Eagle Brief Dec. 1 — 8

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief|December 1, 2022

Nora Vedder

Sitting next to a small Christmas tree and santa hat, freshman Ximena Castro’s french horn reflects the tree’s lights. The Prosper Band will have their holiday concert Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Multiple bands will be performing in the concert.

Eagle Update & Resources

Upcoming

  • The 2nd Annual Winter Classic Ping Pong Tournament (Singles & Doubles – Double Elimination Tournaments) will be held Dec. 3. Pizza & Popcorn will be provided. Singles Tournament starts at 10 a.m. and Doubles Tournament starts at 1 p.m.
  • An informational meeting for an all girls robotics team will be held Dec. 1 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the LGI at Rock Hill. This team will be an extension of the Prosper Engineering Team. The Google Classroom code is qr2cxba. Contact Mr. Geiter for more information.
  • Culinary arts students will be competing in the HS BBQ Southlake Regional Cook Off Dec. 2 and 3.
  • The National Art Honor Society is collecting goods for the residents at the Settlers Ridge Care Center from Nov. 14 to Dec. 9. Students and teachers can drop off any goods from the list in the drop off box by the cafeteria or in room 3209 in the second portable. Handmade cards are welcome.
  • The Anime Club will be hosting an Anime Trivia Showdown on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Ms. Middleton’s room in 3201 from 4:15-4:50 p.m.
The Prosper Theatre will be performing “Clue” Dec. 8 – 10. The show will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater in room 1168F. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. (PHS Theatre Department)
  • The PHS Theatre Department will be performing “Clue” Dec. 8-10 in the Black Box Theater.
  • The Junior World Affairs Council Monthly Meeting will be held in room 1247 from Dec. 5-7.
  • Off-season and spring football practices will begin in January.
  • The Prosper Helping Hands club is collecting donations for the Collin County Animal Shelter. The donation drive will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 9. Items requested include cat and dog toys, cat and dog treats, leashes, collars and pet grooming products. Donation bins are located by the front office, in the learning cottages and in room 1213.
  • Tennis club will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 4:15 p.m. in room 1260.

Sports schedules

  • Thursday, Dec. 1
    9 a.m. JV Boys Wrestling vs. Coppell Freshman & JV Slam
    9 a.m. JV Girls Wrestling vs. Coppell Freshman & JV Slam
    6 p.m. JV Boys Swim-Dive vs. Lovejoy HS/Plano Senior HS
    6 p.m. JV Girls Swim-Dive vs. Lovejoy HS/Plano Senior HS
    6 p.m. Varsity Girls Swim-Dive vs. Lovejoy HS/Plano Senior HS
    7:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Amarillo
The PHS band will be holding a holiday concert Monday, Dec. 12. The concert will take place in the PHS Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. (PHS Band)
  • Friday, Dec. 2
    3 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Frisco Heritage
    5 p.m. Varsity Boys Wrestling vs. Rockwall High
    5 p.m. Varsity Girls Wrestling vs. Rockwall High
    5 p.m. 9th White Boys Basketball vs. Lone Star
    6:15 p.m. JV Boys Basketball vs. Lone Star
  • Saturday, Dec. 3
    8 a.m. Varsity Boys Wrestling vs. Rockwall High
    8 a.m. Varsity Girls Wrestling vs. Rockwall High
    9 a.m. 9th Green Boys Basketball vs. Highland Park
    10:15 a.m. JV Boys Basketball vs. Highland Park
    12 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Wylie
    2 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Lewisville
    4:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Sherman
  • Sunday, Dec. 4 – No events.
The PHS Anime club will be holding a Trivia Showdown Dec. 6 in room 3201. The showdown will be held for 35 minutes, from 4:15 – 4:50 p.m. Contact Ms. Middleton for more information. (PHS Anime Club)
  • Monday, Dec. 5 – No events.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 6
    5 p.m. JV Girls Basketball vs. Heath
    5 p.m. 9th Girls Basketball A vs. Heath
    6:15 p.m. 9th White Boys Basketball vs. Flower Mound
    6:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Heath
  • Wednesday, Dec. 7
    6 p.m. JV Boys and Girls Swim-Dive vs. PISD Senior Night – Rock Hill
    6 p.m. Varsity Boys and Girls Swim-Dive vs. PISD Senior Night – Rock Hill HS
  • Thursday, Dec. 8 – No events.

The sports schedules for Friday, Dec. 9 – Thursday, Dec. 15 will be released Dec. 8.

Uplifting

Prosper Theatre students competed in the Texas Thespians state competition Nov. 16 – 19, with 28 national qualifiers.