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Alyssa Holladay (12) has shown remarkable leadership in all sports she takes part in, which has earned her title of Captain of the MSHS Girls Soccer team. Her goal for this year is to keep the team tight-knit and connected throughout the whole season.

Alyssa Holladay Guides Her Teammates Into a Promising Season

Mia Heiniger, Reporter March 15, 2018

Alyssa Holladay (12) is Manitou Springs High School's (MSHS) Girls’ Soccer Captain, along with Brooklyn Mack (12) and Ava Spangler (11). Holladay started on varsity her freshman year, taking the position...

The two sisters-- Sage (12, left) and Coco (10, right) Stevens-- talk to their coach fresh out of the pool after racing each other in the 50 free at Leagues. This was the second day in a row that Sage got the state cut, and the first time in an individual event that Coco broke the 25 seconds, securing herself a Sectionals cut.

Stevens Sisters Finish Swim Season Hand in Hand

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2018

Sage (12) and Coco (10) Stevens have a long history in the water. Whether it's competing in synchronized swimming, or racing the Manitou Springs High School Swim and Dive team, they have always had...

What an opportunity! Steven Blocher met President George W. Bush in the Oval Office during his tour after returning from detainment.

Feature: Steven Blocher’s “The Hainan Island Incident”

David Misyura, Reporter October 18, 2016

Imagine a fine day of surveillance from the air, when all of a sudden, a Chinese jet collides, forcing an emergency landing on Chinese territory, where the officials there then detain and hold interrogations...

Caleb Edwards: Parkour Extraordinare

David Misyura, Reporter September 27, 2016

Many of us have hobbies that we are passionate about. Sometimes those hobbies aren't well known by those around us, but for Caleb Edwards (10), it's all about movement, and sharing that movement. Edwards...

Yuji Zhong: A Year To Remember

Yuji Zhong: A Year To Remember

Eryn McQueen, Reporter September 20, 2016

Yuji Zhong (11) is a foreign exchange student from Beijing, China. Zhong arrived in Colorado on August 24, 2016, which was a bit hectic since school started just two days later. She lives with her host...

MSHS students volunteer to help  elementary school students at the Ute Pass Elementary School Craft Day in December 2015. This is only one of many volunteering opportunities student council participates in. Throughout the year, they also put on a volunteering day during homecoming week, sponsor a family for Christmas, participate in food drives and more.

Manitou Springs High School Receives National Student Council Award

Andrea Edwards, Student Council Correspondent April 13, 2016

Manitou Springs High School Student Council has been awarded a 2016 National Gold Council of Excellence Award by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC). Right now, you're probably wondering...

You can vote for Cicadas essay at the Facing History Together website. The link is below, at the endow the article.

Cicada Scott Advances to Final Round in Scholarship for Essay Focusing on Gender

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Reporter April 11, 2016

Cicada Scott (12) was selected as a finalist to win a $2500 scholarship for writing an essay on the impact society had on who they are today. The story uses To Kill a Mockingbird as a base prompt,...

Cramer is wrestling this year at the Olympic Training Center.

Manitou’s Only Female Wrestler Discusses Sport

Kaitlyn Davidson, Reporter March 28, 2016

Last year in the U.S., 11,496 high school girls wrestled. According to the National Wrestling Coaches Association, thats a staggering increase from past year, at 20%. “Alaska, California, Hawaii,...

Kellen Ried (11) stands in front of the plane he is learning how to fly.

Kellen Reid, 16, on Target to Receive Pilot’s License

Lizzy Anderson, Reporter March 9, 2016

When most teenagers were learning how to drive a car, Kellen Reid (11) was busy learning how to fly a plane. Two weekends ago, Reid flew solo from Colorado Springs to Raton New Mexico, then to Pueblo...

Asma Rassema (12), Shamsa Sajid (10) and Katy Grieb (11) socialize during a campaign for Kindness event.

Exchange Students: A Year Unaccounted For

Kaitlyn Davidson, Reporter March 8, 2016

They braved the cultural barriers and crossed political boundaries to come and learn in America. This courageous adventure should be awarded, yet the year they spend here doesn’t count towards graduation...

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