MHS student council organizes social media spirit days
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
April 15, 2020
Manhattan High Student Council is posting weekly spirit activities on Instagram for MHS students, finding a creative way to engage the student body and bring people together during social distancing. The spirit activities were kicked off on April 3, with the theme of “Memory Lane.” A sec...
Key Club service projects, fundraisers, events canceled
Julianna Poe, Sports Editor
March 20, 2020
With the announcement to shut down all Kansas school buildings for the remainder of the school year, Key Club has been forced to cancel all activities for the next few months. “I think the most important thing to remember is that we are a strong and uplifting community,” sophomore Ashi Wickra...
‘Not today, not tomorrow, not this week’
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
March 19, 2020
Plans for continuous learning will take time, says superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade; things changing rapidly means no plans are for certain The USD 383 school district is awaiting direction from the Kansas Department of Education for guidance on the design of a Manhattan-Ogden version of co...
AFS trips cancelled, exchange students sent home early
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
March 18, 2020
AFS, being a multinational organization, is one of the Manhattan High clubs that will be most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. All national and international trips are cancelled for the remainder of the school year and exchange students are in the process of being sent home three months early. AFS...
School buildings officially close due to COVID-19
Meredith Comas, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2020
Governor Laura Kelly has officially ordered schools to close their buildings in response to COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus. “We realized that closing classrooms and moving to a continuous learning plan cannot begin to replicate Kansas’ outstanding education structure, a...
Q&A: FFA State competitions canceled, community service project in question
Julianna Poe, Sports Editor
March 17, 2020
Chanae Parker, junior; FFA president What events have been canceled for FFA due to the school closure? “We have a lot of, like for our chapter we had a meeting coming up. We had community service planned, We had fun club activities planned. We had fundraisers planned. And so that has a...
County Health Department directed USD 383 to suspend school through March 30
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
March 13, 2020
Reasons for school closure Classes will not be held in USD 383 school district until March 30, extending spring break by two weeks in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. In accordance with the Center for Disease Control the school will close for 14 calendar days, the supposed incubation pe...
Forensics brings back more successful news
Taryn Robinson, Staff Writer
March 3, 2020
The Manhattan High Forensics team had not one, but two successful meets this weekend. “This was a great weekend for the Forensics team,” Mac Phrommany, Forensics head coach posted on Twitter. “We made an especially strong push to get students out to competition this weekend and it paid off immensel...
Manhattan students participate in Wamego Science fair
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
March 2, 2020
Three Manhattan students qualified for the state science fair in Wichita after competing in the Wamego Science fair on Saturday. Senior Alexis Schlieper entered the event through the University Level Research Mentorship class. Sophomores Ashi Wickramasundara and Abdullah Rasheed also entered on t...
Model UN makes waves in Topeka
Kris Long, Opinions Editor
March 2, 2020
Manhattan High Model United Nations left their mark in Topeka last Monday and Tuesday, bringing a record number of students to the capital and winning seven awards. MHS brought 34 students to Topeka, and a jump compared to 28 last year. They are now the largest Model UN club in Kansas. Accord...
Red Cross field trip postponed
Kyla Barnett, Features Editor
March 2, 2020
Manhattan High’s Red Cross Club postponed their field trip to the fire station headquarters last Wednesday because of the WorkKeys assessment, causing conflicts for those who planned to take the test and go on the trip. “[We rescheduled] because of the testing days,” senior vice president Log...
FFA week advertises benefits of agriculture
Julianna Poe, Sports Editor
March 2, 2020
In honor of FFA week, the Manhattan High chapter hosted activities to bring awareness to the benefits of agriculture and the influence it has on the community. “A lot of people don’t realize the impact [agriculture] has on areas like Manhattan,” junior and chapter president Chanae Parker sa...