Eagle Brief April 20 – 27
Monday, April 17, a sendoff was held for the robotics team in honor of their advancing to the first Robotics World Championship, which will be held April 19-22 in Houston. 5411 RoboTalons and 9105 TechnoTalons will be competing with the top robotics teams from over 20 countries. This is the first time in PHS history that two teams have qualified for worlds.
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
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- The Junior/Senior Prom will be on Saturday, May 6 from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. at The Marriott at Legacy Town Center.
- May 3 is the deadline for the “Reversing the slide” program, which allows graduating seniors up to six credit hours (about two classes) for free this summer. Apply to Collin if you haven’t already (not necessary for current dual credit students) clear all holds and complete pre-registration steps.
- Prosper Guard auditions will take place on April 24-27 at 4:30 p.m. in Gym 1
- A Powerlifting banquet will take place Monday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m. at the Children’s Health Community Room.
- Click here to view the fine arts newsletter for April.
- Relay for Life will be held April 21 from 6-10 p.m.
- The PHS fashion show will be held in the PHS Auditorium on Tuesday, April 25 from 6-8 p.m.
- We are excited to host a dodgeball tournament after school at 4:30 p.m. on May 3 in Gym #1! Please see the attached flyer for more details. Quick Info: Teams of six with one team captain. No alternates, but you can play short. $15/team (CASH ONLY) to play. The team captain is responsible for turning in the team’s money to the Upper House. There is a 24-team cap – the first 24 teams to sign up and bring their money to the Upper House will be accepted into the tournament.
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All Prosper ISD high school students have free access to national test preparation through Edgenuity. The following courses can be accessed once logged into the student’s PISD account: PSAT, SAT, ACT, and TSIA2.
- The Prosper ISD School Board election is on May 6 this year. A “Meet the Candidates” event will take place today, April 20, at 6 p.m. in the Children’s Health Stadium.
- PCIS presentation night will be held on April 25 at 6 p.m. at Rock Hill HS.
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
Sports schedules
Thursday, April 20
8 a.m. Varsity I Boys Golf vs. UIL Region 1 Golf Tournament
Friday, April 21
9 a.m. Varsity Boys Track vs. Area Meet
9 a.m. Varsity Girls Track vs. Area Meet
4:30 p.m. JV Green Baseball vs. Allen
5 p.m. JV Green Softball vs. McKinney
6 p.m. JV White Baseball vs. Allen
7 p.m. Varsity Softball vs. McKinney
7:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball vs. Allen
Saturday, April 22 – No events.
Sunday, April 23 – No events.
Monday, April 24
5:30 p.m. JV Silver Baseball vs. Southlake
6 p.m. JV White Baseball vs. McKinney
Tuesday, April 25
8 a.m. Varsity Boys Tennis vs. State Tournament
8 a.m. Varsity Girls Tennis vs. State Tournament
4:30 p.m. JV Green Baseball vs. McKinney
7:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball vs. McKinney
Wednesday, April 26
8 a.m. Varsity Boys Tennis vs State Tournament
8 a.m. Varsity Girls Tennis vs State Tournament
Thursday, April 27 – No events.
Uplifting
The following art students will compete at the state level on Saturday, April 29 in San Marcos, TX: Avery Canuteson, Gray Haviland, Miriam Kassem, Cal Kindiger, Kiera Payne, Linda Thai, Anna Wren, Kamila Cudzich, Carolina Miao, Leah Muhia, Evelyn Paolo, Elisa Arbaiza and Marina Wassef.
Prosper Engineering Team is sending two robotics teams to the FIRST Robotics World Championship April 19-22 in Houston. 5411 RoboTalons and 9105 TechnoTalons will be competing with the top robotics teams from over 20 countries. This is the first time in school history that two teams have qualified for worlds. At state, 9105 won the award for the highest-ranked rookie team and 5411 won the sustainability award. Check social media for the live broadcast link each day to watch!
In 2016, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth created “20 Under 20” as part of the Global Young Leaders Program. This initiative honors 20 exceptional high school students under the age of 20 who are active in their local Junior World Affairs Council club (JWAC). The following five PHS students received this honor for 2022-2023. They will receive their awards in a ceremony this spring and will participate in a week-long leadership conference this summer: Chiemeka Nzewunwah, Diego Donald, Sarayu Chitturi, Rachel Price and Zoe Phillips.
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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
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