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The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Reece Bunning — senior

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor May 5, 2021

Q: How long have you been doing choir? A: I’ve been doing choir for as long as I can remember for school.   Q: What made you choose to start singing/performing in a choir? A: My family...

Artist of the Week : Allie Cloyd — Freshman — Prose, POI — State Qual with Prose

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor March 31, 2021

What made you choose to do prose? I’ve done plays and have had some acting experiences previously and I enjoyed those. I was drawn to prose because I like the idea of storytelling and it was a good,...

Artist of the Week : Clancy Livingston and Ted Dawdy

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor February 25, 2021

Ted Dawdy   What do you teach? AP Statistics, Probability and Statistics, and Algebra 1 Q: How did it feel to be in Night of Scenes? A: I enjoyed it a lot. The time commitment didn’t...

Artist of the Week: Emmett Spaw — junior

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor January 28, 2021

What is your involvement with Thespians? Although I’m a member, I’m usually not too involved in thespian events. Sometimes I work on tech for the plays and musicals, but I’ve only ever performed...

Artist of the Week – Emily Ward, senior

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor January 13, 2021

What arts are you in? I am in Orchestra and Choir. Cello in Chamber Orchestra, Fourth Chair. Alto 2 in Choir   How did the KMEA auditions go? It was good, it was online this year. We sent...

Artist of the week: Blaine Kearns, senior

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor December 14, 2020

What got you into ceramics? I just happened to be in there in the right time, at the right place. My ceramics teacher [at] my old school taught my art foundation and I just got in because I enjoyed...

Artist of the Week: Ava Reese — Sophomore

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor November 26, 2020

What instrument do you play? I play the cello   What chair are you? I am first chair in symphonic orchestra   What got you into playing? I started playing the cello in fifth...

Artist of the week: Jenna Keeley (junior, chamber orchestra)

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor November 3, 2020

What instrument and what chair? I play the violin, and third chair.   Do you have any competitions you’re in? So we do district or regional orchestra so we just tried out for that. And...

Artist of the week: Zachary Paquette

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor October 20, 2020

What instrument do you play? I play trumpet   Anything that has happened with the group you would consider a win/achievement? Well we’re getting to play this year so that’s aplus....

Artist of the week: Maddy McCracken, Sophomore

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor October 8, 2020

What is the art class you take? I’m doing Drawing and Painting 1   Do you have any achievements with your art works? I have a couple of my pieces hung up at an art show. One in Utah...

Artist of the Week: Julius Neumann

Lasirra Hines, Entertainment Editor September 22, 2020

What are you doing in orchestra, or what is your position or chair? Oh, principle second.   What do you do for lessons or practice? Previous knowledge of you going to Germany, and you taking...

Artist of the Week

Katya Tarabrina, Blue M Organizations Editor January 27, 2020

Senior Ethan Meyer Trumpet player What are some of your accomplishments in band? “I've been in Wind Ensemble for four years, I have been in the jazz band for three years, I've been a soloist...

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