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Solar eclipse fascinates faculty, students

Solar eclipse fascinates faculty, students

Hunter Flagg, Online EIC April 22, 2024

Many students and staff at Manhattan High, like millions across the country, witnessed a rare full solar eclipse this month. While many from MHS viewed the total eclipse in August 2017, this year's...

FFA Event list grows Longer

FFA Event list grows Longer

Peyton Berry, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

The Manhattan High FFA chapter has reached their busiest time, despite the approaching end of the school year. They have tours, competitions and State Convention on the calendar before they wrap up the...

Track places First at Topeka West Invitational

Track places First at Topeka West Invitational

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 28, 2024

The MHS boys and girls track teams competed at the Topeka West Invitational last week, with both teams placing first. The girls notched 207 points as a team, comfortably beating second place Emporia...

March into Spring with Environmental Club

March into Spring with Environmental Club

Rachel Palmgren, Yearbook Editor March 22, 2024

After a long, cold winter in Manhattan, Kansas, the temperature outside is increasing, the trees are blooming, and students are spending more and more time outside. While the start of spring reminds...

Forensics Team attends multitude of events

Forensics Team attends multitude of events

Rachel Palmgren, Yearbook Editor March 21, 2024

Forensics season is in full swing and our MHS forensics team has been dominating tournaments across Kansas. They have attended tournaments at Shawnee Heights, Washburn Rural, Seaman, Olathe Northwest,...

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,...

Interpersonal Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Marco Mejia Zacarias, Staff Writer November 26, 2023

“Donate to The Crisis Center” and “Say This, Not That” flyers have likely caught your attention, as they’re in every hallway at Manhattan High School. These posters were created by various members’...

Include Everyone From Everywhere

Include Everyone From Everywhere

Ava Gary-Hernandez, Staff Writer November 2, 2023

Manhattan High's clubs consist of being big and very involved with people only at the high school or their parents, such as TRIBE, FCCLA, HSU,FSU, clubs that only include one group of people.  The...

Deep talk. Senior Lucas Holdren (far left) leads a conversation about this weeks Bible passage with a small group of freshmen and sophomores.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Draws Students of all Backgrounds

Hunter Flagg, Online EIC October 16, 2023

The voices of 50 to 60 students of all backgrounds fill the North Gym, athletes and non-athletes alike congregating on Thursday mornings to meet for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Fellowship of Christian...

German language students visit Germany

German language students visit Germany

Jack Speigel, Staff Writer September 21, 2023

After a group of students from Marburg, Germany, visited Manhattan High School for two weeks last fall to learn about Kansas and the United States, 11 MHS students took a two-week trip to visit those same...

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...

Kansas should legalize marijuana

Madeyln Cook, Photographer November 1, 2021

Marijuana use is on the rise in almost all communities, and the recent drug search done at Manhattan High shows the concern our communities have about it. People continue to see marijuana as a bad thing...

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