Math Club places fourth internationally in online competition
by Akie Kasai, Reporter
May 13, 2020
The Math Club placed fourth in an international online math competition on May 4. Despite online schooling, the club continues to meet digitally and participates in online competitions to continue refining their skills and stay connected with each other. Prior to the school closing, senior and pres...
Coronavirus: pandemic or political tool
by Elena Hamlin, Video Editor
April 17, 2020
As COVID-19 entered the United States, it largely entered the world of politics as well. Politicians’ responses to the virus imitated their political views and were analyzed and judged by the public in the midst of an election year. Partisan politics handled and spoke on the virus drastically differ...
Grace over grades
by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor
April 10, 2020
After announcing that schools would remain closed through May 1, Superintendent Sara Bonser gave further details regarding Phase III of the district’s remote learning plan following a video conference board meeting April 7. While the first two phases offered a slow transition from traditional ...
SKI Plano hits slopes
by Riya George, Reporter
February 8, 2020
The Plano ISD Education Foundation will host the 24th annual Supporting Kids in Plano (SKI Plano) fundraiser at the Plano Marriott Legacy Town Center Saturday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. SKI Plano is the largest fundraiser held by the Plano ISD Education Foundation (PISDEF), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organizati...
Two students place in art contest honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor
January 23, 2020
Plano ISD’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute art contest took place Thursday, Jan. 23 and displayed juniors Omar Uzun and Tristan Talkington’s artworks at Williams High School from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. The contest is designed to illustrate students’ talent as well as diversity in Plano, with thi...
ESL teacher crowned Teacher of the Year
by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2019
ESL teacher Jamie Zellner was crowned Teacher of the Year Dec. 10. Zellner was one of six teachers nominated for the award. “All the other names were very good teachers that I have a lot of respect for,” Zellner said. “When I saw them, I really thought I didn’t stand a chance.” The facu...
Four for All-State
by Fatima Malik, Reporter
December 16, 2019
Months of practice led to four students’ placement in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State competition — the highest achievement a Texas music student can attain. After their auditions late October, juniors Tiffany Doan, Jacob Roy, Atulya Palacharla and senior Noah Henson place...
Artist’s adieu
by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2019
After seven years of teaching at the school, AP drawing and IB visual arts teacher Andrea Weide spent her last day on campus Tuesday, Oct. 1 before moving to Seattle, Wash. for her husband’s job. “I’m going to miss the community here [and] the relationships I have with my students,” W...
Citizens demand climate justice
by Joelle Tindal, Reporter
September 27, 2019
As part of a global climate strike on Sept. 20, roughly 500 protestors gathered on the Continental Avenue Bridge in Dallas between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Several speakers, including representatives from organizations such as Veterans for Peace and the Environmental Justice Committee, rallied the crowd be...
NHS changes policies
by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 17, 2019
Following last year’s digitization of NHS, the officers and sponsors want to continue the check-in changes as well as improve upon the logistics of the club to become a more legitimate chapter of the national organization. Instead of using a location tracker on a shortened link for members to check-i...
Choosing Globalism
by Saifiyah Zaki and Abby Blasingame
May 22, 2019
A ceiling decked with flags from all around the world, hallways lined with phrases in Mandarin and Spanish, and walls promoting worldly connections greet visitors as they walk into Huffman Elementary. This spirit of internationalism comes from the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) e...
Top Class
by Mahi Patel, Advertising Manager
May 22, 2019
One might think in order to be valedictorian they must sacrifice every aspect of their life and constantly have their nose in a book. However, valedictorian of the senior class of 2019, Alex Lin, exemplifies that this is not always the case. With a staggering GPA of 4.71 and acceptances to three Ivy Le...
