Holiday activities light up season

Amanda Hare, Executive Editor-in-Chief|December 17, 2021

In the Celina Square, a lit up Christmas tree stands. Celina had their “Christmas on the Square” event on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The Prosper community had their “Prosper Christmas Festival” on Saturday, Dec. 4.

As the community gets deeper into the holiday season, Christmas lights and events are available throughout the month. Winter break occurs from Dec. 18 to Jan. 2. These activities are open for the month of December.

Click through the map below to view local events and Christmas lights. Continue reading below the map to view where to watch holiday movies.

Lit up, a house displays holiday lights. The house is located in Light Farms. Light Farms is a neighborhood in Celina, but zoned for the Prosper district. (Cate Emma Warren)

Lighting up, candy canes sit in a house’s front yard. The yard also features a blow-up snowman. Houses have shown their holiday lights the whole month of December. (Alyssa Clark)

Honors & Awards:

2022 TAJE Texas Journalist of the Year
2019, 2021 UIL State Headline Writing Champion Runner-Up
2022 UIL State Meet: 3rd place Headline Writing, 4th place News Writing, 7th place Editorial Writing
UIL Headline Writing Regional Awards:
2019: 2nd place
2020: 2nd place
2021: 3rd place
UIL Editorial Writing Regional Awards:
2020: 2nd place
2021: 4th place
20 Best of SNO publications
2021 National NSPA Story of the Year Honorary Mention
2021 National NSPA Top 10 Best of Show Podcast
2021 TAJE Best of Texas: Excellent Story Portfolio, Superior News-Feature Story, Honorable Mention Headline Writing
2021 TAJE Fall Fiesta: Superior Headline Writing, Superior Interview Podcast, Excellent Video News Story, Excellent Video Feature Story
2022 TAJE Best of the Best: 3rd place Online News Portfolio
2022 TAJE Best in Texas: Excellent Interview Podcast, Superior Story Portfolio, Honorable Mention News Story, Honorable Mention Feature Story, Excellent In-Depth Package, Excellent Entertainment Feature, Excellent Headline Writing
2022 NSPA Best of Show: 7th place Editorial Board Leadership, 4th place Podcast
2022 ILPC 6A Awards: 2nd place Sports Feature Story, 3rd place Feature Writing, 3rd Place Entertainment Review, 1st Place In-Depth News/Feature Package, 1st Place Photo Slideshow, 1st Place Video Story, 1st Place Multimedia Package, Honorable Mention Portrait, 3rd place Headlines
2022 Tops in Texas Awards: Photo Slideshow, Multimedia Package
2021 TAJE Student Advisory Council Member
2020-2022 PHS Newspaper Student of the Year
NSPA Student Journalist National Honor Roll
Quill and Scroll Honor Society Member

Cate Emma Warren, Editor-in-Chief of Eagle Nation Times

Cate Emma Warren is a senior who started in Prosper ISD in 2019. She is a HOSA officer, on the Prosper Theatre officer board, a part of the lacrosse team, and is a Girl Scout. Cate Emma loves photography because she believes it helps to tell a story. She hopes later on people will look at her work and see her passion for that. She is excited to be first ever Print Editor-in-Chief this school year and work on staff for the fourth year.

Honors & Awards:

2021 Best of Texas Newspaper/Broadcast
Excellent Photo Gallery
Excellent Feature Photo
Honorable Mention Sports Feature Story

1 Best of SNO publication

Quill and Scroll Honor Society Member

NSPA Student Journalist National Honor Roll 2021

2022 Best of Texas Newspaper/Broadcast

Honorable Mention Feature Story

2022 Fall Fiesta Excellent Podcast/Interview

Eagle Nation Times Third Place Best in Show in Large 6A Print News 2022

Alyssa Clark, Executive Opinion Editor

Alyssa Clark is a senior, and this is her second year on staff. She was the social media director last year, and can't wait to direct the opinion page this year. In her free time, she can be found grabbing coffee with friends, or playing with her dogs. She plans on attending college after high school, and to major in psychology.

Honors, Experience and Awards:

UIL Journalist, District Qualifier 2019 - 2022
Quill & Scroll Honor Society Member
2 TAJE Honorable Mentions in 2020, 2021
TAJE Best in Texas 2022 - Excellent - Podcast
TAJE Best in Texas 2022 - Honorable Mention - Podcast
TAJE Best in Texas 2022 - Excellent - Sports Column
TAJE Best in Texas 2022 - Excellent - Staff Editorial
ILPC Award Winner for Reviews and Video Packages
Previous Hope Squad Member, Former Social Media Director for ENO
8 Best of SNO Publications

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