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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

Student-Drafted Dress Code not Approved for 2015-2016 School Year

Student-Drafted Dress Code not Approved for 2015-2016 School Year

Ashley Rodriguez, Senior Reporter September 23, 2015

Student Council representatives of Manitou Springs High School wanted to change the dress code for 2015-2016 school year. This new dress code won't be accepted until the beginning of the 2016-2017 school...

Canvas on the Campus

Canvas on the Campus

Theodore Weiss, Senior Reporter September 18, 2015

The 2015-2016 school year will be the fifth year that Manitou Springs school district has implemented the iPad. There's no doubt that it has improved productivity, however after 5 years with the same...

Ryan Murdock (12) leads a cheer at an early-season practice. The team has a new coach this year, Kaitlyn McTamney. McTamney hopes to change the aesthetic of the cheerleaders, making them more serious athletes and teaching them better technique.

Fall Sports Preview: Cheerleading

September 4, 2015

“Our role is to promote teamwork and leadership in everything we do, in school and cheer,” says Ryan Murdock (12). “This past year, the team was really close because of our unconditional love...

Maddie Dyer (12) competes in the Doherty Never Alone Scrimmage 5k. This race took place in Monument Valley Park before school began. Though it was an early race, the girls Cross Country team all finished relatively close together.

Fall Sports Preview: Girls’ Cross Country

Lily Reavis, Prospector Editor-in-Chief September 4, 2015

Stakes are high for the girls’ Cross Country team this fall. “This is the best team we’ve had in a really long time,” boasts coach Duane Roberson. “We should go to State for the girls team....

Isaac Patterson trying to steal the ball from Chad Forsett.

Fall Sports Preview: Boys’ Soccer

Lily Reavis, Prospector Editor-in-Chief September 3, 2015

After graduating many key players last year, the boys’ soccer team is looking to form a new identity within the team this year. Senior captains Josh Elkington and Travis Struble have really stepped...

Katie McKiel (12) has been the star player on the team for the past two seasons. Last year, she was on the All State First Team and led the league in sets. She is part of the core group of seniors this year, and hopes to contribute to the leadership of the team.

Fall Sports Preview: Volleyball

Lily Reavis and Aubrey Hall August 31, 2015

Five divisions of volleyball in one building. The Denver Coliseum hosts a slew of bumpers, setters, and spikers in the second weekend of November for the state volleyball tournament. Courts are stacked...

The football team began practicing on August 17th. At this practice, the team played a scrimmage to prepare for their first game on September 4 against Faith Christian.

Fall Sports Preview: Football

Lily Reavis and Aubrey Hall August 31, 2015

The football team is planning on succeeding more fully this season than they did last season. “We’re hoping to go to State Playoffs this year,” says Riley Manzo (12). In the 2013 season, the...

Mikayla Hobbs, Carter Sandras, Oliver Bell and Dani Pinto reflect on their high school experience during their last advisory ever.

2014-2015 Seniors’ Last Day of High School

Lily Reavis, Editor-in-Chief May 11, 2015

On Friday May 8th, the class of 2015 finished their last day of high school. This video shows what that day meant for the graduating class, and how they went about completing it.  

Not a Compliment: Street Harassment in the Modern Age

Not a Compliment: Street Harassment in the Modern Age

Lily Reavis and Aubrey Hall May 5, 2015

Pop culture and mainstream media have been standardizing cat-calling and street harassment for decades. Movies and T.V. shows often depict men whistling, yelling "compliments", and blatantly staring...

Sarah Weimer (9) looks over her notes in her fourth block science class with Mr. Barger. Sarah and her twin brother Nick have been in the Manitou Springs School District for their whole lives.

Announcements – 1 May, 2015

Lily Reavis, Senior Writer May 1, 2015

GOOD MORNING MANITOU SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 1 Senior Advisors: Please walk your class to the amphitheater after announcements. Activity Announcements: Leadership...

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