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
Jake Radcliffe

Jake Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer senior Jake Radcliffe leads the newspaper to success through writing and teamwork. This marks his third year as a staff member of Eagle Nation Online. Radcliffe is also a member of the Chamber and A Cappella choirs and the vice president of the Asian Student Association. Outside of school, he enjoys singing, reading, hanging out with friends, playing video games and being outdoors. This year, Radcliffe aims to expand ENO and ENT’s marketing, grow his journalistic skills and prepare the staff for next year when he won’t be here.

All content by Jake Radcliffe
Performing as one, the Rock Hill Band plays in place of the Mighty Eagle Band on October 4th at Children's Health Stadium. The Rock Hill Pep Band will play stand tunes for the Prosper playoff game tonight. “Even with our friendly competition that all three schools have, we still want to make a clear message that all of Prosper ISD is still one,” Rock Hill drum major senior Maxwell Lee said. “Also, we understand the importance of Grand Nationals as a competition for the PHS band, so we want to support their trip and we wish them the best of luck.”

Rock Hill band will play for Prosper during playoff game

Jake Radcliffe and Heather Davis
November 15, 2024
Eagle Nation Online staff members talk about Tyler the Creators new album "Chromakopia" on their new podcast. The hosts are senior Jake Radcliffe, junior Victoria Byers, sophomore Gracie Patterson, and freshmen Max Allen. This is their first episode of the podcast.

Podcast: The Sound Spectrum – Episode 1 – Chromakopia

Jake Radcliffe, Victoria Byers, Gracie Patterson, and Max Allen
November 14, 2024
While the audience watches, junior Boyd Mueller sings into a microphone. Mueller plays Hades. Prosper Theatre's "Hadestown: Teen Edition" was chosen to be performed at the Main Stage at the Texas Thespian State Festival in Grapevine. "Generally, Main Stage is a privilege almost exclusively given to private fine art schools," stage manager senior Annabelle Nugent said. "The fact that a public school like Prosper is getting Main Stage is fantastic. Simply, it means that we are at the level of schools who specifically draft for stuff like fine arts and singing and dancing ability, and it's really a compliment to our actors and our technicians."

Prosper Theatre shows varsity musical

Jake Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
November 4, 2024
Outside the school at 5 a.m., juniors Madison Koepp, Nuala Adams and Landon Byrom pack their equipment into a district travel car. Broadcast and newspaper students traveled to San Antonio for the Texas Associatin of Journalism Educators Fall Fiesta convention Oct. 14. New district travel guidelines restrict CTE, Fine Arts and Academic Competition groups' ability to travel.

District updates travel guidelines

Jake Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
October 14, 2024
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
On the Arena floor, Principal Nicholas Jones points to the junior section during a pep rally. The first pep rally of the year was aloha-themed and took place Aug. 23. “I love the alma mater and the fight song,” Jones said. “It’s my favorite part of the pep rally every time.”

[Video] Podcast: Steering the Ship – Episode 1 – A day in the life

Jake Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
October 1, 2024
After waking up, freshman Kaden Wortham finds damage to his family's backyard. A large storm swept through North Texas yesterday morning. "We (my family) kind of all were just walking around doing our morning routines, and we spotted one of our umbrellas was tipped over," freshman Kaden Wortham said. "Behind it, our tables and lots of our outdoor furniture were knocked over."

Students find damage in wake of storm

Jake Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
September 26, 2024
As the color guard performs its routine, junior spirit leader and sophomore Nathanial Crabtree claps to encourage the audience. The spirit leaders usually have a week before the pep rally to officially decide what they want to do at the event. "We figured out Tuesday what we're running through, and then Thursday, we met up for advisory and switched it up," Crabtree said. "We had lots of last minute changes."

Aloha pep rally introduces students to school spirit

Jake Radcliffe and Emily Logan
August 29, 2024
In front of the smart board, seniors Akhil Kotturi, Puranjay Prashanth and Vivaan Moharir present the different units of the AP Computer Science A course. Kotturi and Prashanth's nonprofit coding organization Project UCode held review sessions for students taking the AP Computer Science A exam at Walnut Grove and Prosper high schools on Apr. 24 and May 1, respectively. "We walked through some of the basic test taking tips and the overall unit structure of how the CSA test works," Prashanth said. "We also kind of advised people how to proceed on that CSA aspect. Writing things down and keeping track of everything is really important in succeeding in CSA, especially with the amount of information they give you. So we kind of give them test taking tips, walk them through an FAQ, and gave them an opportunity as questions when they could just easily ask one of the three members out there any questions they had about the test."

