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The Mentor

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The Mentor

Don’t be afraid to pull up the chair

Jack Spiegel, Blue M Co-Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

With my time in high school rapidly coming to a close, there is a lot to reflect on after spending four years here at Manhattan High. I began my high school journey in 2021 at East Campus, and since then,...

Reflecting on high school

Rachel Palmgren, Blue M Co-Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

If I could go back and talk to my freshman self to give her one piece of advice, I would tell her to take the hard classes.  Now I know most seniors would say don’t stress as much about grades, or...

The Best Four Years of Our Lives

Sandra Fuentes Toro, Businesses Manager May 14, 2025

They say high school is the best four years of your life. And while we might have rolled our eyes at that as freshmen, sitting awkwardly at lunch tables and fumbling through locker combinations, now —...

Life moves pretty fast

Will Ivester, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

Going into high school they never warn you how fast time goes by. From walking into my first day at the ninth grade center in 2021 to walking on the stage at Bramlage this weekend, high school has gone...

Letter from the Editor: The End of a Chapter

Advith Natarajan, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

Four years ago, I stepped into room C-107 as a wide-eyed freshman, thinking I was signing up to write stories. But what unfolded was far greater than writing. It became a journey of storytelling, design,...

Hot Milk’s Revolution

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer May 8, 2025

Hot Milk a band that was created in 2019 and is releasing a new album Jun 27 called “Corporation P.O.P.” The songs on the album that are currently out are “Swallow This”, “90 seconds to Midnight”...

Shattered Image of Unicorns

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer May 8, 2025

A new and unique movie came out in April and has become one of the most interesting stories in my opinion. “Death of a Unicorn” by writer and director Alex Scharefman shatters the typical image of...

American Idol to “American Heart”

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

Benson Boone’s new upcoming album “American Heart” is coming out completely in June. After being on American Idol and the success he has made many great albums such as “Fireworks & Rollerblades,”...

Thoughts on the proposed phone policy

Advith Natarajan, EIC April 30, 2025

Our school is considering a new cell phone policy that would ban phones in classrooms, limiting use to passing periods and lunch. Additionally, it proposes restrictions on personal devices like laptops,...

Ross Lynch Rocks The Stage at K-State

Sandra Fuentes Toro , Business Manager April 25, 2025

Ross Lynch, known for his roles on Dinsey Channel and as the lead singer of The Driver Era, performed at Kansas State University on Friday, April 11, at Bramlage Coliseum.  “It's pretty cool he had...

Kim Jisoo; new music away from Blank Pink

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

Kim Jisoo, one of the four black pink members, released her own album called “AMORTAGE.” The album includes four songs, “Your Love,” “TEARS”,  “Hugs & Kisses” and “earthquake,”...

Not so Romantic Country songs.

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Maddox Batson, a country music writer, has recently came out with a new album “First Dance (The After Party).” This album has a total of 7 songs currently and soon will have 10 songs. The hits of the...

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