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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

Investigation recommendations prompt 11th grade FSA exemption

Investigation recommendations prompt 11th grade FSA exemption

Jessica Jagodzinski, Print Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2015

11th grade students are now exempt from taking the Florida State Assessment (FSA) for language arts after Governor Rick Scott passed an Executive Order Feb. 24. After an investigation of Florida’s...

Plant earns A rating in annual report

Plant earns A rating in annual report

Jessica Jagodzinski, Print Editor in Chief December 18, 2014

Plant High proves their "strength through unity" by earning an A score in their annual school evaluation released Dec. 18, 2014. The recent report by the Department of Education marks Plant's recovery...

Supporters hold moment of silence for Jackie Faircloth on the front lawn Dec. 4. Faircloth was a victim of a hit and run in Tallahassee Nov. 29.

Pray for Jackie

LaNae Fluellen, Circulation Manager December 4, 2014

In the wake of the tragic hit and run on Nov.29,  that left Plant high student Jackie Faircloth in a medically induced coma family, friends and strangers have united in support for her. Thursday, Dec.4,...

Lunar project asks for donations

Lunar project asks for donations

Melissa Jassir, Features Editor November 19, 2014

Since the first successful moon landings, people have been intrigued by the unanswered questions surrounding the moon. In recent news, scientist from the United Kingdom have released a new project, Lunar...

Lot Beginning to Look Like Christmas

Emalee Herrera, Photographer November 17, 2014

Christmas arrives soon, the time of bundling up with a hot cup of cocoa. Along with the arrival of Christmas comes all the sights and smells that it brings. And what is Christmas without a tree to decorate?...

New anti-rape product causes controversy

New anti-rape product causes controversy

Allison Figueroa, Public Relations October 27, 2014

A new date rape prevention method is set to help women feel safer. But, is it creating new ways to blame victims of sexual assault? 18 percent of women are assaulted in their lifetimes and 25 percent...

New interest club’s approval comes to a halt

Katie Chae, Staff Writer October 27, 2014

For students eager to create a club, it has recently become more difficult for clubs to gain approval from administrators. In order to start a club, the student has to have it approved by the Assistant...

Administration allows students to be tardy to the party

Allyssa Ashmeade, Staff Writer October 27, 2014

  Students scramble through the halls, dodge swinging doors, leap over conglomerations of chattering children, practically sprint to their first period class when the bell rings. It is 7:33 and...

Cold water rushes over administration in the courtyard. The Challenge was done on Aug. 18 a the teachers' back-to-school barbecue.

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge absorbs nation

Allison Figueroa, Public Relations September 16, 2014

Standing in the searing heat of a Florida summer for a long period of time could be considered a challenge. But getting soaked with a bucket of freezing water afterward to benefit ALS research is a different...

Plant High School honored with National PTA Award

Plant High School honored with National PTA Award

Allyssa Ashmeade, Staff Writer September 16, 2014

Plant High School won, “One of the most prestigious awards given by the National PTSA,” Beth Garcia the president of PTSA said. This award is known as the National PTA School of Excellence Award. According...

Two months and still missing

Trevor Coulter, Staff Writer May 14, 2014

Many mysterious things have happened to flights since commercial air travel became available to the general public in 1914. To this day, people still wonder what happened inside the planes of flights 93,...

Students visit Spain for break

Students visit Spain for break

Emily Griewe, Copy Editor April 2, 2014

Over spring break, a group of students enrolled in Spanish 2, 3, and 4 toured Madrid, Granada, and Seville, Spain for a week, along with teachers Igxie Rivera, Alberto Rivera, Kristina Renaud, and Elizabeth...

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