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Knights for Consent Spreads Teen Dating Violence Awareness

Knights for Consent Spreads Teen Dating Violence Awareness

Kailie Foley, Copy Editor February 11, 2022

Orange ribbons scattered around the hallways, and were found pinned on clothes, backpacks and even over hearts this week. These ribbons represent teen dating violence awareness and were passed out by students...

Temporary Restraining Order Changes D214 Mask, Quarantine Rules

Temporary Restraining Order Changes D214 Mask, Quarantine Rules

Olivia Kim, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2022

On Monday, Feb. 7, many students and staff members walked into Prospect without a mask for the first time in nearly two years. The signs that used to state that masks were required now read encouraged.  This...

Schedule Vote Returns in Favor of Block

Schedule Vote Returns in Favor of Block

Kevin Lynch, Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2022

Prospect’s teachers voted on Jan. 25-27 concerning whether Prospect would continue with the A/B block schedule format of classes for the coming school year or revert back to the traditional eight-period...

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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

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