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The new lighting control board in the MSSD auditorium was installed during the week of Feb. 3, due to safety and quality issues during productions.

MSSD Auditorium receives lighting system update

Cordelia Portman, Copy Editor March 19, 2025

The week of Feb. 3, the Manitou Springs School District Auditorium in Manitou Springs Elementary School received an update to the stage lighting and control board due to safety and quality concerns.  A...

Griffin Saulsbury (12), captain of the Manitou Springs High School robotics team poses next to robat made by the team.

Griffin Saulsbury looks to lead robotics team to success

Marisa Fonkert, Senior Reporter March 13, 2025

Griffin Saulsbury (12) is the captain of MSHS’s robotics team for the 2024-2025 school year, and has demonstrated excellence in his role helping students succeed and learn in the club.  He has grown...

Students Jarrin Hall (12), Makenzi VerVaecke (12), and Coral Shlomo (11) pet therapy dogs on Mustang Strong Day as the dogs wander around the classroom.

Students learn the benefits of therapy dogs at Mustang Strong Day

Marisa Fonkert, Senior Reporter March 13, 2025

On March 5, MSHS held the annual Mustang Strong Day, an event focused on students' well-being where they are given the opportunity to take classes specific to their interests. One of the classes accessible...

Halli Leonhardt (12) stands by a fire rescue truck before training.

Halli Leonhardt starts her career as a volunteer firefighter

Naomi Porter, Engagement Manager March 10, 2025

Halli Leonhardt, a senior at MSHS, is a volunteer firefighter in Green Mountain Falls, and hopes to continue her career as one. Ever since she was a kid, Leonhardt has wanted to be a firefighter. “I...

Abbie reeves, Hannah Rickert, Alex Traenkle, and Kara Donagen pose for a photo at a wrestling competition.

Kara Donegan first MSHS wrestler to win 30 matches in a season

Krissy Stout, Social Media Editor March 6, 2025

Kara Donegan, a senior at MSHS, won over 30 matches this year. As a freshman, Donegan only won about one match during the wrestling season.  This season, Donegan has competed in 51 matches and has...

Brian Brown points to Pennsylvania on a map.

Brian Brown leaves a 22 year legacy at MSHS

Kaleb Cervantes, Multimedia Editor March 3, 2025

After 38 years of teaching, history teacher and social studies department head, William Brown, announced he will be retiring at the end of the school year.  Brown has been a teacher for over 3 decades,...

Mike Talbott sits at his desk.

Mike Talbott makes an impact on MSHS

Marisa Fonkert, Senior Reporter February 27, 2025

Mike Talbott, a math teacher at MSHS, is retiring after the 2024/2025 school year following his 11 years of teaching at the school.  Before starting his teaching career at MSHS, Talbott took online...

The girls basketball team surrounds Coach Gabby during a game.

High school athletics face new challenges

MaKenzi VerVaecke, Editor-In-Chief February 26, 2025

In recent years Manitou Springs High School has been facing a decline in athletics due to lower student body participation, athletes choosing club sports over high school sports and more coaches resigning...

The robotics team stands around their robot from the previous year.

Preview: Robotics

Elliot Mettler, Junior Reporter February 21, 2025

The Steel Mustangs, the award winning MSHS robotics team, practices every week on Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the engineering room of the SILC building. The team opens up many...

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