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The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

Juniors prep for the SAT, but is the test really worth it?

The SAT’s racist roots and continued discrimination

Katelyn Fonkert, Senior Reporter April 14, 2023

The dreaded SAT season has arrived and juniors across the nation are about to take them, but the question is are they even worth it? Do they really show someone's intelligence? The real question: has this...

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

Sadie House, Senior Reporter April 4, 2023

The trajectory of beginning band and orchestra students is a tale as old as time. Students try their hand at an instrument, most likely making some sound akin to a barn animal and the choice suddenly becomes...

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

Katelyn Fonkert, Senior Reporter April 3, 2023

The idea of the four-day week should be considered in Manitou Springs School District 14 because many of the other small districts in El Paso Country have implemented the four-day week successfully. ...

Dante, a class pet at Manitou Springs High School, can be visited and interacted with by students who visit his classroom.

Is there a benefit to class pets in schools?

Jack Boyd, Senior Reporter March 16, 2023

For years, classroom pets have been a debated topic among students, parents, and teachers. Classroom pets, as implied, are pets kept by the school in a specific classroom, usually cared for by the teacher...

Students protest outside the District 11 administration building of Feb. 27.

D11 Board Members consider a transphobic policy

Ari Clark, Senior Reporter March 14, 2023

On Feb. 8, the district 11 school board vice president, Jason Jorgenson, proposed a rule that all teachers would be banned from asking students their preferred pronouns. This would require any students...

Kolten Wupper (10), Amy Stanciu (10) and Lana Kahtava (10) in their biology class using the Elevate program.

New teaching platform used in several science classes at MSHS

Halli Frost, Reporter March 9, 2023

Science students in several of Andrew Slama’s classes transitioned to an online remote-taught program beginning the second semester. The school purchased the platform that is called Elevate in case the...

Letter to the Editor

Aspen McGill February 24, 2023

Dear Editor, The small narrow hill going up to our school: trees line the sides of it casting shadows that create the patches of ice. You can see the rolling Colorado mountains from a distance in the...

Letter to the Editor

Jesse Brinski February 24, 2023

Dear Editor, The absolute sheer frustration and annoyance of the parking lot is no longer tolerable by students and teachers. It used to be bearable, but now all it has become is a migraine. The...

Letter to the Editor

Dalton Gates, Senior Reporter February 24, 2023

Dear Editor, The silence is deafening, the unenthusiasm is disheartening, and the lack of notice or appreciation is absurd, even consciously ignorant. The lack of care or attention to other activities...

Common App is a common tool that is used by high school seniors to help make the college application process a little easier.

The struggles of college applications

Erica Sherwin, Senior Reporter February 6, 2023

In addition to a senior in high school’s busy schedule, the college application process is long, cumbersome and requires tremendous discipline. I have found that many students go into senior year with...

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