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The Panther Press, Straight To Your Phone
Staff • December 15, 2025

Want to get notified when your favorite writer releases a new story? After the school day ends, would you like to read news easily with just a few clicks? Download Student News Source on your iOS & Andriod devices! The Source app can be downloaded by anyone for free from the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store. Once downloaded, the...

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Criminal Justice Goods Drive
NEWS
Criminal Justice Goods Drive
For Mr. Cowell and his students, protecting and serving the community are action verbs
Ava Cortez, Contributor • December 14, 2025

The Whitmer Career and Technology Center criminal justice program provides students with first hand experience in the public service field, but they also receive a different form of training. Community engagement. The students at Whitmer high school get all the text-book training including self defense, mock trials, investigation, emergency response,...

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 Initial standard classroom procedure is that the device will be taken and put it in an envelope and “device pickup needed” sign is placed on the classroom door handle.
Ohio School Cell Phone Ban Enacted at the Start of the 25′-26′ school year
Madison Alexander, Staff • November 3, 2025

Ohio School Cell Phone Ban Enacted at the Start of the 25-26 school year This past August, Ohio Governor...

University of Toledo English Student-Teacher dominates in the classroom and on the court
University of Toledo English Student-Teacher dominates in the classroom and on the court
Staff, Staff Writer • February 27, 2025

Whitmer English Department student teacher Ms. Jessica Cook, #34 and starting senior forward for the...

Interactive Homework information sent home for families.
Interactive Homework Initiative
Kaylee Potrzebowski, Staff • January 27, 2025

Whitmer students, grades 9-12, were recently given an assignment from their English teachers called “interactive...

While not campus wide until after winter break; many of the new clocks are giving students a sneak peak.
PA/Clock technology upgrades focused on student safety
McKenzie Englehart, Staff Writer • January 27, 2025

The Whitmer and CTC hallways are receiving a technology and security upgrade with the installation of...

French Club working on Halloween Party decorations during Club Day.
Club day: working through the growing pains
Ava Thoman, Editor in Chief • April 26, 2024

Principal Mrs. Bronikowski teams up to bring Club Day to Whitmer in order to provide access to club meetings...

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Taylor Swift: The First 24 Hours of a Showgirl
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Taylor Swift: The First 24 Hours of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift has been a public name since 2006 and at midnight on October 3rd, 2025 she released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The big question is it really worth the listen…or is it just another release by a mega-pop star? Staff writer Lauren Roe decided to spend her October 3rd checking in with the Whitmer community on where they stand with Taylor’s newest work.
Lauren Roe, Staff • November 3, 2025

Taylor Alison Swift. A name everyone knows, but not everyone loves.  Not everyone stayed up until midnight or woke up October 3rd with their first thought being to listen to Taylor Swift. For some, listening to it in the car on the way to school was enough. For others, they had been waiting for...

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Oliver cast practicing
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Spring Musical-Oliver!: The Process
Izabell Tunison follows Oliver! the spring musical from auditions to final curtain. Check out the first stage of the process.
Izabell Tunison, Adviser • May 6, 2024

Have you ever been to a musical? I haven’t. I have always wondered what goes on and how they prepare for it. It must be a crazy process. I asked Whitmer Director of Theatre arts and Oliver! director  Mrs. Schreiner  some questions regarding the musical process and she answered some of my questions. According...

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Whitmer art community represents strongly
Whitmer art community represents strongly
Madison Fogle, Staff Writer • May 2, 2023

In a time when art is undervalued and not a scholastic priority in many parts of the country, the Whitmer...

Senior Joshua Butler shares what speak to him through his lens.
Senior Joshua Butler shares what speak to him through his lens.
April 28, 2023

Sometimes picking up a camera can do a lot more than just take a few photos. Whitmer Senior Joshua Butler...

1984 in 2023: When Fiction Reflects Reality
1984 in 2023: When Fiction Reflects Reality
Raelynn Adkins, Staff Writer • March 17, 2023

Many works or literary fiction endure the test of time and quite a few of those classics have begun to...

How K-Pop Has Influenced  the Music Industry
How K-Pop Has Influenced the Music Industry
Kalea Perkins, Arts & Entertainment Editor • February 13, 2023

K-pop, short for Korean popular music, has become a global success and has found quite a fanbase across...

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WHS ART ROCKS!
PANTHERLIFE
WHS ART ROCKS!
Take a peak at the Art Awards and Competitions from 2025. The arts mean the world to our students! Thank you to our entire K-12 art staff without them this would not be possible!
February 2, 2026

This virtual gallery has been created as a way to honor the creativity and achievements of our Whitmer artists. Please take the time to watch the videos and appreciate the hard work, dedication and craftsmanship of both our student artists and staff.        

