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Sophomore Rebeccah Jones (right) — the only girl on the PHS wrestling team — takes on Labette County at PHS's first annual home Southeast Kansas JV Wrestling Championship. Jones went 1-2, placing second in the tournament's all-girls, 100-104 pound weight class.

Sophomore wrestler places fourth at state tournament

Story by Vincent Norman, Reporter March 1, 2019

On Feb. 9, sophomore wrestler Rebeccah Jones competed at the McPherson Girls State Wrestling Championship and won fourth place in her weight class of 106 pounds. 80 schools competed in McPherson, Kansas...

From right to left, freshman Lexi Ketcham, junior Alexa Fletcher, and freshmen Zach Fisher, Alan Rojo and Bo Hamilton finish eating their food during Lunch A. The administration created the revised lunch schedule — in which two lunches are split into Lunch A and Lunch B — as an alternative to Purple Power Hour, which was suspended in early September due to student misbehavior.

Administration debates on reimplementing Purple Power Hour

Story by Sarah Alcantar February 27, 2019

Students have been asking what is going to happen with Purple Power Hour, the 50-minute lunch period that was suspended in early September, but according to administration, there isn’t a definite answer. “The...

Sophomore Raign Estes exhibits her self imposed tattoos. She gave herself her first tattoo the summer before sophomore year at age 15 in her own home. "I love [my tattoos], but every time I tattoo myself, I kind of get in front of the mirror and check it out and say I need more," Estes said. "I learned to appreciate that those tattoos are more than just an image and they're an experience for me. I'll always remember the feeling of tattooing them on myself, the process of tattooing them and the time that I did it. I could probably look at each of these tattoos and go back to a day that I did them."

Creating irreversible masterpieces

Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor February 26, 2019

I wanna stay in love with my sorrow, oh, but, God I wanna let it go. For some people, these words are nothing more than Evanescence song lyrics. But for sophomore Temper Raign Jetamio Estes — who...

Gallery: Senior night

Gallery: Senior night

Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor February 24, 2019

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Gallery: Footloose

Gallery: Footloose

Story by Hannah Abarca, Photographer February 21, 2019

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The USD 250 Board of Education released a timeline (pictured above) on Jan. 23 with all of the steps in the hiring process for Pittsburg High School's new principal. The timeline has since been extended but has not been redefined.

Board of Education begins search for new principal, extends timeline

Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor February 11, 2019

The USD 250 school district has kicked off its search for a candidate to replace head principal Phil Bressler, who resigned in early January to seek a superintendent position. The hiring process will...

Sophomore Logan Jones recently qualified for State Star event in FCCLA.

Jones qualifies for FCCLA State Star Event

Story by Hannah Gray, Print Co-Editor, Online Co-Editor February 6, 2019

Last Wednesday, at the district Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competition at Pittsburg State University, junior Logan Jones presented his project, “Say Yes to FCS,” covering...

Photo courtesy of the Friends of Pittsburg High School Performing Arts

One act play qualifies for internationals

Story by Hannah Gray, Print Co-Editor, Online Co-Editor January 18, 2019

Theater director Greg Shaw took 45 students to the State Thespian Festival in Wichita, Kansas on the weekend of Jan. 5. The students came home with another qualification for the International Thespian...

BREAKING: District approves Bressler's letter of resignation, contract effective through June

BREAKING: District approves Bressler’s letter of resignation, contract effective through June

Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor January 15, 2019

Principal Phil Bressler will not be coming back for the 2019-20 school year. His resignation comes halfway through his second year at PHS. Bressler has applied to renew his district leadership...

Preparing to start the game against Paola, junior Faith Turner and members of the varsity team slap hands before the first match, Phs defeated Paola in three matches, 25-11, 25-22,25-20.

Mantooth, Lancaster resign from coaching volleyball

Story by Joseph Lee, Co-Editor-In-Chief December 17, 2018

Minutes before the final game of their season, the volleyball players walked onto the court alongside their teammates to start the match, not knowing that it would be their last game with head coach Megan...

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