting for almost a decade.

Erica Hooks: From Temp to Teacher

Lizzy Breen, Staffer January 24, 2023

Erica Hooks is an English and reading teacher at Plant High School, but her story is far from traditional. Without an education degree, Hooks had to take and pass multiple courses, tests, and classes to...

Posing with a “P”, the Plant softball team poses with MLB first baseman Pete Alonso. The softball team helped host Alonso’s charity event at Plant High School this weekend.

Pete Alonso Charity Event

Parker Wielkens, Staffer January 24, 2023

On Saturday, Jan. 14, the New York Mets first baseman, Pete Alonso, returned to Plant High School to host an event supporting his charity- The Alonso Foundation. The event held food trucks, entertainment,...

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