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The Mentor

The Mentor

The student news site of Manhattan High School

The Mentor

Parking causes issues on campus

Parking causes issues on campus

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer April 25, 2024

The city of Manhattan has been known for generations for not having enough space for parking.  This is true at Kansas State University.  It is true in Aggieville. And it is also true at Manhattan...

Red Cross Club Prepares for the End of the Year

Red Cross Club Prepares for the End of the Year

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer March 28, 2024

After focusing on many projects in the Manhattan community, the Manhattan High Red Cross Club is preparing a project with a more global focus. “We have had a couple of different community service...

CiCo Park Renovations to Baseball and Tennis Facilities

CiCo Park Renovations to Baseball and Tennis Facilities

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 28, 2024

The City of Manhattan recently approved design plans for their major CiCo Park renovation. The new facilities will contain all-turf baseball fields, a renovated clubhouse/concession, new area for track...

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...

The Importance of student Journalism

The Importance of student Journalism

Emery Schmidt, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

Student and local journalism goes underappreciated by many. The free press rights of students and local journalists are central to an informed community. These rights must be retained and respected in...

Small businesses and the untapped potential of Manhattan

Small businesses and the untapped potential of Manhattan

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor February 8, 2024

Manhattan, Kansas, is located in the heartland of America. To the naked eye, not much happens here. After all, we are just a small college town of around 50,000 residents. Yet, many overlook the potential...

Get to Know Your New School Board Members

Get to Know Your New School Board Members

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor January 31, 2024

Last November, voters selected four members to the school board: Kriston Brighton, Curt Herrman, Katie Allen and Greg Hoyt. With Allen and Hoyt being new to the school board, we wanted the student body...

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’...

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....

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...

MAC provides opportunities for MHS students

Rachel Edie, Business Manager November 25, 2019

From its beginning with the conversion of three different arts groups back in the late 1990s, the Manhattan Arts Center has flourished as a company that welcomes all, including Manhattan High Students....

The best pancake in Manhattan

Sophia Comas, Sports Editor November 4, 2019

To fully understand how one selects the best pancake, one must understand the selection process. The judging of each restaurant was determined by a rubric written by myself, print Editor-in-Chief Meredith...

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