Retiring teacher: Valerie Krajcir

Q: What are you going to miss about Plano the most? A: The people. I work with a lot of great people and they’re fun to work with and we have relationships. So once I leave, I’m sure I will stay in touch with some of them, but there are others that I won’t and [...]

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Kathleen Shaffer – Business Manager

Senior Kathleen Shaffer brings enthusiasm and dedication to the Wildcat Tales as the business manager. She hopes she will encourage other staff members to help create a publication that excites and entices readers. She enjoys working with children, which has helped her have an optimistic outlook on life and be more compassionate. In the future [...]

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The Advance Fashion Design Show: Premiere

The work of 17 designers, 95 models, more than 102 outfits, hair stylists and makeup artist will combine at the Doyle Dean Performing Arts Center on May 18 for the Advance Fashion Design fashion show, Premiere. Senior Sofie Kyhnel’s line is named Pretty Tough because each item will be studded after she was inspired by [...]

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Orchestra UIL

Buses will load students on Feb. 29 and March 1 to transport the full orchestra and philharmonic orchestra to Allen High School for the annual UIL competition. During UIL three judges will rate the groups based on three pieces they have prepared and their sight reading performance. Both orchestras have been preparing the music since [...]

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Making a Difference

Twenty-one thousand children die every day from a preventable cause. In many third world countries children die under the age of 5, simply because they do not have sufficient food and water or are forced to live in unsanitary conditions. To protect these children, UNICEF fights these unnecessary deaths and improves conditions all over the [...]

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The sport of patience

Down by four shots and nine holes to go, the only way to win was playing under par. The last hole left junior Chad Ahn tied, but when his component shot a bogey he was able to win by one shot at a Firewheel golf tournament last summer. This was one of the 32 golf [...]

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The sport of patience

     Down by four shots and nine holes to go, the only way to win was playing under par. The last hole left junior Chad Ahn tied, but when his component shot a bogey he was able to win by one shot at a Firewheel golf tournament last summer. This was one of the 32 [...]

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Making a difference

     Twenty-one thousand children die every day from a preventable cause. In many third world countries children die under the age of 5, simply because they do not have sufficient food and water or are forced to live in unsanitary conditions. To protect these children, UNICEF fights these unnecessary deaths and improves conditions all over [...]

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Kathleen Shaffer – Staff Writer

Kathleen is a junior this year. This is her first year on Wildcat Tales and she’s excited to be on the staff. She thinks it’s cool that on the newspaper staff that there are stories written that can make an impact on people. She is a people person so she wants to have a career [...]

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A Story Worth Sharing

     English teacher Kimberly Stuber has lived with the death of her sister since September 12, 2002 and keeps her memory alive by sharing the story of her death with her students. Her sister Stephanie Wadsworth died after battling stress caused by her kidnapping in January of 1999.      Stuber and her sister were seven [...]

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