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Robotics Competes at Regional Tournament

Robotics Competes at Regional Tournament

Will Ivester, Sports Editor March 25, 2024

Over spring break the Manhattan High Little Apple Cyborgs robotics team competed in the Central Missouri Regional tournament, where they placed 29th. Over the past few months the team had been building...

March into Spring with Environmental Club

March into Spring with Environmental Club

Rachel Palmgren, Yearbook Editor March 22, 2024

After a long, cold winter in Manhattan, Kansas, the temperature outside is increasing, the trees are blooming, and students are spending more and more time outside. While the start of spring reminds...

Forensics Team attends multitude of events

Forensics Team attends multitude of events

Rachel Palmgren, Yearbook Editor March 21, 2024

Forensics season is in full swing and our MHS forensics team has been dominating tournaments across Kansas. They have attended tournaments at Shawnee Heights, Washburn Rural, Seaman, Olathe Northwest,...

FFA concludes National Week

FFA concludes National Week

Will Ivester, Sports Editor March 5, 2024

Coming off of national FFA Week, the Manhattan High FFA chapter has been busy this year. “The whole entire point of all these competitions is to prepare you for your future,” junior Ryder Karl said. The...

Science Olympiad finishes second at Regionals

Science Olympiad finishes second at Regionals

Peyton Berry, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Manhattan High Science Olympiad took second at the Kansas City Regional tournament on Saturday to qualify for the State competition in April. The MHS team finished only 10 points behind returning State...

Forensics team dominates start of season

Forensics team dominates start of season

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer March 5, 2024

The Manhattan High forensics team has had a strong start to their season with Saturday tournaments every weekend strengthening the team’s skills. “We’ve been doing very well,” junior Ashlyn...

Pops Choir celebrates anniversary year with many performances

Pops Choir celebrates anniversary year with many performances

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer March 5, 2024

The Manhattan High School Pops Choir has had a busy year from learning the choreography for their songs and performing at elementary schools. With performances of “I See The Light” from the Disney...

BPA places 15 for Nationals in Wichita competition

BPA places 15 for Nationals in Wichita competition

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Manhattan High qualified 15 students for nationals at the State Leadership Conference of Business Professionals of America on Feb 15-17 in Wichita. MHS was among 25 high schools from around Kansas that...

School differences not really a caste system

School differences not really a caste system

Jonathan Bowling, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

People have been saying that high school social groups are like a caste system for a long time. However, I don't think that theory is all too accurate. People compare them by saying both have a clear top...

Scholars Bowl Wins Third Straight League Title

Scholars Bowl Wins Third Straight League Title

Will Ivester, Sports Editor February 13, 2024

The Manhattan High Scholars Bowl team won their third straight Centennial League title last week after losing only a single match in all of League play.  “It means a lot, it’s our team's three-peat,”...

Civic Engagement Club Talks Through Important Issues

Civic Engagement Club Talks Through Important Issues

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer February 13, 2024

Manhattan High’s Civic Engagement Club has started the year off right with an important discussion about ways they can help the community.  “It was a community conversation between some students...

The Science Olympiad Approaches the Final Stretch

The Science Olympiad Approaches the Final Stretch

Jonathan Bowling, Staff Writer February 13, 2024

The MHS Science Olympiad team is going to Regionals with momentum. "The season is going very well,” coach Austin Becker said. “I think working on builds [will be a focus] a lot of our students have...

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