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The News Source of Plano East Senior High School

Panther Prints

The News Source of Plano East Senior High School

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Prideful Pair: Plano ISD students view artwork at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Event  Thursday, Jan. 23. The event celebrated the school district's diversity by honoring students' creative talents.

Two students place in art contest honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor Jan 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...

Associate Principal of Curriculum Sheela Daniels crowns ESL teacher Jamie Zellner as Teacher of the Year at a faculty meeting Dec. 10.

ESL teacher crowned Teacher of the Year

by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief Dec 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...

Junior Tiffany Doan practices on her violin. She is one of the four who placed in the top 3% of auditions for Texas Music Educators Association All-State.

Four for All-State

by Fatima Malik, Reporter Dec 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...

Weide wraps students in a group hug after her surprise party. Senior IB HL art student Ismaeel Khan planned the event for Weide’s last day during her fifth period class, bringing cake and pizza for everyone to enjoy. “Ms. Weide has done so much for us,” Khan said. “This is the least we could do to repay her for all of her efforts.”

Artist’s adieu

by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief Oct 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...

Signs and Skyline

Citizens demand climate justice

by Joelle Tindal, Reporter Sep 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...

NHS changes policies

NHS changes policies

by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief Sep 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...

Flags line the ceiling of the Huffman Elementary lobby on April 30.

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....

Top Class

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...

Fishy Emails

Fishy Emails

by Aysia Lane, Reporter May 16, 2019

Students and faculty have received numerous phishing emails, prompting them to give away their login information from an unknown source. Phishing emails are a type of social engineering attack used to...

Junior and soccer player Dylan Mandala holds a soccer ball and shows off his earing on April 23.

Dressing Out Becomes Dressing Down

by Gracie Warhurst, Reporter Apr 30, 2019

The male athletics dress code faced significant changes for the first time since Tom Gray, John Clark and Tom Kimbrough who played a key role as the forerunners of the athletics program in Plano high schools....

Sophomore Nayel Nasifa, sophomore Arman Ahmed and senior Lamisa Ali discuss fake news as the Facebook Board of Directors on Feb. 21.

Modeling World in Model United Nations

by Mahi Patel, Advertising Manager Mar 9, 2019

The intensity in the room reaches a peak as the ambassadors of China make the final decision about whether to declare war on India. The ambassadors of India shake in their seats trying to come up with...

Senior and JV bowler Kennedy Williams launches a ball down the lane at Plano Super Bowl during the Panther Bowlers CARE project on Feb. 18.

Sparing is Caring

by Juliette Roberts, Copy Editor Feb 28, 2019

The bowling team concluded their project, Panther Bowlers CARE, at the Plano Super Bowl on Feb. 18, spending a morning bowling with children from City House, a shelter and residential service. CARE stands...

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