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Amy Orr, Staff Writer

Junior Amy Orr is a two-year member of The Prowler staff.  She is a staff writer.

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August 11, 2017 - Graduating senior Joey DeLuca readies himself under center during last fall's pre-season game at Locust Grove. DeLuca is among 22 seniors the football team has to replace for the 2018 season. “Our quarterback is going to be the biggest question mark,” head football coach Chad Phillips said.

Panthers prepare for 2018 season with spring football game

May 11, 2018
Your Pie will host Prowler Night on May 16 from 4-10 p.m. This fundraiser will be a great opportunity for The Prowler and a way for the Peachtree City community to come together. “Peachtree City is special place and our community loves to support our community's needs,” Your Pie owner Bob Rosato said.

Local pizza business serves up dough

May 8, 2018
Students pose with their awards from the Foreign Language Association of Georgia Spoken Language Contest. The group of 21 students returned to the Mill with 14 superior rankings, five excellent, and two distinguished.

Foreign language students shine at FLAG Spoken Language contest

March 28, 2018
AP Spanish students pose for a photo outside of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. “I’ve always really loved contemporary art, so that was probably my favorite part [of the museum],” senior AP Spanish student member Elena Wernecke said.

Belleza y estética at the High Museum of Art

January 30, 2018
The Starr’s Mill Student Government Association is hosting fundraiser during the Battle of the Bubble basketball games taking place at Starr’s Mill Jan. 19. All funds will be donated to Cure Childhood Cancer.

Student Government Association hosts fundraiser for childhood cancer

January 17, 2018
The Starr’s Mill Panther Pride marching band announced their 2018 show, Fire and Ice. Band directors Scott King and Bert Groover have already started preparations next season by brainstorming ideas for the show and beginning the selection of section leaders.

Panther Pride marching band reveals 2018 show — Fire and Ice

December 5, 2017
Junior Ally Marshall and seniors Erin Rathje, Marleena Tamminen, and Elena Wernecke hold up the blanket they created for the service project. The blanket, along with a photo of Spanish Honor Society members, will be donated to the children’s hospital.

Spanish Honor Society donates handmade blankets to children’s hospital

November 27, 2017
Panther Pride marching band poses with their Grand Champion trophy from the Golden Riven Marching Festival. They performed their 2017 show “Swan Lake Reimagined.”

Panther Pride marching band wins Grand Champions

October 27, 2017
Although it is not a written rule or policy at Starr’s Mill, teachers have been known to round students’ final semester grades from 69% to 70%. This practice raises questions regarding the honesty and ethics of some teachers at the Mill.

Demanding honesty at Starr’s Mill

October 25, 2017
Senior Ryan Ragsdale performs with the Phantom Regiment. He marched trumpet with Regiment and also is marching his fourth year of trumpet with Panther Pride this year.

Ryan Ragsdale returns from the Phantom Regiment

August 26, 2017
Panther Pride Marching Band students rehearse during band camp in July. The students powered through the Georgia summer heat in order to learn the show.

Panther Pride prepares to perform 2017 marching band show

August 24, 2017
Starr's Mill's Panther Pride Marching Band continues to practice despite the inconvenience of the aged band tower. The Mill and Fayette County High School hope to receive new towers through funding provided by ESPLOST III.

The leaning tower of marching band

August 22, 2017
Upcoming senior Ryan Ragsdale assists trumpet members during marching band rehearsal. Panther Pride Marching Band already prepares for their 2017 season, when they will perform a rendition of Swan Lake.

Phantoms haunt Panther Pride

May 4, 2017

[VIDEO] Coach’s Corner – April 21, 2017

April 21, 2017
Dec. 6, 2016 - Chorus director Dr. John Odom conducts the chorus during their Christmas performance.

Panthers prepare to take on the ‘Big Apple’

March 22, 2017
The Panther Pride Marching Band leads the 2016 Homecoming parade. The band is ready to return to the field in the fall to perform their new show, a modernized rendition of “Swan Lake.”

Panther Pride’s ‘major’ announcement

March 13, 2017
Starr’s Mill’s German students hold up their award certificates at the 2017 State German Convention. “I’m extremely proud of how we did as a whole,” junior Marleena Tamminen said. “We placed in a lot of different events and all levels of German.”

Sport, spiel, and spaẞ at the German Convention

February 15, 2017
Starr’s Mill’s College and Career Ready Performance Index scores raised substantially from 77.3 percent in 2015 to 96.2 percent in 2016. “This growth shows that [Starr’s Mill] is a great place to go to school,” Principal Allen Leonard said.

Starr’s Mill raises the ceiling with CCRPI scores

February 1, 2017
All 18 contestants stand on stage in the Willie Duke auditorium for the announcement of awards and the crowning of the 2017 Miss Starr’s Mill. “Consistently, the girls say that after participating in the pageant they have more confidence,” math teacher and pageant organizer Emily Willis said.

Students shine at 2017 Miss Starr’s Mill Pageant

January 22, 2017
Christina Carter

Christina Carter

November 4, 2016
Jennifer Breinig

Jennifer Breinig

November 2, 2016
Oct. 15, 2016 - Panther Pride band members pose with their trophies after posting an overall rating of 95.17. Their performance earned them the title of Grand Champions at the Golden River Marching Festival hosted by Haralson County High School.

How does winning sound? E-motional!

October 20, 2016
Margaret McClain serves a student lunch. “We love seeing the students. That’s the favorite part of our day, when we get to see them and when we make them happy by serving them what they want,” lunchroom manager Maureen Hankey said.

Lunchbox or lunch tray?

October 11, 2016
The band students practice this year’s show after school on the practice field. Through the sweltering heat, the baritones push towards their drill spots.

Panther Pride plays with E-motions

August 31, 2016
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