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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Maddie Moats

Maddie Moats, Social Media Co-Director

Maddie Moats was born in Akron, Ohio, and she moved to Prosper in 2012. A senior at PHS, Maddie works at Starbucks and enjoys writing, dancing, biking, longboarding, reading vintage magazines, and is currently trying to learn how to ride a unicycle.

All content by Maddie Moats
Holding her graduation cap tassel, senior Emily Wright stands for a cap and gown photoshoot. Senior Week will begin May 17 and continue through May 21, followed by graduation May 22. Activities include Senior Olympics, Adventure Landing, community service, and the elementary school walk.

News Brief: Seniors soar into final week, graduation information releases

Maddie Moats and Grace Williamson
May 14, 2021

History’s Forgotten Finale: Rachel Carson

Caroline Wilburn, Maddie Moats, and Christi Norris
May 12, 2021

Podcast: Astro Hour – episode 3 – water, earth zodiac signs

Morgan Reese, Gianna Galante, and Maddie Moats
April 26, 2021
Standing next to the inspiration board for her outfit, junior Marlee Parish keeps a stoic face. Parish's outfit was designed by junior Raquelle Smith. Smith was inspired by Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Kate Middleton. "I was looking for a classy business style," Smith said. "I wanted this outfit to be something you could wear to a job interview or to some other semi-formal event."

Fashion students exhibit designs in annual show

Caroline Wilburn, Maddie Moats, and Cate Emma Warren
April 26, 2021

History’s Forgotten: Episode 8 – Charles Coward

Caroline Wilburn, Christi Norris, and Maddie Moats
April 19, 2021
Waving in the wind, four school board election campaign signs stand on one side of Prosper High School. This year, there are five candidates running for Place 4, and two candidates running for Place 7. Early voting is held April 19-27, and is followed by election day May 1.

Candidates offer voters choices in upcoming school board election

Caroline Wilburn, Grace Williamson, Maddie Moats, and Christy Escobar
April 13, 2021

Podcast History’s Forgotten: Episode 7 — Ida Tarbell, Women’s History Month

Caroline Wilburn, Christi Norris, and Maddie Moats
March 31, 2021
In the graphic created by senior Maddie Moats, she transports herself to the film-adapted world of "Chaos Walking" as she reads the original book. In this review of "Chaos Walking," starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, writers Grace Williamson and Moats give their opinions with a satirical twist. Although the adaptation of Patrick Ness's novel received mixed reviews from the critics, Williamson and Moats suggest viewers give the movie a chance.

Review: ‘Chaos Walking’ presents disaster movie viewers can’t look away from

Maddie Moats and Grace Williamson
March 23, 2021

Texas to lift mask mandate March 10, district looks to plan next steps

Maddie Moats, Reporter
March 4, 2021
Black History Month takes place throughout the month of February. In this graphic design by senior Mark Chrissan, tap shoes and a top hat hover above a set of stairs, made famous by the tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson. In this article, columnist Maddie Moats runs through a summary of tap history and its significance to African American history.

Column: Tap dance honors Black history, traditions

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 26, 2021

History’s Forgotten: Episode 6 — Matthew Henson, Black History Month

Christi Norris, Caroline Wilburn, and Maddie Moats
February 24, 2021

History’s Forgotten: Episode 5 – Jane Bolin, Black History Month

Christi Norris, Caroline Wilburn, and Maddie Moats
February 8, 2021

History’s Forgotten: Episode 4 – Holocaust Remembrance Week

Christi Norris, Maddie Moats, and Caroline Wilburn
January 27, 2021
Seniors Caroline Wilburn, Maddie Moats and junior Christi Norris discuss different holiday topics. "It's interesting to learn new things about history," Norris said. "And, it's a fun time to geek out about history, my favorite topic."

History’s Forgotten: Episode 3 – Holiday Special

Maddie Moats, Christi Norris, and Caroline Wilburn
December 16, 2020
Sitting still for the artist, a young girl receives a holiday face painting. The annual "Christmas on the Square" festival in downtown Celina, Texas was held Dec. 2. The event featured festivities, including horse-drawn carriages, bounce houses, Christmas carolers and face painting.

