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The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Social Medias Effect on your attention span

Social Media’s Effect on your attention span

Kael Stock, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

Tiktok and other social media apps such as Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, and more have caught on to the new trend of reels. Reels are little one minute clips of people doing anything. This...

Junior Spreads Her Art Across Social Media

Junior Spreads Her Art Across Social Media

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer October 23, 2023

Photographer Soleil Disney, junior, started an Instagram account showcasing her art with people all across Instagram. Disney’s love of art began at a young age, competing in art contests around Manhattan....

School Board Needs to Improve Communication

School Board Needs to Improve Communication

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor October 23, 2023

The Board of Education plays a central role in the education of its students. Their decisions directly impact the daily lives of staff and students alike. Like any governing body, the board’s aim is...

Sophomore’s incessant passion for books gains widespread following

Sophomore’s incessant passion for books gains widespread following

Advith Natarajan, Staff Writer April 11, 2022

Just a few months ago, sophomore Sonika Khosla reached a milestone only few could imagine: 10,000 followers on Instagram. A project which Khosla had started just over a year ago had now become an established...

Troll MHS accounts populate Instagram

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2021

Instagram accounts documenting various parts of Manhattan High, from sleeping in class to what shoes people wear, have exploded in popularity over the past few weeks. Many of these accounts post pictures...

If you managed a MHS instagram account, what would it be about?

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2021

Do you want to be featured? Follow @MHSMentor on Instagram to participate in future polls.   “People who have something they want to say to change something for the better but are too afraid...

Pay more attention to world around you, not phones

Pay more attention to world around you, not phones

Elizabeth Stokes, Video Production September 20, 2021

Facebook has been around since 2004. iPhones have been around since 2007, and since then has come Instagram, TikTok, Reddit etc. Anyone born after 2010 will never understand life without smartphones.  The...

Social media creates a divide among teens, makes us less real

Emma Elliot, Staff Writer April 8, 2019

In recent years, with the rise in the use of social media -- primarily Snapchat and Instagram -- teens have become more in tune with others lives … or so we say. If you were to check the profiles...

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