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BPA and DECA head to state

BPA and DECA head to state

Stephanee Smith, Staff Writer February 21, 2014

While two business-related clubs, Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) and Business Professionals of America (BPA) are different, both of them share common factors in competition. This year...

Artists compete in VASE

Hope Hemenway, Journalism 1 Writer February 20, 2014

Every year, art students all around the nation participate in a competition known as VASE, or the Visual Arts Scholastic Event, in which students grades 9-12 can enter their pieces. These works can either...

StuCo innovates bottle drive

StuCo innovates bottle drive

Ashley Stuber, Staff Writer February 13, 2014

To encourage donations to the water bottle drive, Student Congress’ School Enhancement Committee installed little recycling cans throughout the school. All of these are regularly emptied in trash...

Saving Planos pond

Saving Plano’s pond

Torie Brannen, Staff Writer February 11, 2014

The pond, home to many ducks and fish, was drastically altered around Jan.7. Chlorine and copper sulfate were introduced to the makeup of the water, turning it a vibrant, clear blue and killing over...

StuCo service committee participates in Hospital Drive for Busy Books

Stephanee Smith, Staff Writer February 8, 2014

Junior Student Congress (StuCo) community service committee officer Austin Bareis started the Hospital Drive for Busy Books on Feb. 3 and plans on delivering them to Children’s Medical Center on Feb....

German Club competes and places first in state competition

Karian Chard, Journalism 1 Writer February 7, 2014

German Club paved their way to state level competition on Feb. 1, taking home first place for Folk Dancing, Traditional Choir, Modern Choir, Grammar Test and Sight Reading, as well as claiming 2nd and...

Science fair contestants awarded at district competition

Max Smith, Journalism 1 Writer February 7, 2014

Science fair projects such as researching for a cure for thrombocytopenia and creating waterborne bacteria in creek water using radiation led to first place finishes  at the District Science Fair on Feb.5. Senior...

Planoettes perform in elite competition

Audrina Alexander, Journalism 1 Writer February 6, 2014

The Planoettes performed at the ADTS North Texas Regionals at Heath High School for their elite competition Saturday Feb. 1. The elite teams are made up of Planoettes who went through a tryout process...

Plano Wildcats Athletics: 2014 Signees

Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor February 5, 2014

ATHLETIC EXELLENCE                      ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT                               EXEMPLARY CHARACTER Name of athlete – David...

Academic Decathlon to compete at state level

Madea Neyor, Staff Writer February 1, 2014

The Academic Decathlon (AcDec) team is headed to state again this year. In the regional competition on Saturday, Jan. 25, the class of nine competed. The following team members won medals at the...

Earth is “eh” without “art”: Artist advances in state competition

Earth is “eh” without “art”: Artist advances in state competition

Rachel Zhang, Staff Writer January 29, 2014

A girl is riding in a saddle and swinging her boots. Her face is not in the scope, but it is easy to tell she must be a cowgirl. Senior Mary Casillas put herself on canvas and swung into the final round...

Outreach Movement inspires students in DISD and beyond

Gabe LaBounty, Featured Columnist January 27, 2014

Junior Ahneesh Mohanty started an organization called the Outreach Movement. He urges Plano students to aid the students in Dallas Independent School District (DISD) who might not be able to help themselves. In...

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