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
Srihitha Madepalli

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter

Srihitha Madepalli, originally from Frisco, Texas, is a sophomore at Prosper High School. This is her second year working for Eagle Nation Online, serving as a reporter. Outside of school, she loves to listen to music, dance, and hang out with friends and family. She hopes to expand her knowledge and skills of writing and photography through ENO.

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As students navigate the school year, new resources and rules are implemented on campus. With the growing population, there have been enhancements made to all classrooms at Prosper High School. New school's are being built to relief over-population, and rules implemented across the district to keep students safe.

Students navigate new options, procedures

Jake Radcliffe, Sofia Ayala, Erica Deutsch, Srihitha Madepalli, and Anisha Mandem
October 6, 2024
Throwing the ball up, senior Catherine Biju prepares to serve. Biju played along side her teammate senior Gaby Nielsen. "When I step on the court, I feel excited and a bit nervous," Biju said. "You never know what is going to happen in the match, so it can be nerve wracking to compete. Yet the challenge and working toward a goal makes it really fun."

Eagles celebrate senior night with clean sweep

Srihitha Madepalli and Gracie Patterson
September 26, 2024
Prosper ISD installed the silent emergency alarm during the summer. The button is placed in every classroom, and is used when authorities are needed.

Seconds can save lives

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
September 18, 2024
Huddled up, the Prosper tennis team "sets their spirit" for the game. The Eagles played against the Independence Knights. The game carried singles, doubles and mix doubles tournament.

Varsity tennis loses against Independence Knights 1 – 18

Srihitha Madepalli and Gracie Patterson
September 9, 2024
Huddled up on the court, seniors No. 10 Zahara Johnson, No. 11 Camila Cox, no. 10 Hannah Beauford, No.20 Sophie Bridges, No. 9 junior Emma Viars and No. 2 Keely Harrington come together after losing the point. "Volleyball is important to me because before I step on the court for every game I know I get to represent Prosper," Cox said. "This is something we take a lot of pride in."

Lady Eagles ‘set’ their season with sweep

Gracie Patterson and Srihitha Madepalli
August 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
Hand toward viewers, junior Ajay Baskaran discusses his experience in the program. "PCIS has been great learning opportunity to explore multiple career options, so I can decide for my future," Baskaran said. "It has allowed me to network and gain contacts that might be important for my education."

Students present final showcase to local viewers

Srihitha Madepalli and Justin Wang
May 3, 2024
Eyes on the ball, freshman Samantha Tovar tries to block out the opponent. The Eagles end the season and make school history as they achieved their 1-0 win against Westlake during state finals. Along with this win, the Eagles are ranked no. 1 in state.

Lady Eagles kick their way into 1st state championship

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
April 17, 2024
Running toward the ball, sophomore Ava Germany dribbles past her opponent. "It felt great to make it to state," Germany said. "The games leading up were all games that had people biting their nails. It came down to the last minute in every playoff game it felt like. I think the biggest challenge our team faced during state was confidence. Everyone believed in us to win we just had to believe in ourselves and even with the result we got I believe we could have been more confident."

[Photo] Eagle Brief: April 15 – 21

Kaya Miller, Co Editor-in-chief
April 15, 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 jumps onto junior Jai Akash Gopikrishnan Kumudavalli's back, junior Ajay Adithyan spends time with his friends at the Indian Student Association Holi celebration. "The best part of this is meeting the community and just having fun," Adithyan said. "We get to meet up with friends and enjoy cultural activities together."

Students highlight culture through colors

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
March 28, 2024
One foot in front of the other, senior Tate Jones prepares to pass the ball to his teammate. "I'm 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
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
Eyes glued to the paper, freshman Avani Hindupur and her partner, Brandon Libby, work on an activity during lunch. This is her first year in the Partners PE program. "Partners PE is for students with disabilities to get their energy out," Hindupur said. "It's a way for kids to workout and participate in activities outside of the educational environment."

Freshman shows care for others, shares passion for Partners PE

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
January 18, 2024
Eyes on the ball, senior Ayden Ames positions her arms, ready to bump the ball. Ames is in the top 50 for national rankings and ranked top 13 in Texas. Ames is committed to University of Texas at Austin. Outside of school, Ames has played as middle blocker for the USA Volleyball U19 National Training Team who went on to win the World Championship title.

Seniors look to next level after volleyball takes state tournament loss, season ends

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
December 1, 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.

English teacher’s ‘direct’ teaching style influences students

Srihitha Madepalli, Reporter
October 19, 2023
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
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