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A sign in Mansions Park in Manitou Springs provides information on the importance of pollinators and what you can do to help them.
Manitou Springs to become Pollinator District
A hole still remains in the boys locker room hallway at Manitou Springs High School. It is still unknown exactly who caused this damage, but the school is working hard to prevent further damage and take on repairs.
Locker room rule change instituted
Stacy Thomson, current Administrative Assistant, and Andrew Rhodes (12) answer the phones in the front office on one of Thomsons first days back.
Breaking News: Stacy Thomson returns to the front office
Jessie Nunley accepts vice principal position at Manitou Springs High School for the 2023-24 school year.
Jessie Nunley named the MSHS 2023-24 assistant principal
Manitou Springs High School student council celebrate their accomplishment after they received the news of their award.
Breaking News: Manitou Springs High School Student Council receives top national award for ten years in a row
Sadie House poses with her Bemidji State University regalia. Signing Day is a tradition at the high school to celebrate students signing for sports and band at different universities. I was honored and excited to participate. A lot of people don’t realize that like sports, musicianship is something that requires training and practice outside of school
MSHS celebrates seniors committed to collegiate athletics and performing arts at the third annual signing ceremony
The Steel Mustangs Robotics team poses in Houston at Worlds early this year.
The Steel Mustangs excel in competition this year
Brian Brown is thrilled to guide his 4th trip to Ireland this June.
Brown leads summer trip to Ireland early this June
Ben Mack heads to Woodland Park on Tuesday May 2 for the match-up with Manitou junior varsity and varsity teams.
Coaching with heart and soul
Gardner coached a state winning track team in 1993.
Gardner’s career at MSHS
The team talks about the beginning of the game during halftime while Mack helps by giving advice for the next half.
Manitou girls soccer makes history
The varsity girls huddle up for a team talk under the sunset. On May 2 the girls won their game against Eagle Ridge, even after rain delays.
Soccer heads to state championship undefeated
MSHS cheer team losing 2 key seniors, but they will back strong in the fall.
Sports Preview: Cheer
Pitcher Hayden Martinez (10) watches as Andrew Rhodes (12) tags someone out at second from a throw down from catcher Jake Thompson (11).
Manitou Baseball beats St. Mary’s for the first time since 2016
The Mustangs went in with a record of 3-3 and are now 6-4.
Mustangs work hard for a successful season
Meleah Perkins, Counseling Secretary, gets to be a mom to Ben Perkins (10) at work and at home. The best part about being a mom is the excitement and happiness to just watch your kids grow up and become great adults, Perkins said.
Mother’s Day is about more than blood
While cattle and other animals have forever been taken to slaughter for their meat, lab grown meats offer a more merciful alternative.
Lab grown meat could change food industry
Juniors prep for the SAT, but is the test really worth it?
The SAT’s racist roots and continued discrimination
Musicians had to adapt to playing in a social distanced environment by using custom made masks, shields, and bell covers.
COVID-19 effects on student musicians
Manitou Springs School District should consider a four day school week for the mental health of staff and student.
MSSD14 should consider the 4-day week
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
At this annual Larrys, MPAC President Kai Jacobson (11) and Vice President Meghan Taylor (11) took liberty in naming and presenting every award given.
The 2023 Larry’s: What to expect of this long standing tradition
Happy Place was released April 25 of this year.
Book of the month – May: Happy Place
Amber Malone painted the Cristo de la Concordia in Bolivia.
Students create art for WLACN
Lindsey Hinshaw (12) and Amelia Hamilton (12) stand in front of their Manitou mural.
Manitou seniors work on end of the year art projects
The Prospector tried Japanese Fluffy Pancakes
The Prospector tried Japanese Fluffy Pancakes
At this annual Larrys, MPAC President Kai Jacobson (11) and Vice President Meghan Taylor (11) took liberty in naming and presenting every award given.
The 2023 Larry’s: What to expect of this long standing tradition
The Cast and Crew of Too Many Daughters after arriving back at the High School with their 1st Place Trophy and Outstanding Supporting Actor Award.
MSHS wins Pikes Peak Regional One-Act Competition
At the end of the show, the characters celebrated Beowulf and Gunborg defeating Grendels mother.
MSHS performed their fall play: “Beowulf (and the Bard)”
Henry White (12) in the play Our Town that was performed in the fall of 2021.
Henry White leaves his mark on MSHS theater
Senior Koda Oxford recreates Shakespeares Hamlet. Theater was greatly restricted this year, and thespians were unable to act in traditional ways.
Koda Oxford’s finest hour
Annie Riggin works with Manitou choir teacher Abby Steen in preparation of her All-State Honor Choir performances.
Annie Riggin selected for Colorado All-State Honor Choir
The MSHS Symphonic Band plays the Fight Song as they round the track. The band practices for the parade every year.
MSHS band brings the sound of Homecoming
Lucas Grieb (12) & Lance Warner (12) pose for a band photo, outside in Manitou Springs, CO, with their guitars.
Euphoria: Manitou Springs High School’s up and coming band
Anton Akse (12), principal chair tuba, focuses on how his instrument sounds in the concert hall as opposed to the rehearsal space.
Abeel and Aske play in top youth orchestral group
Boulder Honor Band members Devin Rocha (11) and Hailey Matas (12) at their concert in Boulder.
It’s an Honor to be in Honor Band
Happy Place was released April 25 of this year.
Book of the month – May: Happy Place
Amazon Prime recently released a series based off of the book Daisy Jones and The Six. It has been well received.
Book of the month – April: Daisy Jones and The Six
The set as it appeared at the end of In The Heights recreates the look of Washington Heights, New York in 2008.
Review: In the Heights
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was released on Apr. 5 with a run time of one hour and thirty-two minutes.
Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Barnes & Noble special edition of The Stolen Heir by Holly Black.
Book of the month – February: The Stolen Heir
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Sadie House poses with her Bemidji State University regalia. Signing Day is a tradition at the high school to celebrate students signing for sports and band at different universities. I was honored and excited to participate. A lot of people don’t realize that like sports, musicianship is something that requires training and practice outside of school

