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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

Abigail Kilpela (11) holds LGBTQ flags, dances and shows her kindness while welcoming students to school on Monday morning.

Hatred Has No Home in Manitou Springs

Sophia McKeown, Warhorse Editor-In-Chief October 20, 2019

Editor's Note: The full names of some students have been withheld for their protection. A few weeks before Oct. 14, 2019, Manitou Springs High School (MSHS) became the target of an infamous hate...

GSTA and SOS leader Dr. Moen and her daughter parade down Manitou Ave during Homecoming, dressed up in support of the GSTA club.

Manitou Springs High School Invites the Community to Join Their “Culture of Kindness”

Sophia McKeown, Yearbook Editor-In-Chief October 6, 2019

My name is Sophie McKeown, I am a junior at Manitou Springs High School (MSHS), as well as a Student Council representative and a Student Journalist. It has been brought to the attention of the students...

Melissa MacDonald (12) cheers to the crowd as she walks the streets of Manitou during the Homecoming parade.

This Homecoming Was Dino-Mite

Ben Schwartz, Photo Editor September 23, 2019

  Homecoming week was a huge hit at Manitou Springs High School this year. The week was fun-filled and action-packed with a mix of classic homecoming activities all centered around the theme Jurassic...

Sophomore Tate Christian sprints down the field, eluding multiple Valley defenders along the way.

Mustangs Fall Short to Valley at Homecoming Game

Zak Talbot, Copy Editor September 20, 2019

There are few weeks in a year where an entire city shifts its focus to one thing, and even fewer when the focus isn’t a holiday. Although, in a way, homecoming is a holiday to the city of Manitou...

Abigail Parker (10), Norah Jorstad (9) and Mahlia Glass (11) hold signs when greeting students on the first day of school.

New Year, New Experiences

Allie Robbins, Photo Editor September 3, 2019

Just like that, summer ends and school begins. On August 23rd, seniors started their year by enjoying Senior Sunrise at 5:50 am. It is a tradition for seniors to begin their last year of high school...

Seniors wear togas for one of the Homecoming dress up days in October. Seniors will have another session of dress up days for their final week of high school from May 6-10.

Senioritis: What Are the Side Effects?

Téa Santos and Meara Sauer 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...

Ben Schwartz (11) carries a box of donated food items into the food pantry to unload at the end of the day.

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...

Track Competes at State Qualifying Twilight Meet

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...

Soccer Rivalry Continues Against St. Marys

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...

Editorial: America Has an American Problem in Need of an American Solution

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;...

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