Wildcat Tales

Next Semester at Plano

Administration changes second semester schedule

Emma Coleman, Opinion Editor • December 17, 2020

Principal Watkins and other PSHS faculty think that this is the best option for a better learning environment for students and teachers alike.

Annual health fair gets cancelled

Families in need deprived of services the Plano Health Fair provides

Brooke Burnett, News Editor • December 15, 2020

Amid the pandemic, the fair was cancelled.

State fair stays safe for Texans

State fair goers social distance and are entertained from the shelter of their cars.

Dylan Kinney, Newspaper Sections Supervisor • December 15, 2020

Big Tex, now accessorized with a face mask, stood proud as families drove around the fair

Wildcats on their feet for postponed hoco

Students socially distance at the Homecoming game and watch as the court gets selected

Rose Wright, Co-Editor-in-Chief • December 15, 2020

The game against Lake Highland high school was tough, but the avid wildcat fans were determined to cheer on the school’s team even despite the cold temperatures.

School during the Coronavirus steps up sanitation

The school sets strict safety protocols for in-school students.

October 2, 2020

After a long four weeks of online learning, some students are returning to school, and with health the highest priority, the district has created some regulations to make students and staff feel...

MLK Diversity Day Celebration returns for another year

Myrtle Hightower tradition lives on nearly 30 years later

Samantha Jones, Staff Writer • February 13, 2020

The 33rd annual MLK Diversity Day Celebration marked another year of the district’s message of acceptance. The celebration was started in 1988 by Myrtle Hightower, a counselor...

Speech and debate bring home success to represent Plano

The team competed at the Texas Forensic Association Qualifying Tournament

Rose Wright, Staff Writer • December 18, 2019

The school’s speech and debate teams competed in the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) Qualifying Tournament, held at the UT Austin campus, where the successful team scored new additions to...

Theatre students bring pride to Plano

Three Plano students performed at National Texas Auditions

Bryan Kelly, Staff Writer • December 18, 2019

Out of the hundreds of students that went to the National Texas Auditions to perform in front of several colleges, three of those students came from our theatre department. Once the...

Journey of Hope helps families going through loss

Students collect loose change to donate towards grief support of those who lost a loved one

Samantha Jones, Staff Writer • December 17, 2019

Students and staff alike have rallied together to support Journey of Hope, a grief support group co-founded by counselor Mark Hundley. Journey of Hope was created in 1998 by Hundley...

Music Corporation brings jazz to life on stage

Jazz Without Elephants wows audience

Jaece Houston, Feature Editor • December 17, 2019

Music Corporation performed this year’s rendition of the annual fall show, Jazz Without Elephants, before an auditorium of students and parents. In choir, elephants are synonymous...

Annual orchestra concerts brings a world of holiday cheer

Cluster concert serves to bond students of all feeder schools

Katie Gallaway , News Section Editor • December 16, 2019

The orchestra held an exciting performance at their annual cluster concert on Dec. 7 alongside the orchestras of each of the feeder schools. “We’ve been preparing for this...

Madrigal Dinner fast approaching

Long held choir tradition brings excitement and anticipation.

Samantha Jones, Staff Writer • November 15, 2019

The choir’s annual Madrigal Dinner, a Medieval themed dinner and show, is arriving soon in the cafeteria on Dec. 6-7. Madrigal Dinner is not the average choir concert. Guests sit...