Photography

Blue Angels fly across D-FW in salute to COVID-19 frontline workers

Photographer Gianna Ortner-Findlay catches the Navy Blue Angel Air Team in action as they make their rounds over North Texas Hospitals. The flight, which honored the first responders and medical workers, started at 11 a.m. The Blue Angels began their “salute” in McKinney and flew area hospitals. “I like what they did about soaring over the hospital saying thank you to all the doctors and nurses because it was a way of saying thank you but in a new and different way,” student Emily Reish said.

Christi Norris and Gianna Ortner-Findlay
May 7, 2020

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Christi Norris, Chief Operating Officer and Editor of Multimedia

Christi Norris was born in Colorado, but for most of her life, she's called Seattle, Washington, home. She moved to Prosper in the summer of 2019 and has loved it ever since. Christi is a senior who is passionate about photography, podcasting and writing. She is excited to fill the role of Chief Operating Officer and Editor of Multimedia for the 2021-2022 school year and can't wait to help other journalists grow and achieve their goals. In her spare time, you can often find her working at a plant shop, reading books or watching movies. Christi will be attending Brigham Young University this summer and majoring in communications.

Honors & Awards:

2021 Online Tops in Texas 9th place
Dallas Morning News National High School Competition 1st place
Photographer Of The Year Prosper High School 2019-2020, 2020-2021
National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Best of Show Awards 4th place podcast
Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA’s) Best Writing Contest 2nd place blog
Interscholastic League Press Conference 2021 Individual Achievement Awards:
1st and 2nd: Photo Slideshow
Honorable Mention: Student Life Photo
3rd: Photo Portfolio
Honorable Mention: Sports Feature Photo
3rd: Sports Action Photo
3rd: Feature Photo
2nd and 3rd: In-Depth News/Feature Package
Interscholastic League Press Conference 2020 Individual Achievement Awards:
Honorable Mention: Photo Slideshow
Honorable Mention: Photo Portfolio

Gianna Ortner-Findlay, Reporter

This is Gianna Ortner-Findlay, currently, a sophomore enrolled here at Prosper High School. She was born in Florida and lived there for several years before residing in Plano, Texas, then migrating to Prosper. Gianna has been writing creatively for years and has won awards at a district level, for poetry. She is also an aspiring actress and is hoping to be a part of as many productions as she can. This is her first year on staff, and she is hoping to publish and obtain a Best of SNO. Although she can be shy, she is always welcome to meeting new people. Gianna is usually in the auditorium, but when she isn't, she's usually in the newsroom or off doing an interview.