“Roma” Wins Big This Award Season

Oda Tiller-Brattebø, Senior Reporter

January 17, 2019

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[This article contains spoilers for the movie Roma] Roma– a Netflix original from the renowned director, writer, producer, and cinematographer Alfonso Cuarón– is this award season's biggest winner. It has taken home two Golden Globes in the categories of Best Director and Best Foreign-Language ...

“Into the Spider-Verse” Creatively Portrays Spider-Man in a Different Way

Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor

January 17, 2019

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released in mid-December, and has continually blown up among both dedicated Marvel fans and casual moviegoers. On January 6th, it won Best Animated Motion Picture at the 76th Golden Globes. This movie is a great one to start off with if you haven’t seen many Ma...

Craft Time

Adele Goodwin, Henry Ilyasova, and Remi Hayek, Junior Reporters

December 7, 2018

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On November 17th, Manitou Springs hosted a Craft Fair that had 71 local vendors. Crafting is a hobby billions of people of people worldwide participate in every single day. Many people express this in different ways: some make bracelets and necklaces out of beads, others could make doors and tables out...

Choir Students Shine in the Spotlight at Honor Choir Concert

Zak Talbot, Sports Editor

November 29, 2018

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There is nothing quite like music, whether it’s the soft, slow piano of classical or the deafening screams of heavy metal. Music inspires us, teaches us, and builds us up, and not just by listening to it: by making music. And sing is exactly what eight Manitou Springs High School students did over...

Spooky Photos in Digital Photo Class

Meara Sauer and Adelyn Powell, Junior Reporters

November 16, 2018

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In Paul Bonner’s Digital Photo class, students learn to take interesting photos, use a camera, edit in photoshop and much more. Bonner’s goal for his digital photography class is to teach the understanding of camera functions, photoshop usage and basic techniques that will help them later on in life. “Hopefully...

Announcements- November 5, 2018

November 5, 2018

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Attention! All students who are participating in Urban Peak's Night Out to End Youth Homelessness - waivers are due TODAY! All Foreign Exchange Students please report to Mr. Batson's room immediately! The Knowledge Bowl team competed in the Matchwits competition on Friday night. Watch the episode...

Review: The Top 5 Horror Films For The Month Of October

Anais Wickes, Junior Reporter

October 25, 2018

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Knowing that it’s October, horror movies are in high demand. Here are five recommendations for this Halloween: “The best horror movie I’ve watched is IT (2017). I really liked the actors and I liked how it was set up,” said Weatherly Hall (9). Hall had never been interested in horror movies...

Celebrating Classical Music Month

Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor

October 8, 2018

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September was Classical Music month, a time to celebrate musicians, composers, and conductors such as Bach, Mozart, and dedicated students pursuing their musical dreams. Classical music has been so important to people throughout history, yet it has still managed to slip through the fingers of other musicians. ...

Review: Unique and Thrilling New Movie “Searching”

Eliana Uecker, Student Life Editor

September 20, 2018

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The movie Searching, directed by Aneesh Chaganty and produced by Timur Bekmambetov, is a unique and thrilling movie that follows a desperate father's efforts to find his missing 16 year old daughter and uncover the events that lead to her odd and unusual disappearance. The award winning film takes the audienc...

Review: Coco Beautifully Captures Mexican Tradition and Culture

Mackenna Yount, Junior Reporter

April 5, 2018

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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 ...