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The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Boys Tennis triumphs at Regionals

Hannah Heger, Features Editor May 6, 2019

Leaving Centennial League with both singles and doubles champions, boys tennis continued their streak by traveling to Topeka to compete in Regionals. The top singles player sophomore Daniel Harkin finished...

GSA host movie night for MHS students

Hannah Heger, Features Editor April 29, 2019

Manhattan High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance sponsored a free movie night for MHS Students last Wednesday.  The event was free for students but GSA accepted donations of new socks for the FIT closet. The...

MHS students and other attendees at MHK Pride walk together down Poyntz Ave on April 13.

GSA celebrates with Pride

Hannah Heger, Features Editor April 15, 2019

Gathered in City Park, many people  with an estimate of 1,000 people attending came out to celebrate the LGBTQ community and provide support at Manhattan's 10th annual Little Apple Pride parade and...

Teaching should not be judged from unqualified students

Hannah Heger, Features Editor April 15, 2019

Most of my fellow students are aware that we have classes we enjoy and then we have classes we hate with a passion. While we sit through one of those classes that make us hate everything and everyone...

Boys tennis places first at Washburn Rural Quad

Hannah Heger, Features Editor March 26, 2019

Despite many setbacks, the boys tennis team has been making up for lost time. The team went to their first meet at the Washburn Rural Invitational on March 26 where they got to bring more than the...

SADD prepares Spring Fling

Hannah Heger, Features Editor March 25, 2019

Welcoming the new spring season, Manhattan High celebrates with a celebration hosted by Students Against Destructive Decisions. Having a variety of activities, ranging from laser tag to Dancing with a...

Tennis prepares after setbacks

Hannah Heger, Features Editor March 25, 2019

After many cancellations because of poor weather, the Manhattan High boys tennis team picked up the pace to make up their practices and place as well as last season. Previously the team placed first in...

Senior Cyere Chatmon sings Lift Every Voice by James Weldon Johnson at the Poetry Slam hosted by BSU.

BSU hosts open poetry slam

Hannah Heger, Features Editor February 26, 2019

The Black Student Union celebrated Black History Month with their fifth annual Poetry Slam. Allowing students to express their individuality and their personal side, the BSU event also provides the students...

Students working for greener house

Hannah Heger, Features Editor January 28, 2019

When people think about problems in energy efficiency many don’t think that they come from their house. Pairs of students in Advanced Placement Environmental Science have been developing parts of an...

Student excels in stained glass

Student excels in stained glass

Hannah Heger, Features Editor December 11, 2018

Seeing her older brother work on metalwork for his art class inspired junior Marin Poulson to join jewelry as an art class. Since then Poulson has also learned about working with stained glass. “[Stained...

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