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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As laws regarding the ban of cell phones in schools are passed around. It is essential we keep our personal freedom. The pros to keeping phones in school simply outweigh the cons.

Editorial: Enforcing cell phone policies will only have negative effects

Tejas Konka and ENO Staff
April 11, 2025
Made in Canva, this graphic illustrates the restrictions being introduced on Instagram for teenagers. These policies were put into action early 2025. However, it brings more harm toward the younger generations.

Editorial: Downsides of teen restriction policies on social media

Srihitha Madepalli and ENO Staff
April 9, 2025
As the fire crackles, senior Anisha Mandem sits with friends and family, making s'mores during the weekend at Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Mandem enjoys spring break before she walks the stage at graduation on May 22. "It was nice to spend some time in nature and take some time away from school," Mandem said. "It was bittersweet remembering that it was my last high school spring break."

Staff showcases spring break activities

ENO Staff
March 25, 2025
Made in Canva, this graphic portrays the app Tiktok being approved. Tiktok was banned in the U.S. on Jan. 18 at approximately 10:30 p.m. However, due to an executive order, it was brought back 14 hours later on Jan. 19.

Editorial: TikTok’s impact on U.S. residents

Srihitha Madepalli and ENO Staff
February 20, 2025
With Christmas decorations hanging over a street in Downtown McKinney, photographer Kate Duncan shops with her mom. McKinney adorns their town with festive apparel every December. "I love Downtown McKinney during the holidays," Duncan said. "The energy of the town is so nice. I love visiting with my mom during any time of the year."

ENO staff shares winter break moments

ENO Staff
January 8, 2025
Outside of the MPF, cars line up in the parking lot to escape the rain. Traffic was formed due to the traffic patterns and the number of cars in the parking lot. An announcement for upperclassmen to leave early was made in an attempt to prevent traffic, but traffic formed regardless.

Editorial: Traffic patterns create frustration

ENO Staff and Kate Duncan
December 11, 2024
Every day, the buses arrive at school to pick up students and bring them places. Thanks to the district's new travel policies, these buses will rarely be used to go out of state. The policies affect programs in the Fine arts and Career Technical Education Department.

Editorial: District’s travel guidelines affect students negatively

Ethan Chatelain and ENO Staff
November 21, 2024
As cell phones rise to issues, Texas Education Agency Mike Morath, proposes a new policy for ban across public schools. Studies have shown that almost half of America's population is affected by smartphones.

Editorial: Enforcing cell phone policies leads to improvements in students’ education

ENO Staff and Srihitha Madepalli
October 22, 2024
With their newspaper on the board behind them, members of the staff of Eagle Nation Online and Eagle Nation Times showcase a message from Superintendent Holly Ferguson. These students met four times over the summer to meet each other, learn new journalistic skills and plan and prepare for the coming school year. Seen in the photo, from left to right, are freshmen Eli Deutsch and Ethan Chatelain, senior Erica Deutsch, freshman Max Allen, seniors Sofia Ayala and Jake Radcliffe, sophomore Srihitha Madepalli, senior Justin Wang, junior Emily Logan, freshmen Ava Ruhter, Michelle Ayala and Polly Greaves and juniors Trisha Panicker and Aarushi Rana.

Newspaper staff shares summer activities

ENO Staff, Sofia Ayala, Jake Radcliffe, Erica Deutsch, Anisha Mandem, Elizabeth Cohorn, Isabel Multer, Ethan Chatelain, Michelle Ayala, Emily Logan, Eli Deutsch, Max Allen, Gracie Patterson, Srihitha Madepalli, Justin Wang, Leo Taylor, Yousuf Ali, Kate Duncan, and Zane Rarey
August 13, 2024
In a circle, GT American Studies students look at the half-eclipsed sun as they lie on the practice turf. Teachers passed out protective eclipse glasses to students at the start of third period. "It was definitely a cool experience," junior Jacob Piehl said. "It was crazy seeing how quickly the moon came over the sun and how dark everything was." Seen in the photo, starting at the yellow shirt and working clockwise, are juniors Annabelle Nugent, Erica Smith, Savannah Westwick, Sarah Goddard, Lauren Owen, Jacob Piehl and Avery Parker.

