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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,...

Super Bowl halftime show gives lots to think about

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

As someone who games, my very first reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show in Super Bowl LIX Sunday was that it included Playstation symbols, since there was an X, triangle, square and circle on...

I cannot take the Grammys seriously

Jack Spiegel, Blue M Co-Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2025

After an excellent year of music, the 67th annual Grammy award ceremony on Feb. 2  was highly anticipated. With many big names such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars being...

Thoughts on late starts for winter weather

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer January 21, 2025

With the recent blizzard here in Manhattan we all experienced something new -- two-hour delayed school days. I personally liked the chance to get some extra sleep, but there are some who did not get to...

NIL, 12-team football playoff format beneficial

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

Ohio State just went on a historic run in the newly installed 12-team college football playoff. Led by former Kansas State Quarterback Will Howard, and a top-to-bottom hyper-talented roster, Ohio State...

Say the Weird Thing

Say the Weird Thing

Gabby Turner, Guest Writer May 20, 2024

There is this TikTok video going around whose main message is “Say the weird thing” and I could not have agreed with more. See, throughout my four humble years in high school, I have been known...

Loners can't NOT contribute to society

Loners can’t NOT contribute to society

Jonathan Bowling, Staff Writer May 2, 2024

Many sociologists over the years have said that everyone must contribute to society to make it work. But I'm here to say that the theory is wrong, you don’t really have to. Not contributing to society...

The Gift of Bilingualism

The Gift of Bilingualism

Isabela Villoria, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

There are many benefits to learning a new language at a young age, and ones that would change lives and the way we interact with other people around the world. The chance to begin developing a second language...

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