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The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Admin Update: Parking lot timeline, staffing, hiring

Admin Update: Parking lot timeline, staffing, hiring

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 5, 2024

A new parking lot, the adoption of new graduation requirements and hiring new teachers are all issues facing Manhattan High administration this month. Construction has officially begun for the new Oak...

District holiday practice email causes controversy

Taryn Robinson, Junior Sports Editor December 17, 2019

A memo distributed by teachers from the USD 383 Committee of Diversity and Inclusion earlier this month has created controversy, The memo gave instructions for making holiday activities non-denominational...

Holiday guidelines spark controversy

William Robben, Junior Opinions Editior December 16, 2019

 On Dec. 5, The USD383 Committee for Diversity and Inclusion sent out a memo informing teachers in the USD383 school district to keep a balance when teaching about holidays, focusing on those that...

Lee Elementary hostage situation declared hoax

Julianna Poe, Sports Editor November 18, 2019

Exactly two weeks after the Halloween shooting threat at Manhattan High East Campus, Lee Elementary went under heightened security following a concerning call from a man who feigned a kidnapping and detaining...

School board in discussion over Juul lawsuit

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2019

The USD 383 Board of Education heard a proposal to join a litigation against the company Juul at their latest meeting last Wednesday. Should they vote to take action, the board would become the sixth school...

School justified in taking drastic action to enforce vaccine requirement

Kris Long, Opinions Editor November 4, 2019

Dec. 2. That’s the deadline for all Manhattan High students to get up to date on their vaccinations or face what the USD 383 school district is dubbing “exclusion” from all school activities, including...

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