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Escalations with Russia, Ukraine Mount Concern in Europe

PJ O'Grady, Executive Sports Editor February 8, 2022

Tensions are rising among the European continent. Russia and Ukraine are on the verge of exploding. Ukraine used to be a part of the Soviet Union in the previous century, and then broke away from Russia...

photo courtesy of Michael Piccoli.

Speech Takes the MSL, Regionals Up Next

Dean Carlson, Executive Online Editor February 7, 2022

Saturday, Jan. 29, marks the date when the speech team won conference again under coaching from Michael Piccoli. This is normally a huge win. But the speech team is used to this and because of this, it...

Principal Minter Explains Purpose of New IDs

Principal Minter Explains Purpose of New IDs

Kevin Lynch, Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2022

All Prospect students received new student IDs last week during their English classes. These IDs, in addition to sporting a new design, also contain a small RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip inside...

Best Buddies, Girls’ Basketball Win Big Against Rolling Meadows

Best Buddies, Girls’ Basketball Win Big Against Rolling Meadows

Emma Letzig and Alyssa Degan January 26, 2022

On Tuesday January 11th, the girls’ basketball team defeated Rolling Meadows 60-51. Leading scorer for the Knights, Summer Srodulski, finished with a career high of 25 points in one game. “I knew...

Photo Courtesy of Aiko Tai

Asian Culture Club Provides Community

Marina Makropoulos, Online News Editor January 22, 2022

For the celebration of Lunar New Year, a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year for countries that follow the lunar calendar, students of the Chicago North Chinese School (CNCS) in Des Plaines...

Remote Learning Off the Table

Remote Learning “Off the Table”

Jacob Siciliano, Online Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2022

As Illinois continues to fight a spike in COVID-19, schools across the state are opting to return to remote learning. However, Principal Greg Minter told the Prospector that this would not be the case...

Teachers Prepare for Historic Schedule Vote

Teachers Prepare for Historic Schedule Vote

Kevin Lynch, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2022

Prospect teachers will vote to decide next year’s schedule next week, with the vote occurring on Jan. 25-27. The vote will decide whether next year’s schedule will follow the traditional eight-period...

Heilman Starts New Year With a Splash

Jacob Siciliano, Online Editor-in-Chief January 6, 2022

Law and psychology teacher Jay Heilman walked  into prospect on Monday for the first Institute day of the new year. As he walked in through door 30 he noticed a leaking pipe. Little did he know, it...

Winter Finals Schedule

Winter Finals Schedule

December 8, 2021

Snow Day Stances

Snow Day Stances

Marina Makropoulos, Online News Editor December 2, 2021

The return back to school the Monday after Thanksgiving Break, a time period of relaxation and rejuvenation, is usually dreaded by most students. However, this dread was quickly wiped away once junior...

Prospect Donation Drive Helps Vets During the Holidays

Prospect Donation Drive Helps Vets During the Holidays

Hubert Piskorz, Reporter November 14, 2021

As the holiday season starts to roll around the corner, most of us are fortunate to have a roof over our heads, food on our table and clothes on our backs. This is not the case with many homeless veterans. This...

U Knights for Minds Taking Steps Towards Better Mental Health in Prospect

U Knights for Minds Taking Steps Towards Better Mental Health in Prospect

Maeve Molina and Olivia Macina November 4, 2021

Following September being national suicide prevention month, U Knights for Minds set up a table outside of the lunch room to promote good mental health. Members of U Knights for Minds handed out black...

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