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The Student Voice of Prosper High School

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Homecoming parade brings local community together

Students, local businesses, teachers share candy, joy
Byline photo of Palak Agarwalla
Byline photo of Tejas Konka
Byline photo of Trisha Panicker
Palak Agarwalla, Tejas Konka, and Trisha Panicker • September 25, 2025
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Trisha Panicker
Waving at the floats, children from Prosper ISD elementary schools stand on the sidelines of the parade. The Rock Hill homecoming parade took place on Sept. 17. Additionally, the Walnut Grove parade took place on Sept. 10.

Click the photo above to start a slideshow with information from the PHS Homecoming parade on Sept. 24.

Who: Prosper students, teacher, administration, businesses, parents

What: PHS homecoming parade

When: Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

Where: Downtown Prosper

What’s Next? The PHS homecoming dance will take place in the PHS cafeteria on Sept. 27.

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About the Contributors
Palak Agarwalla
Palak Agarwalla, Reporter
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.
Tejas Konka
Tejas Konka, Chief Operating Officer
Junior Tejas Konka is from Los Angeles, California. His main goal for this year is to raise money for Eagle Nation Online and our sister publication, Eagle Nation Times, to allow staff to publish consistently. Tejas is looking forward to meeting new people and collaborating with others to improve the newspaper. His favorite hobbies include reading books and playing basketball with friends. 
Trisha Panicker
Trisha Panicker, ENO Editor-in-Chief
Trisha Panicker is a senior and this is her second year working for ENO, now as the Editor-in-Chief. She loves the town of Prosper and engages with the local community through her reporting. In addition, she is part of the PHS speech and debate team. In her free time, she enjoys going to coffee shops and reading.
Honors & Awards: 5 Best of SNO publications ILPC 2025 Individual Achievement Awards: 3rd: Multimedia Package Honorable Mention: Personal Opinion Column
2025 Fall Fiesta Contest Awards: Superior: Feature Writing ILPC 2026 Individual Achievement Awards: Honorable Mention: Personal Opinion Column Honorable Mention: Multimedia Package Texas Journalist of the Year 3rd Runner-Up Online News Editor of the Year Runner-Up Certifications: Adobe – Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop – 2024
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