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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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The Student Voice of Prosper High School

Eagle Nation Online
Sofia Ayala

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Print Editor

Sofia Ayala is a junior at Prosper High School. This is her third year working for Eagle Nation Online. She currently serves as Assistant Editor for Eagle Nation Times, and served as the Feature editor in the past. Sofia is part of the varsity PHS Talonettes where she enjoys to work together with her team. Outside of school, she enjoys going out on runs, reading, and listening to music.

 

All content by Sofia Ayala
As she sits outside of the auditorium, sophomore Victoria Byers prepares for pictures following her win. Byers placed second in the contest sponsored by the Mockingbird Poetry Society. She continues to participate in contests and in sharing her stories with her community. Courtesy of Victoria Byers

Beyond the verse

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
May 17, 2024
Caps in the air, senior Kaya Miller, center, celebrates the conclusion of the May 23 morning ceremony. PHS graduates, all 823, had their own favorite memories to share following the festivities, which had originally been scheduled for the evening prior, but inclement weather required a change. “My last football game season was definitely memorable. I always went with my three friends and we would make a whole tradition out of it,” Miller said. “We would get ready, go to the game and then go to either dinner at Texas Roadhouse or In-n-Out.”

Seniors celebrate 2024 graduation

Sofia Ayala, Jake Radcliffe, and Erica Deutsch
May 27, 2024
As he focuses on his next play, sophomore Jacob Martinez goes for a touchdown. He will be playing for the varsity team next year. All teams in the football program participated in the spring football game.

Football ends year with spring game

Sofia Ayala and Erica Deutsch
May 21, 2024
As last years seniors receive their diplomas, 2023 graduate Makayla Noble cheers on her peers as they walk the stage. This years graduation ceremony will take place at the Prosper ISD Childrens Health Stadium. All three high schools will have their event at the stadium. Graduation is set to take place on Wednesday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Eagle Brief May 20-22

Anisha Mandem, Erica Deutsch, and Sofia Ayala
May 20, 2024
Hands in the air, the Prosper High School baseball team celebrates their win as district champions. The team won 2-0 against the McKinney lions. The team will play against Coppell High School on May 2.

Baseball secures district title

Riley McConnell and Sofia Ayala
April 30, 2024
In a Canva graphic, the album cover for The Tortured Poets Department is displayed. The first half of the album dropped at midnight on Apr. 19 and the second half at 2 a.m. This is Swifts 11th studio album. (Album cover by Beth Garrabrant).

Review: Taylor Swift releases The Tortured Poets Department, surprises fans at 2 a.m. with sister album

Isabel Multer, Sofia Ayala, and Erica Deutsch
April 25, 2024
Eyes looking ahead, news director Erick Stakelbeck shares his reports with the public. I just spent two eye-opening days, Stakelbeck said, On the very tense Israel/Lebanon border talking with the IDF (Israel Defense Force), experts and officials about the Hezbollah threat at their doorstep.

Profile: News director provides insight on Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
April 24, 2024
Lighting the path, members of the community honor student made lanterns across the track. The path glowed for students and community members once the sun set. The student council helps organize Relay for Life annually at PHS in the month of April.

Community unites through student-council-sponsored ‘Relay for Life’

Sofia Ayala and Erica Deutsch
April 16, 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 he prepares for the game, senior Caden Berg helps out teammate junior Lucas Tauzin with his captain arm band. This is the first playoff game of the season. This season has been very different to other seasons through out mentality and chemistry. Our team comes in to every game fired up and ready to go, Berg said. Last season we came into playoffs thinking we won something already and ended up losing, This season we knew what we had to do and we went out there and did it.

Boy’s soccer team wins first playoff game, advances to next round

Sofia Ayala and Srihitha Madepalli
April 3, 2024
As he prepares for the game, senior Caden Berg helps out teammate junior Lucas Tauzin with his captain arm band. This is the first playoff game of the season. This season has been very different to other seasons through out mentality and chemistry. Our team comes in to every game fired up and ready to go, Berg said. Last season we came into playoffs thinking we won something already and ended up losing, This season we knew what we had to do and we went out there and did it.

