Prosper High School

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The Prosper High School
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The Prosper High School
Address
301 Eagle Drive

Prosper
,
Texas
75078

United States
CoordinatesCoordinates: 33°15′33″N 96°47′55″W / 33.2591086°N 96.7986572°W / 33.2591086; -96.7986572
Information
TypeCo-Educational, Public, Secondary
School districtProsper Independent School District
PrincipalJohn Burdett
Teaching staff186.94 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,875 (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio15.91[1]
Color(s)    Green and White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
MascotEagle
Websitesww.prosper-isd.net/Domain/14

The Prosper High School is a class 6A public high school in Prosper, Texas, United States. It is part of Prosper Independent School District located in western Collin County, with a small portion of the district extending into Denton County. In addition to Prosper, the district serves a portion of McKinney and small parts of Frisco and Celina.

History[]

The 2009–2010 school year began in a brand new building. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

In September 2015, then-principal Greg Wright created controversy for the school and the Prosper School District, as reported in the Dallas Morning News, when it was revealed he criticized a faculty member that reported a teacher from PHS to the Police for inappropriately touching a student.[3][4]

In 2018, two editorials were removed from Prosper High School's student newspaper.[5] The students claimed that they would be censored if they published anything perceived to criticize the school.[6] The Student Press Law Center sent a letter to the Superintendent of Prosper Independent School District, urging them to remediate the school principal's "hijacking and censorship" of the student newspaper.[5]

Athletics[]

The Prosper Eagles compete in the following sports:[7]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

For the 2020–21 and 2021-22 seasons, Prosper High School competes in UIL 6A Region 1 - District 5. The other schools in that district are Allen High School, Denton Braswell High School, Denton Guyer High School, Little Elm High School, McKinney High School, and McKinney Boyd High School.

In 2010, Prosper introduced hockey as a club sport.

Prior to the 2006–07 school year, PHS competed in UIL Class 2A. PHS moved up to 3A for Fall 2006. For Fall 2012, PHS was set to become a 4A school for the first time. However, UIL added a new classification for low-enrollment schools, turning Class 4A into Class 5A. With PHS's enrollment of 2110 in October 2015, it was one of the largest schools in Class 5A (schools 1100-2049 students) for the 2016–17 and 2017-18 seasons. PHS moved into Class 6A for the first time in Fall 2018.

State titles[]

  • Baseball[8]
    • 1984 (1A)
    • 2015 (5A)
  • Football[9]
    • 2008 (3A/D1)
  • Boys Golf[10]
    • 2011 (3A)
  • Volleyball
    • 2017 (5A)

In the 2017-2018 school year, Prosper High School won the 5A UIL Lone Star Cup, awarded annually based on a school's performance in district and state championships.[11]

Although not recognized by the UIL, Prosper High School competes in Lacrosse, in which they won a state title in May 2019.[12]

On the individual level, many athletes have won athletic state titles, including the following:

  • Gabe Costa (5A Boys Wrestling 120lbs, 2016)[13]
  • Tommy Flaherty (5A Boys Wrestling 160lbs, 2018)[14]
  • Rylan Bonds (6A Boys Wrestling 220lbs, 2020)[15]
  • John Richardson (6A Boys Wrestling 160lbs, 2021)[16]
  • Aubrey O'Connell (6A Cross Country, 2019)[17]
  • Bailey Belvis (3A Cross Country, 2007 and 2008),[18][19] (3A Track and Field 1600 meters, 2009)[19]
  • Kim Castleberry (3A Track and Field 400 meters, 2008)[20]
  • Cole Knuth (3A Track and Field Discus, 2007)[21]

Clubs and organizations[]

In addition to athletics, Prosper High School competes in:

  • Marching Band
  • Theatre
    • One Act Play
  • Choir
  • Speech and Debate
  • Esports
  • Academic Competition
  • Color Guard
  • Drill Team

Prosper High School hosts local chapters of:

Some of Prosper High School's clubs include, but are not limited to:

  • Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) club
  • Psychology club
  • Gaming club

Notable alumni[]

  • Davis Webb, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.
  • Ben Banogu, NFL defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "PROSPER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
  3. ^ Miller, Steve (2018-08-24). "Administrator who helped cover up sexual misconduct is still working for Prosper ISD". The Texas Monitor. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/collin-county/headlines/20150924-prosper-teacher-says-she-was-blamed-for-reporting-colleagues-sexual-misconduct.ece[bare URL]
  5. ^ a b Harris (2018-05-31). "Letter from Student Press Law Center to Superintendent Watkins" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Prosper High School journalists allege newspaper censorship by principal, fight editorial policy". Dallas News. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  7. ^ http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Prosper/
  8. ^ UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Lone Star Football Network
  10. ^ UIL Boys Golf State Results
  11. ^ "UIL Lone Star Cup Champions". University Inter-Scholastic League. 2019-03-16.
  12. ^ bmurphy@starlocalmedia.com, Bryan Murphy. "Prosper lacrosse captures first-ever state title". Star Local. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  13. ^ "2015-2016 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  14. ^ "2017-2018 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  15. ^ "2019-2020 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  16. ^ "2020-2021 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  17. ^ "MCT: 6A GIRLS 2019". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  18. ^ "Texas X-C State Championship - Girls 3A (Raw)". Texas MileSplit. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  19. ^ a b "Bailey Belvis". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  20. ^ "Kim Castleberry". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  21. ^ "Cole Knuth". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

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