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
Jacob Hunt

Jacob Hunt, News Editor

Senior Jacob Hunt is a three-year member of The Prowler staff.  He is a news editor and a staff writer.

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The Class of 2019’s high school journey is almost over. Now the class will go on to new heights at various colleges and major in a variety of different topics.

The end?

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
May 16, 2019
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
Senioritis is running rampant at the Mill and The Prowler has all the answers for curing it. The answer for the disease that causes laziness is revealed in five easy steps.

The Prowler’s five-step guide to curing senioritis

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
May 5, 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
Georgia State Congress just finished its 2019 session, and Fayette County Representative Josh Bonner has returned after helping pass several bills. These soon-to-be laws will benefit the state and county this year.

Representative Bonner brings bills for the Mill

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
April 23, 2019
The History Bowl Team is off to nationals this weekend after months of preparation, including the History Bowl Smackdown on April 12. The team still needs more help though, and you can do so by donating to the team directly.

Help fund historic trip to nationals

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
April 23, 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
The class of 2019 is doing big things even as the year comes to an end. With prom, college acceptances, and class voting, the end looks bright for the senior class.

It’s March, back to Senior Walk

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
March 26, 2019

Modernizing the Mill

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, and James Hindy
March 24, 2019
Students in HOSA, FCCLA, world languages, and economics competed all over the state, earning multiple awards, recognitions, and honors.

Busy weekend showcases Panther excellence

Jacob Hunt, James Hindy, and Valen Yeager
March 20, 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
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
Musician Ethan Sak performs for fine arts students at Starr’s Mill on Wednesday Feb 13. Sak came to talk to students about his career in music and what they need to do to make it in the performing arts industry.

Up-and-coming musician shines among the ‘starrs’

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
February 21, 2019
The shrubs behind the attendance office were taken down to keep Starr’s Mill safe from any threats that may try to enter the school. Fayette County has taken down both the shrubs and bird feeders at the Mill to keep the school a safe and healthy learning environment.

County puts student health and safety first

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
February 11, 2019

Security system for the Starrs

Jacob Hunt, Hayeon Choi, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, Kathleen Stephens, and Valen Yeager
February 10, 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
The 600 hallway was closed this morning as a result of a suspected gas leak. County workers and school administrators quickly resolved the issue, and the Mill was back to normal by second period.

Facilities services quickly identifies, resolves gas leak

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
January 31, 2019
The Starr’s Mill rat problem has returned with all the smells and droppings as before. Signs of the new infestation can be seen and smelled throughout the end of the 700 hallway.

Oh, rats!

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
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
Starr’s Mill will host the first round of the Poetry Out Loud recitation contest in Brandon Kendall’s room on Jan.y 23. The winner will have a chance to win $20,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C.

Battle of the poets

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
January 16, 2019
2018 headlines take a final bow

2018 headlines take a final bow

Jacob Hunt and Kathleen Stephens
December 14, 2018
The best Christmas gift is here -- more KICs

The best Christmas gift is here — more KICs

Jacob Hunt and Kathleen Stephens
December 7, 2018
The academic team finished the season in seventh place overall after a poor performance at their last meet. This ends their season for the year, and prevents them from going to state for the first time in Starr’s Mill history.

Academic team defeat makes Starr’s Mill history

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
December 7, 2018
The first semester is coming to a close and that means Christmas is almost here. For seniors this means it is time to ask for gifts for college in order to have the best school year possible next year.

Senior year part one equals done

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
December 2, 2018
News to start the Christmas season

News to start the Christmas season

Jacob Hunt and Valen Yeager
November 30, 2018
Stan Lee passed away Monday at the age of 95. Lee left behind a legacy as one of the creators of Marvel Comics, but also as a veteran in World War II.

OPINION: Stan Lee — a hero before heroes

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
November 17, 2018
Terrific headlines before the turkey holiday

Terrific headlines before the turkey holiday

James Hindy, Jacob Hunt, Grace Maneein, Kathleen Stephens, Mary Jane Gagliano, and Valen Yeager
November 17, 2018
McIntosh High School hosted a stakeholders’ meeting on Nov. 15. The meeting talked about their school’s future plans and vaping in the county.

MHS raises the stakes on future of FCBOE education

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
November 16, 2018
Election week votes say KIC wins!

Election week votes say KIC wins!

Grace Maneein and Jacob Hunt
November 10, 2018
Spooky stories for Halloween week

Spooky stories for Halloween week

Jacob Hunt, James Hindy, Grace Maneein, Kathleen Stephens, and Valen Yeager
November 3, 2018
After all the backlash to take down Abri Hausman’s story, “OPINION: Having a ‘genital preference’ is transphobic,” it is time to remember the Constitution. In this document, the first amendment gives five undeniable freedoms, including the freedom of the press.

OPINION: Stopping the hate before it’s too late

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
October 20, 2018
The Board of Education has voted to allow eSporting on the Fayette County athletic list. Starr’s Mill will not join this trend until next year at the earliest, due to how quickly eSporting came to the district.

