The Placer High School Athletic Hall of Fame has displayed Placer’s athletes throughout Placer’s 125 year long history.
Every year, different athletes from Placer are inducted into the hall of...
Story by Eliana Merck, Editor-in-Chief
• March 3, 2022
Amir Locke, a twenty-two year-old black man, was shot and killed by Mark Hanneman, a Minneapolis police officer.
In the early hours of February 2, 2022, members of the Minneapolis police department...
Story by Rylee Yetka, Messenger Staff Writer
• March 3, 2022
For students that are applying to attend college after high school, taking an AP or dual enrollment class has huge advantages. However, the big question is which one is better to take?
At...
Story by Rylee Yetka, Messenger Staff Writer
• February 18, 2022
Placer High students have heard no confirmed plan of a Winter Formal dance, as some local schools prepare for their own event.
High Schools such as Oakmont, Roseville, Casa Robles,...
Story by Ava Conn, Messenger Staff Writer
• February 17, 2022
As we approach two years into the pandemic, the debate over masks in schools continues to spike controversy from parents and students alike.
While there is a huge divide amongst parents...
Story by Eliana Merck, Editor-in-Chief
• February 15, 2022
Thomas Lane, Tou Thao, and J. Alexander Kueng, the three police officers that were involved in Derek Chauvin’s killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, are being accused of failing to intervene when...
Story by Keara Chorn, Messenger Staff Writer
• February 11, 2022
The Bring Change to Mind club is having upcoming activities for kindness week and also currently working on a planter box project.
The club’s purpose is to encourage conversations and raise awareness...
Story by Addie Buckingham, Messenger Staff Writer
• February 10, 2022
Every year, Black History Month is celebrated in the month of February. It is used to commemorate African-American history and achievements, and to recognize their impact on the U.S. itself and it's history....
Story by Allyson Mickel, Editor-in-Chief
• January 28, 2022
Every day at Placer, students get released for open campus lunch. Students go around downtown and old town Auburn looking for a local business to eat lunch and relax. Teenagers in this time and age have...
Story by Keara Chorn, Messenger Staff Writer
• January 28, 2022
Some students in the Placer FFA will be competing in various speaking competitions between January 25th to January 29th.
The FFA, which stands for Future Farmers of America, is the largest student or...
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....
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...
