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Eagle Brief: Feb. 23 – 27

Hope week arrives, seniors begin graduation preparation
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Emily Logan, Design Editor • February 23, 2026
Victoria Byers
Weaving through fabric, senior Brittanie Green sews a green corset. Green is currently in the Fashion Design II class and practicum, a class centered around making different clothing pieces and hosting the fashion show later in the year. “I really like it,” Green said. “You get to express your creativity and put that into clothes.”

Eagle Update & Resources

  • To view the calendar of scheduled sporting events, click the high school athletics calendar here.
  • To view Prosper Independent School District events, the district-wide calendar is linked here.
  • To view the 2025-2026 academic calendar, click here.
  • To view the latest PISD “Express” information, click here.

Upcoming

  • Senior break is to take place Feb. 24.
  • Seniors will receive their caps and gowns via delivery today, Feb. 23.
  • The 2025-2026 Drill Team Informational Meeting is Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in the PHS Auditorium.
  • National Math Honor Society induction ceremony will occur March 11.
  • The next senior lunch will be on Feb. 27.
  • The Quill and Scroll Honor Society induction ceremony will take place today at 7 p.m. in the LGI.
  • Campus tours will return Feb. 24 and Feb. 26. Middle school tours will be Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 9:15 – 10 a.m. Tours of all elementary schools, high schools and the Calhoun Early Childhood School are Thursday, Feb. from 9:15 – 10 a.m.

Sports Schedules

Monday, Feb. 23 – No events

Tuesday, Feb. 24

5:15 p.m. – JV Green Girls Softball vs McKinney Boyd HS (McKinney Boyd HS)

5:45 p.m. – JV Boys Soccer vs Rockhill HS (PISD Stadium)

5:45 p.m. – JV Girls Soccer vs Rockhill HS (Rockhill HS)

7:15 p.m. – Varsity Girls Softball vs McKinney Boyd HS (McKinney Boyd HS)

7:30 p.m. – Varsity Boys Soccer vs Rockhill HS (PISD Stadium)

7:30 p.m. – Varsity Girls Soccer vs Rockhill HS (Rockhill HS)

Wednesday, Feb. 25 – No events 

Thursday, Feb. 26

12 p.m. – Varsity Boys Baseball vs Perry, OK (PHS Baseball Field)

12:15 p.m. – JV Green Boys Baseball vs Jesuit College Preparatory School (Hebron HS)

2:30 p.m. – JV Green Boys Baseball vs Southlake Carroll HS (Hebron HS)

5 p.m. – Varsity Boys Baseball vs Houston Memorial HS (PHS Baseball Field)

Friday, Feb. 27 

12:15 p.m. – JV Green Boys Baseball vs Reedy HS (The Colony HS)

1:30 p.m. – Varsity Boys Baseball vs Jserra, CA (PHS Baseball Field)

4 p.m. – Varsity Boys Baseball vs Lake Travis HS (PHS Baseball Field)

4:30 p.m. – JV Green Boys Baseball vs The Colony HS (The Colony HS)

5:15 p.m. – JV Green Girls Softball vs Plano East HS (PHS Softball Field)

5:45 p.m. – JV Boys Soccer vs Plano Senior HS (Clark Stadium)

5:45 p.m. – JV Girls Soccer vs Plano Senior HS (PHS Turf and Track)

7:15 p.m. – Varsity Girls Softball vs Plano East HS (PHS Softball Field)

7:30 p.m. – Varsity Boys Soccer vs Plano Senior HS (Clark East Stadium)

7:30 p.m. – Varsity Girls Soccer vs Plano Senior HS (PHS Turf and Track)

Uplifting

  • February is Black History Month.
  • This week is FFA week, with many activities taking place like Project Linus Meeting where participants will make blankets for those in need today after school in the cafeteria. The Prosper ISD FFA Plant Sale is to occur on March 28 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Hope Week is this week! See the attached flyer for more information about events and dress up days.
  • February is officially Career & Technical Education Month.
  • There are only three more weeks until spring break!

This article was edited by Tejas Konka, Palak Agarwalla and Kate Duncan.

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