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The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Spread Awareness

Grayson Hayter, Staff Writer  October 27, 2025

Interpersonal skills is a nationally wide school program that brings everyone together as one. The students in this class are motivated to bring everyone together and treat everyone equally no matter where...

Debate sweeps the competition

MK Mallean, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

The debate squad has been racking up impressive wins across recent tournaments, culminating in success at two consecutive major meets. The first big victory came at the Blue Valley North tournament, which...

Pops Choir lights up retirement home with dance and song

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

Pops Choir members performed their tour set at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Home last Friday, Oct. 24 during seventh hour.  They took to soulful 1950s based swing dance, twists and shimmies, triple...

First Robo-competition of the year

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-chief October 24, 2025

The Little Apple Cyborgs robotics team traveled to Cowtown for their first pre-season competition on Oct. 24. The team members hopes to improve and learn for future competitions. “I went last year...

Alien plant consumes Theater

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-chief October 24, 2025

The lights dim as the curtains slowly open to reveal the set of the Manhattan High School's “Little Shop of Horrors” set, one unlike any other they have had before.  The Theater Department's...

The fight of the GroupMe ban

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-chief October 16, 2025

Many clubs that used GroupMe as their main way of communicating have had to change their methods over the past year. This change stems from an administrative decision to ban GroupMe.  Early last...

Cooking up Careers; FCCLA visits baking school and KC festival

Madi Springer, Blue M Editor-in-Chief October 14, 2025

A handful of curious students enrolled in Manhattan High School’s CTE classes also want to pursue a career in the field of culinary arts. Wanting to expand their knowledge on many broad topics, many...

It’s not all farming; FFA agricultural communications competition

Madi Springer, Blue M Editor-in-Chief October 14, 2025

A communications competition may be unexpected in the National FFA Organization, but Manhattan members brought home fourth place from the district agricultural communications competition on Oct. 3. The...

This might be illegal: PinkPantheress fancies some more in her new album

Stephanie Neang, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

PinkPantheress’s newest studio album, “Fancy Some More?” is capitalizing on her versatility. Released on Oct. 10, this remix’s tracklist expands on the electro-pop world of “Fancy That.” Exploring...

SADD Students Inspire Gratitude

Virginia Flickinger, Photo Editor October 10, 2025

In an initiative to foster gratitude and leadership among younger students, members of Manhattan High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions visited the Lincoln Education Center on Oct. 9. SADD...

Photography students Capture Kansas City

MK Mallean, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

A group of Photography 2 and 3 students traded the classroom for the canvas of the city on Oct. 9, heading to Kansas City's historic West Bottoms District and the bustling River Market for an intensive...

Ethics University of Kansas professor Steve Wolgast shares ethical use of photography in a session at the Kansas Scholastic Press Associations fall conference in Lawrence on sept. 24.

Student Media ventures to KSPA

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2025

MHS Student Media sent seven students to Kansas University to the Kansas Scholastic Press Association conference. “I also went last year when we also went to KU in that path for me was more kind of...

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