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“One big family:” Plano unites to celebrate student’s life

Anna Villano, Staff Writer May 17, 2014

Former Rice Middle School student Nicole Wilson died on Sat., May 3 due to complications with Type 1 diabetes. After her sister Kelly posted a moving tweet on Twitter in order to reach out to Nicole’s...

Tipping the scale: Servers discuss gratuity

Tipping the scale: Servers discuss gratuity

Anna Villano, Staff Writer May 12, 2014

Working a few hours on the weekend, she makes only $2.13 each hour. For staff like senior Rachel Whittemore, gratuity serves as at least half of what they make. As opposed to those who are paid an hourly...

Unspoken friendship: Horseback riders pursue passion for riding

Unspoken friendship: Horseback riders pursue passion for riding

Sonam Benakatti, Staff Writer May 1, 2014

About 10 years ago, senior Victoria Roberts’ mother brought her to a barn in Fairview, and she began doing horse trail rides. Her grandpa raised horses at his ranch where her passion first began...

PTSA after prom party to feature $12,000 in giveaways

Karian Chard, Journalism 1 Writer April 10, 2014

Attending the dance is only the first step in one’s Prom night. What sparks debate, however, is how to spend your night after the dance. Steve Register, the president of the PTSA, advocates for students...

Hannah Damons prom dress

Finding the fit: Girls search for prom dresses

Audrina Alexander, Journalism 1 Writer April 8, 2014

With prom rolling around, many girls already have gone out to the stores to find perfect dresses to wear for the big night. Whether it is buying the dress at a store or online, the girls were set on a...

Balakrishnan attended Camp RYLA, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, with many other students.

Senior takes gap year to Taiwan

Rachel Zhang, Staff Writer March 25, 2014

A different language, culture, climate, food, education and life, on top of living with a new family – senior Vig Balakrishnan will opt for going to Taiwan for one year as an international exchange student,...

Senior Kelsey Donnell spends time with Okie, a 7-week-old German Pointer.

Vet Clinic students explore career choices

Rachel Zhang, Staff Writer March 18, 2014

Every day, the students in Vet Clinic get out of school at fifth period, go to their working places and live slightly different lives from those of regular students'. The requirements for taking Vet...

Student reveals transgender identity to peers

Student reveals transgender identity to peers

Sonam Benakatti, Staff Writer March 7, 2014

After suppressing her true identity for so long, junior Sydney Dela Rosa decided it was something she could no longer hide from those around her. After feeling uncomfortable in a tuxedo, Dela Rosa announced...

Father and son create Pokémon Club

Father and son create Pokémon Club

Ashley Stuber, Staff Writer February 24, 2014

On the last Wednesday of every month, over 50 students fill two combined rooms to talk about and play Pokémon. Life-long fan and Pokémon club president junior Mark Yee creates every tournament and t-shirt. “It...

Academic addiction

Academic addiction

Alexis Harris, Print Editor February 21, 2014

Medication for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder began in the 1960s. Fifty years later, teenagers in high school now abuse the same stimulants that were originally created to treat...

Students recognized for science fair experiments and research

Students recognized for science fair experiments and research

Sonam Benakatti, Staff Writer February 13, 2014

She conducts her research mostly at school, although she doesn’t stop there. When junior Ria Chhabra returns to her house, she works on a makeshift lab. "It’s just like a desk with all my little...

Milt Enright visits a village in Africa. He is welcomed by Maasai people, who then welcome him into their culture.

A lifetime of experience: Substitute teacher hopes to bring inspiration to students

Priyanka Hardikar, Online Editor January 17, 2014

He has been a substitute teacher for 14 years, but he is not what his students consider the “typical” sub. He is Milt Enright. “The typical substitute comes in and hands out stuff,” Enright said....

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