Students walk from the portables to the main building of Prosper High School. It is the third official week of the 2022-2023 school year. Passing period is still seven minutes long, although some portable teachers are letting students out a few minutes early.
Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2022
To change your classes, email your counselor. Counselors are assigned by last name order and can be reached via email or by requesting an in-person visit to the lower or upper houses.
All students must have a parking pass to park in the PHS parking lot.
Upcoming
A pep rally will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The theme is “School Pride”.
STUCO Freshman Class Officer applications are available in the Upper and Lower houses or on the Prosper Student Council Instagram @prosperstuco. Applications are available until Friday 8/23. Elections will take place on Sept 1st.
UIL Journalism meetings have officially started. To join the team, email Mrs. Roskens.
Junior World Affairs Council’s first meeting will take place Sep. 7 in the LGI.
The Creative Writing Club’s first meeting will take place Sep. 6 in room 1247.
The PHS Orchestra social is on Aug. 26 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Frontier Park.
Registration for the Junior Ring Ceremony is due Aug. 30.
Dr. Ferguson’s Student Advisory Council is currently accepting applications.
DECA’s first meeting is Sep. 1, before school in room 1245, as well as after school in the LGI.
The Prosper Eagles Competitive Shooting Team’s first meeting will be held Tuesday, Sep. 6 at 7:15 p.m. at the LGI in Prosper High School. If you have questions about the club, please see Mr. Atkinson or Mr. Craft.
The Science UIL team will begin meetings every Wednesday after school in room 2122.
National Honor Society meets Wednesday, Aug. 31 in the LGI.
Sports games this week
Tuesday, Aug. 30
4 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Rock Hill HS
4 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis vs. Rock Hill HS
5:30 p.m. 9th A Volleyball vs. Colleyville Heritage
5:30 p.m. JV Volleyball vs. Colleyville Heritage
6:30 p.m. 9th B Volleyball vs. Colleyville Heritage
6:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs. Colleyville Heritage
Wednesday, Aug. 30 – No sports events.
The Prosper High School Orchestra is having a “Back to Scoop” Orchestra social Aug. 26. The social will be at Frontier Park from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Students who are going are instructed to bring their “favorite outdoor games” and “clothes you don’t mind getting wet”. (PHS Orchestra)
Thursday, Sep. 1
8 a.m. JV Girls Tennis vs. Rock Hill HS
4 p.m. JV Boys Tennis vs. Rock Hill HS
4 p.m. 9th White Football vs. Dallas Jesuit
4 p.m. JV White Football vs. Fort Worth Eaton
5:30 p.m. 9th Green Football vs. Garland Sachse
5:30 p.m. JV Green Football vs. Garland Sachse
7 p.m. 9th Black Football vs. Garland Sachse
7 p.m. JV Black Football vs. Garland Sachse
Friday, Sep. 2
5 p.m. Varsity Girls vs. Denton Guyer
5:30 p.m. 9th B Volleyball vs. Mansfield
5:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs. Mansfield
6 p.m. Varsity Boys vs. Denton Guyer
6:30 p.m. 9th A and JV Volleyball vs. Mansfield
7 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Garland Sachse
Saturday, Sep. 3
7 a.m. JV Boys and JV Girls Cross Country vs Invitational
7 a.m. Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls Cross Country vs Invitational
Sunday, Sep. 4 – No sports events.
Uplifting
Friday, Sep. 2 and Monday, Sep. 5 are student holidays as well as professional learning days.
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Kalyani Rao is a senior. This is her third year as a staff member on Eagle Nation Online, and her first year as Executive Editor-in-Chief. She writes to transform the lives of the people around her, and hopes to continue to bring her own charm to ENO. She loves hamsters, and her favorite place in the world is Auckland, New Zealand.
Honors, Experience and Awards:
5 Best of Sno publications.
5th place in Copy Editing, district UIL meet 2021
Honorable mention- Podcast interview, 2021 TAJE Fall Fiesta
UIL Journalist 2020-2021, 2021-2022
Quill and Scroll Society member 2021-2022
1st place in Copy Editing for CENTEX UIL meet 2021-2022
3rd place in Copy Editing for Aubrey UIL meet 2022
2nd place in Copy Editing for NorTex UIL District meet 2022
National Silver award for poetry from the Scholastic Art & Writing organization
National Recognition Award from College Board
AP Scholar with Distinction Award
2 Best in Texas News & Broadcast Awards, 2022: Personal Opinion Column- Honorable Mention, News Story- Honorable Mention
President of the Classic Book Club, 2020-onwards
Member of the National Spanish Honors Society (NSHS)
PHS Award for Academic Excellence in Newspaper II, 2022
Dean’s Scholarship for Cornell University Pre -College Program
Sibley Scholarship for Brown University Pre -College Program