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Counselors Kirstin Gregg and Marsie Shealey, with student Tyler Gutti, organize AzMERIT supplies preparing for distribution.

State testing disrupted learning more than helped

Kaitlyn VanKlompenberg, Staff Writer April 23, 2015

Now that the 2015 AzMERIT testing season has come to a close, let’s take a moment to reflect. Or exhale. The term’s circus, zoo, nightmare have bounced around the testing circuit this spring,...

Theater receives title of REINING State Champs

Mackenzie Ness, Staff Reporter March 27, 2015

Coming back from spring break, Theater received the exciting news that they have been recognized as REINING State Champions just after receiving superiors at their final tournament, “The State 1-Act...

Jacob Morris records his song The Raven  at the In the Pocket Studio in early January. His album Reap What You Sow was released in late February on itunes and CD format.

Jacob Morris croons tunes on debut album

Molly Ogden, Staff Reporter March 3, 2015

Fame and fortune. Those two words have sparked the imaginations and dreams of millions. But in order for one to fulfill their dreams, there must be a plan of action. Senior Jacob Morris has just that....

Bernier applies life experiences to classroom setting

Bernier applies life experiences to classroom setting

Mackenzie Ness, Staff Reporter March 3, 2015

Often a life in the media industry appears like a utopia: paparazzi, a large income, celebrities, and fine dining. However this is not reality, at least not at the beginning. Media teacher Brian Bernier...

Athletes band together to include all students in sports, arts

Athletes band together to include all students in sports, arts

Mia Irvin, Staff Reporter November 21, 2014

Just before the curtains opened there was a silence, but not a quiet silence - the type you could feel. Students stood in nervous anticipation waiting behind the thick, navy curtains. As the curtains draw...

A recent poll shows that the overwhelming majority of PHS students have cheated in school since their freshmen year.

Blurred lines of cheating: is there any solution to cheating in school?

Molly Ogden, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

Sacrificing weekends and afternoons in favor of studying seems to be the typical way a hard-working high school student spends their free time. But when pressures mount and time disappears and 4.0 GPA...

Paws for a Cause and football introduce cancer awareness campaign

Aja Diffin, Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

Paws for a Cause and the football team are banding together through the organization “Hats off for Cancer,” a campaign to raise awareness for the many types of cancer afflicting the community. Paws...

Junior Myla Durling was a major part of the volleyball teams emergence in 2013.

PREVIEW: Will volleyball have another killer season?

Jolene Cooperrider, Staff Reporter August 30, 2014

With a ground breaking season last year for the girl’s volleyball team, the question remains: was it just a one hit wonder, or is it a legacy in the making? With head coach Fred Mann leading the way,...

Students Ryne Edmondson and Emma Fernandez demonstrate the struggles of college athletes.

College athlete compensation

Ryne Edmondson, Staff Writer May 20, 2014

The main question plaguing college athletics today is where the boundary between receiving earned money and being given free money is. It’s a very grey topic to discuss, and many conflicting arguments...

Point/Counterpoint: Should college athletes get paid to play?

Point/Counterpoint: Should college athletes get paid to play?

Emma Fernandez, Staff Writer May 20, 2014

  Many college athletes argue that they should get paid because their dedication to the sport consumes any time they could spend working. However, the money that employed students and non-athletes...

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