Total eclipse brings students together to view once-in-a-lifetime event

ENO Staff, Jake Radcliffe, Srihitha Madepalli, Sofia Ayala, Erica Deutsch, Will Ligon, and Isabel Multer
April 9, 2024
As she searches for options, senior Riley McConnell uses Artificial Intelligence to show ways for students to use AI appropriately for homework. Chat GPT and Snap AI are both resources that offer advice on easier ways to complete a variety of tasks.

Editorial: Artificial Intelligence brings positive impact, growth to students, teachers

ENO Staff and Srihitha Madepalli
March 6, 2024
Because a teacher did not need them for English tutorials, students gather Tuesday in the cafeteria for Eagle Time. On Monday, Sept. 11, drafting started, and teachers could begin helping students during this study hall. Students can be drafted on Mondays for Social Studies and Fine Arts, Tuesdays for English, Wednesdays for Science and World Languages, Thursdays for Math and Fridays for CTE.

Editorial: Leaders deserve praise for advisory change

ENO Staff and Srihitha Madepalli
September 12, 2023
Texas requires all public school classrooms to have an emergency plan. The poster displays standard response for students and adults (faculty). Lockdown procedures only present what to do in a classroom.

Editorial: More drills could help ensure safety

ENO Staff and Anisha Mandem
September 8, 2023
To prepare for their upcoming Honors French 2 assessment, sophomores Zane Pedersen, Cheralatan Saravanan, Ray Johnson, Nathaniel Ray and Raham Shinwari talk about their healthy and unhealthy habits in French. In the attached editorial, the Eagle Nation Online staff takes the stance that more than two years of foreign language classes need to be required in American public schools. "I think that the lack of foreign language education leads us to be kind of ignorant to other cultures," Ray said. "I want foreign languages to be more available at a much earlier age."

Editorial: Foreign languages matter, need to be taught more

ENO Staff and Jake Radcliffe
February 22, 2023
Crouching behind the counter, junior Lauren Clayton and seniors Nora Vedder and Alex Drum sit behind their entries for a family-friend gingerbread house competition. Competitors spent just about an hour on entries and voted on the top three houses. "I had a lot of fun making my house," Vedder said. "I always watched 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' when I was little, so when we decided to do the competition I knew I wanted to do Snoopy's doghouse."

Staff members, reporters share photos from winter break

ENO Staff
January 9, 2023
In a graphic created in Canva, a stock image of a person on a computer accompanies lined paper with the text "Performance Tasks Benefit Student Learning." Students are assigned performance tasks or assessments within the last week of school before winter break as a semester final. The performance tasks students are assigned depend on the course they are in and the content students need to show knowledge of, similar to an exam, but performance tasks are typically project-based.

Editorial: Performance tasks benefit student learning

ENO Staff and Nora Vedder
December 7, 2022
Hunched over their table, Art I students and freshmen Owen Powell, Hooper Harris, Karan Mandela and Harry Crystal draw self portraits for a project. In the attached editorial, the Eagle Nation Online staff takes the stance that artificial intelligence art generators hurt artists' businesses. "Artists are already losing business because of A.I. art generators," said sophomore Jake Radcliffe, who wrote this piece on behalf of the editorial board. "Commissioning a piece of art from an artist can be expensive and time-consuming. On the other hand, using an A.I. to generate art is generally fairly cheap or free and almost instantaneous."

Editorial: A.I. art generators hurt artists, hinder development of human culture

Jake Radcliffe and ENO Staff
November 7, 2022
The collage above combines photos of choir director Crystal Chamberlain, principal Nicholas Jones, assistant principal Lute Croy and coach Brandon Womack. Three out of the four leaders are new this year, apart from Chamberlain, and they have spoken about their passions, as well as excitement regarding their work and Prosper High School. “This high school is the best high school in the district," Jones said. "We have the best kids in the district, and we are very proud of that.”

Administration, teachers transform Prosper ISD

ENO Staff
October 12, 2022
Above the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, sophomore Jake Radcliffe and sixth grader Julia Radcliffe zip over a verdant pine-oak forest. They visited the CLIMB Works Zipline Course in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to do something they had never done before. "At first, I was pretty afraid of zip lining that high up," Jake said. "But when we actually started going, I had lots of fun — especially when we went upside-down."

