Review: Coco Beautifully Captures Mexican Tradition and Culture
Mackenna Yount, Junior Reporter
April 5, 2018
The Disney Pixar movie, "Coco", hit theaters in November of 2017, and it was an instant hit. Directed by longtime Pixar director, Lee Unkrich, movie lovers of all types will instantly adore this movie. At the 90th Academy Awards, Coco was nominated for and won Best Animated Feature Film and ...
Review: Three Days Grace Bounces Back With New Album Despite Losing Lead Singer
Ashley Finsel, Junior Reporter
April 5, 2018
Filed under Music, Reviews, Showcase
The album "Outsider" is the second album by Three Days Grace, a Canadian rock band founded in 1992. Up until January of 2013 the band consisted of the lead singer, Adam Goutier; the bass guitarist, Brad Walst; the lead guitarist, Barry Stock; and the pianist, Neil Sanderson. However, in 2013 Ad...
World Language and Culture Night Brings Community Together
Zak Talbot, Reporter
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, News, Showcase
The Manitou Springs High School World Language and Culture Night is a staff organized event where students take on the personalities of a certain person who has been remarkably influential in their respective culture. Students who are enrolled in any language class must participate in this event, as we...
Opinion: Oscars Cling to Fading Relevancy Through Angle of Social Justice
Kaitlyn Davidson, Senior Reporter
March 23, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, Showcase
As always, the Oscars was a time for Hollywood to pat itself on the back for all the progress they have made. Outsider fringe movies, like “Get Out”, were assumed to be throwouts as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences prefers awarding established film producers, but the Academy awarded t...
Review: The Revolution of “Black Panther” is Live
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music, Reviews, Showcase
SPOILERS!: The cultural impact that Black Panther has made in the months leading up to its release is nothing short of extraordinary. With its all black cast and the biggest budget ever given to an African American director, it was breaking records from the start. Especially with the prejudice and repr...
Coffee House Showcases Talent Within MSHS
Allie Robbins, Senoir Reporter
March 15, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, News, Performing Arts, Showcase
The Coffee House is an annual event hosted by the Mustang Thespian Society that not only displays and showcases talented members but also depicts the dedication and hard work the student put in to their performance. The show kicked off with Nathan Plush (12) performing "Hurt" by Johnny Cash. It wa...
“13 Past Midnight” Showcases New Talent
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, News, Performing Arts, Showcase
The Fall Play this year was a comedic murder mystery called "13 Past Midnight", and with a cast made almost entirely of underclassmen, it became a learning opportunity for many. Two years ago, the theater department lost 14 seniors that were an active part of the plays and musicals. To make u...
Adam State University Art Contest Offers Scholarships
Morgan Fisher, Reporter
October 4, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, News, Showcase
The Art Department at Adams State University (ASU) is having a regional juried scholarship exhibition for high school juniors and seniors. The contest will accept any type of original art that can be framed or that can be displayed. All work has to have been created in the last two years. The deadlin...
Political Balance: The Laborless Labor for Relaxation
Riley Cluxton, Reporter
September 20, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Opinions
When patience plays into my life, which is more rare than common, I feel truly flexible and composed. But as the summer of constant leisure faded and the swelling of the school year started and progressed into September, my activities became hectic and pressured. A day to collect myself was definit...
Last Dance Recital Features Exchange Students
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, News, Performing Arts, Showcase
This dance concert was a special event due to the variety of originally composed dances. There was a total of four dances that were choreographed by students this semester. Two of these were done by exchange students who were taking the class. Godwill Ofori-Atuahene (12) was one of the exchange stud...
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