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Memories that last a lifetime are never cheap

Jonathan Perez, Staff Writer April 13, 2011

Senior Picnic: $20. Grad Night: $120. Prom: $70. Cap and Gown: $21. Creating the best times with your high school friends and imprinting memories that will forever last a lifetime: priceless. Senior...

Parents: enabling then, enabling forever

Allie Hallebo, Online Copy Editor March 10, 2011

Panthers seem to dodge the thought of responsibility As I sat in the auditorium and listened to the Palmetto Integrity Network lecture us on honesty and a sense of self-discipline, I couldn’t help...

Teaching for the test – are students really learning? : Preparation for FCAT and AP exams seem to book teachers’ schedules

Kristen Coke, Features Editor March 10, 2011

It’s back. Arriving like a thundercloud, sitting stubbornly over the school, FCAT and AP testing season looms overhead. All throughout the year, there seems to be an indelible trace of these tests,...

The economy of professional sports

Chris Burg, Design Editor March 10, 2011

Maher’s professional sports commentary, he generally states that the National Football League and Major League Baseball loosely embrace opposite economic philosophies. In both leagues, the draft gives...

Winning at all costs can cost the team’s morale

Angie Isalgue, Issues and Ideas Editor March 10, 2011

High school sports are always going to be competitive, but what happens when the fun of the sport is lost?  Sometimes coaches seem to get in the way of having fun. Anyone who plays a sport knows that...

Illiterazzi

Rebecca Kobert, Copy Editor March 10, 2011

With the Oscars behind us, award season has officially ended. The season sparked some age-old questions, such as “who couldn’t predict that Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo, and Christian...

“All you need is love” – with no strings attached

Valeria Cuadra, Life Editor February 8, 2011

What happens when your relationship with your best friend turns into a confusing friends-with- benefits situation? Now that we are in high school, many believe that a long-term relationship wouldn’t...

Time is ticking for “change we can believe in”

Kyle Richardson, Sports Editor February 8, 2011

January 20, 2009: the beginning of the Obama administration. At the time, the Democrats sat pleasantly in control of the House of Representatives and Nancy Pelosi held the position of Speaker of the House....

President Obama earns solid ‘B’ on his ‘mid-term’

Carley Schleien, Co-Editor in Chief February 8, 2011

It’s been two years since President Obama was sworn into office. He’s faced unprecedented challenges, and a constant flow of criticism. But you know what? He’s accomplished quite a bit – he just...

Reality TV separates us from reality

Michael Tandlich, Staff Writer February 8, 2011

How many Panthers watch the news or read the paper on a daily basis? How many Panthers watched the 2011 State of the Union Address? Oh, the sound of crickets. But wait, how many Panthers saw MTV’s “Skins”...

“American Idol” attempts to save itself

Angela Isalgue, Issues & Ideas Editor February 7, 2011

When you think of “American Idol,” you automatically think of real Randy Jackson, air-headed Paula Adbul and blunt Simon Cowell. But with all the changing of the judging table, will “American Idol,”...

Panther v. Panther: the ferocious campus rivalry

Panther v. Panther: the ferocious campus rivalry

Shannon Bush, Co-Editor in Chief December 16, 2010

Homecoming may be over, but class competition carries on Flash back to November 4.  A sea of blue and white screams from the bleachers of Tropical Park.  A Palmetto football player tenses and prepares...

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