The Student Voice of Prosper High School

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The Student Voice of Prosper High School

Eagle Nation Online
The Student Voice of Prosper High School

Eagle Nation Online
Kate Duncan

Kate Duncan, Feature Editor

Junior Kate Duncan performs her role at Eagle Nation Online as Feature Editor. This year officially marks her second on staff, and she is excited to see how the school year will play out. When she isn’t writing articles, Kate participates in other clubs like Breast Cancer Awareness Club as secretary and Key Club, and she enjoys reading, photography and spending time with the people close to her during her free time.

Honors & Awards: 

2 Best of SNO publications

TAJE 2025 Best in Texas News Awards:

Superior: Staff Editorial

ILPC 2025 Individual Achievement Awards:

1st: Editorial Writing

3rd: Multimedia Package

Quill and Scroll Honor Society Member

All content by Kate Duncan
Looking at one of her students as they speak, Delaney Alford sits next to freshman Saanvi Vipin during their Hope Squad period. During this class, the group played the game ‘imposter’ to bond. “I think Hope Squad is such a good class and such a good program to not only teach [mental health awareness] to the kids that are in the class, but also to push that out to any and everybody else,” Alford said. “What better way for people to hear about it than from their peers?”

Beyond the whistle: From cross country to mental health

Kate Duncan and Johnathan Tristan
November 7, 2025
Getting together in a group, Principal Paige Trujillo and the Prosper guard team take a photo in their costumes. The guard will start their winter auditions in November. "At first, I thought I'd be the only one dressed up, with a blue face as (an) Avatar," junior Aaliyah Caldwell said. "Yet, when I walked in the school and saw all the other costumes, I didn't feel as nervous."

Fright night pep rally ‘unleashes’ school spirit

Kate Duncan and Victoria Byers
October 28, 2025
Eagle Nation Times Vol. 5 Issue 1

Eagle Nation Times Vol. 5 Issue 1

Yousuf Ali, Trisha Panicker, Aarushi Rana, Tejas Konka, Kate Duncan, Polly Greaves, Emily Logan, Michelle Ayala, Victoria Byers, Johnathan Tristan, Aiden Lynch, Grace Suzuki, Sahasra Venkata Kandiboyina, Alexander Gutierrez, Landon Byrom, Jakobe Whale, Palak Agarwalla, Ethan Chatelain, Elise Leavitt, and Srinitha Arikati
October 24, 2025
Senior and Host Victoria Byers, junior Co-Host Ethan Chatelain, and junior guest Kate Duncan talk about Laufey's newest album “A Matter of Time”. This is season 2, episode 1 of the Sound Spectrum Podcast. "I really liked Laufey's third studio album because it felt more raw than the last one," Duncan said. "It really felt like a fairytale."

Podcast: The Sound Spectrum – Season 2, Episode 1 – “A Matter of Time”

Victoria Byers, Ethan Chatelain, and Kate Duncan
October 15, 2025
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[Photo] Eagle Brief: Oct. 13 – 17

Sahasra Venkata Kandiboyina and Polly Greaves
October 14, 2025
In the Canva graphic, "The Life of a Showgirl" album is represented along with a few of its multiple cover arts. The album came out Oct. 3. There are 12 tracks in the album. Photos used under fair use law, credits to Republic Records.

[Photo] Review: Taylor Swift releases "The Life of a Showgirl"

October 6, 2025
Focusing closely on the poster, freshman orchestra member Ezra Rayco paints bubble letters in white. Orchestra started preparing for the parade a week before during advisory and after school hours. "I'm excited to hype up the crowd and stuff like that," Rayco said. "I'm excited to throw candy at people and show off all of our cool posters."

From preparation to parade: Behind the scenes of Prosper’s homecoming

Trisha Panicker, Kate Duncan, Palak Agarwalla, and Aarushi Rana
October 3, 2025
Created by graphic designer Johnathan Tristan through Canva, a graphic displaying different Halloween movies is shown. Images used under fair use law, Walt Disney Pictures, Focus Features, and Warner Bros. Pictures. Movies she reviewed include "Hocus Pocus," "Coraline," the "Nightmare Before Christmas," and "Corspe Bride."

Review: A trick or a treat?

Kate Duncan, Feature Editor
October 2, 2025
Looking at his screen, sophomore and reporter Jakobe Whale asks Gemini for an essay about the history of America. According to Media Junction, ChatGPT can write multiple paragraphs in seconds once assigned a prompt, much quicker compared to professional writers. "I don't like AI, period," English teacher Colin Brown said. "It keeps people from thinking for themselves and using their own minds and their own intelligence. Yeah, it can do things faster and quicker, but just because something happens faster and quicker doesn't mean it's good."

