The Precedent

Tommy Rice:
At Perry: 4 years
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Color: black and silver
Fun Fact: worked for 20  years at a state prison in Florenece

[I] get here in the morning, go around, check the perimeter, come inside the building and make sure everyone is in class.

Security Superstars

Molly Ogden and Savannah Ostler February 4, 2016

They patrol the premises. They combat the riff raff. They protect us, defend us, and make our campus a little safer day-by-day. Who are these superheroes, these guardians of Perry High School? While they...

Lady Pumas make it to the playoffs after 5 years

Michelle Bolden, Staff Reporter March 2, 2015

To recap, the Lady Pumas found out that they had a girl playing basketball without a clearance card, which is an AIA violation, and consequentially had to turn themselves into the AIA. They then decided...

The Lady Puma’s push for playoffs

Michelle Bolden, Staff Reporter February 5, 2015

After a season in which they had one of the toughest schedules in the state, Perry’s women’s basketball team found itself in unfamiliar territory at the end of the season - fighting for postseason...

Junior Justin Vredevoogd and sophomore Jaron Barnes work on a project in their honors brief-calculus class last week. With the exception of seniors, all students will take the AzMERIT math, reading and writing tests this spring.

Arizona’s new standardized tests will count for grade, not graduation

Molly Ogden, Staff Reporter December 15, 2014

After nearly a year of uncertainty, students and teachers across the state now have some idea of what is in store for standardized testing in 2014-15. Beginning in March, new state testing known as AzMERIT...

The Lady Pumas huddle together before a game

Lady Pumas start fresh

Michelle Bolden, Staff Reporter November 18, 2014

The Lady Pumas finished with a 5-20 record last season but head coach Brock Kearsley believes they did the best they could for their season. With injuries and lack of familiarity, the low points can be...

New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) has been suspended for the entire 2014 Major League Baseball season due to his use of performance enhancing drugs. Many experts say that the continued use of PEDs by baseballs top athletes send an immoral message to younger athletes trying to make a name for themselves.

A-Rod, MLB send mixed messages about PEDs

Mike McGilton, Staff Writer February 11, 2014

The use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) have been around in sports for generations. The most recent account is with professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez was found guilty in 2009...

According to the AIA, the boys grey basketball uniforms violate the high school color requirements. The rule mandates that home jerseys should be white while away jerseys can be a contrasting dark color.

AIA: basketball uniforms violate color requirement

Rachel Lattin and Mitchell Albrecht January 16, 2014

The Puma boys basketball team will no longer be sporting their brand new, all gray, home uniform kits. At the recent McClintock Holiday Shoot-Out basketball tournament, the AIA head of officials pointed...

Bullying Leads to Self-Harm

Jolene Cooperrider, Staff Writer December 12, 2013

Self-harm by definition is “the intentional, direct injury to body tissue most often done without suicidal intentions.” While that may be the case, self-harm goes much deeper than just grazing the...

New Coaches Spark Excitement Around Perry Campus

Ryan Coleman, Staff Writer April 22, 2013

The departure of three coaches will be replaced with new ,fresh faces. The girls’ volleyball coach will be replaced by winning coach Fred Mann, the girls’ basketball coach is getting closer to attaining...

Volleyball girls line up for National Anthem

Title IX hits 40th Anniversary

Kwaku Asare and Mitchell Albrecht September 29, 2012

She dribbles, she shoots, and she scores. Carli Lloyd puts in the final goal to give the United States a gold medal victory over Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The win was a major triumph for the U.S....

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