Prosper High School

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

Prosper
,
Texas
75078

United States
Coordinates33°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
PrincipalNicholas Jones
Teaching staff208.47 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,449 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.54[1]
Color(s)    Green and White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
MascotEagle
Websitesww.prosper-isd.net/Domain/14

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]

For the 2022–23 and 2023-24 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, McKinney Boyd High School and Rock Hill 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)
  • Girls Soccer
    • 2024(6A)
  • Volleyball[11]
    • 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.[12]

Although not recognized by the UIL, Prosper High School competes in Lacrosse, in which they won a state title in May 2019.[13]

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

  • Cole Knuth (3A Track and Field Discus, 2007)[14]
  • Bailey Belvis (3A Cross Country, 2007 and 2008),[15][16] (3A Track and Field 1600 meters, 2009)[16]
  • Kim Castleberry (3A Track and Field 400 meters, 2008)[17]
  • Gabe Costa (5A Boys Wrestling 120lbs, 2016)[18]
  • Tommy Flaherty (5A Boys Wrestling 160lbs, 2018)[19]
  • Aubrey O'Connell (6A Cross Country, 2019)[20] (6A Track and Field 800 meters, 2021)[21]
  • Rylan Bonds (6A Boys Wrestling 220lbs, 2020)[22]
  • John Richardson (6A Boys Wrestling 160lbs, 2021)[23]
  • Jacob Wimberly (6A Boys Swimming 100m Fly, 2022)[24]

Clubs and organizations

In addition to athletics, Prosper High School competes in:

Prosper High School hosts local chapters of:

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

  • Psychology club
  • Gaming club
  • Rock climbing club
  • Cybersecurity Team
  • Musicians Club
  • Environmental Club
  • ACE (Action Against the Climate Emergency)
  • OBNY (Our Body Not Yours)
  • Indian Student Association(ISA)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "PROSPER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  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. ^ "Prosper teacher says she was blamed for reporting colleague's sexual misconduct | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2015-09-27.
  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. ^ "Prosper stages dramatic rally to win school's first volleyball state title". Dallas News. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  12. ^ "UIL Lone Star Cup Champions". University Inter-Scholastic League. 2019-03-16.
  13. ^ Murphy, Bryan (23 May 2019). "Prosper lacrosse captures first-ever state title". Star Local. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  14. ^ "Cole Knuth". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  15. ^ "Texas X-C State Championship - Girls 3A (Raw)". Texas MileSplit. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  16. ^ a b "Bailey Belvis". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  17. ^ "Kim Castleberry". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  18. ^ "2015-2016 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  19. ^ "2017-2018 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  20. ^ "MCT: 6A GIRLS 2019". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  21. ^ "UIL Track and Field Championship 2021 - 6A Results (Raw)". Texas MileSplit. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  22. ^ "2019-2020 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  23. ^ "2020-2021 Boys Wrestling State Results". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  24. ^ "UIL 6A State Championship". Swimcloud. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  25. ^ "Prosper Band". Prosper Band. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Prosper Theatre". Prosper Theatre. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Prosper Choir". Prosper Choir. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Speech and Debate". Prosper ISD. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Prosper ISD UIL Academics". Prosper ISD. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Prosper Guard". Prosper Band. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Prosper Talonettes". Prosper Talonettes. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  32. ^ Holland, EJ (25 January 2019). "Prosper offensive lineman Jake Majors commits to Texas". Dallas News. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  33. ^ "Keegan Shoemaker's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. May 6, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2024.