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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, Editor-in-Chief 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, Managing 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, Managing 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...

New cadet program shapes the future

New cadet program shapes the future

Molly Mundt, Features Reporter April 25, 2024

Officer Robert Nava and Officer Mark Bechtold were in the commons on Wednesday, April 24th, recruiting for their new cadet program for ages 14-21 starting the first Tuesday of June. With them was a thermal...

Senior Assassin Season

Senior Assassin Season

Mary Robinson, Features Reporter April 24, 2024

A group of teenagers entered a Gurnee brunch restaurant wearing ski masks and carrying “guns”. A person who was eating in the restaurant proceeded to pull out his own concealed-carry weapon in order...

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