On Jan. 1, 2025, 519 bills were passed into law. Among the 519 bills passed, laws about cell phones while driving, minimum wage increase, and voter registration age are the most likely to affect teens...

Students at Manitou Springs High School rely on fast food for a quick and reliable meal option. Most students realize that it is an unhealthy option but still choose fast food for convenience. According...

High school students often stereotype junior year to be the most stressful year of high school, but also one of the best ones. This opinion stems from multiple factors, including teachers, workload, friends,...

The 2024-2025 girls soccer season will be the final high school season for some players, one being Nici Sharon, who has played for the varsity team at MSHS since her freshman year. Around the end of July...

With the cold weather and shorter days rolling in, some students start to struggle with seasonal depression. Seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder is a recurring episode of depression that...

For the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year, an exchange student from Germany named Amy Duess (11), has spent her time in school at MSHS. She was able to overcome the differences from living in...

While most seniors are sitting at desks from 8:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., you can find Kyan Bunker, sending sparks flying while welding. Bunker, a senior at Manitou Springs High School, takes part in the new...

Knowledge Bowl is a competitive, academic team at MSHS that participates in Jeopardy- style trivia competitions against other school teams. Their practice occurs during lunch, each Wednesday and Friday...

On Oct. 26, four MSHS students participated in and won the Manitou Springs annual Emma Crawford Coffin Races. The four students, Fenn Loftin (12), Logan Moore (12), Preston Rhodes (12), and Ethan Traenkle...