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Courtesy of Mary Robinson.

Coins for a Cause

Justin Peabody, Copy Editor April 3, 2023

$172,956.42. That’s how much money freshman Mary Robinson and a team of fellow students, friends, and neighbors raised via a 7-week fundraising campaign called Student Visionaries of the Year, established...

Kremers first place photo features her stepsister standing in front of a window. (Photo courtesy Kate Kremer)

Prospect sophomore wins first place in District-wide photo contest

Emma Letzig, Online Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2023

For 46 years District 214 has showcased the artwork, the talent and the creativity of the students in the District 214 Arts Unlimited Celebration. A tradition started by Richard Calisch in 1976 has stuck...

Photo courtesy of Creative Commons

Pebble in the road: SVB bank closure

Elijah Clesen, Sports Reporter March 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed on March 10th 2023, making it the largest bank closure since the 2008 financial crisis caused by the housing market. However, this is a different scenario  Founded...

Prospect Prom Information 2023

Prospect Prom Information 2023

March 13, 2023

The Prospect High School Prom will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at The Belvedere Banquets in Elk Grove beginning at 7pm and concluding at 11pm.  It is open to both juniors and seniors. The Prom Google...

Students and community members hand-craft fleece-tied blankets such as this one to donate to children in the hospital.

The fabric of our lives

Justin Peabody, Copy Editor March 12, 2023

Every year, Prospect students, their families, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, sports teams, District 57 students, and a myriad of other community members flood the cafeteria with fabrics and scissors. They...

Block schedule remains for 2023-2024 school year

Block schedule remains for 2023-2024 school year

Matthew Niemczyk, KnightTV News/Features Director March 8, 2023

It is now official, A/B block schedule will be staying for next school year. Before the end of first semester, staff voted on whether to continue with the block schedule or to return to the eight period...

Iranian-American Harvard student speaks out about current protests

Iranian-American Harvard student speaks out about current protests

Ella Mitchell, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2023

Last semester at Harvard, Iranian-American graduate student Ciara Moezidis co-organized a “die-in” — a demonstration where people lay on the ground playing dead as a symbolic statement — in solidarity...

Officer Sill talks to potential students for the First Responders Program. (Photo by Alyssa Degan)

Hands-on experience available for future first responders

Alyssa Degan, Executive Visuals Editor March 3, 2023

The sound of a firetruck, ambulance, and police car coming down the street fill the air. Weee Wooo, Weee Wooo. Smoke streams from a burning house in the distance. Firefighters run out, grab the hose, and...

Photo courtesy IHSA.

Speech shows down at state

Amanda Feinberg, Managing Editor March 2, 2023

Sitting together in the Peoria Civic Center cafeteria at the state speech competition, senior Maeve Dwyer and her teammates were still waiting to hear the results of their earlier rounds. Dwyer waited...

Image courtesy of College Board.

Fee waived For SAT Test Prep classes

Billy Buelow, Sports Reporter February 23, 2023

In order to help prepare students for the upcoming state-required SAT exam, Prospect will be offering two after school online SAT Test Prep programs for juniors in February. The online remote six-week...

Junior Ava Foster, Senior Harry Zalusky, Junior Cate Marchialette and Sophomore Maya Weir pose in front of their booth at Prospects Multicultural fair. (Photo by Tessa Trylovich)

Best Buddies celebrates neurodivergent culture

Tessa Trylovich, Online Associate Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2023

Prospect High Schools 2nd Annual Multicultural fair allows students to share their cultures with other students at school. This year they have 23 groups and over 80 students participating. One of the...

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