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
Hayeon Choi

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer

Senior Hayeon Choi is a three-year member of The Prowler staff.  She is a staff writer.

All content by Hayeon Choi
Loud headlines interrupt quiet week

Loud headlines interrupt quiet week

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, and James Hindy
May 11, 2019
April showers bring May headlines

April showers bring May headlines

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, and Valen Yeager
May 3, 2019
Typically, Starr’s Mill has a low number of students taking AP chemistry every year. While AP chemistry will not be taught next year, there will be a full-time chemistry teacher hired to fill this year’s vacancy.

Starr’s Mill cuts AP Chem for 2019-2020

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
April 29, 2019
Fiery week ends with a splash

Fiery week ends with a splash

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, and James Hindy
April 19, 2019
Negative news starts April

Negative news starts April

Jacob Hunt, Saijleen Chawla, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, and James Hindy
April 12, 2019
Last year, Starr’s Mill applied for permission to give out the International Skills Diploma Seal to students who completed the international education curriculum. All five schools in Fayette County give out the seal. This year, five seniors from the Mill earned the distinction and will be recognized at Honors Night.

Five students earn International Skills Diploma Seal

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
April 11, 2019
Stories to bring in spring… break

Stories to bring in spring… break

Mary Jane Gagliano, Saijleen Chawla, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, and James Hindy
March 29, 2019

Modernizing the Mill

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, and James Hindy
March 24, 2019
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America students serve pasta during the Mama Mia fundraiser. The dinner and themed basket silent auction will help purchase supplies for the Starr’s Mill child development center.

Mama Mia dinner is back!

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
Weird holidays meet weird headlines

Weird holidays meet weird headlines

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, and Valen Yeager
March 15, 2019
Heading toward spring

Heading toward spring

Mary Jane Gagliano, Saijleen Chawla, Hayeon Choi, and Addie Ellison
March 8, 2019
Deaf and hard of hearing academic bowl team competes at region.

Deaf and hard of hearing academic bowl team competes at region

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 1, 2019
Rad headlines that are sure to gag you with a spoon

Rad headlines that are sure to gag you with a spoon

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, and James Hindy
March 1, 2019
A wrap-up before winter break

A wrap-up before winter break

Valen Yeager, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, Nick Hardin, James Hindy, and Kathleen Stephens
February 15, 2019
Junior Ashlynn Eisele received a medal for placing first at the SkillsUSA region five competition for medical assisting. SkillsUSA students will compete at the state competition from March 21-23.

SkillsUSA students ‘starr’ in region competition

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019

Security system for the Starrs

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, Kathleen Stephens, and Valen Yeager
February 10, 2019
Spring sports season starts with news

Spring sports season starts with news

Mary Jane Gagliano, Luke Bennett, Hayeon Choi, James Hindy, and Kathleen Stephens
February 8, 2019
Starr’s Mill History Bowl team poses after their most recent competition. For the first time in county history, the team will travel to the national competition. The team has competed at the state level each of the past two years.

History Bowl team makes history of its own

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
February 4, 2019
Headlines leading up to the Super Bowl

Headlines leading up to the Super Bowl

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, and Valen Yeager
February 4, 2019
Students travel, headlines remain

Students travel, headlines remain

Mary Jane Gagliano, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, James Hindy, and Kathleen Stephens
January 25, 2019
Headlines prior to holiday weekend

Headlines prior to holiday weekend

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, and Kathleen Stephens
January 18, 2019
The Media Center will have a robotics makerspace team after the semester break. There will be an arena made in the media center for the robot battle that will take place during lunch sometime in February. An exact date for the competition has not been announced.

Media center making space for robotics team

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
December 18, 2018
With lots of fundraisers happening around Christmas, Starr’s Mill guidance department strives to help members of the Panther family with the Starr Stocking donation drive. Anyone can help out by dropping off gift cards into the red Starr Stocking box in the front office.

Starr Stocking helps families in need

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
The class of 2019 is bringing back the Powder Puff game to Starr’s Mill this December. The Powder Puff shirts will be on sale in December for students who want to purchase one for the game.

Powder Puff for Promise Place

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
November 29, 2018
Starr’s Mill dance team fundraiser Dancing with the Pantherettes was held in Duke Auditorium. Contestants prepared for two weeks prior to the event.

