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Senior Anika Nyp stands at attention during the clinic portion of the band festival. Photo courtesy of Kristy Nyp

Marching band performs at Central States Marching Festival

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor October 25, 2021

The Manhattan High Marching Band performed at the Central States Marching Festival on Saturday, receiving a score of I. Many band students have never experienced a normal marching season or festival....

Debate places third at Spring Hill

Debate places third at Spring Hill

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor October 25, 2021

The Manhattan High Debate team placed third at the Spring Hill tournament, while also competing in the Topeka West tournament.  “It was really good in the sense that there were lots of... nice...

Debate attends first overnight tournament of season

Debate attends first overnight tournament of season

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor October 15, 2021

The Manhattan High Debate team attended their first overnight tournament in over a year at the Blue Valley North Invitational. “I think [the tournament] was a good mix between debating and just kind...

Choir has first concert since pandemic

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor October 13, 2021

The Manhattan High choirs performed in their first concert since March 2020 on Thursday. The concert was performed in masks. “It’s surprisingly nerve wracking,” choir director Chad Pape said....

The Manhattan High Debate team lines up against their transportation bus. Overall, the team placed first at the USD 345 HS Fall Classic Debate Tournament. Photo by Carmello Streckfus

Debate places first at Seaman

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor October 4, 2021

The Manhattan High Debate team placed first and took the top nine spots in the Novice division at the USD 345 HS Fall Classic Debate Tournament over the weekend. This is the second weekend in a row that...

Thespians go back in time

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2021

Thespians Troupe 941 attended the annual Kansas City Renaissance Festival on Sept. 20 in Bonner Springs. The theme for the weekend was Shamrocks and Shenanigans, symbolic of Irish culture. The KC festival...

Thespians first coffee house of year

Thespians first coffee house of year

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief September 21, 2021

Thespian Troupe 941 held the first Coffeehouse of the year last Friday, where students can show off talents and interact with others. “You can do whatever you want and everyone is super inclusive,” ...

IPS returns to Camp Wood

Katelyn Jensen, Staff Writer September 21, 2021

A total of 35 students from the Interpersonal Skills class went on a field trip to Camp Wood last Wednesday. “It was really cool to see everyone come together as one and really grow as a whole and it...

Debate opens season at Washburn Rural

Debate opens season at Washburn Rural

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor September 20, 2021

The Manhattan High debate team opened their season at Washburn Rural after a year of competing online on Saturday.  Sophomores Allina Dougherty and Jordyn West went 2-4 in the Open Division. This...

German Club hosts ice cream social, grows student interest

Avery Inman, Staff Writer September 20, 2021

German Club kicked off the year last Thursday with an ice cream social after school in the courtyard as a way of getting more students involved in German activities, according to treasurer Ayianna Bailey.  The...

Video production perseveres through SPC contest

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2021

Stress defined the video production team’s time at the Kansas State Fair on Wednesday. The team of five -- sophomores Beau Boyles, Jackie Johnson and Ian Kastner along with juniors Xavier Campell and...

Plans to create safe organization for LGBTQ teens underway in Manhattan

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2021

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance hosted guest speakers and school board candidates Jayme Morris-Hardeman and Karla Hagemeister last Wednesday to get student feedback on Morris-Hardeman’s idea for a...

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