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Elanor Fugate receives 2023 Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Award with Elizabeth Domangue, Anna Conrad, Mike Talbott, Benjamin Mack and Pierce Gillard by her side.
Breaking News: Fugate earns National Merit Semifinalist status
Weatherly Hall and Raymond McCaskey hug and celebrate after being crowned MSHS Prom King and Queen.
Hall and McCaskey voted Prom King and Queen
The 2022 STUCO Exec. Board Candidates, from top to bottom and left to right: Ava Christian (11), Luke Donegan (11), McKesson Rhodes (10), Kate Johnson (10), Liz Johnson (10), Emily Waite (11) and Kaley Moore (11).
Meet the 2022 StuCo exec. board candidates
StuCo members welcome staff and students back to school this fall in the parking lot. StuCo is active in the MSHS community.
Manitou Springs High School’s  student council earns top national award
With lower ticket prices and options for free tickets, students who found the cost for prom tickets prohibitive may now be able to attend prom.
Breaking News: Prom committee lowers ticket prices
Manitou Springs has decorations along the avenue to kick off the holiday season.
Holiday volunteer opportunities for the Manitou Springs community
Finian Dufford (12) is an aspiring filmmaker who has other interests in theatre, art and photography.
Finian Dufford’s film nominated for Best Documentary
Procrastination has become a more common pattern in students since Covid and teachers find students are now going on their phones more.
COVID-19 long-term effects on MSHS
The Kendama Club celebrates the success of their first meeting. Meetings are held every Friday during advisory in Mr. Housleys room.
New Kendama Club takes over MSHS
Both the boys and girls Cross Country teams relax at their campsite after an intense race.
Mustang Cross Country builds a strong team
Luke Donegan (12) is a strong team leader on the Manitou Springs High School Wrestling team.
2022 Winter Sports Preview: Wrestling
Lairden Rogge (12), John Maynard (12), Andrew Rhodes (12) and Tyler Maloney (12) are four of the team leaders that have played on the Manitou Springs High School Boys Basketball since freshman year.
2022 Winter Sports Preview: Boys’ Basketball
Tyler Parrett (12), Sophie Hymen (12), Grace McCumber (12), Delaney Bartko (12) and Theron Heim (12) are all seniors that have been on the Manitou Springs High School Swim and Dive Team since their freshman year.
2022 Winter Sports Preview: Girls’ Swim and Dive
Tyler Maloney (12), number five in a group, hug by his teammates after his final Manitou a touchdown in the final seconds of the game against Lamar.
MSHS Senior Nights
Kaleena Jones (12), Grace Allen (12) and Sami Benge-Kulzer (12) are the only three seniors that have continuously played on the Manitou Springs High School girls basketball team for their whole high school career.
2022 Winter Sports Preview: Girls’ Basketball
Where the Crawdads Sing written by Della Owens is an award winning novel that was published on August 14, 2018.
Review: Where the Crawdads Sing
This original comic by Al Capp depicts the race on the first Sadie Hawkins Day.
The historical Sadie Hawkins controversy
Lancali’s self-published debut novel, I Fell in Love with Hope by Lancali
Book of the month – November: I Fell in Love with Hope
The recycling symbol is iconic as a symbol of renewability and reusability all throughout the world.
Environmental Club brings recycling to MSMS, MSES, and UPES
The Manitou Springs High Schools football field being forked by Woodland Park High School students before a basketball game in 2021.
Woodland Park’s one-sided rivalry
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
Wendell and Wild was released on Netflix on Oct. 28 and has a run time of one hour and forty-five minutes.
Review: Wendell & Wild
At the end of the show, the characters celebrated Beowulf and Gunborg defeating Grendels mother.
MSHS performed their fall play: “Beowulf (and the Bard)”
The MSHS Symphonic Band plays the Fight Song as they round the track. The band practices for the parade every year.
MSHS band brings the sound of Homecoming
Henry White (12) in the play Our Town that was performed in the fall of 2021.
Henry White leaves his mark on MSHS theater
Sophomore Kai Jacobson plays Wordle every day. I had a streak of 75 until I lost it 15 days ago, he said.
Wordle builds community
At the end of the show, the characters celebrated Beowulf and Gunborg defeating Grendels mother.
MSHS performed their fall play: “Beowulf (and the Bard)”
Henry White (12) in the play Our Town that was performed in the fall of 2021.
Henry White leaves his mark on MSHS theater
Senior Koda Oxford recreates Shakespeares Hamlet. Theater was greatly restricted this year, and thespians were unable to act in traditional ways.
Koda Oxford’s finest hour
Koda Oxford (12) poses with the Theater Buffet announcement.
Theater is back with Theater Buffet
Theaters end?
Theater’s end?
The MSHS Symphonic Band plays the Fight Song as they round the track. The band practices for the parade every year.
MSHS band brings the sound of Homecoming
Lucas Grieb (12) & Lance Warner (12) pose for a band photo, outside in Manitou Springs, CO, with their guitars.
Euphoria: Manitou Springs High School’s up and coming band
Anton Akse (12), principal chair tuba, focuses on how his instrument sounds in the concert hall as opposed to the rehearsal space.
Abeel and Aske play in top youth orchestral group
Boulder Honor Band members Devin Rocha (11) and Hailey Matas (12) at their concert in Boulder.
It’s an Honor to be in Honor Band
Atraya Christiansen (11) practices for a concert with classmates. She was one of the eight MSHS students to sing in the Honor Choir.
Choir Students Shine in the Spotlight at Honor Choir Concert
Wendell and Wild was released on Netflix on Oct. 28 and has a run time of one hour and forty-five minutes.
Review: Wendell & Wild
Fighting the boss Stone Digger Troll is one exciting part of Elden Ring. The Troll has a really large club and is made up of rocks and boulders. The Troll is found in the Limgrave tunnels. The Trolls weakness is holy damage.
Review: Elden Ring
The Batman came out March 4, and has a run time of three hours and fifty-six minutes.
Review: The Batman
Matrix Resurrections will be playing in theaters through the end of January.
Review: “Matrix Resurrections”
The Mason Jar on Colorado Ave in Colorado Springs offers delicious food and great service.
Review: The Mason Jar
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The cast of Skinflints and Scoundrels celebrates with their shiny second place trophy after the competition on February 12th.

