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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

Shaw said that the first thing he saw when he finished was his mother, who was going crazy.

Senior Greg Shaw Breaks 37-Year-Old Swim Record

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Reporter April 16, 2016

Greg Shaw (12) is a senior on the Coronado Boys Swim and Dive Team. This past week, he broke a 37-year-old pool record for the 100 butterfly. The original record was a 53.3 seconds, and his time was 52.90...

Elizabeth Hawkes piece “A Study of Marble”. Medium: Water color and gouache.

Manitou Students Place in Tri-Peaks League Art Show

Becca Heiniger, Reporter April 14, 2016

The Tri-Peaks Art Show asked art teachers from the Tri-Peaks area to send in a list of their students’ artwork. The art teachers from Manitou, Paul Bonner and Erin Gocinski, submitted seven pieces...

Ava Spangler (9), Maya Alexander (9), Bridget Bodor (9), Ailsa Connors (9), Olivia McKenna (9), and Naiya Budler (10) train together during pre-season.

Soccer Meets Early Season Goals

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Reporter April 5, 2016

This year is a very exciting one for the Manitou Springs soccer team. Along with the large amount of freshmen that joined this year, the team's connection is very strong this season. Mo Heiniger (11),...

Freshman Friday: Quinn Hersey Makes Memories

Freshman Friday: Quinn Hersey Makes Memories

Sita Ahlen and Mia Elliott April 2, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXMqJCJQZ4 Taylor Finn (12), a friend of Quinn Hersey (9) through Student Council and Track, remarks on her friend's quirky attitude and fun personality. Since coming...

Sydney Whites (11) winning piece of the Sign of the Times award in the Wunderkind Art Show.

“Make Art, Not War”: Wunderkind Art Show

Sarah Bogush, Reporter March 28, 2016

The Manitou Art Center, a local gallery and studio, holds an annual high school art show. This year, being the 17th showing, five of Manitou's juniors and seniors, along with other district artists,...

Abendroth plays the opening chords to Young the Giants Cough Syrup. Her long-term goal is to be able to make a living through her music.

Sound Nook Sessions: Emma Abendroth Performs Genres from Rap to Indie

Sage Stevens, Reporter March 28, 2016

Emma Abendroth (11) has been singing at local coffee shops for the past year. "I have been singing for as long as I can remember," she says. The Prospector was fortunate enough to host a sound...

Cramer is wrestling this year at the Olympic Training Center.

Manitou’s Only Female Wrestler Discusses Sport

Kaitlyn Davidson, Reporter March 28, 2016

Last year in the U.S., 11,496 high school girls wrestled. According to the National Wrestling Coaches Association, thats a staggering increase from past year, at 20%. “Alaska, California, Hawaii,...

As Harriett sings the main vocal part of her song she becomes louder and more passionate. Her personal style of looping starts with percussion, then violin melody, then vocals.

Sound Nook Session: My Name Is Harriett

Becca Heiniger, Ryan Cantwell, and Hannah Kimmett March 8, 2016

The Prospector recently had a visit from a local artist, “My Name Is Harriett”. Harriett works as a private counselor at the Community Preparatory School (CPS), but has another job as a loop...

The team continues to work on the robot. At the end of February the robot is packed up, and they dont have it back until the competition in March.

Pakistani Exchange Student Talks MSHS Robotics

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Reporter March 4, 2016

The Robotics club is a group of very dedicated students involved in STEM education. They have a mix of intense practices and even more intense competitions. They have a team of great mentors and teachers,...

Review: “Bridge of Spies” is More than Meets the Eye

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Reporter March 1, 2016

"Bridge of Spies," is a true story about an defense attorney who is hired by the government to defend a Soviet spy in 1957. As the movie progresses, an American spy is also captured by the Soviet Union,...

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