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
MacKenzie Jadick

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer

This is senior MacKenzie Jadick’s second year with The Prowler. She is a staff writer.

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Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
May 23, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
May 9, 2022
Tito Alofe

Tito Alofe

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
May 3, 2022
Tani Alofe

Tani Alofe

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
May 2, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
April 25, 2022
Real Talk

Real Talk

Peter Beardsley and MacKenzie Jadick
April 20, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
April 11, 2022
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Spotify, the more personalized streaming service

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
March 25, 2022
Ease of use or ease of access. Personalization or shareability. Two staff writers share their opinion on Spotify and Apple Music.

Head 2 Head

Peter Beardsley and MacKenzie Jadick
March 25, 2022
Senior Seth Roach named GHSA Swimmer of the Year

Senior Seth Roach named GHSA Swimmer of the Year

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
March 24, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
March 22, 2022
Alex Ratinaud

Alex Ratinaud

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
March 18, 2022
Senior Kalin Blinstrub’s favorite song right now is “Wasted on you” by Morgan Wallen. This song is part of “Dangerous,” an album consisting of 30 tracks.

Panther Tracks

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
March 12, 2022
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Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022
Starr’s Mill students pose in prom attire prior to attending last year's parking lot prom. The upperclassmen this year are eagerly anticipating a normal prom like school years before.

Opinion: Prom should be held as planned

Peter Beardsley, Charlie Goins, and MacKenzie Jadick
February 11, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
February 8, 2022
Johnny Tucker shoots a jump shot against Whitewater. Throughout the season, the team grew and learned to work more efficiently as a team.

[Photo] Freshman basketball team ends season strong

Bella Gorman, Staff Writer
February 4, 2022
Senior Peter Beardsley races in the 100-yard backstroke in the Country Championship last Friday. He placed 7th with a time of 1:15.97.

Boys swim places first at County Championship

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
February 3, 2022
Members of the Starr’s Mill swim team cheer on the final 400-yard freestyle relay. The relay team placed first and helped secure the win for the Panthers who defeated McIntosh by seven points.

Swim wins 22nd consecutive County Championship

Peter Beardsley and MacKenzie Jadick
February 3, 2022
Veterans attempts a shot against Panther goalie sophomore Benjamin Schultheis. After going up 2-0, the visiting Warhawks controlled possession and limited scoring chances en route to a 2-1 victory.

[Photo] Varsity boys soccer loses season opener

Drew McCarthy, Staff Writer
January 31, 2022
Sophomore Mia Hargrove scores against the Lady Warhawks. She racked up five of the team’s 10 goals in a game that ended early due to mercy rule.

[Photo] Varsity girls dominate in home opener, defeat Veterans 10-0

Jessica Doyle, Staff Writer
January 31, 2022
Senior Seth Roach and Carter Heim race in the 200-yard butterfly at the Paw Power Invitational. Roach finished first with Heim placing third.

Boys swim team places 1st at Paw Power Invitational

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
January 28, 2022
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Abi Carter, MacKenzie Jadick, Mateya Petrova, and Abrial Rand
January 26, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
January 24, 2022

Coach’s Corner

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
January 21, 2022
Real Talk

Real Talk

Peter Beardsley and MacKenzie Jadick
January 20, 2022
Logan Inagawa attempts a shot against two Whitewater players. Starr’s Mill defeated the Wildcats 31-29 after trailing for three quarters of play.

[Photo] Freshman boys score late-game victory over Wildcats

Bella Gorman, Staff Writer
January 19, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
January 10, 2022
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
December 14, 2021
Samin Sayani

Samin Sayani

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
December 13, 2021
From the Panther Pit

From the Panther Pit

Abby Carter, Peter Beardsley, MacKenzie Jadick, Mateya Petrova, and Joslyn Weber
December 3, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
December 2, 2021
Logan Inagawa fights to bring the ball across the court. McIntosh defeated Starr’s Mill in a fast-paced, aggressive game.

