Panthers Face Off Against District Rivals

Ali Sawani
April 24, 2012

The Plano East Senior High School baseball team is in the midst of a stretch of eight games against district opponents which continues at home this evening against Lewisville. The Panthers started the stretch well with a win against Plano West, which is also cross-city rival. Unfortunately however, the... Read more »

Drive, Determination, Dedication (Continued from print issue)

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Ali Sawani
March 9, 2012

In the past several years, the school has led the area in the number of students to All-State and is among the top schools in the state that produces All-State musicians. It is a great honor for the school to have and the students acknowledge how special the school is and the better opportunity it provides. “Just... Read more »

Warning Fails

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Sadhiya Moolji
March 9, 2012

An initial proposal to require prominent cigarette health warnings, in the form of images, was recently blocked by a federal judge in Washington. The mandate was to require tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products to better show the effects of smoking. Although many people are well... Read more »

Remembering Stevie

Danielle Swernofsky
February 17, 2012

On Saturday, Feb. 4, a music and arts memorial was held at Café Bohemia for Stevie Kendall. Last February during a snowstorm, Stevie and three of his friends were traveling to Austin to go to a concert. They hit an ice bank and their car spun out of control. Stevie was killed instantly. The memorial... Read more »

Women Of Troy

Ali Sawani
February 17, 2012

The school theatre department is performing at zone competition for the UIL one-act on March 24. The school is hosting the competition as it has been doing for the last couple of years. They will be going up against the same schools they were last year, by sheer chance, which includes Plano West, Marcus... Read more »

Stresses now will pay off in future

Maryam Shahid
February 3, 2012

Junior Emily Montana wears her band uniform as she gets ready to go to the football game that night. Meanwhile junior Rushi Dalal relaxes at home and watching TV. The lives of band students and those of NHS students are very different. Some extracurricular activities can affect the grades of students... Read more »

Interpreter for Life

Jessica Studer
January 27, 2012

Mr. Donald Thompson has been an ASL teacher here for the past Two years, and has been more immersed in the Deaf Culture than most students realize. They usually don’t figure out that he is a C.O.D.A. (Child of Deaf Adult) or that his wife is Deaf until later on in the school year when they discuss... Read more »

Happens Only Once

Lydianna Cirilo
December 15, 2011

A time when shopping becomes hectic, twinkling lights cover the fronts of many houses and tradition becomes religion, the holidays are celebrated differently throughout many houses. When one of the most celebrated times in America meets near or on a birthday, traditions collide. Junior Robert Cook has... Read more »

Giving Yourself Easy Holiday Shopping

Mariana Trujillo
December 15, 2011

A 3% increase in expected general retail sales this holiday season, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, may as well translate to a 3% increase in the difficulty of easily and cheaply completing the typical holiday shopping list.  Last month, Black Friday and Cyber Monday likely... Read more »

Plano East Veteran’s Day Program

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Prakriti Bhardwaj
November 4, 2011

On Nov. 4, the JROTC department established a Veteran’s Day Program that began around four years ago. This event invited veterans, on and off campus, to participate and interact with all the students and members of the organization. This is the singular event in all of the Plano Independent School... Read more »

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