[Photo] Students continue to use AI, so does debate about its benefits

October 3, 2025
Focused on their Macbooks, senior, ENT Editor-in-Chief Yousuf Ali and sophomore, reporter Agnipravo Ghosh produce work in the ENO classroom. In the photo, Ghosh can be seen editing the news brief about graduation. The event will take place on May 21, 2026, at 9 a.m. with Ali being one of the ENO staff members that will graduate.

Inside the newsroom

Kate Duncan, Feature Editor
September 26, 2025
Smiling at the camera, secretaries Renee O'Brien and Melinda Hoover sit with Bones the Skeleton. The two brought Bones to PHS in the Halloween in 2023. “People joke about, ‘Oh, if you stay here that long, well, this is what you’re going to look like,” O’Brien said. “This is my 14th year in Prosper. I was at Rogers for ten, and this is my fourth year here at PHS."

[Photo] The 'backbones' of the school

September 18, 2025
Displayed in a graphic made by junior Kate Duncan on Canva, the cover art of Laufey's "A Matter of Time" is showcased. The singer-songwriter's tour will begin today on Sept. 15, 2025. She will come to Fort Worth on Thursday, Sept. 18 at Dickies Arena. Image used under fair use, credits to Vingolf Recordings and AWAL.

Review: Laufey releases ‘timeless’ 3rd studio album

Kate Duncan, Feature Editor
September 15, 2025
At her desk, AP Precalculus teacher Bediz Efeciner Cagle sits among some of the items in her classroom. Cagle decorates her room to make her students feel comfortable as they learn, hanging up their art pieces and providing stuffed animals for them. "Some people go and get a one (during a test), like a emotionally supportive stuffed animal, right?" Cagle said. "So that's the reasoning behind it, why I have all those toys and during the years."

AP Precalculus teacher gives view into her educational journey

Palak Agarwalla and Kate Duncan
August 28, 2025
Looking off into the distance, senior Neeharika 'Lucky' Alapati stands outside Prosper High School dressed in her EMT uniform. Alapati plans to become an EMT once she graduates. "I'm probably going to go to college, maybe in Texas," Alapati said. "I think I'll try to practice as an EMT and get my pharmacology certification so I can start working."

Senior studies seizure detection because of family member with epilepsy

Kate Duncan, Feature Editor
August 20, 2025
Created through Canva, author Kate Duncan showcases a graphic of a hand holding money and a list of jobs. According to USAFacts, 6.36 million teenagers were a part of the workforce as of 2024. This means that, out of 167 million people, 3.81% of those were adolescents with jobs.

Opinion: Conquering the job hunt

Kate Duncan, Feature Editor
August 14, 2025
Working together, staff members of Eagle Nation Online assemble a puzzle. Students attended newspaper bootcamp over the summer from Aug. 5 to Aug. 8 and learned how to write different types of articles, how to write captions and to prepare for the upcoming school year. Pictured in the photo from left to right are junior Grace Suzuki, senior Aarushi Rana, junior Akshara Varma Kovvuru, sophomore Michelle Ayala, senior Emily Logan, junior Elizabeth Cohorn, sophomore Ethan Chatelain, junior Kate Duncan and sophomore Kaden Wortham.

ENO staff shares summer memories

ENO Staff, Yousuf Ali, Emily Logan, Michelle Ayala, Kate Duncan, Elizabeth Cohorn, Ethan Chatelain, Srihitha Madepalli, Victoria Byers, Trisha Panicker, Aarushi Rana, and Palak Agarwalla
August 13, 2025
Gathering together, seniors Zaina Farhan, Ananya Chaki, Shruthi Ganta, Anushka Sen, Khyati Khanderao and Duhita Sharma pose for the camera. The sun officially rose at 6:47 a.m. "I'm really excited," Acuff said. "(I'm) finally a senior."

Seniors gather to watch sunrise

Kate Duncan, Michelle Ayala, and Elise Leavitt
August 12, 2025
Celebrating their graduation, seniors Nora Ryan and Ava Garretson wave at their families and friends in the bleachers. Ryan plans to attend Sam Houston State University and major in health sciences. She is most proud of being the 2025 UIL state champion in the 800-meter event in track and field.

755 seniors celebrate 2025 graduation

Michelle Ayala, Trisha Panicker, Kate Duncan, Elizabeth Cohorn, Victoria Byers, and Aarushi Rana
May 23, 2025

Behind the curtain

Kate Duncan and Elizabeth Cohorn
May 9, 2025
The Hope Walk event was held Saturday, March 29. The event aimed to spread positivity and support suicide prevention. The event began at 9 a.m. and ended at 11 a.m.

