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The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Foreign language classes lack diversity

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor March 2, 2020

At Manhattan High, we have our standard three foreign language classes: German, French and Spanish.  I discovered that those three are the only ones available when I was looking for classes to...

Student ambassadors help eighth graders explore CTE pathways

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor January 27, 2020

Students from both middle schools gathered at Manhattan High Tuesday for Explore CTE Day. This event focused on Career and Technical Education, students from MHS's different CTE pathways helped eighth...

College professors teach high school students

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor January 15, 2020

This year’s automotive technology students are having a different experience than the past years, due to a change of instructors that has brought two professors from Manhattan Area Technical College...

Harkin goes undefeated, places third at state

Harkin goes undefeated, places third at state

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor November 11, 2019

Serving the ball over the net and hoping for the best, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was awarded to freshman Jillian Harkin, who was undefeated in her tennis tournaments all season.  Harkin...

Members of Spanish teacher Olivia Leons class place sticky notes on an ofrenda to celebrate Día de los Muertos, a traditional Hispanic holiday. The class took time to learn about different cultural practices while also celebrating their own.

Spanish incorporates Day of the Dead

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor November 4, 2019

Spanish teacher Olivia Leon incorporated her Spanish classes - Spanish 2 and 4 - into teaching them how important Day of the Dead is in Mexican cultures.  The Day of the Dead is normally celebrated...

Phones missing from girls locker room

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor October 28, 2019

Manhattan High School is about three months into this school year and already four phones have already been stolen from the South Gym girls locker room during first hour Physical Education.  According...

Varsity tennis players excited about successful match

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor October 20, 2019

Manhattan won first place, still maintaining their streak of games won and placing at first. Varsity girls tennis were given time to pack and rest before their Regional Tournament this past Saturday....

Varsity tennis players play open-seeded tournament

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor September 28, 2019

Varsity tennis players played in Topeka at 9 a.m. on Tuesday for their Washburn Rural Invite meet. In the last two days, Varsity has won two matches back to back. Varsity played with Washburn Rural,...

Senior Kate McGee passes the ball over the net during one of her doubles matches on Sept. 14. McGee played with freshman Maura Weins and they scored 1-3, ultimately taking eighth place.

Girls tennis teams play together for Emporia Invitational

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor September 16, 2019

Girls Varsity’s top six players and Junior Varsity tennis squad played in Emporia on Saturday, Varsity played against Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission East, Conway Springs, Derby, Andover, Emporia and Lawrence...

School running out of lunch

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor September 16, 2019

Back in September 2018, I wrote the article, “School lunch needs to change.” I explained that school lunch needed more options for vegetarians and vegans, along with needing to change how much food...

Social Media allows students to show self-expression

Madison Ritz, Blue M Student Life Editor September 9, 2019

Our generation, known as Gen Z, MillenGenerationZ and “the Internet generation” has been taking to social media to express its feelings onto a variety of major platforms. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube...

Girls tennis wins first game of season

Madison Ritz, Student Life Editor September 9, 2019

Despite the outrageous heat on the tennis courts, the Manhattan High Varsity girls tennis team traveled to Junction City for their first game -- competing against Salina South, Junction City, and Lawrence...

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