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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
Ashton Lewandowski

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer

This is senior Ashton Lewandowski's second year with The Prowler. He is a staff writer.

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Signing off with KICs

Signing off with KICs

Adeline Harper, Katie Johnson, Michael Carrillo, Ashton Lewandowski, Mateya Petrova, and Agnes Sorensen
May 19, 2023
Winner, winner, KIC dinner

Winner, winner, KIC dinner

Cecily Shaber, Adeline Harper, Jae Ardoin, Ashton Lewandowski, Mateya Petrova, and Agnes Sorensen
May 15, 2023

Unhealthy eating habits to blame for obesity

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
May 8, 2023
Head 2 Head

Head 2 Head

Drew McCarthy and Ashton Lewandowski
May 8, 2023

Episode 9 – Look for the Light

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
March 29, 2023
KICs for a four-day weekend

KICs for a four-day weekend

Cecily Shaber, Adeline Harper, Crista Alarcon, Madi Handley, and Ashton Lewandowski
March 17, 2023
I heart KICs

I heart KICs

Cecily Shaber, Drew McCarthy, Micah Freeman, Ashton Lewandowski, Jenson Mahr, and Adaleigh Weber
February 17, 2023

Episode 4: Please Hold My Hand

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
February 16, 2023
American and Ukrainian flags superimposed with biological hazard symbol. U.S. involvement in Ukraine has recently been put in a new light.

[Photo] Opinion: Russo-Ukrainian War darker than initially thought

Drew McCarthy, Editor
February 10, 2023
“Hogwarts Legacy” is an open world video game based off of the Harry Potter franchise. The game has been under fire by woke activists who have tarnished the game as being “transphobic.”

Opinion: “Hogwarts Legacy” success kills woke cancel culture

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
February 10, 2023
The Twitter Files have exposed government attacks on the First Amendment. Elon Musk deserves acclaim for revealing these interactions between Twitter and the federal government.

Opinion: Twitter Files expose Orwellian-level government censorship

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
February 8, 2023
Real Talk

Real Talk

Drew McCarthy and Ashton Lewandowski
January 25, 2023

Episode 1: When You’re Lost in the Darkness

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
January 25, 2023
On left: HBO’s “The Last of Us” promotional poster. On right: Cover image for “The Last of Us” game. The show, scheduled for nine episodes, has a lot in common with its source material. It follows Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, and Elle, played by Bella Ramsey, as they try to navigate a post-apocalyptic world.

The Last of Us: Review

Drew McCarthy and Ashton Lewandowski
January 25, 2023
New year, new news

New year, new news

Cecily Shaber, Katie Johnson, Crista Alarcon, Micah Freeman, Ashton Lewandowski, and Agnes Sorensen
January 17, 2023
Junior Brooke Godown has been selected as the fifth Farmers Insurance Player of the Week for the winter sports season. Godown was chosen by head coach AC Atha for bringing many talents and intangibles to the team.

Brooke Godown

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
December 16, 2022
Raphael Warnock, alongside former Obama secretary Ken Salazar, visits a Dr. Martin Luther King historic site. Raphael Warnock goes up against his opponent Hershel Walker once more in the 2022 Georgia Senate runoff to finally decide who fills the senate seat.

Georgia senate runoff election December 6

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
December 5, 2022
Smoking barrel of a recently fired gun. The gun debate has raged across America since the beginning of the country.

Head 2 Head

Adebola Adepoju and Ashton Lewandowski
November 11, 2022

Gun rights need to be secured, not hindered

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 11, 2022
Republican Brian Kemp is sworn in as governor. The governors race is just one of the races that was decided in the Georgia 2022 midterms.

Georgia election results varied

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 11, 2022
Political yard signs lined up one after another. The upcoming midterm elections will be one of the most controversial in United States history with seemingly every candidate rife with scandals. A more vigilant and active volunteer base might be the key to preventing similar elections in the future.

Opinion: Midterm madness showcases need for higher standard in politics

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 4, 2022
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Adebola Adepoju, Ella Bissonnette, Adeline Harper, and Ashton Lewandowski
November 4, 2022
Album cover for “Chaos Minds Me.” “Burn” is an incredibly thematic song in the album by the underrated music artist Rom M.

Quick Hit with Ashton Lewandowski

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 3, 2022
Around the Mill

Around the Mill

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
October 28, 2022
Pile of Halloween candy. The fentanyl crisis has been exacerbated by drug makers changing the appearance of the lethal drug to look like candy in order to appeal to younger generations.

Biden’s open border policy to blame for soaring ‘candy-colored’ fentanyl crisis

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
October 27, 2022
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Crista Alarcon, Jae Ardoin, Jessica Doyle, and Ashton Lewandowski
October 19, 2022
Real Talk

Real Talk

Drew McCarthy and Ashton Lewandowski
September 28, 2022
Falling into KICs

Falling into KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Katie Johnson, Adeline Harper, Ashton Lewandowski, Mateya Petrova, and Jax Rainey
September 16, 2022
September 15, 2022 - Softball pinks out! In their game against Trinity, Starr’s Mill softball wore pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. Panther softball lost to Trinity 8-0.

Starr Gazing

Cecily Shaber, Ella Bissonnette, Michael Carrillo, Micah Freeman, and Ashton Lewandowski
September 16, 2022
God save the KICs

God save the KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Cecily Shaber, Ella Bissonnette, Micah Freeman, and Ashton Lewandowski
September 9, 2022
Kicking off KICs

Kicking off KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Katie Johnson, Drew McCarthy, Ashton Lewandowski, Jax, and Cecily Shaber
August 21, 2022
Donald Trump arrives at his Florida home, Mar a lago. The FBI has raided Mar a lago which is a tipping point of politication for how it treats cases differently between the two political parties.

