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The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Reactions to TikTok challenge not effective

Reactions to TikTok challenge not effective

Lasirra Hines, Opinions Editor September 18, 2021

A trend on TikTok titled the “Devious Licks” challenge has blown up nationwide, with students around the country filming themselves performing acts of vandalism in school bathrooms. The trend made...

Making Advisory required is counterproductive

Making Advisory required is counterproductive

Lasirra Hines, Opinions Editor September 14, 2021

Manhattan has reintroduced the Advisory pilot program – a program to grade students for their advisory work – after cutting it amidst COVID-19 this year, a move which has proved unpopular with some...

WorkKeys should be valued by students

Kris Long, Opinions Editor March 2, 2020

For the first time this year, MHS administered a free ACT WorkKeys test to all Manhattan High juniors who did not opt out of the program along with the regular ACT test. As the test was on an opt-out basis,...

Selective enrollment needs to change

Kris Long, Opinions Editor February 24, 2020

Tribe, the Manhattan High spirit club, recently announced they plan to change their admissions process to be more similar to a club. MHS has a number of “special admission classes,” including Interpersonal...

School should pay for recycling

Kris Long, Opinions Editor January 27, 2020

Manhattan Environmental Club (formerly known as Environmental Science Investigations) sent out an email to other MHS clubs on Jan. 15 asking for assistance in paying for recycling. Which, in previous years,...

Students should be open to advisory credit

Kris Long, Opinions Editor January 15, 2020

Manhattan High's new pilot program to make advisory a for-credit class has proven unpopular among students, but it's the opinion of The Mentor Editorial Board that the for-credit system could be beneficial...

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...

Students need to be more aware of companies they support

Kris Long, Opinions Editor December 10, 2019

TikTok, a popular social media app used by much of Manhattan High’s student body, is again wrapped up in controversy after suspending teenage Feroza Aziz’s account for expressing anti-Chinese political...

Northwestern student newspaper apology unwarranted

Kris Long, Opinions Editor November 18, 2019

The Daily, Northwestern University’s student run newspaper, has faced backlash in the wake of the controversy involving their coverage of a student protest against a speech given by former Attorney General...

New school board should prioritize student voices

Kris Long, Opinions Editor November 11, 2019

Last Tuesday's elections voted in a new USD 383 school board and the results brought both experienced and new candidates to the board for their four-year term. Members Kristin Brighton and Brandy Santos...

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...

School justified in closing vending machines during school day

Kris Long, Opinions Editor October 7, 2019

On Sept. 25, signs have appeared on some of Manhattan High’s soda vending machines stating: “This machine is available from 3:05 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. --per federal regulations off from 12:00 a.m. - 3:05...

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