The J.V. volleyball teams plays their set in the J.C. Invitational.

Seniors Roberto Maysonet Perez and Elise Mitchell converse in the Sunset Zoo lot after school on Monday. Both park in Sunset due to not having a parking pass and being late to school in the mornings. "[I park here] because I don't want to pay 80 bucks for a parking pass," Maysonet Perez said. "I'm late too."

Sophomore Kaitlyn Stone talk to senior Elise Mitchell through her car window after school in the Sunset Zoo parking lot.

Students bend down to look for anything living in the creek. They went on the creek as part of a field trip to learn about nature's impact on art.

Hallie Hatfield shows students what to use to catch the vertebrates in the creek.

Junior Gabe Effiong shakes hands with Junction City team players. Effiong scored the seventh goal -- his first of his Varisty career -- on Thursday. Manhattan High beat J.C. 10-0 with 30 minutes till game.

Senior Joanna Park high-fives sophomore Hannah Loub during their Varisty doubles match. The two placed ninth with a score of 3-1, contributing to the team's overall placement of third.

Senior Kate McGee passes the ball over the net during one of her doubles matches on Sept. 14. McGee played with freshman Maura Weins and they scored 1-3, ultimately taking eighth place.

RCPD and CSI investigate senior Madison Ritz's car around 8:30 p.m. after the shooting happened in the Oak Street lot. The shooting occurred at around 6:45 p.m.

CSI searches the Oak Sreet parking lot of Mnahttan High for evidence where the crime happened the night of Sept. 12.

Freshman Amelia Knopp barrels toward the finish line, leading as Manhattan's second runner. Knopp placed third with a time of 20:43.9, having ran a 5K at the Warner Park meet on September 7.

Freshman Zachery Goscha fights for a time win against a Topeka runner. Goscha placed 22nd with a time of 20:10.2, -- just one tenth of a second away from 21st -- having ran a 4K at the Warner Park meet on September 7. The boys Junior Varsity team placed first with a score of 19, Garder-Edgerton second with 68.

Mike Pompeo speaks to a group at Kansas State University on Saturday afternoon. Pompeo came to Kansas State to discuss the current political environment surrounding the upcoming election season.

Junior Teagan Hitchings stands in front of a ring light while doing her eyeshadow for a cosplay. Hithcings uses her skills to gain followers on her TikTok account, which she says helps broaden her creativity.

Seniors Grace Hart and Liz Efken practice their Shostakovich piece with their violas as they wait for director Nate McClendon to arrive for class. The orchestra began rehearsing earlier in the week in preparation for the day when they must play it completely by memory.

Junior class principle Benjamin Jimenez -- a new addition to the Manhattan High administrative team -- stands in front of the Prentup Commons, his usual hangout during lunch and passing periods.