Hello and Welcome !

Welcome to On The Prowl, University Preparatory School’s online newspaper. The student run and written publication meets every day to collaborate and produce an edition every two weeks. With a wide range of article topics, we strive to report on issues relativent to the teenage population. Founded in 2007 by Mrs. Jepsen, Journalism is an A through G approved college course. Since then, the class has expanded to encompass a wider U-Prep population and continues to improve every year.

Act of Valor

Movie Review

Act of Valor has to follow in The Hurt Locker’s footsteps, which can’t be easy to do, considering The Hurt Locker won 6 Oscars and was nominated for 9. If Act of Valor can do even half as good as The Hurt Locker, it will be a success...
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Politics

Republican Primaries

The battle to secure the republican nomination to be president of the United States grows more contentious by the day and despite a host of nominees holding the front-runner status for a period of time, none have been able to permanently hold the role...
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Parking Perils

New Drivers

After owning a permit for six months and finally becoming eligible, students are finally acquiring their license. With all these newly licensed drivers arriving at school each day, the parking lots have become extremely crowded. People who used to park easily are now struggling and fighting for open spots...
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School Shooting

Chardon High School

On Monday, February 17th, T.J. Lane, a junior at Chardon High School in Ohio, shot at students in his school’s hallway and killed three people. Lane admitted to officials on Tuesday, February 28th that he took a knife and a .22-caliber pistol into the cafeteria that day and fired randomly...
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Golf Season

A Misunderstood Art

Generally, golf is a misunderstood sport and to the students of U-Prep, it is regarded with a lack of respect. That is, if students realize that golf even exists at our school. While it is unlikely that golf will be treated with the same respect as football and basketball, it does require physical exertion combined with a great deal of psychological tenacity...
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Soccer Schedule

In the Winter?

In a world, where sports' seasons were confusingly and inconveniently switched around, one school survived it all. U-Prep is being introduced to a new sports lineup, with (wait for it...) soccer in the winter...
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