ENO staff shares moments from summer break

ENO Staff
August 16, 2022
A digitally constructed image by senior journalist Morgan Reese displays two photos of restroom closures and door installation taken by senior Alyssa Clark and junior Kalyani Rao. The school installed doors on the bathrooms in November. The administration currently has no plans to reopen the closed restrooms.

Editorial: Open the restrooms

ENO Staff and Morgan Reese
April 13, 2022
As the sun rises, senior Christi Norris captures the start of a new day in Salo, Italy. Norris spent Spring Break on her senior trip in Italy and France. She went to Milan, Salo and Rome in Italy, as well as Normandy, Mont Saint Michel and Paris, France.

Students share Spring Break activities

ENO Staff
March 15, 2022
Since the recovery from the COVID-19 lockdowns, students have noticed an increase in inappropriate social media accounts. Opinion writer Caleb Audia created this graphic with Canva to show his opinion of the staff of the newspaper. In the attached editorial, he and co-writers Christi Norris and Gabriella Winans call for an end to posts that could hurt people. If students find themselves victims of one of these accounts, they can report the it on the Instagram app by clicking on the three dots, selecting the "Report" option, and selecting "Report Account."

Editorial: Social media accounts created to embarrass students need to be taken down

ENO Staff, Caleb Audia, Gabriella Winans, and Christi Norris
February 23, 2022
Picking out her outfit, executive opinion editor and senior Alyssa Clark looks at a skirt she bought from Forever 21. Forever 21 is along the many online and real stores that mass-produce clothing, like ROMWE or H&M. "Customers are not purposefully harmful for buying from websites like SHEIN — they've been blindsided," Clark said. "Society needs clothes, and the pressure of social media and classmates' outfits causes students to feel pressured to wear a certain, trendy style.

Editorial: Fast fashion effects hurt

ENO Staff and Alyssa Clark
August 25, 2021
Instruments in the air, the Prosper Mighty Eagle Band performs during the new student pep rally Thursday, Aug. 5. This gathering marked one of the many programs created this year to welcome students to the school. "I was really excited about the freshman/new student pep rally because it presented a great opportunity to help students feel welcome and be immersed into the Eagle Nation environment," spirit leader organizer Natalie Merrill said. "We want to continue to foster an engaging sense of school spirit, and pep rallies are a perfect way to do so."

Editorial: School starts year in right direction with new student activities

Amanda Hare and ENO Staff
August 11, 2021
While she looks up at the flowers, senior Soomin Chung rests on a bench at Herb Island in Pochen, South Korea. Over the summer, Chung visited this country, which is where she was born. Due to COVID-19 precautions, South Korea required two weeks of quarantine for anyone entering the country in May. The restrictions have changed for those entering the country who are fully vaccinated. The photo give one view of the location, which hosted various plants and flowers for visitors, as well as offered workshops for soap, perfume, and diffusers that use the scent of different herb plants.

Newspaper staff shares summer photos

ENO Staff
August 11, 2021
To follow school guidelines, ENO staff members wear their masks during class. The district announced on March 4 that students will still be required to wear masks inside the school. Face coverings are required inside the building, but not outside.

Editorial: District made correct decision to continue mask policy

ENO Staff, Caleb Audia, and Amanda Hare
March 19, 2021
As it calls attention to those who are celebrating "National School Counseling Week," a board rests in the Upper House. National School Counseling Week occurred from Monday, Feb. 1, to today, Feb. 5. Students can find counselors and assistant principals when they need them in both the Upper and Lower House office complexes. "Students should go out of their way to acknowledge the counselors and thank them for what they do for students," assistant editor Amanda Hare said in the attached editorial. "They often go unappreciated, so students should work to express their gratitude for them today."

Editorial: Counselors deserve appreciation for aiding students

ENO Staff
February 5, 2021
As she sits at her desk, senior Emma Hutchinson stares at an image from the Holocaust posted on the BBC website. Holocaust Remembrance Week is held Jan. 25-27, with special curriculum designed by the district. "In a world where every event is consumed and processed through the internet and social media, teenagers struggle to understand the impact and reality of a horrible event like the Holocaust," editorialist and ENO Editor-in-Chief Grace Williamson said. "In a class discussing the Holocaust, graphic images and videos can be dismissed as a 'scary movie.'"