Programmers expand coding organization

Jake Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
August 21, 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
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
At the Children's Health Stadium Community Center, Kurt Smith from Colonial Williamsburg, an American history museum, speaks about freedom in America to the audience attending the Prosper Exchange. After his speech, Smith received questions from audience members. "There are always two men in my head at any one moment," Smith said. "Jefferson has taught me a great deal. I think he has provided for me a greater understanding of American policy of constitutional understanding what it means to be a citizen. I am a stronger citizen because of Thomas Jefferson."

Actor brings history to life

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
May 2, 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
Arms outstretched, junior Faith Tull and sophomore Brooklyn Reeves reach the climax of their performance. The pair performed "I Know Where I've Been" from "Hairspray." "The song is basically about marching for freedom for black people and no more segregation," Tull said. "It's really just the characters talking about how there is a plan, that there has been suffering, that there are things that they need to do and that they can do it together."

Theatre students perform songs, monologues, scenes at Cabaret

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
April 5, 2024
Music teacher Thomas Greenlee helps a Music Production student in producing a song on Ableton Live. Students in the class use technology to compose and create music of different genres. "This program is kind of like my baby," Greenlee said. "I've nurtured this thing since the beginning, and now it's becoming a little bit bigger than myself."

Note by note, teacher covers music

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2024
Following choir director Crystal Chamberlain's conducting, senior Jacob Morris, on the far right, sings the song "Begin, My Soul" with fellow chamber choir members juniors Landen Kellum, Brandon Rodriguez and Jake Radcliffe. Morris auditioned in the All-State audition process, qualified for the Tenor-Bass All-State choir and will perform with the ensemble at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio on Saturday. "I'm just really excited for the performance," Morris said. "It's a sad thing to say, but it is kind of rare to be a part of a choir where everybody wants to be there. But, when you get to the area round, everybody is super talented and wants to be there."

Singers, saxophonist qualify for All-State ensembles, attend convention

Jake Radcliffe and Justin Wang
February 7, 2024
At a United Sound rehearsal, violinist junior Edwin Varghese assists freshman Prahlad Vijayaraghavan in playing the cello. The United Sound program allows students with disabilities to be mentored by fellow students in fine arts. "United Sound benefits our orchestra in a way that they can use a skill set they know to give back to the school community," Orchestra director Monika Bartley said. "So, it works on leadership skills and communication skills because, with our United Sound students, the same type of communication doesn't always work, and you might have to explain it in a different way. It really makes our students think outside the box."

Violinist grows passion for music, shares skills with others

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
January 19, 2024
As they record the third episode of the "Street Legal" podcast, senior Tate Ledbetter interviews Longo Toyota Service and Facilities Manager Billy Stewart about his experience in the automotive industry. Stewart also talked about potential opportunities for current automotive students at Prosper to enter the industry. "There's a spot for you in the auto industry," Stewart said. "I always try to be an advocate for that."

Guest Podcast: Street Legal – Under the Hood: Billy Stewart

Will Ligon and Jake Radcliffe
January 19, 2024

[Video] Club celebrates holiday, spreads love of South Asian culture

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
December 14, 2023
In their second episode of Season Three of "The Game Room," juniors Jake Radcliffe and Will Ligon and senior Christian Alfano discuss mods. Video game mods are unofficial changes made to a game.

The Game Room Season 2 – Episode 2 – Mods

Will Ligon, Jake Radcliffe, and Christian Alfano
November 8, 2023
At the "Battle of the Birds" football game, senior drum major Arjun Chati conducts the Mighty Prosper Eagle Band during their performance of the PHS fight song. On Sept. 30, the band competed at the Plano East Marching Invitational and won 6A Grand Champions, the highest award a band could win at the competition. "It was definitely a relief," senior Quinn Jones said. "We had never been to this competition before, but we were all fairly confident that we would be able to win it. But, when we actually heard him say that we won, it was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders because that meant that the two and a half months leading up to that was all worth it."

Marching band wins 6A Grand Champions

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
October 3, 2023
The graphic above created by ENO design editor Tess Gagliano serves as the cover for episode 2 of "Street Legal." This episode featured guest speaker Vincent Seymour, PHS auto-tech teacher.

Guest Podcast: Street Legal – Under the Hood: Vincent Seymour

Will Ligon and Jake Radcliffe
October 3, 2023
In their second episode of Season Three of "The Game Room," juniors Jake Radcliffe and Will Ligon and senior Christian Alfano discuss mods. Video game mods are unofficial changes made to a game.

