The 2025 Starbucks fall menu was officially released on August 26, 2025, and students wasted no time heading to check it out. For many, fall at Starbucks feels like the official kickoff to the season. The brand has built a reputation around seasonal drinks that signal a new time of year, and none are...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished their 2025 preseason on Saturday, August 23, with a 23-19 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Raymond James Stadium. Although the Bucs fell short on the scoreboard, they ended the preseason with a solid 2-1 record and displayed moments that excited fans for the upcoming season.  One...

Pickleball has been popping up all around South Tampa: among a growing number of tournaments, courts and teams, it seems that everybody has joined the pickleball bandwagon. It’s no wonder, then, that Plant High School is now home to its very own Pickleball club, Panther Pickleball.     Although...

The global phenomenon “The Summer I Turned Pretty," based on Jenny Han’s three-book series, premiered its TV adaptation on Prime Video in June 2022. Now in its third and final season, the show has captivated audiences with its weekly episode releases. Directed by Zoe R. Cassavetes, with a recent...

Wildfires in Florida have started increasing in frequency and size in the past few years, challenging the wide assumption that high humidity would make large-scale fires impossible. With increasing temperatures and decreasing rainfall, the Everglades forests have been drying up. This dryness in many...

We are only a couple of weeks into the school year, and for a lot of the student body, summer vacation seems like a distant memory. These were some of the most popular vacation spots this summer for your fellow plant students.  Lots of Panthers went to the beach. Whether you like to go to the beach...