Consider how a young senior high school athlete feels about senior night. It's a time to celebrate athletic achievements and be surrounded by loved ones. Alex Geroux is missing a big piece, his mom.   The...

The typical high school student's life consists of school, work, homework, activities, and maybe after-school sports or even hanging out with friends. Most high schoolers even think that getting their...

Janean Mestnik is a longtime teacher here at Prior Lake. She has been teaching here for 29 years and truly loves what she does.    Mestnik is one of the two math teachers available for seniors...

The stigma around Campus Supervisors is no secret. To many, they are the adults who come to reprimand us. Granted, you only get a reprimand when you aren't where you're supposed to be or are breaking the...

A packed schedule is no stranger to Veronica Maines.  “I prefer to be busy, so even if I get overwhelmed sometimes, I’m ok with it,” Maines said.  Frontwoman of student band named I-35, Prior...

Kirby Meiners could sing Johnny Cash's ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’ and apply it to his own teaching career. At the high school level, he has taught at many different schools. He started in Lamoure,...

Smriti Datta loves to sit in her room snuggled up with a cup of chai while she writes. Pictures of her favorite celebrity, Taylor Swift, hang around her as a constant inspiration whenever she gets stuck.   When...

Prior Lake High School has a ton of sports to offer all year round. Most of us go to the games to cheer on the teams but what is going on behind the scenes? It's so easy to cheer for or feature the athletes,...

Breanna Lee, like other seniors at Prior Lake High School, spent much of her senior year applying to colleges. But unlike other students, Breanna is auditioning for prestigious music programs around...

His goggles and swim cap hugged his eyes and head. The water rippled as the splashing of water came closer and closer. As he dove into the water, he started swimming with so much passion you would have...

Ryan Wagner, a Social studies teacher at Prior Lake High School, has been places.    His room is B207, and it is littered with various mementos: flags from each of the countries he's been to,...

In the Elizabethan era, acting troupes full of men performed in Shakespeare’s biggest hits. Romeo was played by Romeo, but so was Juliet.    Being illegal for women to act on stage, men completely...