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The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

The Prospector

The student news site of Manitou Springs High School

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Mustangs Triumph Over Huskies in Homecoming Thriller

Mustangs Triumph Over Huskies in Homecoming Thriller

Sita Ahlen, Senior Reporter October 14, 2015

This past Friday, October 9, the Manitou Springs Mustangs won their first football game of the season against the Florence Huskies. It was a tight game that kept the crowd, which was larger than usual...

Editorial: Donald Trump more like Donald Dump

Editorial: Donald Trump more like Donald Dump

Sita Ahlen, Senior Reporter September 29, 2015

Donald Trump, the man singlehandedly making a fool out of the presidential race, is currently leading at double digits, in 10 out of 11 polls (CNN,NBC). But why? The memes are quite comical, and the...

Star players on the volleyball team, Brooke Garretson and Angala Jensen, are both seniors this year.

Fall Sports Profile: Volleyball’s Garretson and Jensen Still Seek to Improve

Sita Ahlen, Senior Reporter September 25, 2015

Seven games into the season, star players Angala Jensen and Brooke Garretson already know what they need to work on. While both players agree that the team's offense is their strong suit, they have...

Ethan Carpenter (11) holds up an American flag during the bands half time showLast year, Woodland Park vandalized schools grounds, creating conflict between the two schools.

Hope After Loss for Football Team

Sita Ahlen, Senior Reporter September 17, 2015

In honor of 9/11, the game colors were red,white, and blue. The fans filled the bleachers, their faces adorned with decorative paint and patriotic clothing. Yet, the deaths that had plagued the...

First trans solidarity rally and march, Washington, DC USA

Suicide Prevention and the LGBTQ+ Community

Sita Ahlen and Aubrey Hall September 15, 2015

National Suicide Prevention Week is September 7 through September 13, Monday through Sunday, surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. This week, thousands of people will march across...

Choir students during the encore of Down by the Riverside.

Winter Choir Concert is a Success (Listen here)

Sita Ahlen, Reporter December 13, 2014

On the evening of Friday, December 12, the choir performed their annual winter concert in the old gym. Both the middle school and high school choirs sang songs representing different time periods and...

Girls Cross Country Finishes Strong: the Faces Behind a Phenomenal Season

Aubrey Hall and Sita Ahlen November 14, 2014

Upon stepping off of the activity bus with the cross country team on Saturday, October 24, one thing was immediately apparent: the heat. Near eighty degree temperatures accompanied by unrelenting sunlight...

Students and teachers generously donate blood that could potentially save lives.

Plasma for Penrose: Blood Drive

Sita Ahlen and Meghann Root November 7, 2014

National Honor Society hosted a blood drive on Monday, November 3rd for Penrose Saint Francis Hospital. Students 16 years and older were eligible to donate 1 pint if blood used either for testing...

Before they run the course the girls huddle up.

Cross Country Girls Qualify For State

Sita Ahlen, Reporter October 20, 2014

The MSHS Cross Country girls and boys teams participated at regionals on Thursday October 16, to try and qualify for state. The boys team finished in 9th place in the region and the girls finished...

Review: If I Stay

Review: If I Stay

Sita Ahlen, Reporter October 13, 2014

If I Stay's storyline surrounds the life of 17-year-old Mia Hall, played by Chloë Grace Moretz, whose life revolves around her boyfriend (played by Jamie Blackley) and her cello. After her family...

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