Heart and soul. The words adorn our football jerseys. They are plastered on the Hawk merch you buy and wear, and they've become a part of our vocabulary at Pleasant Grove. The district takes pride in our academic excellence, extracurricular achievements, and the well-being of our students. At Pleasant Grove, these are our values and commitments. They echo throughour school’s halls, yet the...

Tap, tap, tap, tap. With his drumsticks, sophomore Mason Hammonds sets the tempo, and the drumline begins the cadence for the band to march into the stands. “I think [being on drumline] is cool because we get to play the cadences and stuff,” Mason said. “We get to play our own little tunes by ourselves.” When Mason steps out on the field, playing the drum isn’t the only thing he has to...

Jalissa has four minutes. Four minutes to navigate through the mass of high school students to get from Ms. Gallegos’ classroom to Ms. Griffis’ classroom. But first she has to go to the bathroom. She walks into the 300 hall bathroom to see four people waiting in line and three people just hanging out on their phones. There are three stalls, but one is out of order. There are two options:...