EVENTS FOR THE DAY
  • Counselor Talks @ Auditorium Mon-Tues
  • Boys Soccer vs. Senior (V/ JV / JV2) 04:30 p.m. @ Clark Stadium Girls JV2 Soccer vs. Lake Highlands 04:30 p.m. @ Kimbrough
  • Girls Basketball vs. Marcus (JV / V) 05:30 p.m. / 07:00 @Plano East Girls Soccer vs. Lake Highlands (JV / V) 06:00 p.m. / 07:30 @ Kimbrough
  • Boys Basketball vs. Marcus (JV / V) 06:15 p.m. / 07:45 @Marcus H.S. Wrestling: Senior Night 06:00 p.m. @ Plano East
  • Band Winter Concert 07:00 p.m. @ Auditorium
  • Academic Decathlon Regionals All Day
  • Speech & Debate Tournament All Day @ Flower Mound Boys Soccer vs. Hebron (V/ JV / JV2) 04:30 p.m. @ Kimbrough Girls Soccer vs. Hebron (JV / JV2 / V) 04:30 p.m. @ Hebron Boys Basketball vs. Lewisville (JV / V) 05:30 p.m. / 07:00 @ Plano East Girls Basketball vs. Lewisville (JV / V) 05:30 p.m. / 07:00 @ Lewisville Academic Decathlon Regionals All Day Speech & Debate Tournament All Day @Flower Mound Computer Science Contest 07:00 a.m. @ B1 Military Ball 05:30 p.m. @ Holiday Inn
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Wading mind deep in time: Tame Impala’s insightful new album

Wading mind deep in time: Tame Impala’s insightful new album

by Myh Seyoum, Reporter Feb 27, 2020

Everybody knows the indie personality stereotype — that person who thrifts their clothing, spends all of their time on Twitter and flaunts their “underground” taste in music, including artists like...

(Even more) crazy, fearless: Harley Quinn’s return

(Even more) crazy, fearless: Harley Quinn’s return

by Joelle Tindal, Reporter Feb 21, 2020

Summed up: Colorful, explosive and all sorts of fun. Despite the mess of 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” I had high hopes for “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” directed...

Seniors Mallory Migl and Marisa Romero eat candy during lunch. Migl and Romero both dressed in pink and red to compliment the festivities.  “I love being with my friends on Valentine’s Day,” Migl said. “Today we all ate together in class and shared treats.”

Valentine’s Day

by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief Feb 14, 2020

Impostor syndrome explained

Impostor syndrome explained

by Akie Kasai, Reporter Feb 13, 2020

Accomplishing so much, yet she doubts every move. Unease about unproductivity and when she does create her artwork, she never feels it’s good enough. Senior Olivia Karr experiences these feelings on...

Freshman Mehreen Syed helps senior Lizzie Mortel tie a headscarf. Mortel wore the hijab along with her friends throughout the day. “I thought that it was very eye-opening and involving,” Mortel said. “I felt like I was a part of a family.”

Unity in diversity

by Riya George and Mustafa Syed Feb 12, 2020

The Muslim Student Association hosted the annual World Hijab Day event Friday, Feb. 7 in the cafeteria by handing out free headscarves to students. Event organizers want to dispel common misconceptions...

SKI Plano hits slopes

by Riya George, Reporter Feb 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...

Roommate recommendations

Roommate recommendations

by Makayla Herron and Elena Hamlin Feb 7, 2020

For seniors planning to attend college next fall, preparing for the next step can be stressful. Upperclassmen face several pertinent decisions, including where they want to go and what they want to study....

Weary winter tunes

Weary winter tunes

by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief Feb 6, 2020

With cold nipping at our bones under an often overcast sky, winter days can be characterized by their drowsy atmosphere and ability to create a potent feeling of gloom. But in certain cases, this feeling...

Unpopular opinion: WWIII jokes are OK

Unpopular opinion: WWIII jokes are OK

by Myh Seyoum, Reporter Feb 6, 2020

The U.S. airstrike on Friday, Jan. 3 at the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq — targeting Iranian General Qassem Soleimani — incited varied reactions from the American public. Some people fully...

 U.S. history teacher Dean Malabanan writes notes on the Civil War in class Dec. 13. Malabanan balances teaching with pursuing additional education. Imagine trying to do your course here and then you have to do homework for your [other] two classes, Malabanan said. It’s a balance that you just have to find.

Learning for life

by Riya George, Reporter Jan 30, 2020

As the semester resumes in a blur of assignments, one teacher has double the workload. Dean Malabanan balances both teaching U.S. history and working toward a Masters of Liberal Studies from Southern Methodist...

Bow out: Student actors in the musical Bring It On link arms and bow together. The show marked the last musical for many seniors. “It’s not like we just have next year to make it better,” Atwell said. This is it.

Seniors bring it on

by Alexa Dezelan, Reporter Jan 29, 2020

The curtain closed on Jan. 23-25, not only on the last musical of this year, but on a significant chapter in many seniors' lives. For some seniors, this musical is unlike any other they've done because...

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