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Black Friday frenzy

December 6, 2024

Black Friday: the day people used to line up in front of the stores all night in order to have first access to the discounts. However, with the rise of technology, more people have been participating in...

Art by Sienna Mirandola

The great divide

Amanda Feinberg, Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2024

For each presidential election since 2004, Prospect has held a mock election in which students vote for their choice of presidential candidate. This fake election is intended to simulate the official presidential...

Ultimate Frisbee season starts up

Ultimate Frisbee season starts up

Alyssa Kowols, Associate Editor-in-Chief of ProspectorNow September 8, 2024

As the ultimate frisbee season starts, so does the competition.    

Sick days prove difficult

Sick days prove difficult

Loren Bell, Columnist/Graphic Designer May 22, 2024

We’ve all had the experience of being sick on a school day. We’ve seen our reflections on the screens of iPads, piles of tissues, and empty water bottles lining our surroundings as we press play on...

Year end band concert wrap up

Year end band concert wrap up

Jane Nash, News Reporter May 21, 2024

As the spring flowers first began to bloom, both floral scents and music permeated the air. The annual events known as the Spring Band Concert and Percussion (K)night showcased the performance of Prospect’s...

Freshman makes girls varsity soccer

Freshman makes girls varsity soccer

Johnny Klasen, KnightTV Sports Director May 20, 2024

Freshman Addison Coval’s heart pumped, and her fingers tingled as she waited to see if she would get the call up to varsity soccer.  “I remember … being really nervous, and then they asked a...

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, Copy 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...

Law teacher Jay Heilman coaches student through the mock trials. He does this to help students "have more confident and are successful" in both the mock trials and in anything they do beyond Prospect law classes.

High School Law Students Develop Legal Skills Through Mock Trials

Jane Nash, News Reporter April 25, 2024

In a unique educational opportunity, students at Prospect High School dove into the complexities of the legal system through mock trials organized by the school's law class. Under the guidance of the law...

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...

Student teacher Kacper Zyra helping out a student with math.

The process of student teaching

Alyssa Kowols, Associate Editor-in-Chief of ProspectorNow April 22, 2024

“What is the tallest type of grass?”  That’s just one type of trivia question that math student teacher Kacper Zyra asks his class. Other than trivia, he plays games with the class like Wordle...

Drew

Drew Terpins, Sports Reporter December 22, 2023

The showdown between the champion, Leon “Rocky” Edwards, and the challenger, Colby “Chaos” Covington, was highly anticipated in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) community, yet it didn’t...

The KLC Surprises Students With New Rules First Week of School

The KLC Surprises Students With New Rules First Week of School

Olivia Kaczowka, News Reporter September 27, 2023

During these many years at Prospect, students were free to leave class for a break whenever they pleased, to use the KLC and leave campus whenever they felt like it. This year, however, everyone has probably...

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