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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...

StuCo hosts Thrift night

StuCo hosts Thrift night

Jack Speigel, Features Editor April 23, 2024

As part of the first-ever Expo 2024 event on April 5, the Manhattan High School Student Council hosted a thrift night for students to help other students around the MHS community. “There were really...

Softball loses Double Header on opening away Game

Softball loses Double Header on opening away Game

Peyton Berry, Staff Writer March 29, 2024

Manhattan Varsity softball had a double-header at Lawerence High on Friday, where MHS lost 6-8 in the first game, and lost 5-6 in the second. “We did good. It was our first time out so we were just...

Baseball dominates in Home Opener

Baseball dominates in Home Opener

Will Ivester, Sports Editor March 28, 2024

The Manhattan High baseball team started the season off hot with a no-hitter and a perfect game, winning 18-0 and 16-0 over Wichita South. In the first inning senior Jake Wolcott took the mound, striking...

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...

Quill and Scroll celebrates new inductees

Quill and Scroll celebrates new inductees

Hunter Flagg, Online EIC March 26, 2024

Quill and Scroll held their annual induction candle lighting ceremony in Manhattan High School’s Alumni Room. Quill and Scroll, an honor society for students who excel in both journalism and academics,...

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,...

BPA places 15 for Nationals in Wichita competition

BPA places 15 for Nationals in Wichita competition

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Manhattan High qualified 15 students for nationals at the State Leadership Conference of Business Professionals of America on Feb 15-17 in Wichita. MHS was among 25 high schools from around Kansas that...

New attendance monitoring system implemented

New attendance monitoring system implemented

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 5, 2024

Two weeks into Manhattan High's new attendance alert system, the number of unexcused absences has decreased significantly. In early February, Manhattan High School began implementing an attendance alert...

School Board Needs to Improve Communication

School Board Needs to Improve Communication

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor October 23, 2023

The Board of Education plays a central role in the education of its students. Their decisions directly impact the daily lives of staff and students alike. Like any governing body, the board’s aim is...

Interact Club provides feminine hygiene products for students

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2021

Interact Club announced the beginning of their program -- funded by Rotary Club -- to provide free menstruation products in MHS West bathrooms on Thursday. Products will be available in the bathrooms in...

Manhattan Mention Episode 7

Hannah Loub and Eli Davoudi May 14, 2020

What do groups at MHS do when they can't participate in come of their most beloved traditions? Hosts Eli Davoudi and Hannah Loub discuss with both students and teachers about how they're maintaining relationships...

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