Reducing the stigma

Elizabeth Cohorn and Kate Duncan
April 1, 2025
Smiling in front of the words "Hakuna Matata," which depicts the Hope Week theme this year, Hope Squad members, sophomores Ella Mattox and Antonella Sposito and freshmen Owen Christiansen and Deylen Agbetuyi volunteer at the Hope Squad booth. Yesterday, sugar cookies prepared by culinary students were sold at all the lunches for two dollars. "I joined (Hope Squad) because it provides an opportunity to help other people," Christiansen said. "And just because it's being surrounded by other nice people."

Hope Walk to spread positivity this Saturday

Kate Duncan, Reporter
March 28, 2025
Eyes ahead, freshman Alysson Nwabueze approaches the finish line. The 800-meter run began at 1 p.m. The event was held at the Prosper High School Track and Field.

Eagle Brief: March 10 – 14

Gracie Patterson and Kate Duncan
March 10, 2025
Through a image created with Canva, a gramophone is presented. This gramophone represents the Grammy Award, which is a golden award shaped like the phonograph. The award was named the Grammy to honor the gramophone and people in the music field in 1958.

Opinion: Were the Grammys in tune?

Kate Duncan, Reporter
February 25, 2025
At the bat, senior Kaden Robardey prepares to hit the baseball. Robardey plays outfield and is No. 4 on the team. His pre-game ritual is chewing green or white gum, and his favorite athlete is Bryce Harper. The varsity team will play against Quinton Creek this Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Prosper High School Baseball field. The game will start at 3:30 p.m.

Varsity baseball starts season with scrimmage

Kate Duncan and Elizabeth Cohorn
February 12, 2025
Crowding together, players on the varsity baseball team speak to each other in between innings. In this game, there were 14 innings since it was a scrimmage. "I've been playing baseball since 5th grade," varsity player (add grade) Alejandro 'AJ' Sanabria said. "I like how competitive it is."

[Photo] Eagle Brief: Feb. 24 – 28

February 24, 2025
With a collage of photos, sophomore Kate Duncan shares moments from 2024. Her one-word resolution is gratitude. "I really want to focus on being grateful this year," Duncan said. "I think it'll make my year much more positive and nice altogether."

One word resolution: Reporter strives to find gratitude in life

Kate Duncan, Reporter
January 24, 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."

[Photo] ENO staff shares winter break moments

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
Hooked up to the machine that collects your blood, senior Nicole Rendon waits as her blood is drawn. The blood drive was hosted by HOSA where they partnered with Carter Blood Care. “Honestly, I’ve never (donated blood) before, and I wanted to try it, and plus you get a chord too if you donate twice,” Rendon said. “I was nervous at first, but honestly it wasn’t that bad.”

Students participate in HOSA blood drive

Elizabeth Cohorn and Kate Duncan
December 10, 2024
Rooted in the ground, students team up to plant the Prosper Moon Tree. The Moon Tree was planted on Nov. 15. "Building the tree from NASA is very inspiring," sophomore Brody Ham said. "It opens our minds to how life is."

Artemis Moon Tree ‘lands’ at PHS

Kate Duncan, Reporter
December 5, 2024
Waiting to check donators in, HOSA members work the blood drive they hosted before Thanksgiving break. The blood drive was located in Gym 1 and took place Nov. 21. "(The blood drive) allows people to donate blood for those who really need it, and so it's a really great thing that so many people come out and donate blood in order to help others," senior HOSA member Lily Lopez said. "It is really crucial for them."

[Photo] HOSA fosters support in community

December 6, 2024
After celebrating their banquet, the senior boys of the Water Polo team get together for a picture. In the picture are seniors Nathan Tang, Tyce Pierce, Shane Gorokhovsky, Hanna Lee, Nick Vargas, Kaiden MaGee. The banquet took place on Nov. 16. The last game was on Oct. 15 against Southlake.

Eagle Brief: Dec. 2 – 7

Kate Duncan, Reporter
December 2, 2024
Eagle Nation Times Times Vol. 4 Issue 2 - Fall Edition - November/December 2024

Eagle Nation Times Times Vol. 4 Issue 2 – Fall Edition – November/December 2024

Anisha Mandem, Erica Deutsch, Max Allen, Kate Duncan, Elizabeth Cohorn, Justin Wang, Emily Logan, Zane Rarey, Yousuf Ali, Jake Radcliffe, and Mark Carbajal
November 21, 2024

[Video] Growing importance of youth voting this election cycle

Trisha Panicker and Kate Duncan
October 10, 2024
At her desk, French teacher Emily Black types at her computer as she prepares for her next class. Madame Black is the only French teacher at PHS and also sponsors the school’s french club. “Between the four levels of French, I teach about 170 students,” Black said. “I am also the sponsor for the French Club here at PHS. I enjoy seeing students excited about the French language and culture. I really love the idea of trying to help other people fall in love with the language.”

Teacher triumphs leg injury to teach

Kate Duncan, Reporter
September 6, 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
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