[Photo] Theatre students perform songs, monologues, scenes at Cabaret

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
April 5, 2024
One foot in front of the other, senior Tate Jones prepares to pass the ball to his teammate. Im looking forward to playing Braswell since we usually get a ton of goals, Jones said. Everyone gets a chance to attack, and the energy is always high.

Boys soccer takes home a win 5-0, appreciates teachers before game

Sofia Ayala and Srihitha Madepalli
March 8, 2024
Walking with his teammates, senior and captain of the soccer team Caden Berg, No. 10, leads the team on the road to playoffs. Seniors Lucas Tauzin and Tate Jones are also captains. If anything ever bothers me, I have two people to go to, Berg said. Us three being captains is kind of easy because we all three are good friends.

[Photo] Soccer captain brings motivation to team

February 8, 2024
After scoring a goal, senior Carson Ballard, gets cheered on by his teammate senior Tate Jones. Junior Lucas Tauzin also comes over to congratulate Ballard. The next home game is Feb 2. against Mckinney Boyd.

Boys soccer celebrates senior night, takes home win against Rock Hill 4-0

Erica Deutsch and Sofia Ayala
January 30, 2024
Arm extended, senior captain Brianna Marler leads the team during pre-game. Marler joined the Talonettes her sophomore year of high school. She plans to continue her dance career after graduation.

Captain empowers teammates throughout dance career

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
January 23, 2024
Surrounded by flags, and decorations, ESL teacher Karla Reyes prepares to receive a student in her classroom. The ESL program supports students who are learning the English language. Theyre all at all different levels, and some kids are newcomers, Reyes said. So, they just moved here, and they have no English background from their home country. Then, we have some students who learned English in their home country, or theyve been somewhere else in the United States and just are still working on developing their fluency.

ESL teacher leads emerging bilingual, multilingual students to success through mentorship

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
January 17, 2024
As she reaches forward, junior Duhita Sharma prepares for her next move. PHS Swim and Dive celebrated seniors on Jan. 10. Senior night and the last home meet of the season was hosted at the PISD Natatorium at 4 p.m.

[Photo] Eagle Brief: Jan. 16 – 21

January 16, 2024
As she reaches forward, junior Duhita Sharma prepares for her next move. PHS Swim and Dive celebrated seniors on Jan. 10. Senior night and the last home meet of the season was hosted at the PISD Natatorium at 4 p.m.

[Photo] Eagle Brief: Jan. 16 – 21

Kaya Miller, Co Editor-in-chief
January 16, 2024

Podcast: All in My Mind – ‘Grades don’t define you’

Erica Deutsch and Sofia Ayala
December 15, 2023
As the ball hangs in the air, senior Caden Berg prepares for his next move. The teams next match will be Dec. 19 at the PHS Turf and Track at 7:30 p.m. This season marks Bergs second year as co-captain.

Varsity boys soccer team wins 1st home game against Frisco’s Lone Star High, 5-2

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
December 14, 2023
Eyes on the ball, senior Tate Jones prepares to pass the ball to his teammate. The Eagle soccer season will start Dec. 8 against Hebron High School. District matches begin in January.

Preview: Soccer ‘kicks’ off the new season against Hebron HS

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
December 6, 2023
As the girls varsity team comes together, seniors Carly Garner and Jaeda Crabtree receive their certificates for the 2023-2024 season. The team came second in the district. Crabtree had 72 goals this season.

Waterpolo program ends year with banquet

Sofia Ayala and Erica Deutsch
November 17, 2023
The Texas legislature passed a new bill - Bill 900, regarding new guidelines for books in school libraries. The guidelines state that book vendors will have to rate their books based on how explicit the vendors perceive the book to be. Schools in Texas have begun to implement the new bill according to Texas Education Agency guidelines.

