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...
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...
MSHS Yearbook Editor-in-Chief Wins National Photography Contest
Aliah Char, Copy & Photography Editor
March 21, 2019
For Sophia McKeown (10), having an award-winning photograph represented much more than just an accomplishment. “This experience validated me. It moved me from being someone who does photography to be able to call myself a photographer,” she said. No longer were her photos only for ...
Boys’ Basketball Wraps Up Season With Banquet
Oda Tiller-Brattebø, Senior Reporter
March 19, 2019
The 11th of March, the annual Manitou Springs High School Boys Basketball Banquet was held at the MSHS Commons. The banquet was held to honor and shine a light on specific people on the team who have stood out this last year. When the boys first got to the banquet they all ate food and socialize...
Manitou Baseball in Full Swing as Tryouts Begin
Zak Talbot, Sports Editor
March 7, 2019
As the true Colorado winter blows in, Spring sports are now in full swing at Manitou Springs High School (MSHS). As the snow melts off the diamond and the outfield grass becomes green again, the 2019 baseball team takes the field with eager eyes and high hopes for the coming season. With tryouts beginning...
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