[Photo] McIntosh defeats Starr’s Mill in fast-paced, physical game

Bella Gorman, Staff Writer
December 2, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
November 16, 2021
Fans crowd together to watch Travis Scott perform at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, on November 5, 2021. Eight people died and numerous others were injured during the event. Scott and Live Nation are solely responsible for the tragedy from their lack of basic security and safety for the audience.

Opinion: Travis Scott and Live Nation enabled Astroworld Festival tragedies

Peter Beardsley and MacKenzie Jadick
November 10, 2021
Running home for KICs

Running home for KICs

Katie Johnson, Dylan Bayer, Micah Freeman, MacKenzie Jadick, Mya McCullum, and Cecily Shaber
November 5, 2021
October PBIS awardees help others, honor commitments

October PBIS awardees help others, honor commitments

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
November 1, 2021
Spooky, scary KICs

Spooky, scary KICs

MacKenzie Jadick, Charlie Goins, Kyla Kaiser, Ashton Lewandowski, Drew McCarthy, and Joslyn Weber
October 31, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 25, 2021
JV cheer gathers after competing at Ola High School. The team placed second behind Greenbrier.

JV cheer season ends with 2nd place finish

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 22, 2021
Around the Mill

Around the Mill

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 20, 2021
Student Athletic Advisory board is hosting a Trunk or Treat on October 28 immediately after the homecoming parade. The event will be held in the faculty parking lot.

Student Athletic Advisory Board hosting Trunk or Treat

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 18, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 13, 2021
Forensic science teacher Jessica Tatum reads “Cometh the Scythesman,” a book only available online that explores good overcoming evil.

Panther Reads

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 4, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
September 27, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
September 13, 2021
Tribute in Light as seen from the East Village in Manhattan on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Panther family shares memories on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Abby Carter, Joslyn Weber, Jessica Doyle, and MacKenzie Jadick
September 11, 2021
Back from break with KICs

Back from break with KICs

Joslyn Weber, MacKenzie Jadick, Craig Bardo, and Abby Carter
September 10, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Jessica Doyle, Micah Freeman, Abrial Rand, Cecily Shaber, Ashton Lewandowski, and MacKenzie Jadick
August 31, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

MacKenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
August 30, 2021
Masked up KICs

Masked up KICs

Mackenzie Jadick, Dylan Bayer, Charlie Goins, Cecily Shaber, Allyssa Daigle, and Mya McCullum
August 20, 2021
Pinch of Positivity

Pinch of Positivity

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
August 16, 2021
Senior Adam Sands is listening to “Look for the Silver Lining” by Chet Baker. This song was published in 1919 and is still popular in the jazz community.

Panther Tracks

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
August 12, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Charlie Goins, Emily Hawkins, Mackenzie Jadick, and Cecily Shaber
May 18, 2021
Advanced KICs

Advanced KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Elizabeth Carrico, Charlie Goins, Mackenzie Jadick, Katie Johnson, and Cecily Shaber
May 8, 2021
Lara Meersschaert

Lara Meersschaert

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
May 7, 2021

Coach’s Corner

Caroline Hubbard, News Editor
May 5, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Mary Jane Gagliano, Charlie Goins, Mackenzie Jadick, and Katie Johnson
May 4, 2021
Non-stop KICs

Non-stop KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Elizabeth Carrico, Mackenzie Jadick, Fernanda Orozco, Cetera Plagmann, and Cecily Shaber
May 3, 2021
STAR student Kaitly Doyle (left) poses next to STAR teacher Dr. Bonnie Stanford (right). Doyle earned this award for having the highest SAT score and being in the top 10% of her class. She chose Dr. Stanford as her STAR teacher because of the experiences in her creative writing class.

Reaching for the STARs

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
Allie Walker poses with her parents on senior night. She will attend and run for Georgia Tech. “I started running at a young age and I feel in love with it,” Walker said. “It is a stress reliever for me. I just enjoy it and I have met so many good people.”

