The Student Voice of Prosper High School

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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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This photograph, taken by Gianna Galante, provides an example showcase of construction taking place in Prosper. Urbanization continues in and around the town of Prosper. According to sources in the attached news analysis by reporter Lauren Clayton, environmental pollution, wildlife displacement and  natural habitat destruction may signal the differing effects caused by urbanization.

Analysis: Rapid urbanization poses threats to environment

Lauren Clayton, Reporter April 22, 2023

  As the fifth fastest-growing city in Texas, it comes as no surprise that Prosper is rapidly expanding its number of stores, homes and roads to accommodate the sudden boom in population. As an...

Monday, April 17, a sendoff was held for the robotics team in honor of their advancing to the first Robotics World Championship, which will be held April 19-22 in Houston. 5411 RoboTalons and 9105 TechnoTalons will be competing with the top robotics teams from over 20 countries. This is the first time in PHS history that two teams have qualified for worlds.

Eagle Brief April 20 – 27

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2023

Eagle Update & Resources 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. ...

Pictured above from left to right: Scott Platt (mentor), Enrique Elias (mentor), sophomore Ajayharshil Sivachandar, junior Jack Cooksey, sophomore Aaron Milholland, sophomore Jack Demeterio and freshman Taha Nil. Prosper has an Engineering Team that is divided into two “competitions”, being Solar Car and First Robotics Competition (FRC). This year the robotics part of the team was also divided into two: RoboTalons and TechnoTalons. The team is pictured holding the Highest Rookie Seed Award, which is given to the rookie team that was highest ranked at the event.

Eagle Brief April 13 – 20

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief April 13, 2023

Eagle Update & Resources 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. ...

Putting their hands in for a final time as a team, varsity winter guard members prepare for a cheer after their final performance of the season. The team competed in the North Texas Color Guard Association (NTCA) championship on April 1. Photographed are freshman Adison Ewell, sophomores Mya Brim, Bella Koakowski, Makenna Boushey, seniors Megan Broyles, Kaylee Song, Nora Vedder, sophomore Raegan Meyer, freshman Camille Torres, sophomore Brinley Berkenbile, senior Sophia Adams, freshman  Kiera Payne, color guard director Lindsay Kuzmierczak, freshmen Addyson Bergman, Jayden Howeth and sophomore Sammie Munoz.

Varsity winter guard ends season, plans for future

Nora Vedder, Reporter April 6, 2023

April 1, 2023: the final competition of the season. Varsity winter guard members await their placement announcement at the retreat for the North Texas Color Guard Association (NTCA) circuit championships,...

Last week SkillsUSA traveled to Corpus Christi to compete at the state competitions. Students competed in Additive Manufacturing and Medical Assisting, and prepared exhibits in 2D/3D Animated Short Film, Web Page Design, Engineering Design, and Health Sciences. The students all won State Superior Awards! Left to right: freshman Allison Shao, sophomore Ashley Lane, senior Brielle Brown, sophomore Niva Malthankar, freshman Anish Moilla, sophomore Manish Sriram, junior Bryan Nam, sophomore Cheralatan Saravanan, sophomore Puranjay Prashanth, sophomore Braden Lopez, senior Rakshan Palanikumar and junior Shriyans Reddy Pendli.

Eagle Brief April 6 – 13

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief April 6, 2023

Eagle Update & Resources 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. ...

As graduation approaches, seniors prepare to take their future steps. Activities and events will be held all throughout April and May for seniors. Graduation is May 25.

Class of 2023 information, end of year overview

Sofia Ayala, Feature Editor April 5, 2023

As the school year comes to an end, and graduation approaches, the senior page on the PISD website provides and updates essential information for upcoming graduates. The class of 2023 senior parent...

The District 5-6A Tennis Tournament finished, and the Prosper Eagles did fantastic. They are next heading to Regionals. From left to right: senior Carolina Glasgow, senior Rachel Rajamoney, senior Ivanna Avendado, junior Marianna Avendano, team manager and senior Jillian Royster, sophomore Nicole Steel, junior Vivienne Bernecker,
sophomore Ava Dilouie and senior Siena Kiro.

Eagle Brief March 30 – April 6

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2023

Eagle Update & Resources 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. ...

Counselors and administrators offer resource pamphlets dealing with substance abuse and other issues for students and parents who need them. The pamphlets can be found in the upper and lower house offices. Theres proactiveness from student groups with suicide awareness, officer White said. We want the halls littered with topics about vaping. It wont stop them, but itll be fresh in their minds.

School police officers, staff work to prevent use of illegal drugs – including fetanyl

Juliana Cruz March 28, 2023

With a surge of laced-substance reports, Prosper ISD police officers have taken action to prevent drug use and student overdoses. Drugs, such as fentanyl, can be laced into food, medicine and other items,...

Standing next to their robot, team 9105 TechnoTalons honor their second place win. The team consists of adult mentor Leonard Milholland, sophomores Ajay Sivachandar, Aaron Milholland, Jack Demeterio, freshman Pranav Chiqakkagari, junior Jack Cooksey, and adult mentor Liz Phillips. The team also works with district elementary schools as well as the Special Olympics teams.

Student-run ‘rookie’ team leads engineering to 2nd in district

Mithra Cama and Rusty Joe Gonzales March 27, 2023

Eyes on the court, the engineering team cheers as the 120-pound robot glides, carefully running at the hands of an engineered Xbox controller. The room tenses as the robot reaches for the cone. Anticipation...

Following their final performance of the season, JV winter guard members pose for a photo. The team competed in the North Texas Color Guard Association (NTCA) circuit championships for the Scholastic Regional A class and received 2nd place overall. Pictured (back to front, left to right) are Klarissa Warren, Kadrian Bishop, Macey Martin, Cora Oyakawa, Kate Coombs, Brooklyn Didonato, Carter Hollman, Molly Coombs, Addison AJ Didonato, Lyla Kate Plasky, Madelyn Rutledge, Sam Mitchell, Annika Spencer, Emma Tranka, Kamdyn Setters, Makenzie Jones, Elizabeth Giasolli and Izzy Savage.

Taking flight: JV Winter Guard ‘soars’ to success

Nora Vedder, Reporter March 27, 2023

After working to perfect painstaking routines since the beginning of the semester, the junior varsity winter guard members stand together at the North Texas Color Guard Association (NTCA) championship...

Freshman Colton Boston, sophomore Christina Krasnova, junior Coleman Meier and sophomore William Norris hold their award. The audio/video trifecta of Eagle Nation News (ENN), PHS The Talon radio and Eagle Production Group (EPG) brought home multiple awards from the 2023 Student Television Network Conference. The conference was held in Long Beach, California.

Eagle Brief March 23 – 30

Kalyani Rao, Executive Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2023

Eagle Update & Resources 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. ...

Before her competition, Yuktha Pemmasani – like other candidates – gets ready to present her campaign posters. The theme of my campaign was the main thing (that) stood out from everyone else, Pemmasani said. I chose a bachelor theme, which was really outside of the box. District 7 is one of the largest DECA districts in the US, so Pemmasani faced challenges in leading the constantly growing district. Pemmasani has already put thought into her plan for District 7 next year.

Junior becomes DECA district president, helps lead Prosper to state

Kevin Madzima, Reporter March 17, 2023

Upwards of 3,000 students point their eyes toward the stage at the front of the Irving Convention Center as junior Yuktha Pemmasani delivers her campaign speech for president of District 7 of the Distributive...

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