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Album review of “Hit Me Hard And Soft”

Album review of “Hit Me Hard And Soft”

Gina Laslau, News Reporter June 3, 2024

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, the Softest Hard-Hitting Album of 2024. 10 songs - 43 minutes ”HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” is two-time Oscar award winner Billie Eilish’s third album that was released on May...

Senior letters reveal personal growth

Senior letters reveal personal growth

Dylan Maye, Arts & Entertainment Reporter May 29, 2024

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...

Taking new direction through the skies

Meg Imherr, Executive In-Depth Editor May 21, 2024

Fresh out of college after attending Western Michigan University for music and math, Prospect foreign exchange host parent Anton Sasmitamanggala was unsure of what he wanted to do next. Previously, he...

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Helping kids thrive through play

Meg Imherr, Executive In-Depth Editor May 21, 2024

Prospect parent Lorilee Marling thought she knew exactly what she wanted to do when she grew up, but during her first year of college, she found herself with a decision that could change the whole course...

Stepping into the future

Stepping into the future

Molly Mundt, Features Reporter May 20, 2024

Walking into Prospect for the first time since freshmen orientation, Audrey Umali, a new freshman, was nervous. Unlike Lincoln Middle School, where she went from 6th through 8th grade, which only has...

Q&A with Retirees: Lisa Cottrell

Q&A with Retirees: Lisa Cottrell

Stella Palm, Managing Editor May 20, 2024

Why did you come to Prospect? “So I started coaching cross country in 2007 and I knew nothing about it. I started at Rolling Meadows and, over the season, everyone I talked to said ‘if you really...

Prospect’s front lawn becomes flooded with eager students, ready to experience Prospect’s first Spring Fling Carnival on Friday, May 17th..

Riding into the end of the year

Jocelyn Farina, Copy Editor May 20, 2024

The afternoon sun was coming down upon Juniors Bianca Walker and Colleen Shute as they lined up to race across the inflatable course positioned in front of them. As the two raced through the course, Shute...

Junior Paige Hall and a friend are having fun volunteering at Camp Anokijig in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Hall attended the camp for eight years as a camper and this upcoming summer will be her third year volunteering at the camp.

Working at summer camp poses difficulties and benefits

Leanna Kewarkis, Executive Features Editor May 20, 2024

On July 3, while volunteering at Camp Anokijig (Anne-oh-key-g), in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Junior Paige Hall saw one of her campers crying.  Alarmed, Hall and the other leaders tried to calm the 11 year...

Photo Courtesy of Grace Asper

Prom season is coming up

Alice Kelsey, Executive News Editor May 16, 2024

With all of the different types of emotions that people can feel, prom has the potential to evoke every single one of them: the excitement of dress shopping, the stress of planning an event for 900 people...

Students walking out of the fieldhouse paying close attention to cars that are in a hurry to leave.

No license; it’s okay, no need to worry

Jocelyn Farina, Copy Editor May 16, 2024

Driving is practically second nature for sophomore Molly Beyna. No one would blink twice if they saw her driving around the Prospect community: getting Starbucks, picking up her freshman brother from St....

Q&A with Retirees: Santos Soto

Q&A with Retirees: Santos Soto

Peter Radosh, Associate Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2024

Q: How long have you worked for Prospect? A: “I started in 2000. That’s 24 years.”   Q: What do you like most about working at Prospect? A: “What I like the most is that everyone...

Senior Recital Preview

Senior Recital Preview

Olivia Lis April 25, 2024

Every group at Prospect deserves some recognition. Whether it’s a sports group or a Fine Arts group. The seniors in each group deserve a little more recognition for all of the hard work they’ve done...

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