Eagle Brief May 11 – May 25

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief|May 12, 2023

Juliana Cruz

Hands raised in front of their faces, juniors Juliana Cruz and Samiya King check the contrast of their skin tones against their suits for a project for their American Sign Language class. The class requires distinct clothing, in order for people to comprehend hand signs. Students at Prosper are able to take the ASL course up to four levels.

Editor’s note: This is the last Eagle Brief of the school year.

Eagle Update & Resources

Upcoming

  • May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
  • In order to participate in senior week activities, all seniors must turn in their school-issued chromebook and charger to the nest/library by Wednesday, May 17.
  • PHS FCA is partnering with Rock Hill FCA for a night of games, food, fellowship & music. Open to all students and families. Please come out to the Rock Hill football field on Friday, May 12 from 6-8 p.m.
  • The Engineering Team will be holding tryouts for the Robotics Division in the RHHS cafeteria on May 18. No experience is required. We have openings for Technical and Non-Technical roles. For example, Business, Marketing, and Art students are as critical as the robot designers. We invite everyone to come and tryout for our world-competitive team.
  • The Our Body Not Yours Club will be hosting “The Pinnacle,” a huge creative expo event open to all students who wish to share their creativity and talents. You can showcase your art, poetry, music, spoken word, photography, dance and so much more. Students can share their experience with sexual assault. During the event, OBNY will also be collecting donations to go out to Sexual Assault clinics in the DFW area. The Pinnacle will be held in the black box theatre on May 17, sign ups for participation and volunteering are open now. Reach out to Ms. Ballard or Seun Seriki for more information.
  • It is not too late to join the Prosper Guard! The Prosper Guard is open to all rising PHS students. There is no experience necessary to be a member of the color guard, just attend one of our upcoming rehearsals! Rehearsals are May 11 and May 18 from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. If you have questions, stop by the band hall and visit Coach K!

Sports schedules

Thursday, May 11 – No events.

Friday, May 12
8 a.m. Varsity Girls Track vs. UIL 6A State Track Meet

Saturday, May 13 – Wednesday, May 25 – No events.

Uplifting

JWAC

On May 10, five PHS students received the World Affairs Council 20 Under 20 Award at a ceremony in Bedford, TX.  Additionally, PHS JWAC received the Top Ten JWAC award for the DFW/Fort Worth area.

ESports

In the last weekend of April, PHS students competed in two major Esports competitions. At these two events, students won the following:

TexSEF undisputed State Championship:
– PHS Varsity Rocket League – 1st place STATE CHAMPIONS
– PHS JV Rocket League – Top 16 in State
– Rock Hill Smash Bros – 2nd Place STATE RUNNER UP
– Rock Hill Valorant – Top 8 in State
– Rock Hill Overwatch 2 – Top 6 in State

National Intel Inspires Championship:
– PHS Varsity Rocket League – 2nd place in the NATION

DECA

Please congratulate the following for participating in DECA’s International Competition in Orlando last week. Junior Kavish Muthum finished top 10 in Business Service Marketing.

Akil, Dondapati, senior: Thrive Academy
Sidharth, Kammili, senior: Principles of Marketing
James, Alexandar, junior: Kim Principles of Finance
Kavish, Muthum, junior: Business Services Marketing
Chimaraoke, Nwaoba, senior: School-Based Enterprise
Shlok, Kinikar, junior: Thrive Academy
Sohaib Rehman, senior: School-Based Enterprise
Manaswini, Srija, senior: Vyakaranam School-Based Enterprise

Region 1 Track Award Winners

Girls team results: 8th out of 32 Teams
STATE QUALIFIERS
Lauren Lewis, senior – 1st Place 400m, 52.50
Lauren Lewis, senior – 1st Place 200m, 23.10 (New Regional Record, New School Record)
Kayla Watson, senior – 2nd Place Long Jump, 19′ 3.75″
Other Competitors:
4×100 Relay – 5th Place, 46.99 (New School Record) (Freshman Justice Story, senior Lauren Lewis, junior McKenna Seaman, senior Kayla Watson)
Kayla Watson, senior  – 4th Place 200m, 24.68
Shewaye Johnson, senior – 7th Place 3200m, 5:04
Vanessa Rolan, junior  – 7th Place High Jump, 5′ 0″
Avery McIntosh, junior  – 300m, Not in Finals.
Boys team results: 3rd out of 38 Teams
STATE QUALIFIERS
Layne Sheely, junior  – 2nd Place 800m, 1:55.40
Prentice Sanders, junior  – 2nd Place 400m, 49.34
4×400 Relay – 2nd Place, 3:17.01 (Zane Akinyele, junior, Remington Martin, junior, Prentice Sanders, junior, Steven Richardson, senior)
Other Competitors:
Sutton Stewart, sophomore – 3rd Place High Jump, 6′ 4″
Steven Richardson, senior  – 4th Place 200m, 21.58 (New School Record) 21.47 got 1st Place…. WOW!
Fernando Leyva-Montiel, senior – 8th Place 800m, 2:00.14
Max Miller, junior – 12th Place 1600m, 4:27.15
Layne Sheely, junior – 15th Place 1600m, 4:30.61
Zaden Krempin, freshman – 15th Place Discus, 138′ 2″
Jake Watkins, senior  – 14th Place Long Jump 19′ 2.25″