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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

Take the Leap

Take the Leap

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2026

High School is only four years. It is the place where you become someone or learn who you want to be. Going into high school, I had a fuzzy idea of who I wanted to be. I thought I wanted to be a voice...

A.I. slop is getting worse

A.I. slop is getting worse

Stephanie Neang, Features Editor April 27, 2026

When I’m doomscrolling, I’ll open up a description and see an entire wall of text. More often than not, it’s some generic hot topic -- “Footsteps in Japan are generating energy,” or whatever...

Manhattan painfully lacks barbecue

Manhattan painfully lacks barbecue

Lane Lewison, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2026

There is a gaping hole in the restaurant scene of Manhattan, Kansas. What’s missing? Barbecue! The lack of barbecue in MHK became clearer than ever to me on a recent trip to Kansas City, where I tried...

AI teachers in private schools

AI teachers in private schools

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-Chief April 6, 2026

Sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher give a lecture about how to solve a problem or draft an essay is something we all have experienced, but this is about to change.  There is a private...

MHS’ English Department falls flat

Jonah Wanklyn March 9, 2026

Manhattan High School, with a large student population, offers a variety of classes that many other high schools could only dream of. Even as a freshman, there are plentiful options for accelerated courses...

Shotgun Rider: Discovering the world on foot

Shotgun Rider: Discovering the world on foot

MK Mallean, Entertainment Editor February 27, 2026

While the pressure to get a driver’s license the moment you turn 16 is intense, my experience of not having a car has taught me that independence doesn't always have to look like a set of keys.  For...

We shouldn’t ban books

We shouldn’t ban books

Izzy Maxwell, Opinion piece February 4, 2026

Books do not need to be banned; they should be regulated for school use. Stories should be shared to any student; not just to have them learn other points of views, but to also teach them real life stories...

Hallways need Rules for Order

Hallways need Rules for Order

Elizabeth Thornley, Online Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2026

High School hallways have always been the place that is incredibly disorderly and chaotic for those five minutes of passing period. I believe there can and should be order in the hallways that can both...

Forced AI isn’t better AI

Forced AI isn’t better AI

Stephanie Neang, Features Editor January 24, 2026

Doomscrolling. A term coined to express a constant need to consume negative news back in 2020, but has evolved to describe endlessly watching short-form content. For You pages are the main culprit of this...

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