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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

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Lily Reavis (11) and Aubrey Hall (10) participated during the lunchtime protest to bring awareness to the struggles of LGBTQ+ community.

GSTA Participates in Annual “Day of Silence”

Lizzy Anderson, Senior Reporter April 18, 2016

The Day of Silence, which stands to bring awareness to anti-LGBT harassment, began in 1996 and has since became an international event. The Manitou Gay Straight Trans* Alliance (GSTA) participated...

Agnes Nevaratne (11) and Connor Cupit (11) participate in one of the many games held that night.

Manitou’s student GSTA pursues future goals and ambitions

Lizzy Anderson, Writer March 20, 2015

Local schools throughout the region are lacking a GSTA, or Gay Straight Trans Alliance. Last week on Friday, March 13, students representing schools across the region who do or do not have a GSTA came...

The concept of a Sadie Hawkins day was introduced by cartoonist Al Capp in 1937 in his popular comic strip Lil Abner. The day was named after a supporting character and soon became an annual tradition in the plot of the comic, and was co-opted by colleges and high schools across the country.

The case against Sadie Hawkins

Wyatt Vanderheyden, Contributor January 14, 2015

To many students, the idea of a Sadie Hawkins dance (a type of dance where the girl asks the boy to go) may seem harmless, but to some this type of dance makes them feel uncomfortable. While not all students...

Audience members attention shifts to the screen as the movie begins.

GSTA Hosts Showing of “Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Aubrey Hall, Reporter October 30, 2014

Supporters of Manitou Springs High School's GSTA (Gay Straight Transgender Alliance) and Rocky Horror fans alike gathered at the Venue 515 last Saturday, where the club hosted a free showing of the...

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