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The School Newspaper of Plano Senior High School.

Wildcat Tales

The School Newspaper of Plano Senior High School.

Wildcat Tales

Junior Robert McCullough and other members of the jazz band playing for the crowd.

Swing, Swing, Swing: Jazz bands put on annual swing dance

Emily Roberts, Staff Writer January 29, 2016

The Jazz band has been putting on the annual Swing Dance for over 30 years. Each year, a new theme is displayed through music and decoration in the cafeteria. This year’s theme was “Sing, Sing,...

Stephens evades several would-be tacklers during the season's opening victory.

Running to Stanford

Emily Huang, Staff Writer September 11, 2015

Senior running back Brandon Stephens has taken the next step in his football career by choosing Stanford University as his next playing stop. Stephens, who made the decision on Sept. 4, took both football...

The fine arts building in 1976. According to Dr. Dean, the strong tradition of the fine arts has continued from the beginning. "When we first opened we had these major studies courses that included Music," Dean said. "But they did away with that. We have always had strong music programs. Band, Choir, Orchestra and Theater were all outstanding when the school first opened."

Commemorating the past: Wildcats reflect upon Plano’s 40 year anniversary

Gabe LaBounty, Staff Writer May 27, 2015

As one class departs from the cherished walls of this school, their memories pass with them. Students hardly notice the intricate details and stories that converged into creating this campus. These halls...

Casey Hopper, Nikhil Pandeti, and Jeremy Doan pose with their CompSci teacher Ms.Gallatin holding their trophies."When we won, I felt really happy," Doan said. 
Submitted by Ms.Gallatin

CodeWars: Students place in programming competition

Arim Lee, Staff Writer May 13, 2015

A team consisting of three students taking the Computer Science course competed in the Hewlett-Packard CodeWars on March 7. This competition is one of the biggest programming contests and the students...

Cheating crisis: AP U.S. History faces new threat

Arim Lee, Staff Writer May 7, 2015

Obtaining good grades is one of the many pressures associated with high school. Occasionally students resort to cheating in order to get the credit for hard work and to receive high scores. Recently, multiple...

Missing integrity: students, staff, and plagarism

Ella Hunt, Staff Writer May 4, 2015

Late night stress, last minute projects and forgotten homework can lead to what teachers and many students believe is unacceptable -- plagiarism. One teacher who often encounters plagiarism is history...

One of Arango's French art pieces.

From Plano to Paris: Students win grant to travel France

Erienne Terpak, Staff Writer April 24, 2015

Paris has gone from dream to reality for junior Juan Arango and senior Jacqueline Doan. Last month, the pair received $1,000 each from the Societe Honoraire de Francais to travel in French-speaking countries...

Perez was able to move in with her boyfriend and her baby for two short months and said she enjoyed her time with both of them.  "I loved being with my boyfriend and living with him and my baby," Perez said.

Figuring it out along the way: Teen mom pregnant with second child

Stephanee Smith, Staff Writer April 8, 2015

Every three minutes brought a circuit of agony. Tears fell down her face as she had no option other than to leave her and her baby's life in the hands of a doctor. In the end, each tiresome and frightening...

"We stay together because it's simulating a real family," junior Annika Crandall said. "There's a 'ma' and 'pa' and then 'brothers' and 'sisters' and we all individually have researched an ancestor who we are walking for. So we read their stories to kind of get a glimpse of what adversity they went through." Photo submitted by Elaine Moon.

Taking on the trek: Teens experience pioneer traditions

Maggie Cross, Staff Writer & Featured Columnist March 18, 2015

Mid-calf skirts and canvas pants were the trend last spring break for a group of Mormon teens. The annual Plano Stake Trek event requires all attendees to dress up like pioneers and pull around carts to...

Flipping the tables: Wildcat alumni become teachers

Flipping the tables: Wildcat alumni become teachers

Stephanee Smith, Staff Writer March 6, 2015

Every year, new faces overwhelm the halls and history repeats itself. Students rush to their classes while getting stuck in B building traffic. Some plan out how they will manage to complete last night’s...

Graphic by Anna Villano.

Babysitting blues: Students discuss working in child care

Gabe LaBounty, Staff Writer March 4, 2015

The word babysitting has become an umbrella term describing several different jobs relating to childcare. As teenagers gain more experience, their babysitting jobs become more and more complex. Yet the...

Words of wisdom: Seniors share favorite classes

Words of wisdom: Seniors share favorite classes

Maggie Cross, Staff Writer & Featured Columnist March 2, 2015

We asked seniors what classes they would recommend for the Class of 2016. Here's a taste of the answers we got: Christina Moen  "I recommend you take Government, Economics, Health, all of those...

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