Shooting for All-American Stars
by Emma Trussell, Photo Editor
January 22, 2019
Filed under Features, Slider, Sports, Sports Top Stories, Top Stories
All-American Bowl Experience The sun shines brightly, blocked only by the figure standing at 6’2”, stepping out onto the football field. Adrenaline courses through his veins. His heart pounds in his ears. His 202 pounds of muscle can’t compare to the weight of expectations on his shoulders. The fi...
Black, Gold Going Green
by Aysia Lane, Reporter
December 12, 2018
Filed under Features, News, Slider, Top Stories
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns the world that the year 2030 will yield catastrophic impacts of global warming. If the Earth surpasses 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming, the planet is at risk for rising sea levels due to melting glaciers and ice caps, wildfires, food sho...
In the Kitchen with Lana Vong
by Baysia Herron, Creative Director
November 17, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Videos
Sporting Positive Mindsets
by Emma Trussell, Photo Editor
November 15, 2018
Filed under Features, Slider, Top Stories
Most serious athletes push themselves to do their best by practicing consistently and thinking of new ways to improve—all with the goal of winning in mind, but a big role in how they play is tied into the mentality they carry. Leading a team to victory can be influenced by encouraging team members to ...
Teachers in Training
by Evanna Momtaj, Reporter
November 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
The northern corner of the school holds what most people know as the old lunch detention room and the Panther Preschool, but it is so much more than that. These rooms serve as instructional centers for those enrolled in the Instructional Practices-Intro to Teaching course. This class, which has been a pa...
Training Tomorrow’s TV Crews
by Andrew Cox, Reporter
October 25, 2018
Behind every video feed, there’s an entire team—operators, editors, producers—and each member contributes a unique set of skills and training. The audiovisual production class aims to give students the skills they’ll need to succeed in the video industry and its new teacher, Jesus-Octavio Oropez...
Band Director by Day, Ping Pong Champion by Night
by Elena Hamlin, Reporter
September 24, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Q: How long have you been a band director? A: “This is my 5th year, so four years at McMillen and then start of the 5th year now.” Q: What made you want to become a band director in the first place? A: “When I was in high school, I thought I wanted to do architecture or culinary art...
Salutatorian Named for 2017-2018 School Year
by Juliette Roberts, Staff Writer
May 31, 2018
Filed under Features
Senior Mohit Gupta received the title of salutatorian for the 2017 2018 school year. Salutatorian is given to the student with the second highest grade point average, the highest going to the valedictorian. In a graduating class cut from a school body of around 3000 students, the decimal separating...
Three Students, Three Athletes, One Family
by Reid McEowen, Co-Editor in Chief of Content
May 30, 2018
Filed under Features
The dedication and talent it takes to be an IB student or play varsity sports is no doubt impressive, but for one family, both accomplishments don’t seem to be a problem. Twin seniors, Mason and Jasmine Reiter, and their younger cousin, freshmen Connor Johnson, are all enrolled in IB and play at the ...
New Path
by Jacob Murphy, Co-Sports Editor
May 22, 2018
Filed under Features, Sports, Sports Top Stories
Varsity basketball coach Jeff Clarkson will not be returning next year as he has accepted the head coaching position at Prestonwood Christian Academy. Clarkson has been head coach of the Panthers since 2012, when he moved away from Naaman Forest. “I hope to stay connected to the program even though I’m not a coac...
Sweeping at State
by Keara Barron, Staff Writer
April 16, 2018
Filed under Features, Local News, News, Slider
After at least five hours of judging at the Texas Science and Engineering Fair in San Antonio on March 24, students found out if their project placed and if they would be advancing to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), set to take place this May in Pittsburgh. Twenty four Plano E...
