The Paw Print: Plainfield South High School Newspaper

09/29/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4215/qas/paw-print-qa-with-varsity-tennis-player-junior-shelby-wright/

Q: What made you want to do tennis? A: What made me want to do tennis was Nintendo Sports.   Q: Really? A: Yeah, I discovered Tennis on Nintendo Switch Sports and I really liked it. That was the spring of freshman year.   Q: How long have you played for? A: I started in...

09/29/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4180/qas/paw-print-q-and-a-with-junior-varsity-cross-country-runner-sophomore-logan-capalbo/

Q: What first got you into your sport, and what kept you motivated to stay in? A: Well, I just joined cross country in sixth grade, and then I really liked it, so I just kept doing it. Then what helps get me motivated […] the team and the mentality of the team.   Q:...

09/29/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4177/qas/paw-print-q-and-a-with-cheerleader-sophomore-nyema-davis/

Q- What made you want to cheer? A- When I was 6 years old, all of my siblings were in gymnastics, so I didn’t get the chance to. I just did tumbling for a while. Then, when I was around 10, my friend cheered and she taught me what she knew so I just started...

09/23/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4174/qas/paw-print-qa-with-varsity-golfer-senior-gavin-baxa/

Q: How do you feel about playing your last golf season with South? A: I’m sad. I really love the team. I’m sad to leave, but I’m also excited to grow into new opportunities. [There are] a bunch of emotions, you know?   Q: Why play golf over other sports? A: I like the mental...

09/23/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4171/qas/paw-print-qa-with-varsity-football-player-sophomore-ayden-flemings/

Q:What made you decide to join the football team? A: “Last year I got introduced to football, and I really started enjoying it, so this year I just wanted to continue that.”   Q:How have you changed since you started football? A: “I’ve gotten more confident, I used to second guess everythin...

09/19/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4165/qas/paw-print-qa-with-junior-varsity-flag-football-player-sophomore-liliana-kenost/

Q- What got you interested in playing flag football? A- My brothers.   Q- What position do you usually play? A- [When I play] offense [I] would be the wide receiver, [when I’m] defense [I’m] the rusher.   Q- What’s one of your favorite moments while playing? A- Just cheering on my team.   Q...

09/17/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4156/qas/paw-print-qa-with-varsity-cross-country-runner-freshman-phoenix-viger/

Q: What drives you to be exceptional at what you’re doing in cross country? A: My brother went through the sport. He is great at it, and that’s exactly what I want to be. I want to be great at the sport; I want to do everything I possibly can to just be the best...

09/17/2025

https://pshspawprint.com/4152/qas/paw-print-qa-with-varsity-cross-country-runner-alex-sinclair/

Q: When did you realize that you wanted to take Cross Country seriously? A: When I realized that running [had become] more than just the way not to be lazy. I started to become my therapeutic outlet and helped me with a lot of mental issues that I was dealing with at the time, and...

04/23/2022

THREE Plainfield South journalists earned top 6 at the State finals this Friday.
2022 State Rankings:
✔ Ricky Meyers 2nd in state for Photography
✔ Rachel Mackey 4th in state for Review Writing
✔ Angelia Alvarado 6th in State for News Writing
Congratulations to all medalists in the state. It sure is great to be a Plainfield South Cougar!

04/13/2022

Congratulations to South's journalists who placed 3rd overall at the state sectional over the weekend. 👏 What a finish...go Cougars!

Here's a snapshot:
*8 advanced to the 2022 State Finals (April 22 in Bloomington)
*14 out of the 16 categories earned top 6 overall
*3 Sectional Champions
*3 second place finishers
*3 third place finishers
*5 finishers in fourth-sixth place

Category and place breakdown:
Advertising: Sectional Champ 1st place Ace Ortega
Copy Editing: Sectional Champ 1st place Alondra Rosales
Photo storytelling: Sectional Champ 1st place Ricky Meyers
Editorial Cartooning: 2nd place Lee Davis
Headline Writing: 3rd place L Underwood
Infographics: 2nd place Samarah Weyand
News Writing: 3rd place Angelia Alvarado
Newspaper Design: 5th place L Underwood
Review Writing: 2nd place Rachel Mackey
Sports Writing: 5th place Alondra Rosales
Video News: 6th place Victoria Camarda, Orianna D'Landazuri and Alyssa Carino
YB Caption Writing: 6th place Delaney O’Sullivan
YB Copy Writing: 3rd place Ace Ortega
YB Theme Development: 4th place Isabella Davis and Caitlin Carrasco

Best of luck at the State Tournament and congratulations to all teams across the sectional! What tough competition!

02/27/2022

Congrats to all our Paw Print staff members after placing 4th overall at the IHSA conference yesterday! They brought home 11 all-conference awards, including:

1st place: Orianna D'Landazuri in Photo storytelling; Leeander Davis in Editorial Cartooning

2nd place: L Underwood in Headline Writing; Alexander Ortega in Advertising; L Underwood in Newspaper Design

3rd place: Rachel Mackey in Review Writing

4th place: Emma Puckett in Editorial Writing; Angelia Alvarado in News Writing

5th place: Leeander Davis in Advertising

6th place: Nick Christiansen in Yearbook Caption Writing; Rachel Mackey in Headline Writing

Way to go, Cougars! Can't wait to see you perform at Sectionals!

11/18/2021

The first edition of 2021 is out! Featured stories include an Al Tinsley spotlight (football coach and politician), slang of the month, and news about South's Cross Country Sectional Champs! Get one outside the media Center or in room 202 during 5th and 6th!