Wildcat Tales

The School Newspaper of Plano Senior High School

Plano alumni affected by Sandy

She walks down the hallway and into the men’s restroom at Long Island University, where her classmates are gathered. They are all there for one thing. The outlets. After Hurricane Sandy hit the Long Island campus, there was a huge power outage. In order to contact their family and friends, the students had to use [...]

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Review: Spettacolo

The energy of Spettacolo might sneak up on the audience, but its power never dies throughout the entire show. The annual percussion show, whose name is Italian for “show,” features musicians of all levels—from elementary school students to parents. The show opens with quiet narration from percussion director Michael A. Hernandez. As the lights dim, [...]

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Review: Music Corporation Presents SING 2012

Thursday night the Dr. Doyle Dean Performing Arts Center was alive with the sound of 20 of the most talented voices in town. It was the first night of the 34th annual SING concert, where Music Corporation put on a moving, professional show. Made up of 20 songs, the show embodied the feelings of family [...]

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Maelyn Schramm: Writing Across the Community

Maelyn Schramm hadn’t expected to win the internship with the Dallas Morning News when she applied. But she had nothing to lose and everything to gain. Schramm walked into editors’ period that day, unaware that she was the new Dallas Morning News intern. Sponsor Terry Quinn was the one to tell her about her latest [...]

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From District to Area

     Determination and practice have paid off for the cast of the one-act play “The Cripple of Inishman,” who is advancing to Area after winning District alongside Flower Mound High School on April 3. Kicking Plano West High School and Marcus High School out of the competition last week, the nine actors will head to [...]

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Senior Class President Candidate: Chris Picklesimer

Wildcat Tales: What made you want to run for SCP? Chris Picklesimer: As cliché as this may sound, I simply want to make a difference. Plano is such a great town, and Plano is the best school in the best town, so I feel that I should do my part to help out. On the [...]

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HOSA Members Stitch Up Competition

National competitions are in sight for members of the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter. This past weekend, students attended a competition to try to advance to the state and national levels. The competition this weekend encompassed many events. There were emergency preparedness events as well as events about education and medical knowledge. Junior [...]

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Soaring to the top (of the scale)

     Becoming an opera singer isn’t something Leigh McGuill ever thought she would be considering as a career. However, when her teacher, Broadway veteran David Gaschen tested her range and discovered how high McGuill could sing, she knew it was what she wanted.      “I think she has a special gift that not everybody has,” [...]

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To watch or not to watch?

     People don’t have time to keep up with things on the same schedule the networks air programs. That’s why there are now a variety of ways to watch television.        “When I turn the TV on, I just watch whatever’s on,” senior Sara Bynum said. “Sometimes it’s Disney, or Logo. Really [...]

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“Chicago” Review

Chicago, the musical entailing the rise to fame of the wanna-be vaudeville star Roxie Hart, is being performed on the 12, 13, and 14 of January in the Dr. Doyle Dean Performing Arts Center. Getting a sneak peak at their dress rehearsal, I can definitely say that this is the best high school performed musical [...]

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