Variety Show
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
May 11, 2018
Friday 11th and Saturday 12th at 7:00 pm, the music department will be having their annual Variety Show. After countless hours of preparation, many students are excited to finally open for the big show. In the show, upperclassmen from the music department have the option to perform skits, solos, ens...
Riley Elementary School 10 years later
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
April 11, 2018
For five years I attended Riley Elementary school. As a first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grader, the halls of Riley seemed so big and daunting, but for these five years I made friends and had teachers that I still keep in contact today. Even though six years have passed since I last attended Ri...
GBHS teacher inducted into the West Kansas NSDA Hall of Fame
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
April 10, 2018
The West Kansas Chapter of the National Speech and Debate Association is proud to announce the induction of Barbara Watson, of Great Bend High School, into the West Kansas NSDA Hall of Fame. This is the highest recognition a speech and debate adviser can achieve in the West Kansas District Honor Soci...
Throwback: A walk down memory lane
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
March 14, 2018
About 69 years ago, then student, Dave Christiansen, was featured in one of the earliest copies of the Panther Tales. The story featured Mr. Christiansen with his basketball team and all the success the team has had and the last game of the season. Recently, Mr. Christiansen agreed to come up to the high s...
Pi Day
Caleb Romo, Designer
March 12, 2018
In honor of Pi Day, we surveyed the student's of GBHS to find out what their favorite pie is. Pumpkin Pie - 17.5% Apple Pie - 15.3% Cherry Pie - 12.4% Key Lime Pie - 6.8% Pecan Pie - 11.3% Blueberry Pie - 5.1% Pot Pie - 2.8%
The Debate on Gun Control
March 8, 2018
When you think of mass shootings, the first thing to come to mind is probably the 1999 school shooting at Columbine High School, the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, or the 2012 Aurora Colorado shooting in a cinema. The most recent and troubling firearm atrocity is the February 14th mass shooting...
Athletes moving on to bigger things
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
February 15, 2018
These past year seniors, Aaron Clark, Carley Brack, Rodrigo Miranda, and Kerby Depenbusch have officially signed to play football, play basketball, play tennis, and run respectively. From participating in these sports when they were freshman in high school to now planning to participate as freshman in c...
Kansas Day: a day to celebrate
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
January 29, 2018
What is Kansas day? Kansas day is a holiday that Kansans celebrate in order to remember the day Kansas was admitted into the USA as a state. As Kansans, we should be proud to be from such a great state and the date, January 29th, should resonate as a date to celebrate. So, because of this special day...
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Edith Solorzano, reporter
January 15, 2018
On the third Monday of January of each year we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr day. MLK was a civil rights leader from mid 1950’s up to his assassination in 1968. He desired for human rights and equality for African Americans. Elena Tobada said, “I think MLK helped shape America in many ways and ...
What is net neutrality?
Rossiel Reyes, Reporter
December 8, 2017
Net neutrality is the concept that all internet providing services must not discriminate between different websites by providing equal access to all websites. This might sound like something that doesn’t affect or concern high school students, but in reality it will affect us the most. Without...
Trick-or-treating in a Winter Wonderland!
P.T. Staff, Reporter
October 31, 2017
YES! This is happening right now!!! Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Have a safe and warm Halloween night. Picture by Haley Lightfoot...
GBHS Debate Places 1st Overall
October 30, 2017
Hoxie High School has not hosted a Debate tournament for 18 years and our team placed first in sweepstakes. What a feeling to know we left an impact in Hoxie for the first time since 1999. “I am proud of all and appreciate this tournament and the opportunity show them we are Great Bend,” said Geoffrey...
