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...

Senior backpacks are a right of passage for seniors. Their graduating year go out and buy childhood backpacks to reminisce their childhood on their last year of high school. Since 2021, it has been a very...

When reflecting on her proudest moments, Annie Simon also recalls her least proud moments, which both go hand-in-hand. While working with an above-knee amputee, Simon had to engineer a prosthetic that...

From as early as he can remember, Timothy Ward knew that he wanted to fly. In high school, Ward was on his way to a swim team event that required him to travel by plane.  All Ward could think about...

  The rest of the story is in the Issue 1 Prospector newspaper.   Students gathered in the stands at George Gattas Memorial Stadium to cheer on the Knights in the homecoming game against...

I wheezed in exhaustion as I meandered through Elmhurst Street’s pathetic excuse for a sidewalk. Wherever I looked, there were cars. Behind me? Yep. In front of me? Sure. Above me? Why not? At this point,...

The emergence of Monkeypox (Mpox) has caused concern for some members of the Prospect community, as some are on edge because of their experiences with the lockdown of 2020 from the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

 In the summer of his freshman year, junior Bryant Powell was talking to junior Brooke Neri when she mentioned that she was in Young Life, a Christian youth group, and that they were meeting at one of...

The internet has dominated senior Gabby Peterman’s leisure time ever since she was four years old. She can vividly recall the Minecraft YouTube videos she watched as a child from creators like PopularMMOs...

After only 65 days of retirement, former Prospect English teacher Erik Hammerstrom decided he wanted to return to Prospect in a different role. Over the summer, District 214 added more security guard...

While enjoying her summer vacation, new dean Amy Tucker’s inbox was flooded with emails from various teachers, all of them welcoming her to the school and wanting her to stop by their classrooms. Principal...

Walking into his brand new HWOC class freshman year, Alex Chengary was already riddled with anxiety about his high school life. Coming into Prospect from a private school and only knowing five people felt...