Ella Gunkel: Someone with a beaming future
Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
May 13, 2020
Whether it is running the track field or performing with her fellow pommies, Ella Gunkel is there. For many people, bringing sports from their childhood and teenage years to college-level and beyond is a strenuous task that numerous do not succeed in. However, for Ella Gunkel, this is more than just...
New school will be beneficial to PHS students
Ashlyn Miner, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2020
Perry High School has experienced rapid growth and was reported to have 3,640 students enrolled which is exceeding capacity. In the last several years, a large number of students have become a concern as two buildings and extra seating has been added recently. CUSD district officials have decided to resol...
Pandemic vs. Pom
Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2020
By this point, the COVID-19 pandemic had affected everything that is considered normal on a global scale. Schools, businesses, and everyday activities have been shut down. The sports seasons which were scheduled for Spring have been canceled, and with this pom is included. In an effort to social distance, all pom pra...
Coach Houg: Strong and Motivated
Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2020
It is no secret that with this atrocious medical pandemic sweeping the nation, people are struggling with being out-of-work and quarantined at home. Teaching is perhaps one of the most affected fields at this time as instructors go from seeing their students nearly every day to not at all. One of th...
Pumas place 4th after controversial judgement
Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2020
Once a year, high school cheerleading teams from all over the country gather at a single competition in Anaheim. After a great performance at State, the cheer team competed in Anaheim at one of the biggest cheer conventions of the year. This weekend the team brought home an overall raw score of 95.1,...
Beach Volleyball: Experienced and Loaded with potential
Ashlyn Miner, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2020
Did you know Perry has a beach volleyball team? Most people do not. The beach volleyball team is for sure one of Perry’s best-kept secrets. It all began five years ago, when students showed interest. “Five years ago, they wanted a sand volleyball team and I said no way. But look at...
On court leadership: Helping Pumas succeed
Ashlyn Miner, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2020
The basketball team has had a very successful start to the season and faced many challenging teams this season, which have included a few teams from out of state. Over Christmas break, the team had a tournament in Vegas where they played a couple of challenging teams and won. The Pumas have overcom...
Grace Oken returns to court after sever ankle injury
Ashlyn Miner, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2019
American Journalist, B.C Forbes said, “History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.” This was true for junior point guard, Grace Oken who suffered a ...
Cheer going to state, let’s take home the win!
Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2019
The Pumas are home to many triumphant sports teams, including one that numerous people tend to overlook and discredit as being a sport altogether. The cheer and pom team are once again heading to state with the pom team having qualified at the highest they ever have. Head cheer coach Desiree Houg explains tha...
Abrupt Ending: After promising start, top-ranked PHS comes up short in 6A title game
Ashlyn Miner, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2019
The tension was boiling and the student section was excited with intense school spirit for the much anticipated volleyball state championships against Basha High School. There was so much anxiety but also excitement in hopes for a great game and a win. “We felt like we had a game plan and we had...
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