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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
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...

To prevent waste from getting into the river, students pick up trash along the Riverwalk during the Hillsborough river and coastal cleanup Sept 21. The students kept a log of all the trash picked up to document the total waste collected at the event.

Marine Club participates in Hillsborough River cleanup

Audrey Taylor, Staffer • September 28, 2019

Marine Club coordinated a site for the Hillsborough River and Coastal Cleanup and had students participate in cleaning the Riverwalk Sept. 21.  The cleanups were hosted throughout Tampa and along...

In preparation for the fall concert, members of the junior varsity chorus learn new choreography for their song, Sept. 19 in the chorus room. The concert will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the auditorium, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Chorus hosts rehearsals for fall concert

Kate Bernstein, Staffer • September 27, 2019

  Chorus began rehearsals for their fall concert Tuesday, Sept. 17 and Thursday, Sept. 19 in the chorus room. Rehearsals ran from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days and consisted of intervals...

Learning the first few movements of their routine campers follow alongside the Danceros Sunday Sept. 22. Campers were split into groups to get one on one time with their leaders.

Danceros host annual Performance Camp fundraiser

Michelle Tutor, Managing Editor • September 27, 2019

Danceros taught over 150 children foundational ballet techniques coupled with a dance the participants performed in front of their parents at the annual day camp, Sept. 22 in the gym.  “We do...

Facing forward, the semifinalists posed for a picture in front of Plant High School. They are 9 out of the 16,000 semifinalists selected from an initial entrant pool of 1.6 million.

Students achieve semifinalist title

Michelle Tutor, Managing Editor • September 25, 2019

Nine students- seniors Alyssa Crocker, Lindsey Gabler, Ryan Hobson, Hamilton Jones, Lucy Morris, Tien Nguyen, Alixandra Rubin, Hayden Watson and Junhao Zhang- became National Merit Scholarship semifinalists Sept....

Protestors show supportfor their cause through protest. The climate change march had attendees from many different affiliations like March for Our Lives, and Green Gasparilla. Photo courtesy of Taylor Ward.

Climate change march held at city hall

Izzy Antilla, Staffer • September 25, 2019

A rally in city hall to support action on climate change took place on Sept. 20.   The rally attendees came from different groups, ages and backgrounds, who all gathered to show support for...

Preparing for the event, senior Bailey Floyd organizes glowsticks to be handed out among students, Sept. 20 at Dad’s Stadium. This was SADD’s second year hosting Be the Light. 

SADD hosts annual Be the Light event

Kate Bernstein, Staffer • September 24, 2019

Be the Light, an annual event hosted by Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) to raise suicide awareness, took place Friday, Sept. 20, starting at 6 p.m. at the football game.   The event consisted...

Tugging against the boys team, senior Sophia Larrata pulls the rope Friday Sept. 15 in the gym. Larrata is a member of the varsity swim and dive team.

School spirit

Salena Kahassai, Staffer • September 21, 2019

Pep rallies are a seasonal event to bring recognition to the sports teams and unite the school, and the first pep rally of the school year took place on Sept. 13.   Junior Annika Johnson believes...

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