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Administration offers new transcript, scholarship system for seniors
October 29, 2020
Addison Simmons, Reporter
For seniors, exciting times are around the corner. Applying to colleges, taking senior pictures, waiting on that letter to see if you got into your dream college, and many more events are coming up. Although these things are exciting, they can also be stressful. Wondering what you're going to write your college essay over, if your grades are good enough to get in, last minute ACT test taking, and meeting...
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UIL Debate competes virtually in first meet
October 23, 2020
Nistha Neupane, Reporter
Phone. Zoom Meet. Face to face competition. Debate can be done in almost any form, which is especially beneficial this fall due to COVID. Saturday, Oct. 3, the debate team tackled their first invitational virtual debate competition, which had no placements. “Debate can be pretty brutal, no matter how you do it,” new UIL Debate coach Ms. Holly Willmon said. “Even though we had some technical...
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Voting, Hurricane Delta, and Supreme Court hearings, and more: 5 things you need to know for the week of October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020
Anjel-Ali Ormond, Online Editor-in-Chief
The aftermath of Hurricane Delta Hurricane Delta, a powerful category-4 hurricane that weakened to a tropical storm hit Louisiana on Oct. 12. This storm has caused extreme damages to the Louisiana area, and many residents are experiencing power outages. The storm has killed four people, with many injuries. It is the fourth major storm to hit Louisiana this year, and the tenth major storm to hit...
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Dress up days, activities planned for Red Ribbon Week
October 17, 2020
Wearing red ribbons and signing an anti-drug pledge is a regular occurrence in October, and Student Council and Leadership students have a variety of activities planned to celebrate Red River Week. Next week students will be wearing those ribbons once again, but there will be lunch activities and dress up days starting Monday. Monday is "Be a Smart Cookie." Dress like a nerd. Leadership will hand...
Entertainment
5 Things You Need To Know: Worst Halloween Candy Edition
October 17, 2020
Gillian Knowles, Online Co-editor
Welcome back to another episode of Gillian’s opinion no one asked for! Today’s Topic: Halloween candy. Not just any Halloween candy, though; I’m talking about the worst of the worst, bottom of the barrel, sawdust-equivalent candy that anyone has ever tasted. And yes, if you like any of the candies, we absolutely cannot be friends. 5: Any Lollipop other than Tootsie Pops Look, let's be...

Administration offers new transcript, scholarship system for seniors

October 29, 2020

For seniors, exciting times are around the corner. Applying to colleges, taking senior pictures, waiting on that letter to see if you got into your dream college, and many more events are coming up. Although...

UIL Debate competes virtually in first meet

October 23, 2020

Phone. Zoom Meet. Face to face competition. Debate can be done in almost any form, which is especially beneficial this fall due to COVID. Saturday, Oct. 3, the debate...

Voting, Hurricane Delta, and Supreme Court hearings, and more: 5 things you need to know for the week of October 19, 2020

October 19, 2020

The aftermath of Hurricane Delta Hurricane Delta, a powerful category-4 hurricane that weakened to a tropical storm hit Louisiana on Oct. 12. This storm has caused extreme...

Varsity Football Game Cancelled for Oct. 23

October 19, 2020

The varsity football game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23 against Spring Hill has been cancelled due to members of their football team being quarantined because of COVID-19....

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Hallow-Meme Contest

October 8, 2020

Click here to enter PG Journalism's spooky scary Halloween meme contest for a chance to win a $5 Sonic gift card. Winners will be announced on October 30th!

COVID Safe Costumes

October 6, 2020

Halloween this year is set to be a historic one. It falls on a Saturday, a full moon, and even daylight savings, meaning an extra hour of all the spooks and haunts you can...

IOS14 update allows students to be creative

September 29, 2020

iPhones are known for their dynamic, streamlined design. Now, however, Apple users are able to take their home screens to a whole new level. In the latest software update,...

Theater deals with new COVID-19 guidelines for practice, upcoming fall musical

September 15, 2020

COVID-19 guidelines have put a strain on many school activities, and the schools' theater company, Curtain Call Productions, is no exception. The theater group is working...

Sports

Varsity Football Game Cancelled for Oct. 23

Gillian Knowles, Online Co-editor

October 19, 2020

The varsity football game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23 against Spring Hill has been cancelled due to members of their football team being quarantined because of COVID-19. The scheduled game will...

Lady Hawks ready for second half of district competition

October 10, 2020

The Lady Hawk volleyball team will face LE Tuesday night, hoping to extend their district record to 5-1. “I think it will be a really good game for us to work on plays...

The Lady Hawks sweep past LE and North Lamar

October 2, 2020

Last Friday, The Lady Hawks volleyball team swept the Lady Leopards to give them their second district win of the season. Junior Sarah Hale and senior Katie Ferguson lead...

Hawks prepare for Carthage rematch

October 1, 2020

The Pleasant Grove Hawks (3-1) face the Carthage Bulldogs (2-0) Friday for the homecoming game. The Hawks are ranked number 18 in the state while Carthage is ranked number...

Columns

Behind the screen, remote learning is harder than it looks

Nistha Neupane, Reporter

September 14, 2020

By Wednesday, I’d already had two mental breakdowns. By Thursday, I already had three quizzes. And by Friday, my eyes were so strained that I could barely look at the screen. I would stare at the lecture...

5 reasons why I hate COVID-19

September 11, 2020

You realize how many of your friends and family are idiots* If I'm being honest, this is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you get to find out just how stupid the...

The new norm

September 11, 2020

The norm for me was when I sat down in a busy classroom with the teacher saying what the plan was for the day. I would get out my pencils and notebooks and ask my teachers...

Richmond Road Tiger King

May 7, 2020

With the new Netflix documentary series “Tiger King” gaining so much popularity, I was thinking I could be deserving of a similar title… just on a much more domestic...

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Halloween Movies

October 26, 2020

Halloween. The one time of year where everyone can dress up, go trick or treating, and have parties and hang out in large groups. Or maybe not. This Halloween is set...

5 Things You Need To Know: Worst Halloween Candy Edition

October 17, 2020

Welcome back to another episode of Gillian’s opinion no one asked for! Today’s Topic: Halloween candy. Not just any Halloween candy, though; I’m talking about the worst...