[Photo] Eagle Brief: Dec. 7-11

December 7, 2020
Maddie Moats, Christi Norris and Caroline Wilburn record episode two of the Best of SNO winning podcast, "History's Forgotten." On this episode, they will discuss First Lady Edith Wilson and her contributions in the White House.

History’s Forgotten: Episode 2 – Edith Wilson

Maddie Moats, Christi Norris, and Caroline Wilburn
December 1, 2020
Shining a light on their homemade solar-powered car, group members junior Abigail Griffith, senior Kylie Sicilian and senior Joshua Cammack prep before the race begins. Performances in the event earned students a test grade, and the winners received 10 extra bonus points. "I want to go into the engineering field, so I chose this class and I'm taking another class for engineering as well," Sicilian said. "I plan on going to Alabama University and majoring in aerospace engineering."

Engineering’s solar-powered cars race to learn

Maddie Moats, Amanda Hare, and Caleb Audia
November 10, 2020

History’s Forgotten: Episode 1 – Charlotta Bass

Christi Norris, Maddie Moats, and Caroline Wilburn
November 4, 2020
Poms in the air, senior Grace Dimmick finishes her routine. The cheerleaders helped prepare and present the pep rally. "Our team worked very hard to put out the best performance possible," Dimmick said. "I'm extremely proud of our performance and don't think it could have gone any better."

Pep rally performs skits, dances, cheers – while students stay safe

Gianna Galante and Maddie Moats
September 28, 2020
As he runs for the ball, senior Jett Anderson attempts to hit a one-handed backhand. Anderson has been on varsity since he was a freshman and plays in the No. 1 singles and doubles positions this year. "I thought we played well, but we could have played better," Anderson said. "We are now preparing to play McKinney and get back into form."

Tennis team falls to Guyer, looks to play McKinney

Caroline Wilburn, Neena Sidhu, and Maddie Moats
September 16, 2020
Hope Squad students write reminders on the windows in the halls. Hope Squad wrote these messages during Suicide Prevention Week, but also writes them frequently as a reminder for students. “During class we walk around and write positive things” Hope Squad member Junior Alyssa Clark said. “We hope these uplift people’s days.”

Eagle Brief: Sept. 14-18

Grace Williamson, Maddie Moats, Morgan Reese, and Alyssa Clark
September 14, 2020
The Famous In Oregon plant and hat shop brightens up the corner of West Broadway where Maggie's boutique used to be. Tanner and Erika Mitchell stand beneath the Famous In Oregon sign with their partner Bekah Hardick. Famous In Oregon opened for the first time on May 9, 2020.

Small business owners grow community through local plant shop

Christi Norris and Maddie Moats
September 3, 2020
Senior Morgan Begley chooses to use her camera for work. Begley takes family, senior, and individual portraits. Her website is joyfullensphotos.com and her Instagram is @joyfullensphoto. “I love seeing people happy, and I love capturing their happiness and showing it to them later,” Begley said. “Their faces light up when I can make them feel beautiful, and they can look back on these photos and just smile.”

Senior grows photography business through senior portraits

Maddie Moats, Reporter
August 21, 2020
The Prosper Pitmasters barbecue team members Maddox Rains, Ashmani Clifford, Sydney Fisher and Kaley Folkins pose at the White Oak Regional barbecue competition. This is the team's first year together and competing. For their first competition, they placed 13th overall out of 32 high schools.

Barbecue team sizzles to a start

Maddie Moats, Reporter
March 5, 2020
The Float Spot, located in Frisco on Legacy Drive, offers sensory deprivation tank sessions and aqua-massages. More information about the services and booking can be found on their website www.thefloatspot.com. "I had a fantastic experience, and I don't regret trying it out," reviewer Maddie Moats said. "It helped me unwind and was just an overall cool thing to experience at least once."

Review: Are sensory deprivation tanks worth it?

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 6, 2020
Senior Rehaan Merchant takes a poses for a picture at his PCIS symposium. After starting his tutoring business, he seeks to help students with his services. "I teach how to use the concepts, so instead of just remembering how to do something, I show how and why to do it," Merchant said. "You still get the same end result, but you remember it better instead of cramming. I believe that understanding is better than memorization so that you can remember in the long run."

