Skip to Main Content
The student news site of Great Bend High School

Panther Tales

The student news site of Great Bend High School

Panther Tales

The student news site of Great Bend High School

Panther Tales

Man vs Bear

Man vs Bear

Ellie Newman May 16, 2024

As a woman, would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? Which one would you feel safer with?  This question is trending on the app “TikTok” and without hesitation most girls and...

The Jaunt - A Cold Death

The Jaunt – A Cold Death

Steven Guillory May 13, 2024

‘The Jaunt’, by Stephen King, is a haunting short story which delves into the horror of eternity and the impossibility of the future. Stephen King himself is already famous for his takes on horror,...

The Merits of Dystopian Fiction

The Merits of Dystopian Fiction

Steven Guillory March 6, 2024

The existence of "Game of Thrones", "Warhammer 40k", and "1984" as prominent pieces of media with large fan bases implies some kind of sadomasochistic fantasies in potential readers.  ‘Realistic’,...

Should There be More Evil Villains?

Should There be More Evil Villains?

Steven Guillory March 6, 2024

Immediately, you’ll notice the oxymoron present in that sentence, but it’s only oxymoronic until you get some of the added and necessary context to understand my point. There’s been a gradual upheaval...

Fahrenheit 451 - A review

Fahrenheit 451 – A review

Steven Guillory January 29, 2024

“Fahrenheit 451” is a book about books. Well- as an opening statement from the legendary Neil Gaiman says in the beginning of the 60th anniversary edition of the book, the edition I am reading, anyone...

Men's Isolation from Society

Men’s Isolation from Society

Steven Guillory January 2, 2024

As a man, a lot of things are expected of you. You’re supposed to provide for your family first, and be their impenetrable shield from all that is wrong with the world second. It’s an expectation that...

Online v. Traditional Fiction

Online v. Traditional Fiction

Steven Guillory January 2, 2024

The internet has allowed the longest pieces of media ever in existence to be created and has conversely allowed for that longest piece of media to be Super Smash Brothers Brawl fanfiction. Two sides of...

Emotional Support Animals Allowed in Classrooms?

Emotional Support Animals Allowed in Classrooms?

Savanah Bingaman, Writer December 20, 2023

Emotional Support Animals (ESA) are a very common thing in the world at the moment. But with ESAs there's a lot of things that have to be tackled. Including going to school. There are people who are allergic...

Has The School System Failed Students?

Has The School System Failed Students?

Savanah Bingaman, Writer December 20, 2023

People talk all the time about “how the school system has failed students.” But has it actually failed? Or is it just a lack of resources? What classes do students have to take? What are the classes...

Quality Horror Films...A Thing of the Past?

Quality Horror Films…A Thing of the Past?

October 22, 2023

Spooks and boos, haunts and frights, no matter what kind of scare, humans seem drawn to it. We seek out scares, either by jumping from planes with nothing more than a glorified blanket tied to our backs,...

Great Bend High Students Call For A Change!

Great Bend High Students Call For A Change!

Savanah Bingaman, Author October 9, 2023

Did you know that girls could only wear skirts, no yoga pants, no jeans, only skirts at one point in history?  The dress code is very out of date, the current one we have hasn’t been re-written in more...

Senior Sign Out

Senior Sign Out

Kynslee White May 10, 2023

With the year coming to an end, my final days at Great Bend High School are approaching. Not counting today, there are eight more school days for seniors and thirteen more days till graduation. I am overly...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Opinion