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PHS News

Shako in hand, drum major junior Ainsley Neil walks on the track. The drum majors use stands so the band members can see them keep time and conduct.

Superior Season

Audrey Taylor, Staffer November 16, 2019

The band earned an overall Superior at the Music Performance Assessment (MPA) hosted at Bloomingdale High School Nov. 2.   A superior is the highest score they can receive at MPAs. Over 25 high...

Smiling as he plays, senior J.T. Hill performs at the End 68 Hours of Hunger event Nov. 4 at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church. The Tampa Bay Chapter of this organization feeds 535 kids weekly on weekends when school lunches are not available.

Drumming up support

Michelle Tutor, Managing Editor November 6, 2019

Drumline performed at the End 68 Hours of Hunger food truck rally for the first time November 4 at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church.   “Overall, it was pretty fun, the environment was low stress,” junior Kayla...

Running towards a bowl of candy is one of the many children that attended Plantoween. In this event every group of players had their own game so that the children could have fun while also receiving candy.

Football team hosts Plant-O-ween

Addie Robey October 31, 2019

The football team hosted the second annual Plant-O-ween at Dad’s stadium on Oct. 31 for kids in the South Tampa community.  “Not only getting to see the smile on the kids’ faces when we...

Announcing an impeachment inquiry, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi addresses the media on Sept. 24. The inquiry comes after allegations that President Donald Trump threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine unless they investigated former Vice President Joe Biden’s son and his business activities in the country.

Speaker of the House announces impeachment inquiry

Graham Hill, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2019

Following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of the launch of an impeachment inquiry exploring an alleged incident where President Donald Trump threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine...

Studying the art, junior Gracemary Allen attended the Coffee and Art Festival held Saturday Oct. 5 at a Brandon church. She and a few of her friends volunteered to assist in running the festival. Photo by Julia Wolfe.

Annual festival held in Brandon

Julia Wolfe, Staffer October 14, 2019

The Diversified Christian Noise group, also known as DCN, hosted their fourth annual Coffee and Art Festival in Brandon, on Saturday, Oct. 5.  They had a variety of things for the public to...

Mic in one hand, senior Lanee Seymore holds her speech in the other. Seymore was the point person from the board that oversaw planning and set up for this specific event.

Student club hosts event to talk to Christian athletes

Audrey Taylor, Staffer October 11, 2019

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes held their second ever Fields of Faith event at Dad’s Stadium after school on Oct. 3.   The event had lots of activities and games for those who attended,...

Former Plant High School student John Gulley walks around the school halls Friday, Sept 20. John joined other alumni for the fifty-year reunion of their graduating class.

Alumni class of ‘69 reunite at campus tour

Julia Wolfe, Staffer October 8, 2019

The school’s halls were filled with a generation of Plant alumni Friday, Sept. 20. Splitting into several groups, the class of ‘69 received a tour of the school campus so they could look back...

Listening and answering questions, students are presented the sculptures that feature the use of the black-figure technique, a method used by several different art pieces. The students have been learning about other sculptures with a similar technique before the tour at the Tampa Museum of Art on Oct. 5

Students tour Tampa Museum of Art

Izzy Antilla, Staffer October 8, 2019

AP Art History students met at the Tampa Museum of Art at different times throughout the day to take a tour of the antiquities, abstract and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art, Oct. 5.  The trip...

With the grand re-opening coffee will now be served in environmentally friendly cups Tuesday Oct. 1. All sales benefit Special Olympics.

Pawbucks goes green

Salena Kahassai, Staffer October 4, 2019

Pawbucks has decided to go green by eliminating the use of plastic straws and styrofoam cups starting Oct. 1.  The eco-friendly materials, including the cup and lid, are more expensive, causing...

The morning after the meme outbreak, Donna Kroegel notified the senior class that disciplinary action may be taken if a similar incident were to happen again. Krogel aimed to warn the Plant student body to think before they post while using the platform.

Memes overtake Edsby group

Cole Morgan, Staffer October 3, 2019

A meme outbreak occurred late at night on Thursday, Sept. 19 within the Class of 2020 group page on Edsby.   Senior Andrea Beaty posted a picture of her hairy legs attached to a poll posing...

Members of the football team place flags in honor of the 9/11 victims Tuesday Sept. 10. Around 2,977 were killed at the World trade Center towers during the terrorist attack, not including those from the Pentagon.

Students set up remembrance event for 9/11

Carol Kornworcel, News Editor September 30, 2019

The girls lacrosse team, football team and a few ROTC students participated in placing approximately 2,977 American flags in honor of the 2,977 who were killed during the World Trade Center terrorist...

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