Senior starts tutoring business, strives for students’ success

Maddie Moats, Reporter
December 19, 2019
Senior Madison Lee poses for a hip hop photoshoot. Lee has been part of The Officials dance crew for two years and does hip hop performances and competitions. "We got hired to be cruise performers for a Royal Caribbean Cruise," Lee said. "We went to Haiti, Jamaica and Cozumel."

Artist of the week – Madison Lee

Maddie Moats, Reporter
November 18, 2019
Senior Erland Merwin rests in his Joker costume near the top of the stairs in the hallway on the steps to the Auditorium on Halloween. “We live in a society,” Merwin said, quoting one of the Joker’s most famous and meme-ified lines. In this column, writer Maddie Moats highlights the many reasons for which she claims the Halloween spirit has died.

Column: Halloween is dead

Maddie Moats, Reporter
October 31, 2019
Columnist Maddie Moats stares at the skyward login page. Skyward and other grade programs, the website and the mobile app, are a big part of education today. In this article, Moats explains her reasoning for students to obsess less over their scores. "I'm not saying that we should never check our grades," Moats said. "But having the app on our phone makes it too easy to abuse the convenience and let it become an obsession."

Writer calls for students to step away from Skyward grade labels, step into self-worth

Maddie Moats, Reporter
October 18, 2019
The Gay-Straight Alliance club hosts Ally Week Sept. 23-27. They will hold an Eagle Time meeting Wednesday, Sept. 25, to introduce the club to those interested in joining. "If you are not totally a part of the LGBT community, but you want to support, you are totally welcome in GSA," junior and GSA Advocacy Chair Whitney Ballard said. "You don't have to know what they are going through, you can just be there for them."

Gay-Straight Alliance Club hosts ‘Ally Week’ Sept. 23-27

Maddie Moats, Reporter
September 20, 2019
English I teacher Megan Nguyen poses with her cat, Lily, around the holiday season. While Nguyen volunteers as a crisis counselor, Lily serves as an emotional support animal. Lily is also instagram famous; follow her @lily.fat.cat!

Teacher turns crisis counselor, brings support to students

Maddie Moats, Reporter
September 6, 2019
Sophomore Jesslyn McCutchen captures photo in theatre department for photography assignment on light

Eagle Brief – April 12

Maddie Moats, Reporter
April 12, 2019
Teacher Merideth Hamilton writes on the interactive whiteboard to teach her second-period class Pre-AP Pre-Calculus March 18. "I love Mrs. Hamilton," former student Kester Muthalaly said. "She cares about her students so much that despite the amount of paper it takes, she prints the notes for a notebook she helps us with everyday."

Eagle Brief- March 29

Maddie Moats, Reporter
March 29, 2019
In the United States, consumers use 500 million plastic straws daily. In the attached column, opinion writer Maddie Moats challenges readers to end plastic straw use. "Plastic straws are, for the most part, non recyclable," Moats said. "Citizens should look to better alternatives for the sake of the environment."

Writer encourages citizens to put plastic straws behind bars, look to cleaner alternatives

Maddie Moats, Reporter
March 28, 2019
Varsity baseball has a game against Plano East Saturday March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at home. Varsity recently played against Plano East and won 14-3. For more information on the team, check out sports editor Zach Markey's latest analysis piece, headlined "Baseball begins first 6A season with impressive 18-2 record."

Eagle Brief- March 22

Maddie Moats, Reporter
March 22, 2019
Choir director Aaron Tombrella leads the varsity choir as they sing for the front office March 7. The varsity choir teams looks forward to UIL competitions April 3-5. The choir will perform in the auditorium Thursday, May 9.

Eagle Brief- March 8

Maddie Moats, Reporter
March 8, 2019
The Talonette dance team competes in the American Dance and Drill competition. They were awarded Platinum Best Overall for their team dances. "I like being there all day and having a lot of fun with all my friends," freshman Talonette Anna Reyes said.