Athletes dance the night away

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Real Talk

Real Talk

Sophia Bender, Hayeon Choi, and Grace Maneein
November 13, 2018
Last Saturday, 25 Starr’s Mill students went to Clemson University to compete in the Clemson Poetry contest. Students competed in American Sign Language, Spanish, French, German, and Russian.

Panther excellence at Clemson Poetry Declamation

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
November 4, 2018
To start off the season, Starr’s Mill Academic team traveled to Atlanta to compete in the local game show “High-Q.” The team then traveled to McIntosh on Wednesday to compete for the season placements.

Academic team on with the season

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018
The Marching Band competition season has started with the Fayette County Exhibition that took place last Tuesday. The Exhibition showcased what all five high school marching bands in Fayette County will perform this season.

Panther Pride marches into 2018 competition season

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
September 27, 2018
Media before music

Media before music

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Kathleen Stephens, Mary Jane Gagliano, and James Hindy
September 14, 2018
The entrepreneurship class is selling rubber ducks for students to throw at a target and win prizes. The class holds several events throughout the year to have hands-on experience about the materials taught in class.

Test your luck in the duck chuck

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
September 12, 2018
Sporty week in news

Sporty week in news

Mary Jane Gagliano, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Kathleen Stephens, and James Hindy
August 24, 2018
Former Starr’s Mill Spanish teacher Brandi Meeks has returned as an assistant principal. She will be taking care of testings and graduations around Starr’s Mill.

Brandi Meeks returns as new assistant principal

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
August 24, 2018
New school year starts new year of news

New school year starts new year of news

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Kathleen Stephens, and James Hindy
August 20, 2018
Brandi Meeks, the new assistant principal at Starr’s Mill, has returned. After teaching Spanish for 21 years, Meeks has stepped up to take an administrative position.

Brandi Meeks

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
August 20, 2018
During Honors Night on May 7, senior Michael Norton earned recognition for 13 years of perfect attendance. The idea of keeping up perfect attendance developed when Norton received a perfect attendance award in first grade while attending school in Holland.

13 years of perfection

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
May 25, 2018
The Starr’s Mill cheerleading, dance, and volleyball teams will host summer camps for the students this summer. All the camps let the students learn more about the sport, while preparing future participants for the respective activities at the high school level.

Starr’s Mill athletic programs announce summer camps

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
May 20, 2018
Beta club

Beta club

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
April 30, 2018
Back from break, back to headlines

Back from break, back to headlines

Jacob Hunt, Sophia Bender, Saijleen Chawla, Hayeon Choi, Caylee Cicero, and Ashley Irizarry
April 15, 2018
Headlines to end hard-hitting news month

Headlines to end hard-hitting news month

Jacob Hunt, Saijleen Chawla, Hayeon Choi, Caylee Cicero, Ian Fertig, and Valen Yeager
March 31, 2018
Starr’s Mill is set to host the the annual Battle for the Troops rivalry game against the McIntosh Chiefs. The girls’ game will start at 5:55 p.m., and the boys’ game will begin at approximately 7:55 p.m.

More than another rivalry match

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
Walk into the week of news

Walk into the week of news

Valen Yeager, Luke Bennett, Hayeon Choi, Dana Gould, and Jacob Hunt
March 17, 2018
The class of 2021 is holding a clothing drive to support The Bloom Closet and help children. The donation items can be put in the donation boxes located around Starr’s Mill, or items can be shipped directly to The Bloom Closet until March 30.

Hope blooms for foster children

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 17, 2018
Volume XIII of "MUSINGS" earned six separate awards from the Georgia Scholastic PRess Association. The cover of the magazine was diligently picked to be eye-catching, interesting, and showcase a magazine others would want to read.

Magnificent ‘MUSINGS’ magazine

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 9, 2018
This April, Starr’s Mill will crown a Mr. Starr’s Mill for the first time. The top three competitors and the People’s Choice winners will be awarded with cash prizes.

King of the Mill

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 2, 2018
The German students had a another year of success at the German Convention which took place on Feb. 2-3. Out of the 21 students that went, 18 of them placed, putting the Starr’s Mill group in fourth place overall.

