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The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

With its ease of use and accessibility. ChatGPT is a popular software for cheating on English oriented assignments and essays in the U.S.

New AI used for Academic Dishonesty. Where is the line?

Jack Boyd, Reporter February 1, 2023

The use of AI has increased dramatically in popularity over the past few months, with the program's main purpose being to generate creative, human-like conversations from a large database. Artificial intelligence,...

Students were confused with all the different policies across all of their different classes, as some could range from very relaxed to very strict. This policy seems to have solved that issue for students.

Students respond to new late work and redo policies

Dalton Gates, Reporter January 26, 2023

New policies are always being created and updated, especially in schools, to better help the development of the students and prepare them for the world after high school. Manitou Springs High School recently...

In Julie Gardners last year teaching at MSHS, she teaches career and consumer math, geometry, precalculus and a Pikes Peak college class.

Day in the life of a last year teacher

Angela Rowe, Senior Reporter January 24, 2023

Many young students believe that teachers' lives revolve around them and school, but something only teachers themselves can understand is how the work life balance is achieved. As a teacher of 31 years,...

In Samuel Duffs first year of teaching at MSHS, he teaches Social Studies, American Government and U.S. History.

Day in the life of a first year teacher

Angela Rowe, Senior Reporter January 24, 2023

Many young students believe that teachers' lives revolve around them and school, but something only teachers themselves can understand is how the work life balance is achieved. As a newer teacher, Samuel...

FCA members Kate Johnson (11) and Hailey Troxel l(11) want you to join the new MSHS club FCA.

New FCA club at MSHS

Makenzi VerVaecke, Senior Reporter January 10, 2023

Manitou Springs High School’s new club Fellowship of Christian Athletes had their first meeting in October, and since then, the club has been focused on supporting their members and finding people to...

Social studies teacher Lawrence Housley embraces Colorados social studies standards in his classroom.

New social studies standards: teachers’ plans and how it can be impactful

Jack Boyd, Reporter January 9, 2023

On Nov. 10, the Colorado State Board of Education decided in a divided vote (4-3) on new Colorado State Standards for Social Studies.  The new standards have been highly debated since 2019, the first...

Madison Cavender dresses in her traditional regalia. She gave a presentation to Trevor Robbins US History classes last year.

Madison Cavender digs deep into her roots

Sadie House, Reporter December 12, 2022

Revitalizing a dead language is not typically a staple of childhood, but for Madison Cavender (12), it is one of the many pieces comprising her rich cultural identity. From powwows to entertaining winter...

Manitou Springs has decorations along the avenue to kick off the holiday season.

Holiday volunteer opportunities for the Manitou Springs community

Morgan Flannery, Reporter November 28, 2022

With the Holiday season just around the corner excitement is high among Manitou Springs High School students for the upcoming festivities. Although the holidays generally bring cheer to the community,...

Finian Dufford (12) is an aspiring filmmaker who has other interests in theatre, art and photography.

Finian Dufford’s film nominated for Best Documentary

Dalton Gates, Reporter November 11, 2022

Finian Dufford, a senior at Manitou Springs High School, created a documentary with Youth Documentary Academy. The film was a runner-up for the Best Documentary at the All-American High School Film Festival...

Procrastination has become a more common pattern in students since Covid and teachers find students are now going on their phones more.

COVID-19 long-term effects on MSHS

Katelyn Fonkert, Reporter November 3, 2022

After two years, the world is beginning to return to how it was before COVID-19, but our society is still feeling its effects. Schools are still recovering from the effects of COVID and trying to adapt...

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