Podcast: Game Room – Season 3 – Summer Recap

Jake Radcliffe, Will Ligon, and Christian Alfano
September 19, 2023
The graphic above showcases Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir's newest studio album "Bewitched." This collection released on Sept. 8 and includes 14 songs. "The instrumentation is much fuller, and the lyrics hit on a more personal level," junior Jake Radclife said in his attached review. "Laufey has said that her goal in releasing music is to 'bring jazz back to her generation.' 'Bewitched' makes it obvious that she is well on her way to achieving this goal." (Album cover credit: AWAL)

Review: Laufey ‘bewitches’ audience with sophomore album

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
September 15, 2023
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[Photo] Prosper works to support student mental health

Tess Gagliano, Design Editor
September 8, 2023
Guest Podcast: Street Legal – An Intro to Auto Tech

Guest Podcast: Street Legal – An Intro to Auto Tech

Will Ligon, Jake Radcliffe, and Tess Gagliano
September 7, 2023
Leaning over the engine, senior Tyler Valencia checks under the hood of a 2002 Toyota Camry. Students in the Automotive Technologies classes work on different vehicles in PHS's garage. "Being able to work on cars throughout the school day is an amazing way to learn," Valencia said. "Anybody can read a book or watch a video on how to do the things we do, but getting to actually do it hands-on helps us see how a car functions when under different situations. And, since there are millions of different cars on the road, there's always something new to learn."

Auto Tech students take opportunities, gain experience

Jake Radcliffe, Assistant Editor
September 1, 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
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. "It's 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
The above graphic advertises the "Memory Space” podcast. Host and sophomore William Ligon, a member of the fourth-period digital media class, leads this discussion with junior Christian Alfano about the world of "Persona 5."

Guest Podcast: Memory Space – Episode 4 – Persona 5

Will Ligon, Christian Alfano, and Jake Radcliffe
May 8, 2023
The above graphic advertises the “Memory Space” podcast. Host and sophomore William Ligon, a member of the fourth-period digital media class, leads this discussion with sophomore Trevor Cranfill about rumors, speculation & theories.

Guest Podcast: Memory Space – Episode 3 – Mario Kart 9 – complete with rumors, speculation & theories

Will Ligon, Trevor Cranfill, and Jake Radcliffe
May 4, 2023
The above graphic advertises “The Memory Space” podcast. Host and sophomore William Ligon, a member of the fourth-period digital media class, leads this discussion with Oklahoma State University freshman Caroline Ligon. In the second episode, William and Caroline talk about the Lego franchise.

Guest Podcast: Memory Space – Episode 2 – Lego Games

Will Ligon, Caroline Ligon, and Jake Radcliffe
May 3, 2023
The above graphic advertises "The Memory Space" podcast. Host William Ligon, a member of the fourth-period digital media class leads this discussion with sophomore Chris Oh. In the pilot episode, Ligon and Oh talk about the video game "Skylanders."

Guest Podcast: Memory Space – Episode 1 – Skylanders

Will Ligon, Christopher Oh, and Jake Radcliffe
April 19, 2023
The above graphic shows the four members of British rock band The Beatles side by side. In the attached review, podcast director sophomore Jake Radcliffe assesses the different "eras" of The Beatles. "The Beatles drastically changed music," Radcliffe said. "They broke down barriers and changed the status quo of the music industry. Even though the band broke up decades ago, their impact can still be felt today, as their music continues to inspire and influence new generations of musicians and fans." (Based on the The Beatles' album "The Beatles," Radcliffe created the digitally-constructed image using Canva.)

Review: A glance at the work of The Beatles

Jake Radcliffe, Podcast Director
April 5, 2023
In this episode of "The Game Room," sophomores Jake Radcliffe and Paul Popovich join junior Christian Alfano to discuss the topic of esports with Video Game Design and Video Game Programming teacher and Esports Club sponsor Jeremy Kincaid. The cast talks about the beginnings of Kincaid's gaming career and how the Esports Club started. They also explore what's next for esports. This is the podcast’s second episode of its second season.

Podcast: The Game Room – Season 2 – Episode 2 – Esports

Jake Radcliffe, Christian Alfano, Paul Popovich, and Tyler Medeiros
March 13, 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
In this episode, sophomores Jake Radcliffe, Tyler Medeiros, Paul Popovich, and junior Christian Alfano discuss various video game consoles. The cast explains the stories behind the consoles that influenced the video game industry the most. They also discuss the most obscure consoles. This is the podcast's first episode of its second season. (Digitally constructed image by Christian Alfano)

Podcast: The Game Room – Season 2 – Episode 1 – Consoles

Jake Radcliffe, Christian Alfano, Tyler Medeiros, and Paul Popovich
December 16, 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
Presenting to members of Model UN, president of the club, sophomore Anisha Mandem teaches about conferences. The group held this first meeting of the year Aug. 29. "I started Model UN because I've always had an interest in world affairs and political issues," Mandem said. "And, I thought it would be fun to get other students who were also interested in the same issues in a club together."

Club members build Model UN legacy

Jake Radcliffe, Podcast Director
September 20, 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."

