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Artist of the Week

Hannah Loub, Junior Copy Editor December 19, 2019

Jecca Park Sophomore, Musical and Individual Art Made district central Honor Band  When did you first get started in art? “Well I started when I was like a toddler, just, you know,...

Bowling team increases girls on team

Rachel Edie, Blue M Business Manager December 19, 2019

The bowling team has almost a full girls team for the first time ever this year. There are 23 members on the team in all, 12 guys and 11 girls.  Many of the girls on the team are new, considering...

Girls basketball optimistic following loss

Juliana Poe, Sports Editor December 19, 2019

Coming off of a third-place finish at the Hays shootout two weekends back, the Manhattan girls basketball team went head-to-head against Seaman, who proceeded to knock the girls off their feet. "We...

Role Models

Adam Wollenburg, Staff Writer December 19, 2019

Many people can influence your life in positive and negative ways. Role models can be important and positive people in your life. They are used to help you through your life when things get tough. Role...

New Year’s resolutions in abundance at MHS

Adam Wollenburg, Staff Writer December 19, 2019

The new year is almost upon us, and this year starts a new decade. Every New Year people are filled with the drive to do better.  New Year's resolutions are nothing new. They have been a tradition...

The Next Level’ shakes audiences everywhere

Alexus Forsythe, Junior Trending Editor December 19, 2019

Jumanji: The Next Level” was just as action packed as “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” with all the actors you love plus some new actors coming along for the ride.  In the first movie four...

Last Choir Concert Rock’s in Rezac

Alexus Forsythe, Junior Features Editor December 19, 2019

The Manhattan High School Choir will sing songs from countries around the world for their last concert of the season on Wednesday.  “Most of the choirs are singing in at least a couple different...

‘Black Christmas’ confusing

McKayla Clarksnodgrass, Junior Print Editor in Cheif December 19, 2019

With almost every Friday the 13th, a new horror movie comes out to scare viewers. “Black Christmas” attempted to do that but was disappointingly not scary at all. The movie is a recent slasher film,...

Senior Grace Hart focuses on playing her viola solo for the attentive crowd.  The orchestravaganza  took place last Thursday and Friday in Rezac Audiroium

Jazz Band Performs alongside Orchestra in 7th Annual Orchestravaganza

Aspen Tallent, Junior Photo Editor December 19, 2019

The seventh annual Orchestravanganza stunned its crowd last Thursday and Friday night, featuring performances from Manhattan High’s Chamber, Symphonic and Concert orchestras along with special...

Orchestravaganza: Insider view of McClendon’s mind

Ashlyn Cassel, Junior Online Editor and Chief December 19, 2019

The annual winter orchestra concert, Orchestravaganza, took place last Thursday and Friday.  While the concert itself is an amazing feat that the students put so much effort into, a lot of ...

MHS revisits fashion trends

Blue Neel, Junior Trending Editor December 19, 2019

Quite often, style comes to mind when one visualizes the decades. As we wrap up the decade, fashion is having a deja vu effect.  After once seeing teenagers in the ‘80s rock bright neon and loud...

Social media provides viewers a year in review

Aubrey Strother, Staff Writer December 19, 2019

As the year will be ending in less than a month, many people are looking back on their lives within the last year through their social medias.  Every year, YouTube does “YouTube Rewind,” where...

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