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Mr. Schreiner survives the 5 minute pause with staff writer Lauren Roe.
PANTHERLIFE
Pausing with a Panther: Mr. Jason Schreiner.
Pausing with a Panther is a "Panther Press" series that pushes pause on the world and takes 5 minutes to get to know one of our teachers, staff, or students. Often wacky and always insightful, these 5 min. interviews are worth the pause.
Lauren Roe, Staff Writer • December 14, 2025

After the long hiatus, Pausing with a Panther is back and Whitmer's very own Social Studies department teacher, Mr. Jason Schreiner is our most recent Panther that pause was pushed and a nice person to person chat allowed us to learn a little more about this distinguished human and educator. Mr. Schreiner...

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ASL club students working on and adding finishing touches to their dalmatian themed trunk
How Old is Too Old for Halloween?
Lauren Roe, Staff Writer • December 14, 2025

As the leaves turn brown, the air becomes chilly, and stores fill with pumpkins in every aisle, the fall...

Avion Franklin shooting a warm up 3 pointer
Staff Ballers Take Down Students For a Good Cause
Grady Starkweather, editor • May 16, 2024

To start the month of February, Whitmer held its annual staff vs. student basketball game to raise money...

Class of 2025, apply to become a Panther Commander.
Panther Nation- Taking Action off and on the Field
Grady Starkweather, Staff Writer • May 16, 2024

Panther Nation has gone all out for football, volleyball, and soccer games this fall. Basketball, baseball,...

Whitmer Panthers cheer and enjoy a pep rally before a Friday night football game.
Pep rallies: what’s the hype?
Erica Harris, Staff Writer • May 8, 2024

Whitmer High School’s pep rallies are a huge part of panther life and require the hard work of many...

Sophomores' feelings towards their future in a CTC program.
Sophomores’ feelings towards their future in a CTC program.
May 23, 2023

The anticipation is over and after Whitmer's sophomore students applied to their preferred CTC program...

Comfortable in your own skin
Comfortable in your own skin
Kalea Perkins, Arts & Entertainment Editor • May 11, 2023

For decades, people have tried to obtain the beauty standards that they see around them. At work, school,...

The Time Is Now! What should  seniors expect in the last two weeks.
The Time Is Now! What should seniors expect in the last two weeks.
Haley Rome, Contributor, 12th grade • May 9, 2023

Congratulations on making it this far, now let's finish this year off stronger than ever. Senioritis...

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Beyond the Course: On the Run to Regionals, Lily Good's Journey
ATHLETICS
Beyond the Course: On the Run to Regionals, Lily Good’s Journey
Inaugural feature in a behind the athlete series created by staff writer Trinity Hunter, "Panther Press" sits down for a one on one conversation with senior success Lily Good to talk about her journey beyond the course..
Trinity Hunter, Staff Writer • December 14, 2025
Lily Good. A very familiar name around Whitmer campus, Washington Local, and Northwest, Ohio. Since she was just a freshman, her name has been repeated over and over and now is simply recognized with success. She has destroyed old and then set many new records and has achieved so many accomplishments
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Whitmer High school’s class of 2029 Freshman Football team 2025 squad. Undefeated NLL Champions.
ATHLETICS
Undisputed and Undefeated: Freshman 2025 N.L.L Champions
The 2025 freshman football team dominated their Northern Lakes League competition and came out unscathed with a perfect season.
Jerzii Deck, Staff Writer • December 1, 2025
Whitmer High school’s class of 2029 Freshman Football team had a groundbreaking 2025 season, going undefeated in the NLL. The Panthers often shut teams out leaving no space to score, they worked hard and came out on top.

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Mackenzie Royal Davis (left) and Jada Shoup (right) posing for media day
Girls basketball’s newest addition
Ava Thoman, Editor in Chief • May 16, 2024
Senior Mackenzie Royal-Davis started her first year playing basketball at Whitmer and is already becoming
Tayler Staples poses proudly with her new Indiana Tech volleyball jersey.
Tayler Staples ‘hits’ new heights
Erica Harris, Staff Writer • April 26, 2024
Senior Tayler Staples commits to Indiana Institute of Technology for volleyball after many years of hard
The 2023-2024 boys' soccer team poses together for their team picture.
Whitmer Boys Soccer ‘kicks’ up the heat this season
Erica Harris, Staff Writer • April 26, 2024
The Whitmer boys’ soccer team finished strong this fall and achieved
Gymnastics behind the scenes
Gymnastics behind the scenes
Kashayla Faulkner, Contributor, 9th grade • May 22, 2023
Whitmer’s gymnastics program has seen so much growth over the last 15 years, but Covid and has had
All In: The Next Chapter of Whitmer Softball
All In: The Next Chapter of Whitmer Softball
Kyrsten Buchanan, Contributor, 10th grade • May 22, 2023
For the 2023 season, Whitmer Softball started off with an almost entirely new coaching staff as well
Successful Season for Whitmer Girls Soccer
Successful Season for Whitmer Girls Soccer
Angelina Wagner, Staff Writer • February 13, 2023
Whitmer girl’s Varsity Soccer won their first playoff game in five years, beating Fremont Ross High
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