“Skinflints and Scoundrels” Snags Second

Abby Pribila, Copy Editor • February 27, 2020

On February 20th, the theater department at Manitou Springs High School held a showcase of their one-act play for friends and family at the District Theater. Theater teacher Wendy Harms directed the act...

JC Aurand (9) has worked before with Wendy Harms in other productions at the middle school, including last years play, where she played the lead role.

“13 Past Midnight” Showcases New Talent

Kaitlyn Cashdollar, Editor-in-Chief • November 27, 2017

The Fall Play this year was a comedic murder mystery called "13 Past Midnight", and with a cast made almost entirely of underclassmen, it became a learning opportunity for many. Two years ago, the...

It is a case of bad dental hygiene, Dr. Flinn (Deven Gates) explains to Grace (Maggie Anderson).

“Radium is Dangerous”: Emotional Fall One Act Beautifully Executed

Thomas Hudson, Reporter • November 15, 2016

"Radium is dangerous," Dr. Von Sochoky, played by Jacob Hammers (10) stated in this year's performance of "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory. Set in the 1920's following the Great War, "Radium Girls" focuses...

Strong Leads and Emotional Content to Make Fall One Act Impactful

Strong Leads and Emotional Content to Make Fall One Act Impactful

Thomas Hudson, Reporter • November 3, 2016

"Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory  is a story about girls who work in a watch factory post-World War I. The watches they make have glow-in-the-dark dials due to the radium-based paint that is used in production....

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