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The School Newspaper of Placer High School

Hillmen Messenger

The School Newspaper of Placer High School

Hillmen Messenger

What is Prop 28 and how is it affecting Placer?

Story by Marlie Buckingham, Messenger Staff Writer March 27, 2023

When schools lose funding, arts, and music classes are commonly the first to be cut. Proposition 28 will allow new classes to be added without the risk of replacement for others. Prop 28 passed in 2022...

Cool Car Features Of Placer High

Story by Rex Stanley, Staff Reporter March 20, 2023

Placer High school is packed with interesting, diverse cars. These are 5 cool cars of PHS and their history.  Placer High senior Jack O’Connor decided he wanted to buy a car that could be reliable...

Students and staff express the advantages of using an ASB card

Students and staff express the advantages of using an ASB card

Story by Maximilian Behre , Newspaper staff March 18, 2023

Placer High School offers ASB (Associated Student Body) cards every year to students who wish to attend school events at a discounted price. But what are ASB cards and are they worth the price? According...

Teyah Karde (left) and Annabell Easton (right) celebrating their win at the LeFebvre Relays

Placer’s Track and Field throw team celebrates success and opportunity

Story by Sierra Delp, Editor-In-Chief March 18, 2023

Placer High School’s junior varsity and varsity Track and Field throwing teams have had a successful season so far and share a passion for their unique sport. The team has 11 JV members and 11 varsity...

PHS freshmen express the ups and downs of being on a varsity team.

March 16, 2023

Freshmen athletes at Placer High School are playing for varsity teams, explaining both the ups and downs of this feat. Jeremiah Rethi, a freshman on the varsity basketball and football teams at...

Art Building improvements needed

Story by Colin Garrett, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

With faulty windows, cracks in the floor, and peeling wallpaper, some teachers and students wonder if the art building is next in line for upgrades and improvements. With a long time passing since the...

Hillmen Basketball gets a “golden” experience at Golden 1 Center

March 3, 2023

It is not everyday that high school players get the opportunity to play on an NBA court, but that is exactly what the varsity boys and girls team was able to do earlier this month. According to a 2016...

Mrs. Schroeder personality is a main reason students love having her as Placers librarian.

Mrs. Schroeder: From teacher to Placer’s favorite librarian

Story by Maximilian Behre, Newspaper staff March 2, 2023

For 23 years, Angela Schroeder worked as an English and history teacher, but after the librarian at her former school campus retired, she knew it was time for a change. "I have always wanted to be a librarian,...

Placer students showcasing their artistic talents (Photo Gallery)

Story by Elijah Montes, Messenger Staff Writer February 21, 2023

Placer welcomes a few of it’s newest teachers

Story by Marlie Buckingham, Messenger Staff Writer February 8, 2023

The new teachers at Placer High school have been making a very positive impact on Placer’s students. Natalie Medeiros is the new ASL teacher at Placer. This is Medeiros’ first year of teaching....

Placer High school is hosting 4 foreign exchange students. From left to right, Max Behre (Gremany), Lisa Infantino (Belgium), Eunseo Choi (South Korea), Lucia Matysakova (Slovakia)

Placer High School Welcomes Foreign Exchange Students

Story by Maximilian Behre, Newspaper staff February 8, 2023

Placer High School is hosting four exchange students this year, who come from different countries such as Belgium, Slovakia, Korea, and Germany. They are Lisa Infantino, Lucy Matysakova, Lydia Eunseo Choi,...

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