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The student news site of Manhattan High School

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HOSA Enhances students Learning

HOSA Enhances students’ Learning

Emery Schmidt, Staff Writer March 29, 2024

Without the help of educators teaching students at large how to treat and care for patients, we would have a lot of unanswered questions. Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is taking steps to...

Civics curriculum should be in new graduation requirements

Civics curriculum should be in new graduation requirements

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 4, 2024

The Kansas Department of Education recently approved new graduation requirements for the class of 2028 and onward. The requirements span various subjects, including physical education, health, communications,...

Photo Courtesy of Lane Lewison

Potential of four-day school week

Amylee Gil, Guest Writer September 21, 2023

Over the past 20 years school districts across the country have been entertaining the idea of a  four-day school week. Currently there are almost 900 in the country, and in Kansas, nine school districts...

Behind the dieting process

Hannah Heger, Trending Editor March 3, 2020

Health, digestive, personal and religious reasons lead people around the globe to find themselves in need of specialized diets. Many people decide to change their ways of eating to better themselves An...

Students use healthy recipes

Kyla Barnett, Features Editor March 3, 2020

Junior Zach paquette-- gluten-free and keto Lemon garlic baked salmon and asparagus courtesy of Cafedelites.com-- serves 6 4-6 salmon fillets, skin removed 2 tbsp. minced garlic 2 tbsp. chopped...

Athletes perform with many diets

Kyla Barnett, Features Editor March 3, 2020

Athletes use many different diets, including calorie monitoring and using certain foods to affect their performance in and out of season.  For example, the Ketogenic diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate,...

Different diets explained

Julianna Poe, Sports Editor March 3, 2020

New diets are developed every day as more people want to lose weight faster or lead a healthier lifestyle. Here are just a few of the many different types of diets today.   The Blood Type...

Immunization records still show non-compliance

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2019

After the Dec. 2 deadline set by the school district for all students to have updated vaccination records, Manhattan High is still working toward following through on compliance of the meningitis vaccine.  According...

Coming to school when ill irresponsible

Jennifer Sadler, Assistant Photo Editor November 18, 2019

Let me ask you this, how many times do you get sick during the school year? A lot? Not so much? I know I do fairly often, especially during the fall and winter months. Sore throats, sinus infections —...

Family and Mental Health Therapist Jurdene Coleman answers a question during the mental health panel last Wednesday. The panel was sponsored by Key Club.

Key Club hosts Mental Health Panel, encourages healthy transition to college

Julianna Poe, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

Last Wednesday, Key Club hosted a Mental Health Panel during advisory in Rezac Auditorium. The guest speakers for this event included Pawnee Mental Health supervisor Jurdene Coleman and therapist Heidi...

Staff sends support through letters

Tara Wood, Staff Writer November 12, 2018

Members of the school staff have been showing love for long-time staff member administrative assistant Vanessa Hope by writing her letters of support and inspiration to help her through her battle with...

A sword of positivity

Ayden Boyles, Staff Writer November 12, 2018

Kim Ott, a social sciences teacher at Manhattan High, has been battling many different health problems throughout the years, though she always finds a way to remain positive and laugh her way through these...

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