Students place well at German Convention

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
February 27, 2018
Groundhog calls it -- six more weeks of headlines

Groundhog calls it — six more weeks of headlines

Jacob Hunt, Valen Yeager, Hayeon Choi, Caylee Cicero, Ian Fertig, and Brock Spence
February 3, 2018
Two days before the new year, several Starr’s Mill teachers played street hockey. Genovese organized this event and it has been a tradition for six years.

Game on!

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
January 10, 2018
Starr’s Mill students in Walt Ellison’s economics class donated money to Georgia Council on Economic Education, a non-profit organization based in Atlanta. The donated money will help economics teachers across Georgia receive training, support, and activities to take back to their classrooms and improve economics education around the state.

Econ students pay it forward

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
November 30, 2017
Last weekend, the speech and debate team had another successful competition at their tournament. The team is planning to compete more throughout the season for students to qualify for higher tournaments.

Another success for speech and debate team

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
November 21, 2017
Each class period submitted five to seven pumpkins to be evaluated by their peers. The winning pumpkins were Nightmare on Sesame Street, UP!, The Falsely Accused, BOO! Snapchat me that pumpkin!, and Under the Pumpkin.

#squashgoals

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
October 23, 2017
The Hero club will host a fundraiser starting this Wednesday through next Wednesday for all fourth period classes. The raised funds will go to the University of Georgia Athens Heros to help with children who are affected by HIV and AIDS.

HERO Club fundraising for children

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
September 28, 2017
The Starr’s Mill school store is offering breakfast in the morning and refreshments during lunch. This year there are five vendors working with the store.

School store opens new opportunities for students

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
September 16, 2017
The Dress Code Committee met over the summer to discuss the student dress code. Changes to the dress code went into effect with the start of the 2017-2018 school year.

What did you wear to school today?

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
August 18, 2017

Member of Panther family honored as finalist for Econ Teacher of the Year

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
June 2, 2017
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
May 21, 2017
For the first time, the Georgia Board of Education is giving students who have mastered two languages in high school the Seal of Biliteracy. The seniors who qualified for the seal will receive it during the graduation ceremony May 26 in Panther Stadium.

The magnificent seven

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
April 21, 2017
Along with the renovations taking place for Starr’s Mill’s 20-year anniversary, several other upgrades have been planned, including replacement of the original scoreboards (top) in the gymnasium. The Parent Teacher Student Organization, the class of 2015, and the Mill’s athletic department have provided funding for new scoreboards (bottom).

Panther athletics score big with newest upgrade

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
April 10, 2017
Last week on Friday, qualifiers for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America national competition were announced. This year sophomore Annslee Tokar and freshmen Abby Gayda and Olivia Herrmann all qualified for the competition. “Annslee Tokar is going to nationals. I expect she will do exceedingly well and I am very proud of all three girls,” FCCLA sponsor Hope Via said.

Three qualify for FCCLA Nationals

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
Health Occupations Students of America

Health Occupations Students of America

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017
The Health Occupations Students of America partnered with LifeSouth and held a blood drive on the Thursday before Winter Break. The Mill collected 77 pints of blood through this event.

HOSA blood drive red with rewards

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
March 6, 2017
Steve Henderson

Steve Henderson

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
January 18, 2017
Each year, the Parent Teacher Student Organization shows its appreciation for the Mill’s teachers and all they do for the school. This year, the PTSO is showing appreciation by giving them the gift of time by wrapping their gifts.

Giving the gift of time

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
December 13, 2016
Junior Brittany Clarke’s involvement and interest in robotics earned her the Girl of the Year award from Atlanta-based Women in Technology.

Junior Brittany Clarke earns Girl of the Year honors

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
November 15, 2016
Starr’s Mill’s literary-art magazine MUSINGS was named “Most Outstanding” by the American Scholastic Press Association last year. The ASPA receives high school literary-art magazines each year and judges the magazines based on content coverage, organization, design, presentation, and creativity.

MUSINGS named “Most Outstanding” for second time in school history

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
October 29, 2016
Starr’s Mill has offered an American Sign Language 1 class since 2015. However, this year, even with the course on the student course request sheet (pictured here), 96 students missed the opportunity to take ASL because an agreement could not be reached on how the course would be funded.

Student requests fall on deaf ears

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
October 18, 2016
Michelle Genovese

Michelle Genovese

Hayeon Choi, Staff Writer
August 27, 2016
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