Alicia Strupp stands in front of her diploma from University of Colorado Springs on Wed. May 7. Strupp has impacted both staff and students positively during her time here at Manitou.

Two bull Rocky Mountain Elk spare in the winter preparing for the up and coming breeding season.

Mr. Partridge explains to his 1A class the events that happened between the 1840’s and the 1860’s.

Students Sierra Tanner (11) and Rylynne Murphy Skillen (11) study for their math class during Advisory.

Madi Campbell (11) created “Frank Ocean” with charcoal, ink, and chalk. Everything about the piece has a specific meaning. “Around him are many lyrics I find important of his, and the ink covering much of the paper represents how he is very elusive as a celebrity and isn’t in the public eye,” Campbell said.

Kara Donegan (12) created this piece. This piece is called “Avatar; The Last Airbender” it’s made out of paper. This piece was inspired by donegans favorite show. “In the show one of the koi fish dies and “blocks out the moon” and just shows how you can’t have one side without the other, especially with koi fish, it just shows how yin and yang and balance works together,” Donegan said.

Madi Campbell (11) created “Rocky” out of charcoal. This piece was created from a picture of Campbell and her cat Rocky. “The picture with Rocky has a lot of meaning because it was a memorial piece to Rocky,” Campbell said.

Morgan Shultz (12) created an “untitled” piece with with mixed media. Shultz was excited to draw the skull, and that’s when the inspiration came to her. “It’s special to me because it was the first charcoal drawing I felt proud of,” Schultz said.

Madi Campbell (11) created this piece originally as a practice sketch, but she wanted to include it in the show. “It makes me feel awesome to be in the show, ” she said. “It’s nice to be able to show off the art that you spend all year making.”

This photo is titled “Wist”. Kyle Blasi (11) took this picture to represent societal expectations. “Our society teaches us to hide our emotions and always portray that we are doing well,” Blasi said. This is to show the way humans hide emotions.

On Fri. May 2 Felix Benagale (9) showcases this piece called “Jeb_” on the 3rd floor of the SILC building. This piece was made with graphite. Minecraft is one of Benagale’s favorite games. “I picked Jeb because he’s one of the creators of my favorite game,” Benagale said.

Madi Campbell (11) creates a piece called “The Cycle” made with ink and newspaper. Campbell shows a very specific cycle about humans. “There is a cycle of people bringing each other down, but also helping each other out of it, and how there will always be high and low points in life,” Campbell said.

Kloe Roth (12) made a piece called “Butterfly” for the art show. This piece is made with linoleum. Roth made this piece because she kept seeing blue butterflies all summer and it reminded her of her grandpa that passed away. “ I loved being able to display this art show because it has such a personal meaning to me,” Roth said.