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Make it sweet: FACS teacher bakes on the side

Make it sweet: FACS teacher bakes on the side

Story by Braden Benson February 4, 2021

For the past year, FACS teacher Krystal Henderson has spent her time outside the classroom baking cookies and other sweets. She named her new business Center Star Bakery. “I had been experimenting...

Freshman Jacqueline Hall  shoots a free throw in a home game against Nevada.

Freshman in the mix

Story by Kaley Mussa and Blaine Dunstan February 4, 2021

Off to a hot start this season with a 9-2 record, the girl's basketball team is ranked in the state for the first time in over 20 years. Freshman Jacqueline Hall came onto the court as the only freshman...

Olivia Rodrigo stands behind Sabrina Carpenter and Joshua Bassett. Recent rumors imply that Bassett is leaving Rodrigo for Carpenter.

Team Olivia: the tea behind “drivers license”

Story by Francisco Castaneda, Photographer, Videographer February 1, 2021

On Jan. 8, a song called  “drivers license” changed the music industry. In the span of three weeks, it has been ranked number 1 globally and number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts.  The song...

Painting with passion: senior Audrey Goode curates a portfolio

Story by Lane Phifer, Multimedia Editor January 30, 2021

After the second bell rings, senior Audrey Goode walks to her Independent Study art class, gathers her materials, sits down and begins painting segments of her latest art project.  On Jan. 7, Goode...

Senior Jasmine Carters works on a speech in Julie Laflens speech class. Carter is on a reduced schedule and works at New Hope and averages at least 30 hours a week.

Seniors balance work and school

Story by Sydney Roberts, Reporter January 29, 2021

Balancing work and school isn’t always the easiest task. Senior Emily Wachter utilizes a reduced schedule to work at the Family Resource Center as a child caregiver. “I go to work in the mornings...

A student in Rhuemss Applied English and Communication class works.

Rhuems teaches class for life outside of school

Story by Braden Benson January 28, 2021

Applied English and Communication is a class that educates students on subjects that apply to real life situations. It's a one semester class taught by English teacher Audrey Rhuems.  According to...

Choir director Susan Laushman conducts students in Encore while preparing contest submissions.

Laushman receives Outstanding Music Educator award

Story by Ian Sullivan, Reporter January 28, 2021

On Jan. 20, PHS choir director Susan Laushman was given the honor of the National Federation of State High School Association’s (NFHS) Outstanding Music Educator award.  According to the official...

According to a recent poll of 100 PHS students, 56 of them are guilty of cheating at some point in their high school career.

Teachers urge students to maintain academic integrity

Story by Kate Poling-Cummings, Reporter, Designer January 26, 2021

As stated in the PHS 2020-2021 student handbook, cheating falls into four categories of academic dishonesty: plagiarism, collaboration, collusion and malpractice. In short, any time a student uses work...

This illustration showcases how police reacted to the Black Lives Matter protests compared to the Capitol Break in protests.

A closer look at Jan. 6

Story by Keith Perkins, Reporter January 23, 2021
Following the incident Wednesday, January 6, in which white nationalist demonstrators overwhelmed police officers and breached the United States Capitol building, and the nature of the response by authorities has raised questions. 
Senior Jaya Minniefield (right) protests for the BLM movement.

Q&A with senior Jaya Minniefield

Story by Robert Hernandez Gomez January 22, 2021

Why do you wear Black lives matter merch? “Because I am black and it stands for a lot. My dad wants me to represent it and of course I will because I want to do it for myself.” What does Black...

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