Story by Rylee Yetka, Messenger Sports Editor
• February 11, 2022
Every year a handful of underclassmen athletes are asked to play on a varsity team. For some the transition is easy but for others, it is a challenge.
There is a big difference in the level...
Story by Eliana Merck, Editor-in-Chief
• January 30, 2022
Placer High School requires students to take a bathroom pass with them when using the bathroom during a class period. Bathroom passes serve the purpose of tracking students when they’re using the restroom,...
Story by Leilani Mourier, Messenger Staff Writer
• January 26, 2022
Staff and students share concern over the increasing number of absences owed to the latest variant, and contemplate what it may mean for the future. In January of 2022 cases took a dramatic spike which...
Story by Ava Conn, Messenger Staff Writer
• January 25, 2022
With the opening of the Learning Commons/Cafeteria, several rumors and concerns have circulated around Placer High School’s campus questioning whether or not it would remain open.
Mr....
Story by Sophie Stubbert, Messenger Staff Writer
• March 9, 2021
It's no secret that COVID has had a huge impact on young kids and teenagers. Kids ages 8-18 have been struggling greatly with mental health issues. These numbers have gone up drastically since the virus...
Story by Sierra Delp, Editor-in-Chief
• March 9, 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic brought online learning, but with it cheating quickly influxed. However, disagreements on why and what this means for students arise.
Placer English teacher Erin Lee explained...
Covid-19 has drastically changed physical education in schools. With physical education online teachers can’t monitor their students like they could during in person school.
Covid has caused schools...
Story by Delaney Stetka, Staff Writer
• February 18, 2021
Placer High School is the home of a new world record holder. In December, Wyatt Hamilton ran 100 miles in under 23 hours, a world r
ecord for anyone his age. The 17-year-old junior has been running...
Story by Rachel Edwards, Staff Writer
• February 15, 2021
After nearly a year of Covid-related high school sports cancellations, Placer High School started select practices last month.
High school sports schedules were disrupted in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions....
Story by Sierra Delp, Editor-In-Chief
• February 9, 2021
The updated Learning Commons- or cafeteria- will become a new and important feature on Placer’s campus despite the distant projected completion date.
Placer Union High School District assistant...
Story by Hannah Yazdi, Opinions Editor
• February 18, 2019
The art hall at Placer High School has had a long, colorful history since 1897. Teachers and students have come and gone, pieces of every medium have covered the walls of the school, and Placer has even...
Have you ever wanted a cat? Maybe this is the “purrfect” opportunity to find a best friend that you need, or maybe convince your parents to let you help these cats. The Friends Forever, a...
