By Arden White | Staff Intern It’s when you’re next in line for your preliminary walk on the Plant City High School auditorium stage that you realize how nervous you are. Coming to the first stop on the stage, you can feel your smile shaking and can hear your heart pounding. Once you’ve completed your […]
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Spotted 10.08.15
By Eric Thompson Raider Review staff hit the halls of Plant City High School to ask students a little about themselves. Will we spot you around campus next? What is your favorite thing about spirit week?
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: PCHS 2016 Calendar Girl
Ashtyn Steele got some of the loudest cheers in the Plant City High auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 3, and for good reason. At the end of the night, Steele was crowned Cover Girl for the 2016 PCHS calendar. Steele and 12 of her classmates were selected to grace the cover and inside pages of the […]
Continue ReadingRookie reflections on PCHS football
There’s nothing like covering a football game from the sidelines, as Julissa De Jesus and Stephanie Garcia recently learned. On Friday, Oct. 2, these Plant City High students shadowed Sports Editor Justin Kline and learned how to cover football, Plant City Times & Observer-style. The girls took their own photos, helped track stats and spoke […]
Continue ReadingSenior Calaydria Callins named 2015 PCHS homecoming queen
Senior Calaydria Callins was named the 2015 Plant City High School homecoming queen during halftime at the Friday, Oct. 2, football game. Callins and the other candidates for homecoming queen were driven around the track in Chevrolet Camaros provided by Stingray Chevrolet. They then were escorted onto the field by family members and friends to […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Willie “Blanche” Dasinger
Willie “Blanche” Dasinger, 88, of Plant City, died Sept. 19, 2015. Mrs. Dasinger was a member of Ahava Baptist Church in Plant City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Dasinger Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Mason, of Plant City, and Lisa Carter (Robert), of Plant City; grandchildren, Jessica Anderson […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Charles K. Carter
Charles K. Carter, 82, of Plant City, died Sept. 23, 2015. Mr. Carter was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired field engineer with Tampa Electric. He was a member of the Olin S. Wright Masonic Lodge No. 79 and of the First Baptist Church of Plant City. He is survived […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Charlie Kenneth “Ken” Futch
Charlie Kenneth “Ken” Futch, 72, of Plant City, died Sept. 19 surrounded by his family. Mr. Futch was born on Oct. 31, 1942 in Plant City. He was a proud member of the United States Air Force, a fan of John Wayne movies, and always enjoyed hunting and fishing. He will be remembered as a […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Doug Gambrell
Doug Gambrell, 81, of Plant City, died Sept. 24, 2015. Mr. Gambrell was a veteran of the United States Army, and was the owner of Doug’s Auto Repair. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Gereva Gambrell; children, Jeffrey Gambrell, of Zephyrhills, Ricky O’Neal Gambrell (Darlene), of Plant City, Tennille Laurelli (Matt), of […]
Continue ReadingObituary: Charlotte Stansel (Zimmer)
Charlotte Stansel (Zimmer), 83, of Lakeland, and formerly of Plant City, died Sept. 16, 2015, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stansel was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, and will be missed. Her life and her love were her family. Angels, crocheting and cooking were some of her favorite hobbies. She was a […]
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