Board votes to include eSporting, two schools log on

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
October 17, 2018
The 1492 news

The 1492 news

Jacob Hunt, Addie Ellison, Mary Jane Gagliano, James Hindy, and Valen Yeager
October 6, 2018
With October finally here, seniors have a boat load of work to get down in preparation for college. The big things that should be on their agendas are finishing testing, applications, and scholarships and financial aid.

The Prowler’s guide to college prep

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
October 5, 2018
Headlines that ended September

Headlines that ended September

Jacob Hunt and Kathleen Stephens
September 30, 2018
The facilities workers had to dig up the attendance entrance in order to fix a clog last week. The project was completed in two days.

Facilities crew unclogs a massive problem

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
September 27, 2018
The bathroom on the world language hall continues to be shut down after a clog that happened last week. This adds another project to the list of jobs the school has to do in order to finish renovations before the school year ends.

Renovations stall

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
September 17, 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 front spaces of the teacher parking lot are reserved for certain administrators at the Mill. Principal Allen Leonard, however, gave up his parking space to once again help the school.

Leonard shows principles, moves parking spot

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
September 12, 2018
The longest, shortest week

The longest, shortest week

Jacob Hunt and Kathleen Stephens
September 7, 2018
The participants in this year's Project SEARCH program all stand with Piedmont CEO Michael Burnett. This years interns learned skills to help them in their future endeavors while also benefiting the hospital by helping with day to day tasks.

Starr’s Mill SEARCHed, found new way to help students with disabilities

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
September 5, 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
The class of 2019 wears their black senior shirts while decorating their parking spaces on the day before the beginning of school. This officially starts the last year of childhood schooling for those who will graduate in May.

The last first week

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
August 17, 2018
Last day of school brings last week of news

Last day of school brings last week of news

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
May 25, 2018
Shocking stories add to saddening senior send-offs

Shocking stories add to saddening senior send-offs

Jacob Hunt, Abri Hausman, Sophia Bender, and Brock Spence
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 - Rising seniors Carson Hines, Maxwell Meyhoefer, and Zach Garcia celebrate at the class of 2019 senior tailgate. The event officially begins the class’s last year of high school.

The beginning of the end

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
May 18, 2018
Diane Ruane is finishing her last year of teaching AP World History. She has taught the class for five years and will be retiring from it to spend time earning her Master’s degree.

A global salute to the end of an era

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
May 17, 2018

Senior Walk

Jacob Hunt, News Editor
May 15, 2018
Close elections and captivating headlines

Close elections and captivating headlines

Jacob Hunt and Brock Spence
May 11, 2018
Media to end the Milestones

Media to end the Milestones

Jacob Hunt and Brock Spence
May 5, 2018
A week of headlines, tests, and super heroes

A week of headlines, tests, and super heroes

Jacob Hunt, Mitchell Smith, and Brock Spence
April 27, 2018
Fayette County has blocked religious texts and websites from school Wi-Fi. This occurrence, however, is not against the First Amendment and is in the process of being resolved.

Crisis averted, First Amendment rights unharmed

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
April 25, 2018
Hectic headlines heading into Milestones

Hectic headlines heading into Milestones

Jacob Hunt, Sophia Bender, Liza Eubanks, Ashton Long, Mitchell Smith, and Valen Yeager
April 20, 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
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[Photo] Octagon club

Claire Goins, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
The Octagon Club hosted their annual Easter egg hunt on March 24. Every year the event is held to give back to the community and raise awareness about the club.

Octagon Club brings hunt for Easter spirit to the Bubble

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
April 9, 2018
Science department

Science department

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
April 9, 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
Headlines for the start of spring

Headlines for the start of spring

Valen Yeager, Sophia Bender, Saijleen Chawla, Caylee Cicero, Liza Eubanks, and Jacob Hunt
March 23, 2018
The school has decided to block various religious based sites, including online holy books. This barrier is the result of the potential controversial issues the sites may cause.

FCBOE vs. First Amendment rights

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
March 23, 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

Can’t argue with success

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
March 12, 2018
Slow school week meets huge headlines

Slow school week meets huge headlines

Jacob Hunt, Valen Yeager, Sophia Bender, Saijleen Chawla, Ashley Irizarry, and Kyle Soto
March 9, 2018
Hard-hitting headlines begin hard month for students

Hard-hitting headlines begin hard month for students

Jacob Hunt, Valen Yeager, Caylee Cicero, Liza Eubanks, Ian Fertig, and Ashley Irizarry
March 2, 2018
Loveless week in news

Loveless week in news

Jacob Hunt, Liza Eubanks, Saijleen Chawla, Sophia Bender, Mitchell Smith, and Luke Bennett
February 18, 2018
The Thespian Society took their annual trip to ThesCon last week and found great success. The group earned several honors and gained helpful acting skills.

