PHS Academic Foundation

10/28/2026

🎓✨ MAGNA CUM LAUDE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT!

TANNER PAINT 📣
(813) 252-6022
www.tannerpaint.com

A huge THANK YOU to our PHS Academic Foundation Magna Cum Laude Sponsors! 🐾❤️ Your support directly helps the Foundation continue funding teacher-requested academic grants and enriching the educational experience for our Plant Panthers!

Interested in joining them? Our Magna Cum Laude Business Partnership is a great way to support Plant High School while putting your business in front of the PHS community!

As a Magna Cum Laude Sponsor, your business receives:

✨ Business Partner marketing materials presented at all Foundation general meetings
✨ Your logo + a clickable direct link to your website on the PHS Academic Foundation website
✨ Logo recognition on Business Partner signs, banners & advertisements
✨ Logo recognition in select PHS sports programs
✨ Opportunity for an on-site presence at Open House and Panther Preview
✨ Logo recognition at all Foundation general meetings
✨ Opportunity to give a brief presentation at two general membership meetings**
✨ A tax-deductible contribution*

🖤 Support Plant. Promote your business. Make an impact. 💛

Ready to become a PHS Academic Foundation Business Partner?

👉 Visit phsacademicfoundation.membershiptoolkit.com to learn more and become a sponsor! (link in profile)

10/28/2026

🐾 Plant families showing up for Plant! 💛🖤

We’re excited to recognize our newest 2026–2027 Plant High School Academic Foundation Family Sponsors!

When a family joins the Academic Foundation, they’re helping make an impact right here at Plant—supporting the academic programs, resources and opportunities that help our students and teachers thrive.

And we’d LOVE to add even more Plant families to this list! 🙌

Whether you join as a Friend, Booster, Supporter, Sponsor or Benefactor, you’re becoming part of a community of families committed to making Plant even stronger.

Already joined? THANK YOU! We’re so grateful to have you with us. 🐾

Haven’t joined yet? Now’s your chance! Scan the QR code or visit phsacademicfoundation.membershiptoolkit.com to become a 2026–2027 Family Sponsor.

Let’s keep growing this list, Panthers! 💛🖤🐾

10/22/2026

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME!

Hillsborough County Public Schools will be piloting metal detectors at this Friday’s (10/23) varsity home football game.

Please plan to arrive a little earlier than usual to allow extra time for security screening before entering the stadium.

A few important reminders:

* All attendees will pass through metal detectors.
* Bags are not permitted.
* Weapons, drugs, drug paraphernalia, and alcohol are strictly prohibited.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as the district implements these additional safety measures.

Go Panthers! 🖤💛

10/08/2026

🖤💛 Calling all Panthers—past and present! 🖤💛

Join us on Friday, October 30, as we celebrate 100 years of Plant High School with an evening of Panther pride, tradition, and football!

We invite students, families, alumni, teachers, and friends of Plant to fill the stands and help make this milestone one to remember. Arrive early for our special Centennial Presentation before cheering on the Panthers!

🎟️ Tickets will be available for purchase 48 hours before the game through the GoFan app or at GoFan.co.

Wear your black and gold, bring your Panther spirit, and celebrate a century of excellence with us! 🐾

10/06/2026

📆SAVE THE DATE!!📆

Tuesday, November 17th at 9:30am in the Media Center. Kristin Phillips will be speaking about AP, AICE, and Dual Enrollment programming.

RSVP by 11/16/26 to make sign in smoother for the front office 👉

PHS Academic Foundation, Inc.

10/01/2026

This October, we’re celebrating 100 years of H.B. Plant High School — a century of students, teachers, traditions, friendships, achievements, and unforgettable Panther memories! 🖤🐾💛

From the first students who walked through Plant’s doors in 1927 to the Panthers filling its halls today, generations have helped create the history and traditions that make Plant so special. 😌

Throughout the month, we’ll be taking a trip through Plant’s past as we count down to our Centennial Football Game on Friday, October 30!

Follow along as we share historic photos, fun facts, Panther traditions, famous alumni, memories from across the decades, and a few things you may not know about our school’s incredible history!

But this celebration isn’t just about looking back. It’s about celebrating the generations of Panthers who made Plant what it is today — and the students who will carry that legacy into the next 100 years. 🐾

Panthers, we want to hear from you!

👇 Drop your graduation year in the comments and tag a fellow Panther who should be following along this month!

🖤💛 Here’s to 100 years of Panther Pride! 🖤💛
Once a Panther, Always a Panther.

09/30/2026

Fresh new sponsorship banner is up!! A HUGe thank you to all the businesses and families that have supported the Academic Foundation this year!🖤💛

09/18/2026

Strong schools are the foundation of a strong community. The Half-Penny Promise has helped Hillsborough County Public Schools make critical investments in the places where our students learn every day—from safer facilities and technology to updated roofs and air conditioning.

Hillsborough Education Foundation believes every student deserves a safe, supportive learning environment. Vote Yes on Referendum 3 to keep the Half-Penny Promise working for Hillsborough County students.

Learn more at www.halfpennypromise.com.

09/18/2026

YOU’RE INVITED: We are hosting a series of town hall meetings for our community to learn more about the Half-Penny Promise referendum, which will appear for renewal on the November ballot.

The town halls will provide information about the referendum, including projects completed, ongoing investments in school facilities, and what reauthorization would mean for students and schools in the future.

Since voters approved the Half-Penny Sales Tax in 2018, HCPS has invested more than $1.326 billion in school improvements, with more than $716 million awarded to local businesses. These investments have supported critical upgrades across our district, including air-conditioning replacements, roof renovations, safety and security upgrades, and other essential infrastructure projects.

Town Hall Dates:
✏️ Tuesday, Sept. 22 | Noon to 1 p.m. | Online >> https://bit.ly/3UZ0Gej
✏️ Tuesday, Sept. 22 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Newsome High School
✏️ Tuesday, Sept. 29 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Gaither High School
✏️ Thursday, Oct. 1 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Hillsborough High School
✏️ Wednesday, Oct. 14 | Noon to 1 p.m. | Online >> https://bit.ly/4ivKpqX

We hope you’ll join us to learn more about the Half-Penny Promise and its impact on our schools. To learn more, visit hillsboroughschools.org/half-penny-sales-tax-referendum.