Where will they run to next?

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
April 19, 2021
Five more days of KICs

Five more days of KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Kathleen Stephens, Elizabeth Carrico, Mackenzie Jadick, Katie Johnson, and Cecily Shaber
March 26, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Elizabeth Carrico, Abby Carter, Allyssa Daigle, Kaitlyn Doyle, Mackenzie Jadick, and Joslyn Weber
March 18, 2021
Georgia's Superintendent Richard Woods has changed the weight of the Milestones in each student’s overall average to .01%. The Milestone weight is a temporary change because of COVID-19.

GaDOE changes weight of Milestones

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
March 17, 2021
Keeping It Cold

Keeping It Cold

Caroline Hubbard, Allyssa Daigle, Charlie Goins, Mackenzie Jadick, Katie Johnson, and Cetera Plagmann
February 27, 2021
Walking in a KIC wonderland

Walking in a KIC wonderland

Caroline Hubbard, Mary Jane Gagliano, Elizabeth Carrico, Kaitlyn Doyle, Mackenzie Jadick, and Katie Johnson
February 12, 2021
6 more weeks of KICs

6 more weeks of KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Abi Carter, Emily Hawkins, Elizabeth Carrico, Mackenzie Jadick, and Katie Johnson
February 5, 2021
Seth Roach

Seth Roach

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
February 1, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Caroline Hubbard, Kaitlyn Doyle, Mackenzie Jadick, and Katie Johnson
January 26, 2021
Rocking out KICs

Rocking out KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Abi Carter, Elizabeth Carrico, Emily Hawkins, and Mackenzie Jadick
January 22, 2021
Cramming in some KICs

Cramming in some KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Emily Hawkins, Mackenzie Jadick, Kathleen Stephens, Elizabeth Carrico, and Katie Johnson
December 11, 2020
The Board of Education has changed the education requirements for substitute teachers for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. The Human Resources Department hopes this will generate more interest and help fill job openings.

County changes education requirement for substitute teachers

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
November 18, 2020
Riling up for KICs

Riling up for KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Mackenzie Jadick, Katie Johnson, Cetera Plagmann, Emily Hawkins, Charlie Goins, and Elizabeth Carrico
November 7, 2020
Audra Daniel

Audra Daniel

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 30, 2020
Golden Apple - Madeline Rodriguez

Golden Apple – Madeline Rodriguez

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 29, 2020
Gearing up for KICs

Gearing up for KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Abi Carter, Allyssa Daigle, Mackenzie Jadick, Charlie Goins, and Elizabeth Carrico
October 28, 2020
Will Yarbrough

Will Yarbrough

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
October 16, 2020
Coming home to KICs

Coming home to KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Cetera Plagmann, Mackenzie Jadick, Abi Carter, Alex McPeak, and Elizabeth Carrico
October 9, 2020
Falling into KICs

Falling into KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Katie Johnson, Mackenzie Jadick, Emily Hawkins, Cecily Shaber, and Kaitlyn Doyle
October 3, 2020
Starr’s Mill Thespians perform in the spring musical, ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ Under the direction of drama teacher Savahna Silvas, the show earned the Showstopper award at the 2018 Shuler Award competition. The show also earned nominations for choreography and costume design. Four students from the musical were chosen to audition for the opening act at ThesCon 2019. After four years at Starr's Mill, Silvas will move to Texas so that her husband can continue researching a cure for COVID-19.

Silvas takes final bow as drama director

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020
Keeping up with the KICs

Keeping up with the KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Mackenzie Jadick, Katie Johnson, Craig Bardo, and Allyssa Daigle
September 21, 2020
Wes Haney

Wes Haney

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
September 18, 2020
Colton Olvey

Colton Olvey

Mackenzie Jadick, Staff Writer
September 4, 2020
Kicking off KICs

Kicking off KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Daniel Stackhouse, Abby Carter, Mackenzie Jadick, and Kyleigh Wetzstein
August 28, 2020
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