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The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

The Paradoxical question of Smartphones in School

The Paradoxical question of Smartphones in School

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 28, 2024

With the rise of the digital age, communication has become hyper-efficient. Through text messages, WhatsApp, Messenger or any of the thousands of messaging platforms, the world is connected in a way we...

CiCo Park Renovations to Baseball and Tennis Facilities

CiCo Park Renovations to Baseball and Tennis Facilities

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 28, 2024

The City of Manhattan recently approved design plans for their major CiCo Park renovation. The new facilities will contain all-turf baseball fields, a renovated clubhouse/concession, new area for track...

Currents events necessary in high school curriculum

Currents events necessary in high school curriculum

Eddie Bruegger, Audio Producer March 26, 2022

In social studies classes at school, we cover World History, sometimes European History, United States History and United States Government. We do not, however, cover current events, things that are happening...

Women’s contributions to society go unnoticed

Women’s contributions to society go unnoticed

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2022

Something you didn’t know about women: pretty much everything.  Like how you didn’t know that Frida Kahlo was one of 35 girls to enroll in Mexico City’s National Preparatory School, that...

History classes need to build off of each other

History classes need to build off of each other

Avery Inman, Staff Writer March 5, 2022

Revolutionary War, Beginning of America, Civil War, World War I, The ‘20s, Great Depression, World War II. Every year it is the same thing, the same lessons, the same stories, the same videos. Every...

Diverse curriculum

McKayla Clark Snodgrass, Page Editor January 31, 2022

While Manhattan High faculty are aware they have work to do to improve diversity in curriculum in content areas such as Language Arts and Social Studies, some steps are being taken to broaden perspectives.  “We...

History of celebration

Kaitlin Clark, Print Editor-in-Cheif May 7, 2019

Usually teachers are the ones presenting historical information, but with today being National Teacher Appreciation Day, it’s time to give them a break and discuss the historical past of their special...

Acknowledge history to prevent mistakes

Sophia Comas, Sports Editor September 27, 2018

We are in a loop. We are in a constant, never-ending loop. Since the beginning of time, this loop has existed, and since the beginning of time, we have been in it. The loop I am describing, of course,...

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