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The Seattle Prep Panther

The members of the Environmental Alliance together at the first meeting of the year. Environmental Alliance is planning a clothing swap for upcoming Peace and Justice Week.

Swap It Don’t Shop It

Brooke Nowak, Staff Writer April 8, 2024

The members of the Environmental Alliance Club embark on a mission to achieve ecological justice, inspiring the student body to continue their undertaking. In light of Peace and Justice Week, Environmental...

Members of the Seattle Prep Chess Team at the State Competition in March. The team earned a fourth place finish.

Prep Chess Competes in State Tournament, Snags 4th Place Finish

Noah Meza, Staff Writer April 8, 2024

Earlier this month, the Seattle Prep Chess team headed to Interlake High School in Bellevue to compete in the 2024 Washington State High School Team Chess Championship. After two days of competition, the...

Student crowd surfing during Karaoke at Manresa

Manresa: Seniors Reflect and Transform in Prep’s Culminating Spiritual Journey

April 4, 2024

Students can dive into a multitude of retreat experiences, starting from the invigorating Freshman retreat to the immersive Urban Plunge, and, of course, the eagerly awaited Kairos retreat. The purposes...

Members of the Varsity Mock Trial Team prior to their district competition. Mock Trial will compete at State beginning on Friday, March 22nd.

Dedicated Mock Trial Team Heads to State

Marguerite Bindel, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

The Seattle Prep Mock Trial team has prepared tirelessly for districts and will compete in the state tournament in Tacoma beginning on March 22nd.  Every year, having a new case brings different skills...

Seattle Catholic High Schools Take the Stage at Benaroya Hall

Chloe Horner, Staff Writer March 15, 2024

Each year, Prep’s choir has the honor of performing with 10 other Archdiocese of Seattle high schools as its Fall choir season ends with a grand finale performance, at Benaroya Hall. This year marked...

Senior ASB Executives work on planning Olympic Week. The annual event requires high levels of coordination and care from student leadership.

Behind-the-scenes of Olympic Week: The Trials and Tribulations 

Soliana Fishatsion and Peyton Lysen March 8, 2024

Olympic Week is full of fun, community, and competition, and throughout this week ASB is hard at work prepping, planning, and preparing. What is the work that goes on behind the scenes?  Planning...

Jam Band practices during Window Period. The class offers students a chance to improve their musical skills in a casual and supportive environment.

Growing Jam Band Offers Downtime to Create and Enjoy Music

Luke Whalon, Online Editor March 7, 2024

Last year, with the help of English teacher Chris Kiehn, former Senior Gabe Tanumihardja ’23 created Jam Band, a window class where everybody is welcome to play and vibe to music. Jam Band consist...

Bella Metcalf '19 brings her many talents back to campus as a member of the Alumni Service Corps.

Meet an ASC: Ms. Metcalf

Peyton Lysen, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

Another graduate of Seattle Prep’s 2019 class is back as a member of Preps Alumni Service Corps (ASC) program: Ms. Metcalf. While attending Seattle Prep, Ms. Metcalf swam all four years, was swim captain...

Prep Welcomes the Class of 2028 with Panther Night 

Peyton Remington, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

While moving up to a new school with a different atmosphere and different people may be intimidating for some eighth graders, Prep’s Panther Night is an event to lessen the nerves and get eighth graders...

Joy Hollingsworth '02 speaking at the MLK assembly in January. Hollingsworth recently ran for and won a Seattle City Council seat.

Joy Hollingsworth ’02 Embodies Grad at Grad Values on City Council

Cam Weld, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

Joy Hollingsworth ’02 is an activist, a small business owner, and the recently elected city councilmember for District 3. Hollingsworth said that the most influential part of her Prep education was spirituality....

The Evolution of Prep’s Phone Policy Through the Years

Cole Hackman and Luke Whalon February 24, 2024

In an era where smartphone usage is synonymous with breathing, it's hard to imagine a time when payphones were the only means of on-campus communication. Yet, this was the reality a few decades ago. From...

ASC 1 Reflect on Vital Experience of Service

Julia Feraboli and Octavia Feraboli February 22, 2024

The Alumni Service Corps (ASC) began in 2013 and today, the Seattle Prep ASC alumni are all over the map. The Alumni Service Corps is an opportunity for Alumni to return to Prep and serve the community...

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