Eagle Brief Dec. 8 — 15
Eagle Update & Resources
- To view the calendar of scheduled sporting events, click the high school athletics calendar here.
- To view PISD events, the district-wide calendar is linked here.
- To view the 2022-2023 academic calendar, click here.
- To view this week’s PISD express information, click here.
Upcoming
- The last day to order a cap and gown for seniors is Dec. 14.
- The first boys soccer home game will take place Friday, Dec. 9.
- 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 PHS Theatre Department will be performing “Clue” Dec. 8-10 in the Black Box Theater at 6:30 p.m, for tickets click here.
- 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. 8
5:15 p.m. JV Boys Basketball vs. Sherman
7:45 p.m. JV Boys Basketball vs TBD
- Friday, Dec. 9
9 a.m. JV Girls Wrestling vs. Texas Women’s Classic
9 a.m. Varsity Boys Wrestling vs. Perry High School
9 a.m. Varsity Girls Wrestling vs. Texas Women’s Classic
4:30 p.m. JV2 Boys Soccer vs. Hebron
4:45 p.m. 9th Girls Basketball A vs. Lone Star
5 p.m. 9th Green Boys Basketball vs. Shepton
5:45 p.m. JV Girls Soccer vs. Lewisville
6 p.m. JV Boys Soccer vs. Hebron High School
6 p.m. JV Girls Basketball vs. Lone Star
6 p.m. JV Girls Basketball vs. Lone Star
6:15 p.m. 9th White Boys Basketball vs. Shepton
7:15 p.m. Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Lone Star
7:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Hebron High School
7:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Lewisville
7:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Plano - Saturday, Dec. 10
8 a.m. V Girls Wrestling vs. Texas Women’s Classic
8 a.m. Varsity Boys Wrestling vs. Perry High School
8 a.m. Varsity Girls Wrestling vs Texas Women’s Classic - 4 p.m. Varsity Football vs Duncanville at Gerald Ford Stadium. To buy tickets click here.
- Sunday, Dec. 11 – No events.
- Monday, Dec. 12
4:30 p.m. 9th Girls Basketball A vs. Guyer
4:30 p.m. JV Girls Basketball vs. Guyer
6 p.m. Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Guyer - Tuesday, Dec. 13
4:15 p.m. JV2 Boys Soccer vs. Frisco Lone Star
4:45 p.m. 9th Green Boys Basketball vs. Frisco Liberty
5 p.m. JV Girls Soccer vs. Lovejoy
5:45 p.m. JV Boys Soccer vs. Frisco Lone Star
6 p.m. JV Boys Basketball vs. Frisco Liberty
7:15 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Frisco Liberty
7:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Frisco Lone Star
7:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Lovejoy - Wednesday, Dec. 14 – No events.
- Thursday, Dec. 15
4:30 p.m. JV Boys Wrestling vs. Coppell Rookie Round Up
Uplifting
Student cooks, aka Pitmasters competed at the Southlake Regional Cook-Off on Saturday, Dec. 3 and came home with awards in the following categories: Beans- 1st place call (Blue Ribbon), Chicken- 6th place call and Brisket- 1st place call (Blue Ribbon). Based on the aggregate scoring the Prosper Pitmasters placed third overall with 21 teams competing.
The PHS girls wrestling team placed third out of 27 teams at the Rockwall Varsity Wrestling Tournament. The boys team placed seventh out of 32 teams. Go, Eagles!
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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
CIEE Global Navigator Scholarship