[Photo] ENO staff shares moments from summer break

ENO Staff
August 16, 2022
Sitting in his office, Principal John Burdett discusses plans for the day with Secretary Kim Winnubst. This year will be the last year for Burdett at Prosper, after being principal for five years. “Being with kids, just creating things, spaces and structures that can help students find their passion and pursue it, helping them grow and fulfill their purpose in life,” Burdett said. “That’s my favorite piece.” 

Principal shares memorable moments, future plans

Anisha Mandem and Jake Radcliffe
May 24, 2022

Varsity Esports team competes in invitational, plans to keep playing

Jake Radcliffe and Caleb Audia
May 11, 2022
In front of the cafeteria, seniors Sydney Thomas and Grace Hale showcase their booklets. Both earned full ride scholarships to Texas Christian University and plan to be roommates. "I will be studying Strategic Communications with a minor in Political Science," Hale said. "I want to help out with non-profit organizations and building a bridge between them and the government."

[Photo] Eagle Brief: April 4 – 8

Alyssa Clark and Amanda Hare
April 1, 2022
In this episode, freshman Jake Radcliffe, sophomore Christian Alfano and seniors Aiden Ulmer and Michael Ramirez discuss what is in store for the video game industry in the new year. The cast talks about what has already been released, games that have been announced for a 2022 release, and their speculations as to what may be announced in the coming months. This is the podcast's fourth episode. (Photo taken by Sofia Ayala, digitally constructed image by Christian Alfano)

Podcast: The Game Room – Episode 4 – Looking Forward

Jake Radcliffe, Christian Alfano, Michael Ramirez, and Aiden Ulmer
March 28, 2022
As part of fulfilling their mission to help younger students interested in STEM, freshman Sai Charan Tej Gadham Setty, sophomores Vidhubala Vasudevan, Shravya Chitturi, Rhea Chitturu and junior Anush Bansal watch as a Boyer Elementary student presents her science project. Members of STEMMA volunteered at the science fairs at Boyer and Rucker Elementary Schools on Mar. 2. "We gained so much exposure and got to interact with amazing young minds," freshman Arushima Swaroop said. "We got to ask questions and see them talk about science. We all gained experience, which we can take with us to other situations, like leadership and collaboration.”

STEMMA members volunteer at elementary science fairs, plan to expand

Jake Radcliffe, Reporter
March 25, 2022
In this episode, freshmen Jake Radcliffe, sophomore Christian Alfano and seniors Aiden Ulmer and Michael Ramirez discuss crunch culture in the gaming industry, how it affects games and developers and some possible solutions. Crunch culture is when game developers are forced to work many hours of overtime in order to meet previously set deadlines. Crunch culture gets worse every day in the gaming industry, and the cast's goal in this episode is to spread awareness to just how bad it has become. (Photo taken by Caitlyn Kennedy, digitally constructed image by Christian Alfano)

Podcast: The Game Room – Episode 3 – The Dangers of Crunch Culture

Jake Radcliffe, Christian Alfano, Michael Ramirez, and Aiden Ulmer
February 9, 2022
In this episode, freshmen Jake Radcliffe, sophomore Christian Alfano and seniors Aiden Ulmer and Michael Ramirez talk about their recommendations for gifts this holiday season, plus what buyers should avoid. This list includes games for kids, teens, and adults. "We talked about how bad Nickelodeon 'All-Star Brawl' is," Alfano said. "We also mentioned how great 'Metroid Dread' is." (Photos by Lisa Roskens, digitally constructed image by Christian Alfano)

Podcast: The Game Room – Episode 2 – Gift Guide for All Ages

Jake Radcliffe, Michael Ramirez, Christian Alfano, and Aiden Ulmer
December 15, 2021
In their first episode, senior Aiden Ulmer, senior Michael Ramirez, freshman Jake Radcliffe and sophomore Christian Alfano discuss their favorite games, what got them started in gaming and where they are now. They discussed various topics such as the Nintendo Wii, Visual Novels, Indie Games, Destiny 2, the Persona series, Risk of Rain 2 and more. "I started out with the Wii," Radcliffe said. "Back in third grade, we called it the 'Us.'"

Podcast: The Game Room – Episode 1 – Favorites of Gaming

Jake Radcliffe, Michael Ramirez, Christian Alfano, and Aiden Ulmer
November 30, 2021
As freshmen Niteshwar Dhillon and Dallin Hansen watch, junior Quincy Lambert protects her king from junior Lakshya Khurmi’s queen in a "high intensity" game of chess. Lambert would go on to turn a losing game into a winning game and secure a victory against Khurmi. “I definitely learned that chess is not an easy game,” Khurmi said. “It is not a simple game, and Quincy is very good at it.”

Chess club conducts 1st meetings, plans to participate in tournaments against Rock Hill

Jake Radcliffe, Reporter
October 29, 2021
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