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Walk the Earth: Five ways to help the planet

Walk the Earth: Five ways to help the planet

Rachel Chen, Copy Editor April 22, 2014

 I am not the Lorax, but I think I speak for the trees and every other living organism when I say we could take much better care of our Earth. With bleached coral reefs, melting ice caps and diminishing...

Senior Juan Mendozas sketch for his line

Advanced Fashion Design students prepare for “season finale”

Rachel Zhang, Staff Writer April 15, 2014

   Catching an idea before it slips away, sketching until the most satisfying image comes up, choosing fabrics and patterns; cutting, tailoring, re-tailoring. Advanced Fashion Design students commit...

Planoettes host annual Spring Show

Anna Villano, Staff Writer April 9, 2014

The Planoettes, American Dance/Drill Team National Competition winners, are hosting their spring show on April 10-12. After winning the competition on March 29, the drill team only had a few weeks...

Senior Class President Candidates: Election takes place April 8

Anna Villano, Staff Writer April 7, 2014

Laura Brasier Aspiring politician junior Laura Brasier sees running for senior class president as a stepping stone to the political office she aims to obtain in the future. Brasier believes that her...

Planoettes win Drill Team National Competition

Planoettes win Drill Team National Competition

Madea Neyor, Staff Writer March 31, 2014

The Planoettes won The American Dance/ Drill Team National Competition after competing last weekend, April 28-29, at the University of North Texas. The competition is split up into several categories....

Science fair contestants place at state competition

Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor March 25, 2014

♦ 1st place: Monisha Veerapaneni Identification of Hoxc11 as a Negative Regulator for Thrombopoiesis using ♦ 3rd place: Jessica Hong Synthesis of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs)...

Winter Guard holds annual Exhibition

Winter Guard holds annual Exhibition

Sonam Benakatti, Staff Writer March 20, 2014

The 3rd annual Winter Guard Exhibition will take place this Friday, Mar. 21. The show will begin in the gymnasium at 7 p.m. and features not only the Plano Winter Guard, but performances from other schools...

HOSA heads to Area

Stephanee Smith, Staff Writer February 27, 2014

Health Occupations of Students of America, or HOSA, is an organization for students who intend on working in the medical field. On Saturday Feb. 28 - Sunday Mar. 1, students who decide to participate will...

Artists place at VASE

Hope Hemenway, Journalism 1 Writer February 25, 2014

Plano students arrived at Jasper High School at 7:15 a.m. sharp on Feb. 22 to compete in a state-wide competition known as VASE, or the Visual Arts Scholastic Event. Students competed in the hopes of getting...

Senior Shelagh Haney with American composer Frank Ticheli

Musicians place at All State competition

Sarah Abdallah, Journalism 1 Writer February 25, 2014

The All State competition was held on Feb. 12-15 at the River Walk in San Antonio. The Texas Music Educators Association holds a convention and concert every year for the best players in the state...

Speech duo wins 4th place at Harvard tournament

Speech duo wins 4th place at Harvard tournament

Alexis Harris, Print Editor February 24, 2014

The speech and debate teams ventured to Boston last weekend for the 40th annual Harvard Speech and Debate Tournament. From Feb. 14-17, the teams competed against schools from all across the country, as...

Drill Team Officers announced for 2014-2015

Drill Team Officers announced for 2014-2015

Audrina Alexander, Journalism 1 Writer February 24, 2014

The new officer and sergeant line for the 2014-2015 Planoettes Drill Team was announced after their audition Friday, Feb. 21. The girls trying out received packets back in November to start working on...

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