AFS holds Potluck
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
November 11, 2019
Members of both the adult and student chapter of AFS had the opportunity to interact Sunday during the semi-annual potluck dinner. It was a chance for foreign exchange students’ host families to meet and for Manhattan High students to learn more about the exchange students’ cultures. “PIcking u...
Scholars Bowl begins season with three successful meets
Brianna Carmack, Entertainment Editor
November 11, 2019
Scholars Bowl began their new season for the 2019-2020 school year last week by participating in a total of three meets Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. MHS ended up placing first in their latest meet, making this their first win for this season. “We should have a good chance of winning m...
Key Club creatively collects donations for UNICEF
Julianna Poe, Sports Editor
November 4, 2019
Through holiday themed fundraising techniques, Key Club set out to raise money for the United Nations Children's Fund. One of their approaches included selling Halloween candy grams -- similar to the well-known candy cane grams during Manhattan High’s winter festivities. Club members set up a bo...
FFA takes break to bond
Julianna Poe, Sports Editor
November 4, 2019
Crisp autumn air tickles your apple colored nose as the smell of sweet, warm cider and burnt orange pumpkins surrounds you. Welcome to one of the countless Manhattan community's fall interests: pumpkin patches. In the Saturday afternoon sun, FFA members met up at Britt’s Farm to engage in relax...
ESI changes name
Kyla Barnett, Features Editor
November 4, 2019
For one Manhattan High club, the name has changed but the mission remains the same. Earlier this year, Environmental Science Investigation club decided to change its name to Manhattan Environmental club because of some confusion the name caused within the school and administration. “[ Principal Michael Dorst] asked us if we...
Spanish incorporates Day of the Dead
Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor
November 4, 2019
Spanish teacher Olivia Leon incorporated her Spanish classes - Spanish 2 and 4 - into teaching them how important Day of the Dead is in Mexican cultures. The Day of the Dead is normally celebrated by Mexicans and Spanish cultural countries. It’s a two-day holiday on Nov. 1 and 2, to celeb...
Incorporating holidays into school
Kyla Barnett, Features Editor
November 4, 2019
Susan Melgares, Manhattan High School’s cross country coach and Mind-Body Fitness teacher has been finding many fun ways to incorporate holiday themes into class and practice. Melgares finds holiday related yoga poses and cardio exercises like the Great Pumpkin game, which simulates taking p...
Model UN takes win for Club Volleyball
Lauryn Maxwell, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
After nine teams of Manhattan High club members battled on the volleyball court Wednesday, Model UN and Math Club were left standing in the semi finals of the first Club Volleyball tournament hosted by Student Council. Model UN ended up coming away with the win. Club Volleyball is all about having differen...
4-H community conversation fosters dialogue among youth
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
October 28, 2019
“All adults do is blame, complain and argue.” Those are the words of youth development specialist Aliah Mestrovich Seay, one of the adult leaders in charge of organizing the 4-H community conversations event at K-State on Saturday. The deliberative forum centered around a discussion of gun regulations and the prev...
Environmental fair postponed
Kyla Barnett, Features Editor
October 28, 2019
After weeks of effort to put together an Environmental Fair, the Environmental Science Investigation club postponed the event from Oct.27 to spring because of the lack of response from businesses that were invited to attend. “We invited a lot of businesses and nonprofits from basically the eastern ...
Marching band performs at homecoming during halftime
Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2019
The student section in Bishop Stadium is eerily quiet. Typically, kids are shouting along to the cheers, but not now. Now, student after student rests their aching feet and all sit down. The sea of red, white and blue outfits is still. On the football field, players are not chasing each other amid t...
PowderPuff proves beneficial for relationship building, making memorable moments
Brianna Carmack, Entertainment Editor
September 23, 2019
With a score of 12-6, the sophomore and senior PowderPuff football team won once again, since claiming their second victory in a row. As a part of the long standing tradition at Manhattan High, the two teams -- female students divided up by sophomore-senior team (pink) and freshmen-junior team (b...