Hillmen Messenger

Senior Project Spotlight

October 11, 2011 • Kailee Warren, Messenger Staff

Placer Senior, Austin White is pursuing his passion for carpentry and giving back to the Auburn community through his senior project. White is making log benches and selling them to locals; for every one sold, one will be donated to a state park or Auburn’s own Western States trails. “My family and...

Placer takes the field at Bear River for rivalry game

October 11, 2011 • Kerry McCullough, News Editor

Placer’s football team is scheduled to face off against the Bear River Bruins Friday night. The Hillmen have been preparing for the rivalry game and are ready to take the field at Lake of the Pines. Although the PVL rivalry is split between three schools-Colfax, Bear River, and Placer, tonight’s...

Construction affects students

September 28, 2011 • Amy Browning, Messenger Staff Writer

Many students here at Placer High school have become annoyed with the ongoing construction taking place in front of the cafeteria. “Yeah, it annoys me,” Freshman Maddy Rose stated. “It blocks my access to classes and bathrooms and if it weren’t there, I probably could get to them much faster.” The...

Hillmen sqeeze into overcrowded buses

September 28, 2011 • Samantha Kollross

Although students are facing larger class sizes this year, many students are discovering that the overcrowding on buses to and from school are an even bigger problem. Some Mid-Placer Transportation bus routes have had a large increase in the number of student’s riding the afternoon bus home. An estimated...