Inside North Korea's Meth Empire
March 20, 2018
By Anthony Romanelli, executive opinion editor Faced with a new round of sanctions that hit the country earlier this year, North Korea is short on ways to make money. Now in a period of economic crisis, North Korea seems willing to negotiate at last, but one aspect of the dictatorship remai...
Prospect parent shares journey to America
December 8, 2017
By Amanda Stickels, online editor-in-chief It was December in Chicago, as junior Christian Figueroa’s father, José, stepped out of the plane in 1989. Snow was falling. Since he grew up in El Salvador, he had never seen snow before moving to America that winter. Astonished, José took off his ...
Anonymous apps have both negative and positive impacts
December 7, 2017
By Grace Givan, executive entertainment editor Six times a day, junior Christian Figueroa gets compliments via the anonymous app TBH, an app that polls each person’s friends to give compliments to that person. Figueroa downloaded the app in August of 2017, and used it every day when the ...
Classes work in grade-boosting opportunities
November 9, 2017
By Ayse Eldes, copy editor Six times each semester, English teacher Teresa Buczinsky takes her Creative Writing classes to the community room for their bi-weekly Coffee House readings. This event allows students to listen to others’ work and, if willing, share their work with others. Creat...
AH native builds World War II bomber plane
October 19, 2017
By Ekrem Koseli, staff writer Arlington Heights native Bill Stanczak was reading the Chicago Tribune shortly after graduating from Northwestern University in 1989. An article caught his interest: a man named Mike Kellner was trying to restore a plane from World War II to its former glory. 1...
Film club generates creativity
October 17, 2017
By Ryan Kupperman, executive news editor School psychologist Dr. Jay Kyp-Johnson’s daughter, Quin Kyp-Johnson, first came to Jay about four years ago with the idea to start a film club at Prospect. According to Jay, Quin was always interested in films and filmmaking but never had the class...
Teachers find joy in running marathons
September 27, 2017
By Ekrem Koseli, staff writer The average person in Africa walks six kilometers to find dirty water and carries it back to their home in a five-gallon jug. Math and Science Division Head Keith Bellof couldn’t get that dismal reality out of his head. This past summer, he participated in a fundrais...
New French teacher enjoys travel, looks forward to Prospect
September 18, 2017
By Jenna Koch, entertainment editor French teacher Gisselle Drpich hadn’t always planned to teach language. She had originally gone to University of Montreal and studied economics. She worked in a bank for 10 years, but when her first son entered elementary school, the school expressed their nee...
Junior looks back on time in Egypt
September 6, 2017
By Cassidy Delahunty, editor-in-chief During junior Ahmet Uysaler’s sophomore year, he packed up his things and moved to Egypt by himself. With no friends or family to accompany him, Uysaler had one goal: to learn Arabic. Staying in a district of Cairo called Nasr City started Uysaler on an incredibl...
Student IDs used for discounts
August 17, 2017
By Megan Sulak, staff writer Students hear “smile!” a tremendous amount while taking a student picture. Fixing their hair or making sure their shirt is done as well, all for the perfect picture that will later end up on a student ID, a card used to get into the building and getting into footb...
Upperclassmen, teachers give freshmen advice
August 16, 2017
By Amanda Stickels, online editor-in-chief Just relax and get yourself out there to meet new people. Don't be shy, and don't be afraid to try new things. Christine Strobel, junior Get involved, do your homework, try in all your classes, and don't be lazy. Jackie Orel, senior Make sure you know where...
School of Rock provides kids performance experience
August 4, 2017
By Kate Hyland, executive broadcast editor
