The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

The Prowler
The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

The Prowler
The student-run online newspaper for Starr's Mill High School

The Prowler

Daniella Vivas, Features Co-Editor

Senior Daniella Vivas is a two-year member of The Prowler staff.  She is a Features Co-Editor and Staff Writer.

All content by Daniella Vivas

[Video] The charter bunch

Isabella Dager, News co-Editor
May 24, 2017
Interact Club

Interact Club

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
May 18, 2017
The members of technology club met on May 17 to celebrate the end of the school year alongside club sponsor and engineering teacher Jonathan Winkjer. The students came together to discuss this year's activities while indulging on pizza.

Technology Club

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
May 18, 2017
Mississippi State’s Phi Mu sorority pose together for Derby Day. This annual charitable event takes place in the campus square where Phi Mu sorority members compete in sporting activities.

To Greek or not to Greek

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
April 27, 2017
The Mill’s Maniacs, the nickname given to the Starr’s Mill basketball student section, cheer on the team against McIntosh during a regular season region match-up. During rivalry games the students follow the tradition of incorporating a theme to heighten the competitive atmosphere.

Starr’s Mill is a building, but a Panther is a legacy

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
March 27, 2017
Club sponsor Cheryl Clower helped her Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members prepare teacher dinner boxes for the Mama Mia fundraising event on Feb. 16. The annual event consisted of an Italian dinner held in Clowers’ room which was decorated to resemble an authentic restaurant. The doors opened at 5:30 p.m.

FCCLA cooks up Italian dinner at the Mill

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
March 1, 2017
Six Panther athletes celebrated National Signing Day on Feb. 1. This handful of students will continue their athletic careers as collegiate student-athletes in the fall.

Athletes signing-off on their senior year

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
February 3, 2017

[Video] Coach’s Corner – Jan. 31, 2017

Morgan Evans, Sports Editor
January 31, 2017
Starr’s Mill’s French club, Le Cercle Français, participates in The Bloom Closet charity organization for the third year in a row. There are three clothing donation collection boxes placed around the school: one by the attendance office, another in front of French room 656, and the third in the Starr’s Mill front office. Donations began on Nov. 28 and ends on Dec. 16.

French club plants donation seeds for foster children

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
December 14, 2016
On Nov. 3, Starr’s Mill responded to a bomb threat that was later deemed a hoax. The note was first posted on Snapchat and later found in one of the school computer labs around fourth period. The student has been identified with the help of school administration and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

Administration defuses bomb threat hoax

Daniella Vivas, Staff Writer
November 11, 2016
Adolf Freitag plays cards with his niece when she arrives home from college. A number of the scenes that occurred in Adolf’s house revolved around the staircase set piece that was constructed by Starr’s Mill Productions co-president Darril Bill and volunteer set designer Steve Rambeck. In the days leading up to opening curtain, members of the Advanced Drama II class also helped paint the staircase.

BallyWHO?

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
October 29, 2016
The hallway in the front office displays more than 15 previous athletic accomplishments awarded to the Mill. The location for the hall of fame is being pushed back two years. This delay will allow enough time for an official hall of fame committee to be formed. The committee will be responsible for nominating future inductees and setting a definite location for the display.

Plans formulating for Starr’s Mill hall of fame

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
October 8, 2016

From “Big Fish” to beastly beauty

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
September 23, 2016
Economics teachers Walter Ellison and Mark Decourcy stand on a local farm in Viñales, Cuba, next to its property owner. Ellison and Decourcy voyaged to Cuba this past summer looking for hands-on economic insight of how a command economy functions around its citizens.

Cuba offers more than just a command economy

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
September 21, 2016

[Video] Coach’s Corner – Aug. 26, 2016

Kyle Soto, Staff Writer
August 27, 2016
The entire cast and crew of The Last Night at Ballyhoo, seniors Kade Smith, Nora Bill, Rollin Rocket, Noah McPherson, Avery Grillo, Walker Allen, Zabrina Corrales, junior Ginni Gray, and sophomore McKenna Rockwell, hold up “focus foxes” in order to gain everyone's attention before beginning the script. The cast and crew sit down for the first table read of the competitive one act play that will be performed at Whitewater High School on Oct. 22.

Thespians cast for first competitive one-act this October

Daniella Vivas, Features co-Editor
August 25, 2016
The primary literature resource of the Bible as Literature class rests on top of a tower of other works Genovese uses when teaching his other literature classes. The Bible as Literature class will be based around helping students with “critical thinking, communication and writing skills while using the Bible as a basis,” Genovese said. The first semester will focus on the Old Testament and the second semester on the New Testament.

Starr’s Mill adds Bible to curriculum

Daniella Vivas, Staff writer
May 12, 2016
Three foreign exchange students enjoy their last few weeks at Starr’s Mill and proudly display up flags from their native country. These students arrived last summer to immerse themselves in American high school culture.

Starr’s Mill welcomes exchange students with open arms

Daniella Vivas, Staff writer
April 29, 2016
From the Panther Pit - Episode 7

From the Panther Pit – Episode 7

Jack Fletcher, Dylan Hynson, Brayden Jenks, and Daniella Vivas
March 31, 2016
Junior Micah Stuart uses digital media software, Storyboard Pro, in the new Introduction to Digital Media class to design one of the scenes on his rendition of the children's book “Jeremy Fisher.” Next to him, senior Dawson Bassan works with the second-year Harmony software after completing his assessment early.

CTAE provides technological pathway for modern career opportunities

Daniella Vivas, Staff writer
March 18, 2016
Jan. 29, 2016 - Ex Libris members kick back and relax at the Read-a-Thon. Ex Libris hosts this event annually as a way to raise money for literary charities. This year, students read to raise money for Books for Africa.

Ex Libris feeds the need to read

Daniella Vivas, Staff writer
February 12, 2016
Feb. 6, 2016 - A Panther baseball player slides into third base during the split-squad scrimmage. Members of the varsity team played one another on Feb. 6 in preparation for their first home game scheduled for Feb. 22 against Union Grove.

[Photo] Panther baseball looks to avenge last season’s end

Morgan Evans, Staff writer
February 12, 2016
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Derek Rials

Daniella Vivas, Staff writer
January 26, 2016
Nicole Moore

Nicole Moore

Daniella Vivas, Staff Writer
December 11, 2015
Students finish up the last touches on the food while the first few people arrive the Mama Mia dinner. Family, Career and Community leaders of America sponsor Cheryl Clower uses this dinner as a fundraiser for the club.

Mama Mia! FCCLA hosts Italian dinner

Daniella Vivas, Staff Writer
November 19, 2015
Local author Katie Stout discusses book with Ex Libris

Local author Katie Stout discusses book with Ex Libris

Daniella Vivas, Staff Writer
October 24, 2015
Volleyball coach Walt Ellison huddles with his team to discuss strategies during a time-out in their game against Northgate on Sept. 1.

The Lady Panthers fight their way through the season

Daniella Vivas, Staff Writer
September 29, 2015
Seniors decorate the parking spaces in the student lot to celebrate the first day of their final year of high school. Many students of the Senior class get together the day before school and chalk their spaces to secure good spots and show their seniority to the underclassmen.

New seniors fulfill ‘big, bad senior’ stereotype

Daniella Vivas, Staff Writer
September 1, 2015
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