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Debate continues season, moves on to National Qualifiers

Meredith Comas, Print Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2019

The Manhattan High debate team is moving full speed ahead in their competition season, taking on Clay Center High and Maize High School this weekend, their last regular competitions before National Qualifiers...

Debate makes top ten at Hutchinson

Meredith Comas, Print Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

Following their wins in the last week at the Silver Lake and Salina South debate tournaments, Manhattan High debate is continuing their success streak, placing teams in the top ten in Varsity and Kansas...

Debate starts competition season at Washburn

Meredith Comas, Print Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2019

Manhattan High’s Debate team started off the competition season this weekend at one of their biggest tournaments of the year: the Washburn Rural Invitational.  “It was, I think, a very good...

Forensics competes in The National Invitational Tournament of Champions

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief May 13, 2019

The Manhattan High forensics team has finished their academic calendar competitions, finalizing the school-year season with state competition May 4 and the National Invitational Tournament of Champions...

Debate end season with varsity highs from junior pairs

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2019

The debate season for Manhattan officially ended last Saturday at Garden City, with the team taking high marks for juniors Trinity Brockman and Will Bannister at the T-Speaker KASHAA Debate tournament. “The...

Debate succeeds as district national qualifiers

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2018

Debate is continuing on in their competition season, spending the weekend competing at the Flint Hills District National Qualifier. The double-elimination tournament pitted 32 competitors against each...

Debate heads into state with season wins

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief December 2, 2018

The halls of Manhattan High stood alert and alive late Monday morning. The buzz from the classrooms peeked out of wooden doors in the fluorescent hallways, and E hall stood so still that a single footstep...

Debate struggles through week’s tournaments, battles “untraditional” opposition

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief November 12, 2018

Debate had a busy week, fighting through the Highland Park tournaments on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, as well as jumping in on an unscheduled Derby Invitational. “Great continuation of the season,”...

Debate has week of success at several tournaments

Ayden Boyles, Staff Writer November 6, 2018

Debate has had a week of success at the Junction City and Shawnee Heights tournaments on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. At Junction on Saturday, the team had many individuals place in the top ten,...

Manhattan High debate sweeps the competition season

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2018

Manhattan High’s debate team has been arguing up a storm this competition season. The team has competed in a multitude of tournaments the last few weeks, including the Topeka West tournament Oct.17,...

Debate continues winning streaks at weekend tournaments

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2018

Manhattan High’s debate team has just returned from an intense weekend of taking on two tournaments Friday and Saturday. The team sported high-ranking debate partnerships, and once again left with a...

MHS Debate starts season of well with Washburn Rural tournament

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 27, 2018

The Manhattan High debate team broke in the new competition season at two-day DCI tournament hosted by Washburn Rural Sept. 14-15, with teams competing in both Open Division and Varsity Division debates. This...

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