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Mrs. McDonald dressed in a robe and hair rollers to celebrate Tired Teacher Thursday.

Underground Staff Spirit Week

Emma Morris October 10, 2025

Did you know that during the week of October 6-10 your teachers were dressing up for underground staff spirit week? Underground staff spirit week is a week where staff dress up without the students knowing....

First meeting - it has now grown to over 60 students!

D&D, back and better then ever!

Brayton Bond, Photographer October 10, 2025

After the teacher who used to host D&D club left the school, the club was forced to stop. D&D players around the school were scared that the club would be gone for good. However, we convinced Mrs....

Critter Corner (Week one)

Critter Corner (Week one)

Sophia Thomas and Summer Scott September 23, 2025

Dog: Meet Wendell! This 8–9 month old Whippet/Black Labrador and retriever mix is the definition of resilience wrapped in sweetness. Wendell is a snuggly, affectionate boy who’s already crate trained...

Everyone knows how hard it is to work in a group of 4. Now imagine working in a group of 28 and making it look like one mind. Behind the scenes of yearbook can be chaotic at times. We try to get all the work done, while also making sure it is good quality.

Sneak Peak

Harper Varley September 23, 2025

While in yearbook, people may think all we do is write, but that is not true. We have photographers, writers, staff and more. Part of yearbook is writing things for Panther Press, as people are doing now....

Smile for the new season! 
As the new season is starting Coach Keri and Coach Craig are ecstatic! Being first time coaches at this school, they get to start new and get to know their players better. Volleyball has inspired them, and they hope to do the same to others.

Meet our new coaches!

Adriana Campos, Writer September 19, 2025

Coach Craig After 31 years of coaching volleyball, Coach Craig ended up on our girls volleyball team. Even though he started coaching at a late age (22) he decided to start coaching only one year...

Reading Corner

Reading Corner

Summer Scott and Tyson Lewellen September 17, 2025

There's always one book that people go crazy about every year. This year one of those books is “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” and it's also a popular show! It's about Isabella, a teenage girl nicknamed...

Panther Pep!

Panther Pep!

MJ Schwabe September 17, 2025

Panther Cheer Team ...5,6,7,8! That's the sound of our Panther Cheer Team practicing for their half-time show! They will perform this routine at every volleyball half-time this year! "What I like most...

Calling all 8th graders!

Calling all 8th graders

May 12, 2025

Want an ad published in the Panther Press? Send it to Virginia Brady ([email protected])

The Chicken Jockey Effect

The Chicken Jockey Effect

Alex Wehbe, Business Manager May 3, 2025

With the recent release of A Minecraft Movie, many students have been obsessing over the movie. Its famous quotes have students repeating them over and over. These quotes include classics like, "Flint...

The LCMS Jazz band warms up in the Hagerty High School courtyard.

LCMS’ Jazz Band Performs at Jazz Under the Stars

Chloe Snyder, Editor April 28, 2025

Jazz Under the Stars has been an end-of-the-year concert for the LCMS Jazz band for a long time. Starting around twelve years ago, it has been a tradition for the band to play at Hagerty along with...

The 8th graders look over the 7 Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys. Grace Longsworth said, "The view was so pretty. The water was so clear." (Photo by Ms. Heckle)

Pigeon Key Trip

Colton Fitch, Manager April 14, 2025

Over the weekend of April 11-13, Ms. Heckle and Mrs. Richardson took 29 8th graders on a trip to Pigeon Key, Florida. Students participated in a snorkeling trip on a 35 ft catamaran, tide pooling, learning...

Meet Your Designers

Meet Your Designers

Sadie Slater, Design Editor April 11, 2025

When you get your yearbook, you probably don’t think about where it comes from or who designs it. In Yearbook class, there are primarily four designers, and all of the pages get divided among them...

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