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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

Lana Kahtava (11) and Kai Jacobson(12) begin to present the awards for the night.

Theater students celebrate The Larry’s

Ari Clark, Senior Reporter May 22, 2024

Hall brought a new depth to Yoga class. Hanging behind Hall are mandalas he had students color and write I am statements that described a virtue they represented.

Caleb Hall moves on to pursue master’s in Yoga Therapy

MaKenzi VerVaecke, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2024

Yoga and dance teacher of two years, Caleb Hall, has decided to resign from his position at Manitou Springs High School to pursue his professional career outside of MSHS.  Hall graduated from Manitou...

Kyle Blasi (10) and Alisha Strupp, a councelor at MSHS, talk about Blasis schedule for next year on May 15. Many students were consistantly visiting their counselors to reorganize their schedules after the English, Yoga and Dance class changes were announced.

MSHS admin cuts Yoga and Dance and restructures English courses for 24-25

Cordelia Portman, Senior Reporter May 17, 2024

Over the course of the second semester of this school year, MSHS administration has gotten together to decide on the English, Yoga and Dance class choice changes. According to administration, these changes...

Paraprofessionals Talor Goodloe, Lane Ramsay, Izabeth Mumford and student Gwendolyn Keir support Jazmyn Webb-Everly and Jeremy Morriset-Everly at their high school graduation.  The ceremony was held during Advisory on Friday, May 3.

SSN students celebrate prom and graduation

May 17, 2024

Seniors Jazmyn Webb-Everly and Jeremy Morriset-Everly celebrated a separate movie theater themed prom from the main prom event to better accommodate wheelchair-using students. The two seniors as well as...

Funny Story by Emily Henry was released on April 23, 2024.

Book of the month – May: Funny Story

Katelyn Fonkert, Senior Reporter May 13, 2024

Emily Henry never misses; and with her latest novel “Funny Story”, the author has proved once again that she is the queen of the romance genre. “Funny Story” follows Daphne and Miles after they...

Sierra Dunlap will leave her mark on Manitou after being an outstanding community member and student.

Valedictorian Sierra Dunlap leaves a positive legacy

Angela Rowe, Senior Reporter May 2, 2024

Valedictorian, Sierra Dunlap, who has been at Manitou Springs District since pre-school, is leaving an important mark after her four years at MSHS. Dunlap has been a leader in volleyball as well as Key...

Students shuffled onto to the upper dance floor, as the music blared and students boogie.

Students come together for Prom

Prom night for the Mustangs was held on Apr. 26, 2024 at The Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs, CO. The theme for the evening was “Mamma Mia,” a reference to the 2001 Broadway musical and 2008 film,...

Bowman Hall Now and Then

Then & Now: The Class of 2024

Dalton Gates, Multimedia Editor April 30, 2024

The seniors showcased are ones that submitted photos of themselves now and before high school.

Elsa Baker (12), Katelyn Fonkert (12), Gwenyth Lloyd-Davies (11), Liam Linster (11), Hailey Troxell (12), Ethan Anderson (12), and Avery Jacobsen (11) compete in Spanish Clubs Salsa Night.

Seniors in Spanish Club complete a successful year of fundraising and positivity

Halli Frost, Senior Reporter April 30, 2024

Spanish Club participates in activities that are related to either Spanish speaking countries or involve practicing the language, as well as fundraising events. “We do a lot of fundraising events...

Camden Jacobson (12) spends time doing make-up work in Social Studies Lab during Advisory. This close to the end of the year, time is thin and the will to work with it.

Senioritis: The psychology and why it’s good and bad for students

Jack Boyd, Senior Reporter April 24, 2024

Every year, after the yuletide days sink with the first semester and the second semester of the school year crests into view, many students find themselves battling against a devious phenomenon known as...

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