Placer’s students seem to have lost interest in driving
November 5, 2018
Filed under Features, Student Life
By Ethan Rodrigues Editor-in-Chief The school year is in full swing, and Placer has eased into its daily routine, besides one notable change. As the students have reacquainted with the campus, it has become increasingly evident that the number of students taking advantage of the intended parki...
Local high schools engage in “meme war”
November 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Student Life
By Ryan Santos Sports Editor Throughout the past few years, memes have been the basis of humor on the internet. Social media and text conversations have filled with these videos and images. Finally, the seal between schools and memes has been broken. Placer, Del Oro, Colfax, Rocklin, an...
Placer High Cheerleaders need of their own
November 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Student Life
By Alexis Porterfield Messenger Staff Writer Placer High School’s cheer team works day and night to bring intricate routines to the student body for halftimes and rallies, and yet, they go completely under appreciated. The team’s peers only see the final products, not the extreme wo...
As the season of Halloween commences, superstitions hit their seasonal peak
November 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Student Life, Top Stories
By Alexis Porterfield Messenger Staff Writer Many mixed feelings are shared over ghosts, spirits, and superstitions. While some are firm believers of the supernatural, others are extremely skeptical. However, those who do believe in spirits are still divided. Some presume that ghosts...
Ryan Santos: Fall is the best time of year
September 28, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Perspectives, Student Life
Since September is already beyond its halfway point at the time of writing this column, I would like to articulate some of the reasons I am super stoked to FALL into the best time of the year. First off, obviously the school year has collapsed itself on our lap like a sick puppy in a hur...
Sign the slip to buy a ticket
September 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Student Life, Top Stories
Anna Petrovich Messenger Staff Writer Placer High School now requires students and their parents to sign a behavior agreement form (in which many activities are prohibited) in order to buy a dance ticket. Along with all the papers teachers sent home with their students during the ...
Throwback Gallery Submission
September 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Perspectives, Student Life, Top Stories, Videos
Hey guys! We're working on constructing a "Throwback Gallery" of pictures and videos of Placer students throughout our years as a Hillman. If you have any photos or videos you'd like to share to be featured, click here to do so! Thank you for your participation....
Stephanie Knoble’s Placer Videos
September 26, 2018
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Sidebar Multimedia List, Student Life, Videos
The prominence of reckless driving around Placer High
September 25, 2018
Filed under Features, Student Life, Top Stories
Alexis Porterfield Messenger Staff Writer Reckless driving is becoming an impending issue on Placer’s campus, creating a dangerous environment for walking students, as well as other drivers. Teenage drivers are, and have always been, considered unreliable on the road. Whether they are g...
Hanna Yazdi: The Greatful Dead’s influence
September 25, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Perspectives, Student Life
Not to sound like a worn, cliché teenager; but alongside all the youthful, unparalleled people out there that are obsessed with music, I prioritize music as one of the most important aspects of my life. Music to me is more of a learning experience. I try to read between the lines of lyrics, hear the...
Tyler Jacques Column
September 25, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Perspectives, Student Life
Authenticity is difficult to accomplish. Even if we attempt it, as a society, we are molded by our surroundings, makings true authenticity beyond difficult to accomplish. Few people have remained genuine in their ventures, such as Einstein and Steve Jobs, as well as up and coming YouTube channel “Y...
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