AP Tests: The Tests of Time
Caitlyn Thomas, Entertainment Editor
April 9, 2019
What does AP season mean for high school students? A whole lot of shuffling through pages of notes, scanning the depthless amount of information to highlight a year’s worth of key-concepts and vocab, while preparing for the tests that decide whether or not you get college credit. This coming May,...
New Leadership
Delani Watkins, Scepter Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
The Monarch football team will be under new leadership in the 2019-2020 season. After former football coach Mr. Randy Huebert announced his departure, a search for a new head football coach began. Athletic Director Mr. Jason Ryan and the administrative team advertised the open position for ...
Last Minute Scholarships!
Lily Allpress, Assistant Editor-In-Chief of PLPulse
March 1, 2019
Seniors! Still looking for some last-minute scholarships to apply for? Here’s a list of a few that haven’t quite hit their deadline yet. 2019 Student View Scholarship Award: Up to 4,000 Deadline: 4/22 Requirements: Take a 15-25-minute survey and be entered in a drawing for scholarship money A...
Paper Positivity
Owen Sumter, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Most things in people’s lives are taken for granted while they are there: food, clothes, water, shelter. But once they are taken away, they are dearly missed. Some items are hardly even thought about, but leave a deep impact when they’re gone. The Monarchs for Social Justice club is holding a paper drive this week to get toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, and tissues for...
Music without Boundaries
Rachel Pham, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
Music. It echoes down concert halls and though our earbuds every day. For many, in such a bustling society, professionally performing music is merely a dream and only a determined few can call it their way of life. Joey Gulizia is one of few performers. Gulizia is a professional musician and specializes in percussion. Gulizia has been exposed to music for nearly his whole life. His father held...
Show Choir Groups Take on Competition Season
Ashley Mason, News Editor
January 31, 2019
Starting the day at 6am, they gather up the colorful costumes and begin voice exercises before heading out to different schools in the state to sing their heart and soul out. This is how the typical morning goes for the show choir students that go compete in rigorous competitions. For senior Wyatt Terrebonne, a bass on the varsity show choir ensemble, Free Spirit, this has been his life fo...
Questions We Need Answers to
Chloé Grimm
December 21, 2018
1) Why is every movie in America somehow #1 Movie in America? 2) Who closes the bus door after the bus driver gets off? 3) Is the S or C silent in scent? 4) If life is unfair to everyone, does that make it fair? 5) Who named them jet skis and not boater-cycles? 6) Why do they call them apartments if they’re built toge...
Seeing Past the Competition
Vincent Lin, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
It started with a small group of about 15 people: a few friend groups, some dedicated fans and a couple of wanderers. Then the release of a revolutionary new game sparked a whole tournament that nearly tripled those numbers. On Friday, Dec. 7, the PLHS esports club hosted a free-admission tournament to celebrate the new Super Smash Bros. game, which came out that very morning. The tournament was open to an...
See Something, Say Something
Lissa Lafond, Features Editor
November 30, 2018
A voice comes over the intercom speakers, but it’s not for the usual announcements. Its urgent. In response, the teacher pulls the magnet from the door and students huddle into the corner. Staying out of view from the window, hoping the danger stays out. A lockdown drill is one of the many drills...
What’s the Buzz About Quiz Bowl?
Owen Sumter, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
Buzz! “Solomon Islands”. Buzz! “Charles Dickens.” Buzz! “Chlorine.” Ding! Time is up and a victory cheer rings out from the classroom as the teams shake hands. This is competitive, this is intense, this is Quiz Bowl. The Quiz Bowl season is now in full swing with the Bryan High competition, where three PLHS teams competed. One advanced and two novice rosters fou...
“Wear a Band. Change a Life.”
Samantha Simmerman, News Editor
November 21, 2018
Yuda Bands is a nonprofit organization designed to raise money by selling handmade bracelets to allow kids in other countries go to school. In places such as Guatemala and Zimbabwe, the education rate is very low and there are next to no public high schools. This means that the adolescents that want...
Running For The Class
Kenzie Ward, Staff Writer
November 20, 2018
The election for junior class board is usually a single race, but two students decided that their forces were better combined. Junior Abigail Saylor and junior Nate Brown had worked together on their campaign. At first, Brown heard of the position and decided to run. Saylor then decided to jo...
