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The Mentor

Board approves Physical Mascot

Jacob Clanton, Print Editor-in-Chief January 4, 2018

Next year, when attending Manhattan High sporting events, people may see a wolf roaming the sidelines. The USD 383 Board of Education approved the use of the wolf as a physical mascot for MHS on Wednesday...

Work to make Manhattan-Junction City rivalry positive experience

Lily Colburn, Guest Writer December 12, 2017

Black-Out. Say these words at Manhattan High School and you will be met with a mixture of annoyed groans laughs and annoyed booing. While the fateful last minute administrative decision threw MHS...

Student Body President welcomes ’17-’18 students

Lily Colburn, Guest Writer August 17, 2017

I’ve always kept my summers sacred. Since I keep my school year jam packed with activities and schoolwork, when Memorial Day weekend finally rolls around, I put a halt to everything. I keep my summers...

A letter from your Student Body President

A letter from your Student Body President

Lily Colburn, Business Manager May 1, 2017

As your student body president I promise to bring better school lunch, end all homework and make the school day shorter. Perhaps this trope of a student body president trying to accomplish something...

Soccer suffers tough loss, still looking forward

Lily Colburn, Business Manager April 14, 2017

Facing the biggest rival and toughest competition of the year in the fourth game of the season is a mountainous task for any team, especially for a younger team with players who have never experienced...

What you should be eating

Lily Colburn, Business Manager April 3, 2017

First it was shown to us in a colorful pyramid, then a colorful plate and now our food goals and inspiration is in our Instagram feeds. The goal for what students should be eating is something taught through...

Language study prompts trip to India

Lily Colburn, Business Manager March 16, 2017

Many students travel with their families over summer break, but most don’t leave the country on their own. Junior Olivia Belin will do just that for six weeks this summer as she travels to Indore, India,...

Local band with ties to MHS to perform during SXSW

Lily Colburn, Business Manager February 28, 2017

Weezer, The Avett Brothers and the Headlight Rivals. This year’s South by Southwest festival will feature familiar names to anyone but Manhattan High School students specifically. Eric Kleiner, former...

Enjoy nice weather, remember reasons, consequences

Enjoy nice weather, remember reasons, consequences

Lily Colburn, Business Manager February 23, 2017

After a long winter of being cooped up inside and a strong case of cabin fever, getting to go outside once spring-time and warmer weather hits is one of the greatest pleasures in life. For this reason...

Manhattan junior wins national computing award

Manhattan junior wins national computing award

Lily Colburn, Business Manager February 7, 2017

While some students were focused on winning league games, junior Stephanie Fu competed for, and won, a national title. Fu was recently announced to be a national winner of the National Center for Women...

#OscarsNotSoWhite

Lily Colburn, Business Manager January 31, 2017

For the past two years, all 20 of the nominations in the top categories of the Academy Awards went to white actors and actresses. This year, seven of the the 20 nominations went to non-white actors and...

Public Education: something worth fighting for

Lily Colburn, Business Manager January 24, 2017

“The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.” This popular meme pokes fun at what some see as the inability of public education to teach students what will be useful in their future, everyday...

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