Farewell to retiring teachers: Elizabeth Smith

Haley Bunnell, Staff Writer
May 21, 2012

     Her voice became shaky as she tried to hold back her tears.     “This is the best place in the whole world to me,” she said softly, while drying her cheeks with a tissue. After 42 years of teaching and interacting with students— 36 of those years proudly wearing maroon— German teacher,... Read more »

Farewell to retiring teachers: Teresa Fresquez

Danielle Deraleau, Staff Writer
May 21, 2012

     AP Spanish 5 Literature and Spanish 4 teacher Teresa Fresquez will be retiring after nine years at Plano.      “Basically, there are some changes happening in AP, so I figured if I was thinking of leaving it might be a good time to let the new person kind of get into the changes,” Fresquez... Read more »

Farewell to retiring teachers: Rhonda Maloney

Danielle Deraleau, Staff Writer
May 21, 2012

     BC Calculus and Pre-Calculus teacher Rhonda Maloney will be saying goodbye to Plano after 34 years. Years ago, Maloney told the Wildcat Tales that coming to Plano was like coming to heaven.      “I came from a school in which they just stuck me in a room in a temporary building—never... Read more »

Cone-tastic: The highs and lows of Matt Cone’s Plano-centered life

Alyssa Matesic, Staff Writer
October 4, 2011

     Room A207 is filled with patriotic paraphernalia. Two flags hang side-by-side on the left wall, a collage covers the front podium, and any visible white space is covered by posters or artwork. The white board holds a bulleted list of historical events of the date titled “Today doesn’t suck... Read more »