Thespians take a bow after successful conference

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
February 16, 2018
Post-Super Bowl week brings super headlines

Post-Super Bowl week brings super headlines

Jacob Hunt, Dana Gould, Sophia Bender, Kyle Soto, Ian Fertig, and Valen Yeager
February 9, 2018
Seniors Devin Lohman and Bryce Smith stand next to Star Teachers Dan Gant (left) and Todd Little (right). The students earned the title of Star Student after they received the highest SAT scores in the senior class and then gave their most influential teacher the Star Teacher award.

Students and faculty seeing stars

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
February 8, 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
Chaos throughout the universe

Chaos throughout the universe

Jacob Hunt, Valen Yeager, Sophia Bender, Liza Eubanks, and Ian Fertig
January 15, 2018
A week of eruptions, rejections, and combustion

A week of eruptions, rejections, and combustion

Jacob Hunt, Sophia Bender, Saijleen Chawla, Caylee Cicero, and Kyle Soto
December 9, 2017
On Nov. 23, three Starr’s Mill students traveled to New York to march in the 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The marchers performed with the Macy’s Great American Marching Band and helped ring in the Christmas season.

Three students march in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
December 5, 2017
On Nov. 16, the Pantherettes hosted their annual fundraiser “Dancing with the Pantherettes.” All of the funds raised will help pay for the costs involved in the dance team’s upcoming competition season.

Dance team hosts fourth annual ‘Dancing with the Pantherettes’ fundraiser

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
December 2, 2017
On Nov. 6, the third wreck this year occurred on the Foreston Place crosswalk. The crash sent one student to the hospital. County officials are developing a plan to re-route the golf carts to make crossing Redwine Road safer for students.

Redwine disasters put student safety on red alert

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
December 1, 2017
A negative news week

A negative news week

Jacob Hunt, Valen Yeager, Sophia Bender, Ian Fertig, Ashley Irizarry, and Brock Spence
November 17, 2017
Kelly Rock earned Teacher of the Year this year for her extreme dedication and passion to inspire her students. “She has taken the time out of her morning and afternoon to help me with science fair and she always makes sure I understand what I’m doing in Biology,” Rock’s current student Claudia Williams said.

One Rockin’ teacher

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
November 9, 2017
Ghoulish happenings and headlines

Ghoulish happenings and headlines

Jacob Hunt, Valen Yeager, Ian Fertig, and Brock Spence
November 5, 2017
A Red Ribbon Week to remember

A Red Ribbon Week to remember

Valen Yeager, Jacob Hunt, Dana Gould, Liza Eubanks, Ian Fertig, and Brock Spence
October 29, 2017
The Board of Education had its monthly meeting this past Monday and made a decision on the 2018-2019 school calendar. Along with making a few minor adjustments, the calendar will rid the school calendar of half days.

Get on Board with 2018-2019 school calendar

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
October 22, 2017
News before the Battle of the Bubble

News before the Battle of the Bubble

Jacob Hunt, Sophia Bender, Caylee Cicero, Ashley Irizarry, and Brock Spence
October 16, 2017
One of McCormick’s masterpieces. Paintings like this will be sold to audiences at the event this Saturday.

Student artist paints up profits

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
October 10, 2017
Rick Wright

Rick Wright

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
October 4, 2017
A long week of news

A long week of news

Jacob Hunt, Ryan Allen, Ben Barkley, Sophia Bender, Ashley Irizarry, and Brock Spence
October 1, 2017
Homecoming week headlines

Homecoming week headlines

Ian Fertig, Jacob Hunt, Ashley Irizarry, and Valen Yeager
September 12, 2017
Hurricane Harvey heads the week's headlines

Hurricane Harvey heads the week’s headlines

Ben Barkley, Jacob Hunt, Brock Spence, and Valen Yeager
September 4, 2017
Your Pie will be hosting a fundraiser for The Prowler. The event will feature food, hanging out with friends, and a raffle.

Pizza with The Prowler

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
August 31, 2017
A dark week in news

A dark week in news

Ben Barkley, Sophia Bender, Jacob Hunt, Brock Spence, and Valen Yeager
August 26, 2017
News around the world...and beyond

News around the world…and beyond

Caylee Cicero, Ian Fertig, Jacob Hunt, and Valen Yeager
August 18, 2017
As Starr’s Mill celebrates its 20th anniversary, the library is one of the areas of the school that expects renovations. The specifics of the changes have yet to be decided.

Starr’s Mill media center to turn a new page

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor
August 18, 2017
Students from Mark DeCourcy’s and Walt Ellison’s economics classes pose for a photograph with Representative Drew Ferguson. Ferguson met with the students to discuss modern economics and political concerns.

Leader of today meets with leaders of tomorrow

Jacob Hunt, Staff Writer
May 16, 2017
Class of 2017 band members and college band signees pose for a photo to honor their achievements.

Senior musicians turn another page

Jacob Hunt, Staff Writer
May 4, 2017
Media milestones

Media milestones

Jacob Hunt and Ashton Long
May 1, 2017
A killer week in the news

A killer week in the news

Jacob Hunt and Valen Yeager
April 24, 2017
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