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Placer Welcomes Foreign Exchange Students

October 30, 2014

By  Kylie Metzler Messenger Staff Writer   There is a new student roaming the Placer High School campus that has traveled almost 5,000 miles to be in Auburn and study at our school. Foreign...

Fall Fashion Sweeping Placer’s Campus

October 30, 2014

By Ali Conway Messenger Staff Writer   Fall fashion trends are sweeping Placer’s campus as sweater, scarfs, and other fall favorites come out to play come. Girls all around the school are...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: the good and the bad

October 30, 2014

Ariana Capel Messenger Staff Writer   Some think Breast Cancer Awareness Month has turned into a thoughtless pink ribbon, not actually honoring those who have fought it, survived it, passed...

Placer County Fair May Move to Auburn

October 29, 2014

By Lacie McArdle Messenger Staff Writer   The Placer County Fair has previously been held in Roseville during June, but there is a possibility for it to be moved to the Auburn fairgrounds....

Babies in Hot Cars

September 29, 2014

By Matt Corkery Messenger Staff Writer   Before the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, there was the “Hot Car Challenge.” People started sitting in their cars on hot days, filming themselves,...

Students return from summer break to discover many changes in the art hall

September 29, 2014

Michelle Levine Many people don’t know that this year will be the ceramics teacher and “Art Captain” of the Creative Department’s last before retirement. As Toby Covich explains himself, “I...

Teenage drivers are becoming more distracted

Teenage drivers are becoming more distracted

September 25, 2014

By Cody Hitchcock Messenger Staff Writer   “Auburn: A safe teen driving city,” is visible on a sign on Luther Road when you enter the city limits of Auburn. But is this true? The DMV...

Taco Tree is one local business where Placer students sometimes forget to pick up their trash during lunch.

Some PHS students still leaving a mess at local eateries

September 25, 2014

By Cassidy Fedor Messenger Staff Writer   Students of Placer High school are trashing local businesses. Or are they? Many students of the school were interviewed about how they feel they...

Spring Break

Story by Tasha Mcgown, Writer May 6, 2014

  Spring Break, the warm ten days Placer gets off. Everyone looks forward to Spring Break. A time where teenagers have time to see family, relax, catch up or go on vacation. The Placer students...

Drugs at School Functions

Story by Aimee Sexton, Writer April 25, 2014

In California the drinking age is 21. For kids at a lot of High Schools, that doesn’t mean very much. At Placer High School, students drink at events like Prom, and Senior Ball. Or, they will drink beforehand...

College Preparations

Story by Max Schultz, Writer April 25, 2014

It’s that time of year again all seniors are making their choices for colleges. A lot of kids have waited and worked hard for this moment. This moment marks the time for teens to finally enter the real...

Is Social Media Taking Over Our Lives?

Story by Lilly Moore-Buckingham March 7, 2014

Social media plays a big role in most people’s everyday life. Social media has changed so much over the years.  Before Facebook, many people were more familiar with sites such a MySpace.  Social...

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