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Panther Press
The student news site of Klein Oak High School

Panther Press
The student news site of Klein Oak High School

Panther Press
When preparing for the Lunar New Year’s festival, Kai-Lin Hsu sets this table spread with her mom. “We make different foods to celebrate traditional Chinese beliefs,” Hsu said. “The fish in the photo means ‘year-after-year’ which is a Chinese idiom for ‘harmony’ for the new year. The different foods in the photo are braised pork with preserved vegetables, prawns with eggplant sauce, cold noodles, steamed fish, duck with beer, fried corn carrots, braised greens, and fish head casserole.”

Cultural Delights

Sabrina Hernandez, Co-Editor
May 8, 2025
Making smoothies, Zia Hooda, Zofia Hooda and Alana Trotman represent DECA at their group's carnival booth. DECA club sold smoothies from Tropical Cafe, and gave out buy one, get one coupons. Their flavor options were Strawberry or Mango Pineapple.

Impactful Breakthrough

Rae Knight, Staff Reporter
May 8, 2025
Learning to use gear ratio, speed and torque during the 5th period Tractor Pull project, Hamza Syed controls a robot tractor with enough torque to pull the weighted trailer across the line within seven seconds.

Torque of the Town

Xavier Jasper, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
With the stress of waiting for college acceptance, official signing with the armed forces or trying to navigate the workforce, seniors often find themselves distracted from schoolwork because of stress and just want high school to be over.

In A Slump

Rae Knight, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Marc Platt, and Jon M. Chu pose with the award for cinematic and box office achievement for "Wicked" in the press room during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.

It’s Wickedly Good!

Bella Meyers, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
People shop for chocolate everywhere, resulting in 36 million heart-shaped chocolate boxes sold yearly. That's 58 million pounds of chocolate sold during the Valentine’s holiday.

Hearbreak Season!

Andrea Marquez, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
Singing at the Class of 2026 Talent Show finals, junior Brighton Grisby, performs “Control” by Zoe Wees, relating the lyrics to his lack of control at times with his mental health.

Star of the Show

Sabrina Hernandez, Co-Editor
January 7, 2025
Twenty-one years ago, Will Ferrell and his wife Viveca attend the premiere of the Movie "Elf" in which Ferrell plays the leading role, in New York, Nov. 2, 2003. According to thepioneerwoman.com, over nine million U.S. households watched "Elf" between Nov. 10 and Dec. 10. Photo by Mike Appleton/AP Photos

Ice Storm Watchlist

Trevan Magrini, Co-Editor
January 7, 2025
From Chick-fil-a sauce, to Cane's sauce, to McDonald's Big Mac sauce, there are reportedly over 1,500 fast food dipping sauces. Out of the mind-boggling number of dipping sauces though, regular tomato ketchup still ranks as the No. 1 condiment for it's versatility. Photo by Gene J. Puskar/AP Photos

Get Saucy With It

Mya Jackson, Staff Reporter
January 7, 2025
Varsity cheerleader junior Lyndon Nickerson makes time after school to practice the marching band show despite her busy schedule.

From Poms to Treble Clef

Andrea Marquez, Staff Reporter
January 7, 2025
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