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Eagle Brief: Sept. 18 – 24

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Kaya Miller, Co Editor-in-chief • September 18, 2023
Anisha Mandem
During the pep rally, Principal Nick Jones gets ready to introduce The Talonettes. This is PHS’s second pep rally. The next five will be held throughout the football season.

Eagle Update & Resources

  • To view PHS newsletter click here.
  • 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 2024-2024 academic calendar, click here.
  • To view this week’s PISD express information, click here.
  • It is Hispanic Heritage Month until Oct. 15. If you have ideas on how to commemorate the month email: fsalas@prosper-isd.net
  • This week is beat Rockhill dress up:
    • Monday: Jersey Day
    • Tuesday: Students dress like teachers and teachers dress like students
    • Wednesday: Wear yellow
    • Thursday: Anything but a backpack
    • Friday: Whiteout

Upcoming

  • College and Career Night will be hosted at Rockhill High School for all of the high schools to attend from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 20.
  • Junior World Affairs Council will hold an interest meeting on Sept. 14 in the LGI during the afternoon and Mr. Bell’s, Room 1209, in the morning. The first meeting will be held Sept. 21, and the next monthly meeting will be Oct. 12 – all meetings will be held in the LGI. Guest speakers will discuss different topics from around the world.
  • The Prosper Engineering Team is hosting an electronic recycling program. Bring in your old phones to the Upper or Lower House! Be sure to reset your device before recycling. Instructions to reset can be found on the bins in the Upper and Lower Houses. Collection ends Sept. 29.
  • The spirit week competition is Sept. 18-21, between the hours of 3-8 p.m. Go to Chick-Fil-A and say you are with PHS.

Sports schedules

Monday, Sept 18 – No events.

Tuesday, Sept. 19

4:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis @ Denton Braswell

4:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis @ Denton Braswell

5:30 p.m. JV Volleyball vs. Boyd (home – PHS Arena)

5:30 p.m. 9th A Volleyball vs Boyd (home – PHS Auxillary Gym #1)

5:30 p.m. Varsity Water Polo Girls @ Highland Park

6:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs. Boyd (home – PHS Arena)

6:30 p.m. 9th B Volleyball @ Rock Hill

6:30 p.m. 9th B Volleyball vs. Boyd (home – PHS Auxillary Gym #1)

Wednesday, Sept. 20

8 a.m. Varsity I Boys Golf vs. Blue Swing Showdown (home – The Bridges)

8 a.m. Varsity II Boys Golf @ Blue Swing Showdown

5:30 p.m. 9th Green Football @ Rock Hill (Away – Children’s Health Stadium)

6 p.m. JV Boys Swim-Dive @ PISD Tri-Meet (PISD Natatorium)

6 p.m. Varsity Boys Swim-Dive vs. PISD Tri-Meet (PISD Natatorium)

7 p.m. 9th Black Football @ Rock Hill (Away – Children’s Health Stadium)

Thursday, Sept. 21

TBA JV Boys Cross Country @ Lewisville Rick Neil Memorial Invitational

TBA JV Girls Cross Country @ Lewisville Rick Neil Memorial Invitational

8 a.m. JV Volleyball @ Memorial

10:30 a.m. JV Volleyball @ Highland Park JV 2

2:15 a.m. JV Volleyball @ Melissa

4 p.m. 9th White Football @ Jesuit HS

4:30 p.m. JV Boys Tennis vs. Denton Braswell (home)

4:30 p.m. JV Girls Tennis vs. Denton Braswell (home)

5 p.m. JV White Football vs. Rock Hill (home – Children’s Health Stadium at PISD)

7 p.m. JV Green Football vs. Rock Hill (home – Children’s Health Stadium at PISD)

Friday, Sept. 22

5:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball @ Braswell

5:30 p.m.  9th A Volleyball @ Braswell

6:30 p.m. JV Volleyball @ Braswell

6:30 p.m. 9th B Volleyball @ Braswell

7 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Rock Hill (away – Children’s Health Stadium)

Saturday, Sept. 16

TBA JV Volleyball @ Texas Classic Tournament

TBA Varsity Boys Cross Country @ Hoka/McNeil Invitational

TBA Varsity Girls Cross Country @ Hoka/McNeil Invitational

10:30 a.m. Varsity Waterpolo Boys vs. Jesuit (home – PISD Natatorium)

Sunday, Sept. 17 – No events

Uplifting

  • The Eagles beat the five-year streak against the Denton Guyer Wildcats at the varsity football game on Friday.
  • Senior Sydney Thorton was named #3 on the Texas HS Volleyball leaders list.

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Kaya Miller, originally from Los Angeles, California, moved to Prosper, Texas in 2017. She attends Prosper High School as a senior. This is her third year on staff, and she is co-editor-in-chief of Eagle Nation Online and editor-in-chief of the print newspaper Eagle Nation Times. Miller is on the Prosper debate team as historian. She is also president of the Spanish Honor Society. Miller is also on the Dallas Rowing Club Juniors team. In her free time, she enjoys baking and playing guitar.
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