The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent
The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent
The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent
Sarah Lankford

Sarah Lankford, Editor in Chief

Sarah Lankford is a senior at Perry. Though she is natively from Illinois, she is now Editor in Chief for the Precedent. Outside of school she enjoys playing soccer as a goalkeeper and spending time with her family and friends.

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infographic by Sarah Lankford

Lack of education on sexual assault and harassment

Lauren Neilsen and Sarah Lankford
April 27, 2017

Push for AP is factor in increased test numbers contributing extra funding

Sarah Lankford and Kylie Vacala
March 10, 2017
Girls Soccer in line for the National Anthem. Girls Soccer played in the Quarterfinal game against Chandler on February 4, 2017.

Girls Soccer against Chandler Wolves in Quarterfinals

Sarah Lankford, Co-Editor in Chief
February 12, 2017

Students seen as dollar signs

Sarah Campbell, Sarah Lankford, and Sam Nabaty
November 28, 2016
Senior Defenseman Bo Hannon (Perry) drives an attacker wide. Perry/Basha Hockey team defeated Notre Dame Prep on Oct. 23 with a score of 3-2.

Basha/Perry Hockey team wins against Notre Dame Prep; prepares for Hamilton

Sarah Campbell and Sarah Lankford
October 25, 2016

Tuesday, August 2 2016 Announcements

Valerie Burgess, Kylie Vacala, Sarah Lankford, Sarah Campbell, and Bree Wade
August 2, 2016

Monday, August 1 Announcements

Bree Wade, Valerie Burgess, and Sarah Lankford
August 1, 2016

Tuesday, July 26 Announcements

Bree Wade and Sarah Lankford
July 26, 2016

Class of 2016: Leaving a Legacy

Sarah Lankford and Bree Wade
May 18, 2016
Puma statues added as this year's senior gift

Puma statues added as this year’s senior gift

Sarah Lankford, Double Truck Editor
May 18, 2016
Sources for the infographic are provided by : "School-Based Sexuality Education: The Issues and Challenges" from guttmacher.org, "'No Promo Homo' Laws" from glsen.org, Arizona SB1020 sexual education reform bill, and "Arizona's Youth: Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health" from advocatesforyouth.or, respectively.

Finding a solution to sexual education

Bree Wade and Sarah Lankford
April 22, 2016
In Arizona, sexual education is required to stress abstinence. CUSD brings in an outside group, North Star Youth Partnership to teach sex ed. More comprehensive sex education is not mandatory by Arizona law, making the students less informed about safe sex.

CUSD Stresses Abstinence Only Sex Ed

Emily Narducci and Sarah Lankford
April 20, 2016

Lets talk about sex

Sarah Lankford and Bree Wade
April 20, 2016
Routineness of safety drills in school causes complacency

Routineness of safety drills in school causes complacency

Sarah Campbell and Sarah Lankford
March 4, 2016
School Safety Vol. IX Issue VII

School Safety Vol. IX Issue VII

Sarah Lankford and Bree Wade
March 1, 2016
December double truck: battling mental illness in the winter can be the most challenging thing a teenager has to overcome.

[Photo] The Battle Within Vol. IX Issue V

Dayna Miller, Managing Editor
December 11, 2015
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 20 percent of young adults from age 13-18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year.

School lacks protocol regarding illness

Valerie Burgess and Sarah Lankford
December 14, 2015
Justin Hooks and Lexi Garrabrant participate in an algae lab overlooked by Theresa Fukuda, Marine Science Instructor.

Catalina Island is paradise for learning

Sarah Lankford, News Editor
November 9, 2015
Kirstyn Conroy working in her Calculus BC class. Conroy will be the first STEM scholar early graduate.

[Photo] Sophomore aims for sky-high goals

Sam Nabaty, Staff Reporter
September 4, 2015
The first Fanny Pack Club meeting will be Sept. 16, during conference in co-sponsor Tammy Soelberg's classroom.

Bringing fanny packs back

Sarah Lankford, News Editor
September 4, 2015
Freshman, Trinity Kaufman, is the first female to play football at Perry. She is breaking the status quo in terms of football being a male-only sport.

[Photo] Past and present of feminism

Kaitlyn VanKlompenberg, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2015
Schedules are overdue for change

Schedules are overdue for change

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
March 3, 2015
Morp info web1

[Photo] What you need to know about Morp

Kaitlyn VanKlompenberg, Staff Writer
February 10, 2015
Chandler police chief Sean Duggan.

Q&A: A candid conversation with Chandler police chief on responsibilities and recent events

Kathryn McFaul and Sarah Lankford
December 17, 2014

Searching for answers

Sarah Lankford, Feature Editor
November 21, 2014

Are schools killing creativity?

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
September 5, 2014

Humanitarian Organization Options

Sarah Lankford, Feature Editor
September 2, 2014
Sophomore Gabriela Wolfe prepares for the Statistics AP test on May 9. All sophomores in the STEM program are required to take this AP test among others.

STEM students required to take AP tests

Sarah Lankford and Rachel Lattin
May 19, 2014

Youth resistance not up-to-par with past

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
April 25, 2014
Varsity tennis player, Audrey West (10) hits a forehand at tennis practice on the Feburary 23, 2013.

Tennis prepares to delve into tough season schedule

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
March 7, 2014
Students try to balance surplus amounts of homework and after-school extracurriculars.

Excess homework controlling students’ lives

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
February 10, 2014
Crossing the line on immigration

Crossing the line on immigration

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
November 12, 2013
Not the tea party America remembers

Not the tea party America remembers

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
October 25, 2013

America: A broken melting pot?

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
October 22, 2013
Senior Hayley Wilson uses a microscope in her 4th hour human biology class. According to CUSD, if the budget override fails in this November's election, classes like Wilson's may undergo serious changes in the future.

Voters to decide on override

Sarah Lankford, Staff Writer
September 27, 2013
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