Track Competes at State Qualifying “Twilight Meet”
Adele Goodwin and Kayla Hendricks
April 29, 2019
The April 5th track meet was anything but ordinary. The second state qualifying meet out of the whole season is referred to as the “Twilight Meet”. This meet not only defined the athletes' futures but defined their spot on the track team they competitively compete in. Abbie Boren (12) has been...
Knowledge Bowl Team Goes to State Competition
Mackenna Yount, Copy Editor
April 3, 2019
On March 18th and 19th, eight students on the Manitou Springs High School Knowledge Bowl Team made their way up to Colorado State University in Fort Collins for the 2019 Colorado State Knowledge Bowl Tournament. The team made it to State by winning a wild card invitation shortly after they had a...
Baseball Victorious in Opening Day Game
Zak Talbot, Sports Editor
March 19, 2019
With the fresh smell of grass and the perfection of the baselines, high school baseball season is officially in full swing for Manitou Springs High School (MSHS). The Mustangs opened their season against Evangelical Christian Academy at home on Tuesday, March 12th. The starting roster saw many old faces...
Boys’ Basketball Wraps Up Season With Banquet
Oda Tiller-Brattebø, Senior Reporter
March 19, 2019
The 11th of March, the annual Manitou Springs High School Boys Basketball Banquet was held at the MSHS Commons. The banquet was held to honor and shine a light on specific people on the team who have stood out this last year. When the boys first got to the banquet they all ate food and socialize...
Wish Upon A Star: MSHS Completes Their Wish Week
Sophia McKeown, Warhorse Editor-In-Chief
March 15, 2019
On Monday, March 4th, a long-awaited snow day kicked off Wish Week at MSHS and created a level of excitement among Mustangs that lasted all week long. Wish Week is an annual event held by Student Council in partnership with Make-A-Wish Foundation Colorado. This year, the Mustangs helped support a young k...
I Want To Believe: A Look Into the MSHS Staff’s Supernatural Experiences
Adelyn Powell, Junior Reporter
February 27, 2019
Ghosts and spirits are such a huge part of today's culture. For those of us who believe, the stories of ghosts and ghouls aren’t hard to imagine. For the non-believers though, while they may want to believe, the lack of evidence nudges them in the other direction. “I’m a skeptic, so I believe...
Three Strikes and You’re Out
February 25, 2019
Student-athletes– some of the students contributing to the pride and joy of Manitou Springs– are held to a higher standard than most of their peers. Meant to be symbols of responsibility and examples of good citizens, some athletes fall short of those goals and fall victim to the Three Strike Poli...
Wrestling Regionals: Make It Or Break It
Allie Robbins, Photography Editor
February 19, 2019
All Manitou Springs High School Varsity Wrestlers will be heading to Regionals on February 15th and 16th. This is a state qualifying meet where the top four placers in each individual weight category will wrestle next week in the Pepsi Center. Seniors and returning state qualifiers Byrd McCarley (12)...
Editorial: Roses Are Red, Violets Are Ideal, Is Valentine’s Day Even Real?
Clover Bernard, Senior Reporter
February 14, 2019
Every year on February 14th, many people express their love for their significant other through flowers, chocolates, jewelry, and more. Valentine's Day known for being the romantic “holiday” to many out there. According to others, though, Valentine’s Day is not considered a real enough holiday ...
The Dangers of Internet Addiction Disorder
Adriana Lucero, Junior Reporter
February 6, 2019
When you walk down the street, into a high school, or in a café what’s the first thing you notice? Is it the smiling faces of those who walk by or the bright screens that they are looking down at? A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that 78% of Americans aged 12 to 17 have cell phones, and a ...
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