Racing to success
by Jad Baajour, Sports Editor
December 5, 2019
Senior Grant Wilcox committed to a Division I college for cross-country on Oct. 21 after receiving an athletic scholarship from Oklahoma State University. “His goal has been to run at a Division I school,” mother Lauri Wilcox said. “I think he’s thrilled that he’s good enough that some amazing program...
Fresh start
by Carrieona Moncure, Reporter
November 13, 2019
There’s been modest changes this school year, including the new cheer coach Cheyanne Rose. With a strong ambition to know her future, Rose has always wanted to be an English teacher and cheer coach. “I always wanted to do this; now I'm living my dream,” Rose said. “It doesn’t even feel like ...
Golden boy
![Golden Girls, Golden Smiles: Junior Charles Igbo laughs at something another drill team manager says Friday, Nov. 1. The managers gathered at the beginning of practice on the band pad to prepare for the football game against Plano West later that night. “Usually I ride with band to the games, but before halftime I go with [the Golden Girls] and I stand on the sidelines and do whatever I [need] to,” Igbo said. “It’s always exciting.”](https://www.peshprints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Golden-boy-475x315.jpg)
by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor
November 6, 2019
Junior Charles Igbo stands with the other managers, discussing the agenda for the practice and watching the dancers warm up, occasionally cheering them on. They meet the directors at the front to help gather supplies, which Igbo quickly jumps at the chance to do. His co-managers and the dancers all smile at hi...
Drill team lieutenant, Pom Squad
by Isis Martin, Reporter
October 24, 2019
Golden Girl and Senior Lieutenant Kaytie Cooke may look like an average dancer at pep rallies and football games, but beyond the field Cooke is preparing for a spot on Texas Tech University’s Pom Squad. “It was really intimidating being next to the Pom Squad,” Cooke said. In early September, C...
Plano East vs. Prosper High
by Ethan Johnson, Sports Reporter
September 30, 2019
Before the Sept. 27 game, SportsDayHS projected Plano East to lose to Prosper High School by 30 points, but when the clock read 0:00, the score was 42-0 Prosper. Prosper came out hot, scoring a short passing touchdown on their first drive. The game was a defensive battle until halftime, with neither ...
Bigger than football
by Jad Baajour, Sports Editor
September 13, 2019
Following his cardiac arrest that occurred on Aug. 16, Assistant Football Coach Tom Rapp returned to both teaching and coaching on Aug. 20 while continuing his recovery process. Rapp is entering his 44th year of teaching economics and coaching football as they have both become a major part of his lif...
Kicking Around Ideas with Soccer – Sports Podcast
by Travis Humphrey and Hayden Schrauff
May 17, 2019
Dressing Out Becomes Dressing Down
by Gracie Warhurst, Reporter
April 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. The most notable changes include a lift on the ban of earrings, facial hair and long hair on bo...
Tracking Down First Place
by Hayden Schrauff, Reporter
April 17, 2019
The panthers men’s varsity and women’s junior varsity teams took home first place in the District 9-6A meet with scores of 148 and 186, respectively, while the men’s junior varsity and women’s varsity teams took home second place with scores of 137.32 and 136. The meet took place in Kimbroug...
