The first meeting for the homecoming representatives kicked of this week with over 40 students running. That’s right out of the 501 seniors and approximately 28 sports and clubs combined, over 40 of those seniors will be showing off their sashes starting October 8th. You will expect to receive tons of flyers to be given…
Lunch Line Crunch Time
With the new year comes new problems. Overcrowding of the school has lead to slower lunches lines and kids not getting to eat their food. It seems as if there is not enough time to get through lunch with the surplus of people all along the walls. Although, this is a very avoidable problem. There…
Drive Slower or Get Pulled Over
This week, Palmetto has been slower than usual and that’s not a joke. Palmetto High School has partnered up with the Palmetto Police Department in hopes of making the roads around the Palmetto community safer. Starting on Monday, August 27th, the PPD began handing out traffic citations for speeding down 10th street right out of…
Mrs. Bennett Bounces Back (A Road to Recovery)
Palmetto High School has an amazing staff! Amongst the amazing staff are astonishing teachers; one of these teachers being Mrs.Bennett. Velma Bennett is one of Palmetto High’s Social Studies teachers. Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with pre-cancer cells. Due to this diagnosis, she was told she’d be receiving surgery. Originally, the surgery was supposed…
Graduation without Grad Tickets
Seniors are given six graduation tickets to give to their family. They come to an issue every year where six tickets is not nearly enough. Everyone wants to invite their whole family including their aunts, uncles, grandmas and grandpas. They have been their for them their whole life and watched them through their success. Obviously…
McDonald’s Worth a Mustang
This past week, Palmetto High School participated in a fund-raising event where students and staff test drove luxury cars in order to raise money for the school. However, this normally boring exercise around in circles was given an interesting twist when one of the cars , a Mustang, disappeared for longer than usual.…
The First Rule of Fight Club
This week there has been a fight every day. It also followed to the next week to make a total count of seven fights. Palmetto is turning into teammates and best friends turning against each other. These fights are over looking at someone sideways or over a relationship. These are not things we should be…
How To Prevent Car Break-ins
Each year, $1.255 billion in personal items are stolen from vehicles in about 1.85 million thefts; and for every theft, experts estimate, there are several break-ins and attempted break-ins. An immense reason why there are car break-ins are from unlocked doors. Even if you aren’t going to be away from your vehicle for very long,…
The East Manatee Admiral’s Road To Victory
The East Manatee Admirals, a local competitive hockey league, had an exciting night, Friday, February 16. The team composed of a combination of Lakewood Ranch and Palmetto High School students won the Lightning Cup, the local area championship, beating East Lake 5-3. The Admirals then moved on to the State Championship losing in a shoot-out…
Not Ghetto Palmetto
Recently, as many are aware, Palmetto High has been gifted with a technology grant. With this grant, teachers who do not have access to a ceiling projector received smart TVs. The 65 inch smart TVs have taken over many Palmetto classrooms. This grant has allowed Palmetto to take a step in the right direction and…