The Precedent

Holiday shopping made easy due to Black Friday

Jordan Williams, Photo Editor November 17, 2014

Thanksgiving Dinner is over. After eating loads of turkey with family and friends, the rest of Thanksgiving seems boring. So, what is there to do after all that food with the Holiday season around the...

The future may be closer than we realize

Paige Coakely, Editor-in-Cheif November 17, 2014

Now most everyone on this campus is freaking out about something. From the Biology test that counts for seven- twelfths of your grade 4th period, to the English project that you have to present (but you...

Thanksgiving: Forgotten Holiday

Thanksgiving: Forgotten Holiday

Valerie Burgess, Staff Reporter November 17, 2014

Thanksgiving, a day where America celebrates freedom and family, has been disturbed due to a frenzy starting earlier and earlier every year... Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving should be one...

PHS has community of students who care

Sarah Chapple, News Editor September 25, 2014

Kids involved in various time commitments on campus would be hard pressed to tell you they don’t care about school spirit. Spending more than the average eight hours on campus due to sports, music, classes...

Juniors Sam OHare and Ross Hill play an educational game in Cindy Pinos AP English class. Some teachers are finding new  ways to make Common Core curriculum enjoyable.

New standards prove successful

Dayna Miller, Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

Common Core has been a hot topic, and the main question is to keep or remove? A nation-wide implementation of the same standards has seen success in other countries, so it should work here too, right? The...

Perry needs FFA

Cassie Nielsen, Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

Future Farmers of America is a huge program across America that educates the next generation about agriculture and what it takes to feed the growing population. Agriculture is a major part of human life...

Lack of car knowledge leaves teens stranded

Angielee Niblett, Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

On a day-to-day basis, teenagers struggle with the inner workings of their cars. Passers-by see the young, clueless minds on the side of the road or in parking lots with their hoods popped open and...

Former Ravens running back Ray Rice, right, and his wife Janay made statements to the news media May 5, 2014, at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md, regarding his assault charge for knocking her unconscious in a New Jersey casino. On Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, Rice was let go from the Baltimore Ravens after a video surfaced from TMZ showing the incident.

Athletes do not have the right to do what they want

Emma Fernandez, Sports Editor September 25, 2014

SportsCenter finally has something else to cover besides Lebron James’ favorite color. And, of course, the only things that could possibly distract the media from James are misbehaving football players. A...

Rob Lange and his DECA class complete the ALS ice bucket challenge at Perry High School.

The truth behind the challenge

August Bowers, Staff Reporter September 25, 2014

Donate ten dollars after pouring a bucket of ice water over your head; donate 100 dollars if you do not complete the challenge in 24 hours. But is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or most commonly known...

Junior Kyler Gorman analyzes essays in a group format during  Cindy Pino’s AP English class.

Point Counter Point: Keep politics out of our classrooms

Paige Coakley, Editor in Chief September 25, 2014

In recent years the educational system in the United States has been under constant scrutiny. Looking at other high-performing countries, students in America are seriously lacking in terms of an adequate...

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