Senioritis: What Are the Side Effects?
May 1, 2019
With the end of the school year drawing near, both students and teachers are faced with the crippling effects of senioritis. Senioritis is best described as a decrease in motivation during a student’s last year in high school, growing worse as the end of the year approaches. “It has a trickle-down...
NHS Finishes Up the School Year
Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor
April 29, 2019
As the school year comes to an end, the Manitou Springs National Honor Society (NHS) has finished up their last few events for the year. The last two events that NHS held were the food drive on April 6th and the Senior Rose Ceremony on April 22nd at a staff meeting. Additionally, the club has decided on the ser...
Track Competes at State Qualifying “Twilight Meet”
Adele Goodwin and Kayla Hendricks
April 29, 2019
The April 5th track meet was anything but ordinary. The second state qualifying meet out of the whole season is referred to as the “Twilight Meet”. This meet not only defined the athletes' futures but defined their spot on the track team they competitively compete in. Abbie Boren (12) has been...
Soccer Rivalry Continues Against St. Mary’s
Clover Bernard, Senior Reporter
April 17, 2019
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Manitou Springs High School (MSHS) Girls' Soccer Team went head to head with St. Mary’s High School Girls' Soccer Team. Throughout the years, St. Mary’s has been a huge rival for MSHS in athletics. Both schools always go head to head in important games and championships....
Editorial: America Has an American Problem in Need of an American Solution
Oda Tiller-Brattebø, Senior Reporter
April 12, 2019
It is February 14th, 2018 and I’m sitting in the couch with my mom as images flash at us from the TV screen. It is from the United States of America, a place I’ve always thought of as a safe haven; a place full of freedom and liberty. We watch as helicopter after helicopter passes over Stoneman Douglas Hi...
Baseball Finishes Strong Into Spring Break With Tournament Success
Maya Berns, Business Manager
April 3, 2019
As the baseball season goes by and more games are around the corner, the Manitou Springs High School (MSHS) Boys' Varsity Baseball Team is working hard to get a good connection that reflects their playing on the field. On Wednesday, March 20, the MSHS Baseball Team began playing in a three-day day ...
Knowledge Bowl Team Goes to State Competition
Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor
April 3, 2019
On March 18th and 19th, eight students on the Manitou Springs High School Knowledge Bowl Team made their way up to Colorado State University in Fort Collins for the 2019 Colorado State Knowledge Bowl Tournament. The team made it to State by winning a wild card invitation shortly after they had a...
Girls’ Soccer Victorious Against Pagosa Springs at First Home Game
Mady Caywood, Student Life Editor
April 1, 2019
On Friday, March 15th, the Manitou Springs Girls' Soccer team played their second game of the season at MSHS' home field against Pagosa Springs High School. Manitou started their season off with a disheartening loss to one of our biggest rivals Jefferson Academy 7-0. “I was scared if they scored fi...
World Language and Culture Night Changes Theme for Fourth Year
Sophie McKeown, Warhorse Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2019
Every year, Manitou Springs High School plans an event called World Language and Culture Night (WLACN). This night is primarily for students in language classes—at every level— to pick a topic relating to a different country and create a presentation. While in the past the themes of the presenta...
“Captain Marvel” Has Nothing to Prove to Its Male Audience
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2019
[DISCAIMER: This article contains spoilers for Captain Marvel.] With the release of the first trailer for Captain Marvel in September, there was an outburst from some fans critiquing Brie Larson's performance (in the two-minute video). Many complained about they thought she showed little to no emot...
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