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The School Newspaper of Placer High School

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The School Newspaper of Placer High School

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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,...

Intervention at Placer High School: Is it helpful or waste of time?

Story by Lydia La Barbera, Messenger Staff Writer February 3, 2023

   Intervention at Placer High School is useful to some, but other students and staff despise the idea.    Many of the faculty members at Placer believe that intervention is imperative for students...

School board votes to shut down Rock Creek Elementary

School board votes to shut down Rock Creek Elementary

Story by Natalia Merck, Messenger Staff Writer January 27, 2023

Rock Creek Elementary is closing as of January 11th due to Auburn Union school district’s $3 million budget deficit. Recently the Auburn Union School District had a meeting at town hall to decide...

A bus parked on the corner of Bell Road and Bowman Road advertise a need for local bus drivers.

Lack of busses affects students’ lives

Story by Lydia La Barbera, Messenger Staff Writer January 20, 2023

Students at Placer High School no longer have the option to take the bus to and/or from school.   The cause behind this matter has been unknown to the majority of students at our school.  “It...

Harper Winans and Keffer Abs enjoy the bouncy houses at Palooza.

Placer High palooza makes a comeback.

Story by Ava Conn, Feature’s Editor May 25, 2022

With the 2021-2022 school year coming to an end, there is no better way to finish off the year than Placer High’s Palooza.  Palooza is a tradition at placer that has not been held since 2018, however,...

With California in a drought, this summer may be the hottest summer yet

Story by Keara Chorn, Messenger Staff Writer May 10, 2022

With the prolonged drought worsening throughout California, this year may have the hottest summer yet.  There have been many prominent instances of extended droughts throughout our state’s history,...

She Kills Monsters drama production review

Story by Keara Chorn, Messenger Staff Writer April 22, 2022

Placer High School debuted their spring theater production for the first time in two years. Their production of “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen and directed by Jason Sinclair Long was shown through...

The American high school experience vs other countries’ high school experience

Story by Ava Conn, Features Editor April 22, 2022

As teenagers all across the world attend high school, their day-to-day experiences may differ tremendously. Everything from classes, to extracurricular activities, is uniquely different at every high school....

Soroptimist member, Kristi Maclntosh, gives Placer High student scholarship

Local clubs give out scholarships to Placer High students

Story by Rylee Yetka, Messenger Staff Writer March 28, 2022

     Every year local associations give out scholarships for students that apply in the Placer Union High School District.      Clubs such as Kiwanis, Auburn Gold Country Rotary, Newcastle Community...

Russia and Ukraine: Everything you need to know

Russia and Ukraine: Everything you need to know

Story by Leilani Mourier, Messenger Staff Writer March 22, 2022

“We can’t even gather up the bodies because the shelling from heavy weapons doesn’t stop day or night,” stated Anatol Fedoruk, the mayor of Bucha, a Ukrainian suburb. “Dogs are pulling apart...

Gas prices increasing in California

Story by Keara Chorn, Messenger Staff Writer March 22, 2022

Gasoline prices have already been increasing gradually each year in California, however, there has been a dramatic increase in its cost recently. The average regular gas prices in our state have reached...

E.V. Cain is potentially transferring to a K-8 school

E.V. Cain is potentially transferring to a K-8 school

Story by Emma Villanueva, Messenger Staff Writer March 18, 2022

E.V. Cain Middle School and other schools in the Auburn Union School District are facing financial issues due to the district’s 3 million deficit.  According to statistics, the district had 2,046...

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