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Senior Will Sieroslawski and junior Quanin Brooks sang in a Vocal Jazz performance for the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) on Saturday Nov. 16.

Prospect students sing at ILMEA Vocal Jazz performance

Leanna Kewarkis, Executive Features Editor December 4, 2024

Three of five Prospect vocalists selected sang for an Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) performance on Saturday, Nov. 16. The students had four hours of practice then performed on the same day. Choir...

College applications leave seniors distressed

College applications leave seniors distressed

Alyssa Kowols, Associate Editor-in-Chief of ProspectorNow December 3, 2024

It was a nice autumn day and senior Blanka Bak was just getting home from school. After a stressful day, a lot of people would go and relax, but not Bak. Instead she spent the next four to five hours working...

Lynsey Panek: playing tennis, prioritizing family, passionately teaching

Lynsey Panek: playing tennis, prioritizing family, passionately teaching

Julia Hong December 3, 2024

Lynsey Panek stood at the base line ready to serve, with a racquet in one hand and a tennis ball in the other. Playing in an exclusive, invite only tournament as a junior in high school really made Panek...

Krauszowska holds up her completed artwork.

Humanities class tackles Ebru

Molly Mundt and Jocelyn Farina November 18, 2024

Nejia Akovali and her daughter Zeynep Akovali have been coming to Prospect to share the Turkish art of Ebru with the Humanities classes since around 2018 according to Humanities Literature teacher Nicole...

Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia was opened in 1893 and has been feeding the Philly community ever since.

Home Sweet Reading Terminal Market

Claire Wynkoop and Alyssa Kowols November 8, 2024

Samia Carrington’s favorite part of the day is first thing in the morning. Right at seven when Reading Terminal Market, America’s largest and Philadelphia’s favorite public market,  opens for employees....

 Private Rico (left) and Sergent Luigi Cabantog (right) on the sideline of the football game on Oct. 25

National Guard visits to share experiences

Julia Miodowski October 30, 2024

When Sergent Luigi Cabantog was a student at the University of Illinois, studying legal science and public administration, he was falling short on tuition and was seriously considering dropping out of...

Anna Delvey, a con artist and star on Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, dances the Cha Cha to Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter. (curtsey of Disney)

Dancing with the Stars creates conflict

Leanna Kewarkis, Executive Features Editor October 23, 2024

Anna Delvey was dressed in a gown covered in sparkles and feathers for her second appearance on the 33rd season of  “Dancing with the Stars” (DWTS). She was ready to take on the ballroom, dancing...

Caffeine proves good or bad?

Caffeine proves good or bad?

Kainaat Siddiqui, News Reporter October 23, 2024

It was a long busy weekend for Rosemary Heckard, a junior at Prospect. When Heckard had to wake up at 5:45 a.m. for her speech competition, she chose caffeine to stay awake throughout the day. She has...

“That girl” unfurled: the true story of a viral aesthetic thrown into controversy

“That girl” unfurled: the true story of a viral aesthetic thrown into controversy

Sage Gilliland, Copy Editor October 21, 2024

One September day, senior Amanda Ontaneda finished a triathlon.  Well, it wasn’t a triathlon, per se. But the DriTri class at Orangetheory Gym just might be the closest thing available. Preparing...

Italian students sell cannolis and focaccia outside of the cafeteria during Prospect’s first ever Italian week. (photo courtesy of @prospecthsitalian on Instagram)

Rewinding to first ever Italian week

Amanda Feinberg, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2024

During the week of Oct. 7 - 11, all of Prospect celebrated Italian week. With October being Italian-American Heritage Month, senior Frank De Blasio wanted to coordinate something to honor his heritage....

Boys basketball, for Prospect gives back, participates in shooting drills with youth basketball players.

Giving back to future Knights

Prospect students have been providing for the community in many ways.   In conjunction with the yearly tradition of Prospect Gives back, a program where clubs and activities at prospect go out...

Destruction: Hurricane Helene leaves behind devastating flooding and power outages as the storm moved up from Florida to the Carolinas.

There’s a first time for everything; even hurricanes

Jocelyn Farina, Copy Editor October 1, 2024

As the threat of Hurricane Helene grew, Prospect alumni Oliwia Lesniak had two options. She could stay at the University of Florida with four of her roommates, or she could follow in the footsteps of her...

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