Staff writer Kiersten Moss Imagine Prep Surprise junior Colton McMurdie recently got into a life threatening car crash on March 25, 2017. His family had to face another problem with the car crash, his medical bills. As soon as the soccer team heard that they were struggling, the team worked together to organize the #ColtonStrong event. The event was held at Imagine Prep Surprise at the back of the school on April 22 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All the the proceeds raised went toward McMurdie’s medical bills. There were different stands and activities put on by the school’s teachers and extracurricular activities. Some of the activities included a bouncy house, a small yard sale, a soccer game between Imagine Prep and Maya, and a cake walk. Staff writer Cayla Vaughan
A Facebook post and a phone call was all it took to change the students at Imagine Prep Surprise. On March 25, 2017 an Imagine Prep student, junior Colton McMurdie, was in a horrific car crash. As a result of this, Colton was flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital to receive treatment. Staff writer Juliette Fournet
It's the end of the year and very soon, seniors will be leaving. After four years of hard work they are finally graduating, and leaving high school, some for college and some to start a career. Ms. Chelsea Burk is a teacher at Imagine Prep, and she thinks that graduation is an important step in a student's life. “It’s a transition to another really important step in a person’s life,” Burk said. She said that it's also an important event for the students’ families for celebrating. Staff writers Juliette Fournet and Kiersten Moss
Prom. It takes a year for student council to plan. It’s a night which every high schooler looks forward to, especially at Imagine Prep. IPS’ prom took place April 8 at the Renaissance Hotel in Glendale, AZ. A total of 125 sophomores, juniors, and seniors attended this year as well as 25 adult participants. There was a DJ, music, food, and dancing at the event. Staff writers Cayla Vaughan and Kiersten Moss
In Arizona, every school is required to take one test. Teachers look forward to it. Students dread it. It comes around April and May. AzMerit tests. Every year, many students question why we need to take these tests. Academic Counselor Sabrina Poggi wants students to understand that it can reflect well on the school to do well on AzMerit. “I think it's important for students to understand the purpose of the test, which is for them to show what they learned throughout the year. That's what AzMerit does, it assess what they learned over the course of the year,” Poggi said. Staff writers Cayla Vaughan and Rachel Jones
It is well known that the local afterschool hangout for the surrounding schools for years has been the McDonald's on Reems and Greenway. However, a new competitor has opened up about 20 yards away. That is the new Dairy Queen. Staff writers Kyra Koellen and Matt Silvas
Ms. Emma Franco high school English teacher and Anime Club Leader at Imagine Prep is trying to collaborate with Art Club's "Art Showcase" toward the end of the year to showcase the different cultures around the world and the art pieces done throughout the year. Staff writer Cayla Vaughan Imagine people having fun under the sun. Eating, singing, playing. But you need to pull out a sterilized needle to take your blood sugar, just to discover you can’t join in on the fun until you’re at a safe level again. It is estimated that about three million Americans have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone needed to allow sugar to enter cells and produce energy. Type 1 diabetes is genetic, and not contagious. You cannot catch type 1 diabetes, nor can you get it from eating too much sugar. Here at Imagine Prep there are many students with type 1 diabetes. One of those students is freshman, Christian Earl. “I was 11 when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,” Earl said. “I was kind of in shock, but I wasn’t really happy and I wasn’t really sad.” Staff writer Juliette Fournet The Global Perspectives class is a Cambridge class; Imagine Prep is one of the rare schools in America that offers this class. For the first time this year the Prep offered this class to middle school students taught by Mrs. Amy Boven and Ms. Lauren Meunier. Global is a class where students get to research some problems and things going on in the world and study them. “It's a research-based class where they're looking into different issues and topics around the world,” Boven said. |