The show must go on: Talonettes reflect on a successful competition, prepare for the next

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Allison Washburn performs "God Help the Outcast" from "Hunchback." The Prosper High School Eagle Theatre Company presented The 2019 Musical Theatre Cabaret on Feb. 8. The show was held in the PHS Blackbox, and tickets were sold out.

Review – The 2019 Musical Theatre Cabaret

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 14, 2019
Sophomore Maddie Moats dances on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the National Dance Honors competition. She has danced for 13 years. Moats said she enjoys dancing on stage, she also loves to spend time training in her dance studio. "Although dance can be kept a personal, private outlet for creativity, I also want dance to be shared," Moats said. "There’s a reason that a significant part of social gatherings integrates some type of dance floor and music."

Writer reveals secret joys to dancing, what it can do for all

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 13, 2019
Miles Schulze swims the 100 yard breaststroke. Schulze placed third at 2019 regionals. Schulze awaits to be called up to state.

Eagle Brief – Feb. 8

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 8, 2019
Prosper wrestles at home meet Jan. 31. The boys are the 2018 THSWCA state champions. Their next meet will be Feb. 7 at Coppell against District 6-6A Championships.

Eagle Brief – Feb. 1

Maddie Moats, Reporter
February 1, 2019
Keegan Shoemaker stands alongside his parents as he receives his All-American jersey. Shoemaker committed to Lafayette college earlier this year. Shoemaker led the football team to nine wins in his senior season at quarterback.

Eagle Brief – Jan. 25

Maddie Moats, Reporter
January 25, 2019
Madeline Cloud strides down the hallway. Students sent off the cheer team to state. The team will compete for the UIL competition this weekend.

Eagle Brief – Jan. 18

Maddie Moats, Reporter
January 18, 2019
Miles Crabtree, Noah Paape, Stacey Fechner, Rebecca Henry, and Abby Milstein sign "waffles" Thursday, Dec. 20, in American sign language class. ASL teacher Chrisi Wahnschaffe created ASL Club to provide an opportunity to expand her students' signing skills. "I think it's a good opportunity for students to build relationships and also learn something that's a little different from the norm," Wahnschaffe said. "You get to have experience in another language and learn about another culture, and that's all pretty cool."

Club spotlight – ASL students sign up to serve

Maddie Moats, Reporter
December 20, 2018
The student council said students should arrive at the MPF Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. to watch "The Santa Clause" because they say it will be an enjoyable way to contribute to Angel Tree, a  charity that gives to children in need for the holiday season. Students will begin filling this space in the Multi-Purpose Facility, translation MPF, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Dec 1 to watch "The Santa Clause." This event, organized by the student council sets a purpose stage for getting students together before the holidays. "Students should look forward to this event," student council executive president Madi Whitmire said. "It will be a fun time to hang out with friends, drink some hot chocolate, and get into the festive spirit."

StuCo kicks off December with movies, popcorn, angels, memories

Maddie Moats, Reporter
November 27, 2018
The "Stuff the Bus" effort begins Nov. 5 and ends Nov. 8. Students can bring nonperishable goods to aid those in need. "People should donate because they want to help out and impact their community in a positive way," student council leader and coach Tony Cooper said. "This is an opportunity to create positive change."

Students come together
to stuff the bus

Maddie Moats, Reporter
November 6, 2018
Senior Isabella "Bella" Alicea works on a new creation in the kitchen. Alicea has been able to explore her career options in the culinary field through the high school's program as well as family traditions. "She's had this epiphany with what she's going to do with her life," Culinary Instructor Cristina Goodman said. "And, that's been a fantastic thing because she has been able to take lead roles in the kitchen here and at work."

Senior cooks up future career
through culinary arts program

Maddie Moats, Reporter
September 27, 2018
Senior Lieutenant Lizzie Ramsden wears her Talonettes uniform at a football game. The Talonettes practice every day to perfect their halftime performances, which rally support for the football team. “We put so much time and effort into it to put on the best show that we can,” Ramsden said.

Looking Back – Looking Forward
Senior sees end of 1 career, start of another

Maddie Moats, Reporter
September 11, 2018
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