Mar a Lago raid shows proof of impending tyranny

Ashton Lewandowski and Drew McCarthy
August 15, 2022
Menu sign in the window of the school store. The store has officially opened for the 2022-2023 school year.

School store is back in business

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
August 10, 2022
Alyson Otto poses with an affidavit for the local board of education. Otto is running for a seat on the board of education in the impending May 24 primary election.

Alyson Otto running for school board position

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
May 20, 2022
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Abrial Rand, Adeline Harper, Ashton Lewandowski, and Peter Beardsley
May 10, 2022
Ukrainian soldier stands in the ruins of a building. The conflict has joined leagues of other crises that politicians use to avoid responsibility.

Opinion: Politicians use crises to avoid responsibility

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
May 6, 2022
A newly bought cracked school Chromebook. Some students think that the newer Chromebooks were a wasteful investment by the school, while other students think that the pros of receiving a new Chromebook outweigh the harms.

Head 2 Head

Ashton Lewandowski and Drew McCarthy
April 26, 2022

New Chromebooks are worth the cost

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
April 26, 2022
Medical needle lays on a table. Discussion of whether or not euthanasia should be used in order to treat patients has been a topic of debate for years.

Head 2 Head

Adeline Harper and Ashton Lewandowski
April 22, 2022

Euthanization ends unnecessary suffering

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
April 22, 2022
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Abby Carter, Ashton Lewandowski, Mateya Petrova, and Abrial Rand
March 30, 2022
Two citizens voting during an election. Discussion of what the legal age should be in order to vote has been argued over for as long as democracy has existed.

Head 2 Head

Ashton Lewandowski and Drew McCarthy
March 17, 2022

Voting age should be lowered

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
March 17, 2022
Counting down KICs

Counting down KICs

Caroline Hubbard, Allyssa Daigle, Katie Johnson, Kyla Kaiser, Ashton Lewandowski, and Drew McCarthy
February 26, 2022

Capital punishment is powerful tool to dissuade and punish criminals

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
February 11, 2022
Discussion over whether or not capital punishment should be used in the United States has been reinvigerated as the Biden administration has been inconsistent in its attitude toward the death penalty.

Head 2 Head

Ashton Lewandowski and Drew McCarthy
February 11, 2022
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Peter Beardsley, Micah Freeman, Katie Johnson, and Ashton Lewandowski
February 9, 2022
Students wait in the lunch line which overflows out into the main cafeteria. Long lunch lines have been a consistent issue, and students are fed up.

Opinion: Students agree, lunch line too long

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
February 4, 2022
Joe Biden speaking at a political rally in Clear Lake, Iowa, in 2019. Biden needs to watch what he says before the consequences become insurmountable.

Opinion: Joe Biden’s language matters

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
January 27, 2022
Real Talk

Real Talk

Adeline Harper and Ashton Lewandowski
December 8, 2021
Ukrainian military stands guard at a border checkpoint. The increasing tension in the region is prompting debate over how the United States should act.

Head 2 Head

Ashton Lewandowski and Drew McCarthy
November 18, 2021

America’s foreign affairs need to benefit Americans, not Ukrainians

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 18, 2021
Real Talk

Real Talk

Ashton Lewandowski and Drew McCarthy
November 11, 2021
Sophomore Rosie Miller (left) and freshman Emma Arnold (right) pose for a picture in their “Tacky Tourist” outfits. On many dress up days during homecoming week, students break dress code in order to complete their outfits.

Head 2 Head

Adeline Harper and Ashton Lewandowski
November 5, 2021

Dress code is detached from reality

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 5, 2021
Election night provided many surprises to both Democrats and Republicans. The results hint at a possible “red wave” for the midterm elections, as Republicans earned victories in several states.

Election results are in, bad news for Democrats

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 4, 2021
Third parties are underrepresented in American politics. The best way to solve this problem would be to better implement a multi-party system.

Opinion: America needs a multi-party system

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
November 2, 2021
Spooky, scary KICs

Spooky, scary KICs

MacKenzie Jadick, Charlie Goins, Kyla Kaiser, Ashton Lewandowski, Drew McCarthy, and Joslyn Weber
October 31, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Joslyn Weber, Abrial Rand, Katie Johnson, and Ashton Lewandowski
October 29, 2021
Junior Daniel Wiberg is listening to “Tunak Tunak Tun” by Daler Mehndi. This was Mehndi’s fifth song, and has since become an international sensation.

Panther Tracks

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
September 23, 2021
Members of the 2020 Fayette County Board of Education pose wearing masks after being recognized as “Exemplary” by the Georgia School Boards Association. Recent mandates imposed in Fayette County schools have caused quite a stir due to the complete disregard for parents’ and students concerns and thoughts.

Opinion: School Board needs to remember its place

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
September 14, 2021
Around the Mill

Around the Mill

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
September 9, 2021
Keeping it real

Keeping it real

Craig Bardo, Katie Johnson, Ashton Lewandowski, Peter Beardsley, and Jenson Mahr
September 3, 2021
Panther Perspectives

Panther Perspectives

Jessica Doyle, Micah Freeman, Abrial Rand, Cecily Shaber, Ashton Lewandowski, and MacKenzie Jadick
August 31, 2021
English teacher Tara Burnette is re-reading “Beach Music by Pat Conroy. The book follows a father character and his journey through his past.

Panther Reads

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
August 24, 2021

Afghan pullout grand idea in theory

Ashton Lewandowski, Staff Writer
August 23, 2021
The United States has had troops in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001, America’s longest war. Taking into consideration the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, debate has sparked as to whether or not it’s time for the U.S. to bring its troops home.

Head 2 Head

Drew McCarthy and Ashton Lewandowski
August 23, 2021
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