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The Purple Clarion

The Student News Site of Harrisburg High School

The Purple Clarion

The Purple Clarion

From Freshman Dreams to Senior Decisions:

From Freshman Dreams to Senior Decisions:

Hannah Rorer, Feature Editor February 16, 2026

One question seems to follow students throughout high school: What are your plans after graduation? For many students, the answer changes over time. Some plan to attend a university or community college....

Juniors Isacc Crabb, Burke Wilson along with freshman Fin Pilcher and sophomore Brooks Wilson show their catch of frogs after a late night trip “gigging” frogs. The frogs, particularly their legs,
can be harvested after hunting and eaten.

On the hunt for the unusual

Nash Vallette, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

When most people think of hunting, they picture deer season, turkey calls or duck blinds at sunrise. But across small towns in southern Illinois and much of rural America, there’s another kind of hunting...

Senior Baily Cook visits the Eastern Illinois University campus. Cook is majoring in English with hopes of becoming a published author.

Cook to become Panther

Whittleigh Trusty, staff writer May 3, 2024

Senior Baily Cook has decided to make her first post-graduation stop at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.  After receiving a merit scholarship, Cook was invited to visit the campus....

Aaron Gulley enjoys a relaxing afternoon while fishing. Gulley learned to fish when he was four years old, and has taken up the hobby more recently in the past year.

Is passing time a thing of the past?

March 22, 2024

A small plop echoes across the pond, the click of the reel and the wake of the lure are all that can be noticed on this small body of water. Aaron Gulley has fished this exact spot many times before. Today...

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