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StuCo announces election results

Lane Lewison, Sports Editor May 1, 2025

StuCo election results were announced on April 30 for student body and class positions. Juniors Jibran Khmous and Enoch Wang were elected student body president and vice president and Yageen Alhadj was...

Admin Update: ATA Public Transit for Students, and more phone policy

Advith Natarajan, EIC April 27, 2025

Manhattan High administration is exploring a new partnership with Area Transportation Agency buses to provide expanded public transportation options for students. The idea, still in the early information-gathering...

Senior celebration takes seniors back to younger years

Ayana Domenghini , Staff Writer April 24, 2025

Last Wednesday during FlexTime, all the seniors went up to the practice field and celebrated the enjoyment of being a senior.  Tribe members hosted the event with games like football, bouncy houses...

Community members come together to discuss cellphone impacts and policy

Advith Natarajan, EIC April 18, 2025

The USD383 Board of Education held a community-wide discussion on cellphone impacts and policy possibilities last Saturday. The topic of cell phones have been a paramount concern for the board in recent...

Locked in. Senior Advith Natarajan focuses on every chord to get ready for his performance

Student Musicians explore expression, creativity

Jack Spiegel, Blue M Co-Editor In Chief April 3, 2025

  People around the world interact and create music on a daily basis, and that’s not different within the walls of Manhattan High School. Whether it's listening to your favorite artist on Spotify,...

ACT, AP, online testing added to student workload

Advith Natarajan, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2025

All Manhattan High School juniors, and juniors statewide took the ACT in late February. The testing date was far earlier than the usual March-end date. Snow days also posed a challenge to registration...

State Champions recognized at State Capital 

Savannah Price, Staff Writer March 4, 2025

In celebration of their 6A State win, members of the Manhattan High School Girls Golf and Scholars Bowl teams were recognized at the state capital in Topeka on March 3.  Newly-elected District 22 Sen....

Poems and Music Sophomore Luciana Finch performs her winning poem at the BSU Poetry Slam.

BSU hosts poetry slam

Alejandra Parma, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Students and a local community member for a night full of powerful performances on Feb. 3 when Black Student Union hosted their much-anticipated annual Poetry Slam in Rezac Auditorium.  The event,...

USD383 BoE update with board member Jayme Morris-Hardeman

USD383 BoE update with board member Jayme Morris-Hardeman

Advith Natarajan, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2025

The following Q&A was an email interview conducted with school board member Jayme Morris-Hardeman. Tell me about the move to the Lincoln education center. How has that transition been going for the...

Scoreboard. USD383’s model for the video board, which they hope to have installed by next football season. Photo courtesy of USD 383

USD 383 confirms video board at Bishop by ’25-’26 season

Lane Lewison, Sports Editor January 21, 2025

Bishop Stadium is the home to many athletic and non-athletic events at Manhattan High School. Now, it will also be home to a brand-new, state-of-the-art video board. Earlier this month, USD 383 accepted...

Snowed in. The Manhattan area received nearly 14 inches of snow to start the year, delaying school for three days. The district also began their late start policy due to the extreme winter weather. Photos courtesy of Kristy Nyp

Snowy Start

Jack Spiegel, Blue M Co-Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2025

After a long first semester, a 17-day break is exactly what many Manhattan High School students needed to rest and recharge before the final semester of the year. However, after Blizzard Blair made its...

Volunteers participate in active shooter drill

Lane Lewison, Staff Writer July 15, 2024

Manhattan High School hosted active shooter drills on July 10,11 and 12.  Over the course of the three days, Riley County Police Department (RCPD), Manhattan Fire Department (MFD) and the Riley...

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