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The News Source of Plano East Senior High School

Panther Prints

The News Source of Plano East Senior High School

Panther Prints

A classroom speaker on the ceiling that will communicate emergency messages to students and staff.

PA System Installed

by Hayden Schrauff, Reporter Jan 25, 2019

Senior high schools in the district completed installing a Public Announcement (PA) system over winter break in order to improve the campuses security. This system is part of a district-wide effort to...

Black, Gold Going Green

Black, Gold Going Green

by Aysia Lane, Reporter Dec 12, 2018

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,...

Sandy Lake: One Last Ride

Sandy Lake: One Last Ride

by Luke Miller, Reporter Nov 22, 2018

Sandy Lake, an amusement park known locally as a place to picnic, go on rides and listen to live music, has closed its doors. The Rush family, who kept the place running for over 48 years, sold the Carrollton...

Elaine Bottone and LTC Bernard Aikens talk to each other after the presentations on Nov. 7. Elaine Bottone served in the Korean War.

Veterans Day 2018

by Jonathan Savage, Reporter Nov 14, 2018

Metal Detectors Mark Second Wave of District Security Measures

Metal Detectors Mark Second Wave of District Security Measures

by Gracie Warhurst, Reporter Nov 14, 2018

Security team members and administrators will be conducting random metal detector searches in the coming weeks in response to requests from parents and community members for improved security measures. “[Teachers]...

ID Badges Implemented in New Wave of Security Measures

ID Badges Implemented in New Wave of Security Measures

by Abby Blasingame, Editor-in-Chief Aug 31, 2018

All students and staff are required to wear an ID badge, clearly visible on a lanyard, while on campus and using school transportation as of Thursday, Aug. 30. The badges are the first step in a number...

Animals in Danger

by Mahi Patel, Staff Writer May 26, 2018

 Species are dying out at an alarming rate. Nearly 20,000 species of plants and animals are at the edge of extinction. While mass extinctions in the past have been caused by natural events and climate...

Junior Priscilla Tran enjoying boba tea and friends.

Rain or Shine

by Briana Lao, Co-Editor in Chief of Content May 6, 2018

Senior Jacob Browning hugs a friend at the walk out for the Columbine High School Shooting.

Walk Out for Change

by Saifiyah Zaki, Staff Writer Apr 20, 2018

  Students participating in the National School Walkout on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting began gathering around the pond at 10 a.m. today. Students observed a 10-minute...

The schedule for the Plano ISD 2018-19 school year.

New Calendar Produces Changes, Balances Semesters

by Abby Blasingame, Staff Writer Apr 18, 2018

The calendar for the Plano Independent School District 2018-19 school year introduces a number of changes to the current schedule, most notably earlier start and release dates, Aug. 13 and May 31 respectively,...

Danger in Caution

by Saifiyah Zaki, Staff Writer Apr 17, 2018

Lights, locks, out of sight. As teachers rush to doors, students huddle in corners, a sudden pulse of adrenaline filling them with fearful energy. Unsure whether in the middle of a drill or under an actual...

Left, Rithvik; Right, former East physics teacher, Mr. Michael Adams.

Sweeping at State

by Keara Barron, Staff Writer Apr 16, 2018

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...

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