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The Student Voice of Prosper High School

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Eagle Brief: Oct. 6 – 10

Students dress in pink for breast cancer awareness pep rally
Byline photo of Ethan Chatelain
Ethan Chatelain, Reporter • October 6, 2025
Palak Agarwalla
Grouped together, Bediz Efecinar Cagle and her students juniors Arjun Sethi, Sophia Buenteo and seniors Declan Vedder, Kaylee Robertson, Rithvik Manchala and Soheil Buchholz celebrate breast cancer awareness by wearing pink. The pink-out pep rally took place on Oct. 3. “I think pink-out today was very phenomenal,” Sethi said. “It made us all look like one big family from PHS.”

Eagle Update & Resources

Upcoming

  • National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 will be a great opportunity to connect with your neighbors, build relationships and strengthen the sense of community in your neighborhood. This annual event encourages residents to gather together, get to know one another and welcome visits from Prosper police officers. Residents are encouraged to host or participate in a neighborhood block party. Officers will be visiting registered block parties across town from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., following a special sendoff event at 5:30 p.m. at the Prosper Police Station, 801 Safety Way.

  • Campus tours of all schools in Prosper ISD will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 15. Parents, grandparents and any community members are invited by the Prosper ISD Parent Ambassadors. The high school tours will be on Oct. 14 from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  • The PSAT will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Freshmen through juniors will take the PSAT with an altered bell schedule until 8th period. Seniors will have a senior meeting at 12:15 p.m. in the auditorium about cap and gowns.

Sports Schedules

Monday, Oct. 6 – No events

Tuesday, Oct. 7

3:30 p.m. – Varsity Tennis Boys & Girls vs. Flower Mound (Flower Mound HS)

5:30 p.m. – JV Volleyball Girls vs. Plano East (Plano East HS)

5:30 p.m. – Volleyball Girls 9A vs. Plano East (McMillen HS)

6:30 p.m. – Varsity Volleyball Girls vs. Plano East (Plano East HS)

6:30 p.m. – Volleyball Girls 9B vs. Plano East (McMillen HS)

TBD – Varsity Water Polo Boys & Girls vs. TBD (TBD)

Wednesday, Oct. 8

8 a.m. – JV Golf Boys & Girls vs. Plano ISD Tournament (Watters Creek Golf Course)

4:30 p.m. – JV Tennis Boys & Girls vs. McKinney Boyd (PHS Tennis Courts)

Thursday, Oct. 9

5:30 p.m. – JV Football Boys White vs. Plano Sr. (Plano Sr. HS)

5:30 p.m. – 9th Football Boys White vs. Plano Sr. (Children’s Health Stadium)

7 p.m. – JV Football Boys Green vs. Plano Sr. (Plano Sr. HS)

7 p.m. – 9th Football Boys Green vs. Plano Sr. (Children’s Health Stadium)

Friday, Oct. 10

7 a.m. – Varsity Golf Boys vs. 5A Regional Preview Golf Tournament (Tanglewood Golf Course)

8:45 a.m. – Boys & Girls- JV & Varsity vs. District 6-6A Championship (Myers Park-McKinney)

5:30 p.m. – Volleyball Girls 9 vs. Rock Hill (PHS Arena & Gym 1)

6:30 p.m. – JV & Varsity Volleyball Girls vs. Rock Hill (PHS Arena & Gym 1)

7 p.m. – Varsity Football Boys vs. Plano Senior (Children’s Health Stadium)

Saturday, Oct. 11 — No events

Uplifting

  • We have a four-day weekend starting Thursday, Oct. 9!
  • Taylor Swift dropped her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, last Friday. Expect a review coming out soon on ENO!
  • Last Friday the varsity football team beat Rockhill with their highest score against them of 72-6. The Eagles will have their next game at home against Plano Senior High School.
  • The Prosper HS JV Girls Water Polo team is undefeated and won districts on Thursday, Oct. 2. The Varsity Boys and Girls are moving on to the playoffs.
  • The Prosper Mighty Eagle Band went to BOA Bedford and got 3rd in their preliminary performance and 5th in their finals performance! Their next competition is BOA North Texas at Children’s Health Stadium.
  • The next nine weeks will begin after the break.

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