The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

2023-2024 Staff

Will Ivester
Sports Editor

Will Ivester

Sophomore Will Ivester is this year’s sports editor for the MHS Student Media. Ivester has been a member since freshman year. He found out about the Publications class before his freshman year and decided he might want to do...

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Isabela Villoria

Sophomore Isabela Villoria is a staff writer for the Mentor. She is just joining 21st Century Journalism this year. Villoria thought journalism would be a good way to improve some of her skills in life. “I thought it’d...

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Elizabeth Thornley

Elizabeth Thornley is a sophomore staff writer for the MHS Mentor. She has been a member since the beginning of her sophomore year. Thornley joined the staff because she wanted to work with the cameras. In her free time...

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Ava Gary-Hernandez

Sophomore Ava Gary-Hernandez has been wrestling for three years. She finds wrestling comforting and considers it her “comfort sport.” Hernandez chose wrestling because she originally played basketball, but wanted to try ...

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Jaylynn Levins

Freshman Jaylynn Levins, a staff writer for The Mentor, joined 21st Century Journalism because she likes to read and write. “I like to write and see what others write,” Levins said. Levins has lived in Manhattan since s...

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Luke Romo

Luke Romo is 14 years old and a freshman taking the 21st Century Journalism class. Romo wanted to get into this class for editing, and is also excited for the photography, as he has some prior experience in this field.  ...

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Hadley Berry

Hadley Berry is a high school freshman born in Wichita who is inspired to get good at journalism. In her free time, she loves to draw and spends time at home making doodles in her notebooks. She’ll relax and listen to music, and ...

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Alejandra Parma

Alejandra Parma is a Staff Writer for the “MHS Mentor.” She is a 15-year-old sophomore from Wichita. Her parents are from Mexico and she is the first out of all her siblings to be born in the United States.   P...

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Gabe Morla

Freshman Gabe Morla recently moved here from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a new staff writer for the MHS Mentor and joined 21st Century Journalism due to his interest in the news and in basketball. “I took journalism because I'm interested ...

Luna Rogers
Staff Writer

Luna Rogers

Luna Rogers, sophomore, is brand new to journalism. They are 15 years old and enjoy video editing and digital art, which they have also done in their spare time for five years.  They hope to use their talents here at Manha...

Peyton Berry
Staff Writer

Peyton Berry

Peyton Berry is a 14-year-old freshman. Throughout a normal school day, Berry looks forward to journalism and history class. A few of her hobbies are golf and softball. Since the start of this school year, Berry’s biggest achieve...

Gabby Turner
Photo Editor

Gabby Turner

Junior Gabby Turner is the photo editor for MHS Student Media. She found journalism interesting, and after taking the 21st Century Journalism class last spring, she decided to join the publication staff. “I thought journali...

Hunter Flagg
Online EIC

Hunter Flagg

Hunter Flagg is a freshman staff writer who joined journalism this year after moving from New York, not too far from the city. If Flagg can find the time outside of class, he likes to be with friends as he likes people in ge...

Danny Biniecki
Mentor Editor-in-Chief

Danny Biniecki

Junior Daniel Biniecki is the Managing Editor of the Mentor this year. He has been a member of staff since his second semester of his sophomore year. Biniecki joined the staff during this second semester of his sophomoren year be...

Advith Natarajan
Managing Editor

Advith Natarajan

Advith Natarajan is a junior at Manhattan High and the managing editor for The Mentor student newspaper.  He has been a contributing writer for The Mentor for two years and is excited to step into a leadership role this ye...