Editorial: Students should remember, prevent Holocaust events

ENO Staff and Grace Williamson
January 26, 2021
In Light Farms Constellation Park, senior Maddie Moats hammocks between the trees Dec. 28. She went with her friend, senior Reagan Newton, and they shared the hammock as they listened to their favorite music. Moats especially enjoyed the song "Figure 8" by Peach Pit on this day.

Journalists share winter break experiences through photographs

ENO Staff and Emma Hutchinson
January 8, 2021
Writing her "Writer of the Year" entry for the NSPA contest, rising senior Gabriella Winans sits at her desk. This will be Winans third year writing for the newspaper. "I’ve talked to people states away, and it’s allowed me to grow in ways I never expected," Winans said. "I believe that just listening to people share their stories can allow you a glimpse into their lives, a walk in their shoes — even if it’s a short one."

Editorial: Journalism or fake news – find the facts

ENO Staff
November 13, 2020
An illustration created by graphic designer Mark Chrissan depicts a voting sticker on a mailbox. COVID-19 has caused many citizens to stay at home instead of voting in-person this year. According to the attached ENO Staff-endorsed editorial, "mail-in voting is the most effective way to cast votes this year and is the easiest way for Americans to stay safe while also having their vote acknowledged."

Editorial: Mail-in voting gives Americans safer option this election year

ENO Staff and Emma Hutchinson
October 23, 2020
Above, Pre-AP and AP Spanish teacher Francisco Salas points to the requirements for what students in Pre-AP Spanish 3 are learning on that day. Mr. Salas holds a Masters of Arts in Spanish Linguistics and Literature, as well as a BBA in Accounting and a BA in Spanish. "I love how every day in Spanish 3 we learn something new." Kalyani Rao said. "Señor Salas explains grammar concepts in ways that are easy to grasp for us. Every class unit we get closer to becoming fluent."

Editorial: Learning 2nd language vital to teenage development

ENO Staff and Kalyani Rao
October 2, 2020
To follow school guidelines, ENO staff members wear their masks during class. The district announced on March 4 that students will still be required to wear masks inside the school. Face coverings are required inside the building, but not outside.

Editorial: District keeps students safe despite virus outbreak

ENO Staff
August 21, 2020
Football players kneel at the end of practice while their coach talks. The Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences announced their football season will be cancelled for the 2020 fall season. "After scrambling for weeks to get things in order, it was obvious cancelling was the best decision for the conference."

Editorial: Athletes deserve voice in season changes

ENO Staff, Caroline Wilburn, and Christi Norris
August 19, 2020
Two cell phones show Life 360 notifications and location maps. As of 2018, 18 million families use Life 360. "An important part of development for teenagers is gaining their parents' trust," ENO staff writers said. "While it is understandable to download a location app for students who break that trust, it is very frustrating and demeaning for students who have no real reason to download the app."

Editorial: Life 360 – Safe Parenting or Surveillance Parenting?

ENO Staff
February 28, 2020
A plastic water bottle Christmas tree made by the student council stands on the stage in the cafeteria. The editorial board writes about the lack of responsibilities given to student council. "StuCo occasionally hosts an event or can drive, but the majority of the time the program doesn't really affect the school," they said. "If the organization was eliminated, there really would be no change in how the school is run, and most students probably wouldn't even notice."

Editorial: What does StuCo really do?

ENO Staff and Haley Medeiros
December 11, 2019
Before the draft system, the cafeteria faced overcrowding as pictured above on September 26. With the draft, more students stay in classrooms. "With a managed cafeteria and hallways, students' actions are monitored and violence – as seen in the cafeteria last year – is less likely," Assistant Editor Ryan Stanley writes in the staff editorial.

Editorial: Eagle Time communication needs improvement

ENO Staff
November 14, 2019
People on the far left walk across the fields from Boyer Elementary and try to weave between cars to cross West Frontier Parkway. The vehicles sit in traffic as they wait for police officers to let them into Children's Health Stadium at Prosper parking lots. No crosswalk or additional lighting is available for the students and community members who must cross this roadway to return to the designated student pick-up area at Boyer.

Editorial: Staff calls for additional safety at Children’s Health Stadium

ENO Staff and Rusty Joe Gonzales
November 6, 2019
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