MSHS Students Represent Their School at Ice Skating Nationals
Zak Talbot, Sports Editor
January 15, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports
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
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
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
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Music, Performing Arts, Showcase
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. ...
Alyssa Holladay Guides Her Teammates Into a Promising Season
Mia Heiniger, Reporter
March 15, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports
Alyssa Holladay (12) is Manitou Springs High School's (MSHS) Girls’ Soccer Captain, along with Brooklyn Mack (12) and Ava Spangler (11). Holladay started on varsity her freshman year, taking the position of center back. Holladay has grown comfortable with her new position on the field from experience. F...
Stevens Sisters Finish Swim Season Hand in Hand
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2018
Filed under Features, News, Showcase, Sports
Sage (12) and Coco (10) Stevens have a long history in the water. Whether it's competing in synchronized swimming, or racing the Manitou Springs High School Swim and Dive team, they have always had a passion for swimming. It all started with their mother, Molly Stevens, a devout swimmer in her high ...
Feature: Steven Blocher’s “The Hainan Island Incident”
David Misyura, Reporter
October 18, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
Imagine a fine day of surveillance from the air, when all of a sudden, a Chinese jet collides, forcing an emergency landing on Chinese territory, where the officials there then detain and hold interrogations for almost two weeks. That's Steven Blocher's story of the Hainan Island Incident. It all...
Caleb Edwards: Parkour Extraordinare
David Misyura, Reporter
September 27, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
Many of us have hobbies that we are passionate about. Sometimes those hobbies aren't well known by those around us, but for Caleb Edwards (10), it's all about movement, and sharing that movement. Edwards is a traceur, meaning he does parkour, or the practice of moving efficiently and practically in any...
Yuji Zhong: A Year To Remember
Eryn McQueen, Reporter
September 20, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
Yuji Zhong (11) is a foreign exchange student from Beijing, China. Zhong arrived in Colorado on August 24, 2016, which was a bit hectic since school started just two days later. She lives with her host family, Yvonne and Matt Carpenter, along with their daughter Kyla Carpenter (9), who also attends...
Manitou Springs High School Receives National Student Council Award
Andrea Edwards, Student Council Correspondent
April 13, 2016
Filed under Showcase, Student Council
Manitou Springs High School Student Council has been awarded a 2016 National Gold Council of Excellence Award by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC). Right now, you're probably wondering what this award is all about and the significance of it all. According to Ann Postlewaite, who...
Cicada Scott Advances to Final Round in Scholarship for Essay Focusing on Gender
Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Reporter
April 11, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
Cicada Scott (12) was selected as a finalist to win a $2500 scholarship for writing an essay on the impact society had on who they are today. The story uses To Kill a Mockingbird as a base prompt, and uses how society shapes the characters in the book as a comparison to how it has impacted them ...
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