Operation Cheese Stick
Phoenix Stogdill, Guest Writer
March 9, 2020
This assignment puts into perspective how few entertaining events have happened to me throughout the first eight hours of the week for the past three and a half years. The first things that come to mind are that one time a kid said a racial slur on a bus and got everyone yelled at (still awkward), the...
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...
A Season To Remember: A Look at Girls’ Soccer in 2019
Riley Cluxton, Senior Reporter
February 22, 2019
Caileen Sienknecht (12) and Ava Spangler (12) are two of the three Varsity Team Captains for the 2019 season. This is Spangler's second year as a captain, and she's been starting Varsity soccer since her freshman year. Captains and seniors have many more responsibilities than underclassmen, such...
Chloe Unruh Starts the Golf Season With A Positive Mindset
Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor
February 22, 2019
Although golf may not seem like an exciting sport, Chloe Unruh (12) will assure you that it is. The careful calculations of hitting the ball with a club perfectly while taking into consideration wind conditions and the distance from the hole make the guessing game that golf is. Golf tournaments are q...
Time of Turmoil: Track Introduces New Faces and Emphasizes Old Goals
Aliah Char, Copy/Photography Editor
February 20, 2019
This upcoming track and field season shows a lot of promise. Despite some concerns regarding periodic adjustments– a new head coach and team composed mainly of underclassmen– there’s also a lot of room for growth. According to Jayden Omi (12), there are “possibilities for State qua...
Rivals to Teammates: A Look at Coronado and Manitou’s Joined Boys’ Swim Team
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2019
As Manitou Springs High School’s Girls’ Swimming comes to an end, the boys’ swimming season is picking up. Even though Manitou lacks its own boys’ team, any boys who still want to swim have to opportunity to join Coronado’s team. In the past, and even now, MSHS doesn’t have enough boy swimm...
Raising Awareness: Hazel Mannery on Suicide Prevention
Meara Sauer, Junior Reporter
February 12, 2019
[Disclaimer: The following story includes mentions of suicide.] The “Suicide Belt”–a vertical strip of land in the U.S. starting at Montana and ending at Arizona and New Mexico– is responsible for the rising number of suicides in the past few years. Colorado is labeled the ninth highest in ...
MSHS Students Represent Their School at Ice Skating Nationals
Zak Talbot, Sports Editor
January 15, 2019
Manitou Springs High School students and ice skating prodigies Davis Ortonward (10) and Romy Malcolm (9) depart for Detroit, Michigan to participate in the Ice Skating Nationals. The two will be making the 1339 mile trip to The Motor City this Thursday the 17th. Competition for the two begins Janu...
A Look Inside the Lunchroom: The Magic Table
Phoenix Stogdill and Kristopher Hill, Junior Reporters
November 8, 2018
At every school, there’s always a table populated by introverts. This group typically only mingles amongst themselves, which is why explaining this social click is so interesting. At MSHS, that table is the "Magic Table", where a group of students has picked up an interactive card game to play at l...
Celebrating Classical Music Month
Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor
October 8, 2018
September was Classical Music month, a time to celebrate musicians, composers, and conductors such as Bach, Mozart, and dedicated students pursuing their musical dreams. Classical music has been so important to people throughout history, yet it has still managed to slip through the fingers of other musicians. ...