MSHS celebrates seniors committed to collegiate athletics and performing arts at the third annual signing ceremony

Morgan Flannery, Senior Reporter • May 23, 2023

Manitou Springs High School held the third annual signing ceremony on May 10 for all seniors who have committed to participate in collegiate athletics and performing arts. The event celebrated 11 seniors...

The Steel Mustangs Robotics team poses in Houston at Worlds early this year.

The Steel Mustangs excel in competition this year

Dalton Gates, Senior Reporter • May 11, 2023

The Robotics team, The Steel Mustangs (Team 2945) is a team and club run by Manitou Springs High School students and coached by Steve Bethke and a slew of other volunteers. The Robotics season is mostly...

Brian Brown is thrilled to guide his 4th trip to Ireland this June.

Brown leads summer trip to Ireland early this June

Ashur Lavigne, Senior Reporter • May 8, 2023

The World History teacher at Manitou Springs High School, Brian Brown, travels with students to Ireland this upcoming June. Brown does an annual summer trip with students every year, giving them an action...

Ben Mack heads to Woodland Park on Tuesday May 2 for the match-up with Manitou junior varsity and varsity teams.

Coaching with heart and soul

Halli Frost, Senior Reporter • May 4, 2023

What does Soccer mean to Manitou? To many, it means to have true sportsmanship, heart, and determination. Ben Mack is a Biology and AP Biology teacher and well-known coach at Manitou Springs High School....

Gardner coached a state winning track team in 1993.

Gardner’s career at MSHS

Makenzi VerVaecke, Senior Reporter • May 3, 2023

This year Manitou Springs High School will be losing math teacher, Julie Gardner, after 30 years of teaching.  Gardner has taught at MSHS for 30 years and has seen many changes throughout the years....

Spanish Club hosts regular events and projects for their members, from salsa dancing with chips and salsa to practicing their conversational Spanish at Spanish-owned restaurants.

Spanish Club teaches students language and culture

Dalton Gates, Senior Reporter • April 28, 2023

Spanish Club is a club run by Manitou students and advised by both Ingrid Perez and Paola Valladares, who teach and give the space for students to learn more about the Spanish language and gain the experience...

Allen and LeGere pose for a picture with their team name to post on the senior assassin instagram page.

Senior Assassin: What is it?

Angela Rowe and Morgan Flannery • April 25, 2023

Senior Assassin, a tradition here at Manitou and most other high schools in the area, has been underway for Manitou seniors since April 3. MSHS has participated since the 2021-2022 school year.  Senior...

The senior class cheer along to the Party Chant in the Mustang Strong assembly.

Students explore healthy choices on Mustang Strong Day

Halli Frost, Cordelia Portman, Krissy Stout, Ava Huffman, and Gabriel Cisneros • April 7, 2023

 

Jessica Moen ramps up the excitement for session four of Teen Mental Health First Aid during Advisory in her classroom.

Sophomores learn mental health first aid for teens 

Makenzi VerVaecke, Senior Reporter • March 24, 2023

Manitou Springs High School is offering a Teen Mental Health First Aid program for sophomores during Advisory.  Jessica Moen, English teacher at MSHS, and Maggie Ellias, Social Worker at MSHS, went...

In loving memory of Tarran Beitey-Everly.

In memory of Tarran Beitey-Everly

Emily Waite, Editor-in-Chief • March 20, 2023

Tarran Beitey-Everly, age 14, of Manitou Springs, Colorado, passed away Mar. 2, 2023, in his home under hospice care following a decline in his health. Beitey-Everly was born July 7, 2009. He was enrolled...

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