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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

The Life of a High Schooler

The Life of a High Schooler

Lauren House May 13, 2026

As I was walking into 3A study hall, I realized I didn't have a topic to write my creative writing story about. The room was loud, I was hearing sounds of laughter, students talking, TikToks, food wrappers...

A Little Magic

A Little Magic

Krissy Stout May 13, 2026

The bell for 2B Newspaper rang with a softer kind of urgency than usual, probably only because I knew something special was waiting on the other side of the door, but it still felt nice. When I walked...

Rondeau for a Fox

Rondeau for a Fox

Becket Wendell-Evans February 18, 2026

I wrote you to be perfect, how you shine. From your bright eyes to the strength of your spine. You are my guardian angel, my sword. Cast from the contents of my heart I poured. Frisson and...

Tyrants

Tyrants

Emma Wall February 12, 2026

We are taught the word foreign before human. We are taught red and blue by those who are only able to see black and white.   But this is not about politics: This is about morals, our...

Now I Know Her Name

Now I Know Her Name

Becket Wendell-Evans February 12, 2026

Now I know her name as Soluna Ari, The great trust it took, just to get her to tell. Her name is alone, on the ears of me.   When we first met, I heard an unsaid plea. Empathy and fear...

What Christmas Is Supposed to Be

What Christmas Is Supposed to Be

Kosse Berry December 19, 2025

It was around 11:30 on Christmas Eve, and I sat by the window, reclining back in Grandpa's worn-out leather chair. Normally, I would have been asleep at this hour, but not tonight–tonight was too special,...

My Clock

My Clock

Emma Wall November 11, 2025

My clock is ancient. The gold swirls capture the wooden frame. Rotted with holes, rusted gold. Tall, it leans as if waiting to fall. My clock. My clock energetic, the hands lively. Smudge,...

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