‘READER Act’ could impact Texas high school library offerings

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
November 3, 2023
Standing by the board, Mr. Whiteside educates his students about poetry. Whiteside teaches Honors English I and GT Humanities. This is his seventh year working at Prosper HS.

[Photo] English teacher’s ‘direct’ teaching style influences students

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
October 19, 2023

[Video] ‘The Voice of Prosper’ brings life to stadium

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Editor
October 12, 2023
As he rehearses a scene with junior Averie Benson, junior Aiden Hansen prepares for his next line. Hansen has played a lead role in various school plays, including SpongeBob in SpongeBob the Musical and Marius in Les Miserables. Hansen will next be playing Elijah in Moby Dick, which opens on Oct. 18 and will continue through Oct. 20.

[Photo] Junior finds life in theater

October 11, 2023
Hands-on the turf, sophomore Christian Tice lines up on defense. Tice plays at the guard position. Both JV defenses held Rock Hill to zero points. The JV green team won 45-0.

JV football teams shut-out Rock Hill

Isabel Multer and Sofia Ayala
September 22, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo released her second studio album on Sep. 8. Guts was produced by Daniel Nigro and includes 12 tracks. She released the songs vampire and bad idea right? before her reslease of the full album. (Album cover by Geffen Records)

Olivia Rodrigo ‘Amazes’ fans with sophomore album

Erica Deutsch and Sofia Ayala
September 21, 2023
As she prepares for the football scrimmage, senior Athena Pinar sets up the hydration station on the sidelines. It gave us a look at what the team will look like this year, Pinar said. and seeing their hard work from all of their practices.

Student trainer works behind scenes to support team

Sofia Ayala, Assistant Print Editor
August 24, 2023
Arm whipped back, senior Nate TenBarge warms up before the game. TenBarge is the starting quarterback for the varsity team this season. Jersey numbers were all swapped for the days events, not correlating with their in-season jerseys.

Football kickstarts season, faces off in scrimmage against Mesquite

Isabel Multer, Riley McConnell, and Sofia Ayala
August 21, 2023
The graphic above showcases Taylor Swifts newest re-recorded studio album Speak Now produced by Taylor Swift, Christopher Rowe, Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. It was released on July 7 and contains 16 of the original tracks along with six new songs from the Vault. (Album cover by Republic Records)

Review: Taylor Swift re-records ‘Speak Now’ album, surprises fans with new tracks

Sofia Ayala and Erica Deutsch
August 16, 2023

News mag provides resources for new students

Kaya Miller, Tess Gagliano, Gracie Archibeque, Lauren Clayton, Riley McConnell, Sofia Ayala, Juliana Cruz, Erica Deutsch, Anisha Mandem, Jake Radcliffe, Isabel Multer, and Neena Sidhu
August 11, 2023
As the camera focuses in on them, senior twins Keeley and Kylar Dailey spend time together at the Senior Sunrise event. They said they are both excited to hang out with friends this year and enjoy the senior activities. The sun rose at around 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 8.

Seniors come together at Sunrise for annual tradition

Erica Deutsch and Sofia Ayala
August 10, 2023
Holding up the number 11, the ENN season 11 crew finish off a day of summer bootcamp. ENN is the sister broadcast journalism program to ENO. We are so excited for this new year, senior Landry Long said. Its going to be awesome. Make sure to tune in. This photo features: Isabel Multer, Madi Koepp, Kross Nickerson, Landry Long, Coleman Meier, Parker Reynolds, Colton Boston, Bradston Swick, Christina Krasnova, Cali Swick, Will Norris, Dylan Mize, Evan Athre, Vivienne Pecory, Imogen Perez, and Nuala Adams.

Students share summer 2023 highlights

Kaya Miller, Erica Deutsch, Jake Radcliffe, Isabel Multer, Riley McConnell, Sofia Ayala, Anisha Mandem, and Will Ligon
August 9, 2023
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