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The Student Voice of Prosper High School

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The Student Voice of Prosper High School

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Eagle Brief: Sept. 1 – 5

Byline photo of Palak Agarwalla
Palak Agarwalla, Reporter • September 3, 2025
Trisha Panicker
Smiling for the picture, the varsity girls tennis team celebrates their accomplishments over the years. There are 10 seniors in varsity tennis this school year. “It’s so crazy that I’m graduating this year,” senior Mahitha Bagam said. “I’m going to miss everyone else in the tennis team who is not graduating this year.”

Eagle Update & Resources

Upcoming

  • The honors/AP drop window will be open from Sept. 3-Sept. 16. During this time, students can obtain a drop form from the Upper or Lower House. Keep in mind that students cannot drop down if there is not equivalent on-level course for the subject.
  • As a reminder, there are no elective changes. The only changes that can be made at this time are schedule corrections.
  • Students must have a current parking permit to be able to park in the school parking lots. The permits can be requested through Skyward Family Access. You can also find links to pay for the permits and the student activity fee in Skyward Family Access.
  • Book Club is holding their first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10 in the Nest!

Sports schedules

Monday, Sep. 1 – No events

Tuesday, Sep. 2 

3 p.m Varsity Water Polo Girls vs. Rock Hill HS (Prosper ISD Natatorium)

4 p.m. Varsity Water Polo Boys vs. Rock Hill HS (Prosper ISD Natatorium)

4:30 p.m. Varsity Tennis Boys & Girls vs. Plano HS (PHS Tennis Courts)

5:30 p.m JV, Varsity, Girls-9 Volleyball vs. McKinney Boyd (McKinney Boyd HS)

6:30 p.m. JV, Varsity, Girls-9 Volleyball vs. McKinney Boyd (McKinney Boyd HS)

Courtesy of Prosper High School’s newsletter

Wednesday, Sep. 3 

4 p.m. Football Boys Freshman (black) vs. Allen HS (Allen Freshmen Center)

5:30 p.m Football Boys-JV White & JV Green vs. Rockwall Heath HS (PHS Turf & Track)

5:30 p.m Football Boys-9th White & 9th Green vs. Rockwall Heath HS (Rockwall Heath HS)

7 p.m. Football Boys-9th White & 9th Green vs. Rockwall Heath HS (Rockwall Heath HS)

7 p.m. Football Boys-JV White & JV Green vs. Rockwall Heath HS (PHS Turf & Track)

Thursday, Sep. 4

4:30 p.m. JV Boys & Girls vs. Plano HS (PHS Tennis Courts)

7 p.m. Football vs. Rockwall Heath HS (Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium)

Friday, Sep. 5 

5 p.m Water Polo Varsity Girls vs. Walnut Grove HS (Prosper ISD Natatorium)

5:30 p.m Volleyball JV, Varsity, Girls-9 vs. Plano East HS (PHS Arena)

6 p.m. Water Polo Varsity Boys vs. Walnut Grove HS (Prosper ISD Natatorium)

6:30 p.m. Volleyball JV, Varsity, Girls-9 vs. Plano East HS (PHS Arena)

Saturday, Sep. 6 

6:50 a.m. Cross Country JV & Varsity Boys & Girls vs. Southlake 5K XC Invite (Bob Jones Park)

10:30 a.m Water Polo Varsity Girls vs. Richland HS (Prosper ISD Natatorium)

11:30 a.m. Water Polo Varsity Boys vs. Richland HS (Prosper ISD Natatorium)

Uplifting

  • The Prosper varsity football team won against Westlake HS 29-22 at Crusader Stadium in Belton. This win ended Westlake’s 10-game winning streak in season openers!
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Junior Palak Agarwalla serves her role at ENO as a reporter. She is looking forward to creating amazing and fun news to share to all, and she is so excited to face all the up-and-down loops of this year. Palak loves to dance and take interviews. Through Eagle Nation Online, she hopes to make more connections to the school and outside.
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