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The Mentor

Two new additions to Business pathway expand student options

Katya Tarabrina, Staff Writer January 15, 2019

This semester, two new courses were added into the Business pathway. Business Communications is being taught at Manhattan High for the first time, along with Internet Marketing, which is a class that after...

Thespians receive gold troupe ranking at state

Kaitlin Clark, Print Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2019

While most students returned to class after winter break, Thespian Troupe 941 was busy performing and learning new skills at the Thespian State Conference in Wichita, where they once again received a gold...

Debate end season with varsity highs from junior pairs

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2019

The debate season for Manhattan officially ended last Saturday at Garden City, with the team taking high marks for juniors Trinity Brockman and Will Bannister at the T-Speaker KASHAA Debate tournament. “The...

Humanities students study ‘around the world’

Madison Ritz, Staff Writer December 11, 2018

At the beginning of the semester, Educational Humanities and Composition teacher Jenna Grater assigned her senior students to research a country of their choosing. The students present them to the class,...

Geometry classes race around math problems

Madison Ritz, Staff Writer December 11, 2018

Solving math problems to progress through challenges similar to the CBS show "The Amazing Race" has been a new project in Jancy Radke's math classes this week. Students are given a paper folded together...

New math classes to come to MHS

Madison Ritz, Staff Writer December 11, 2018

Students next year will have three new classes to gain college credit are coming to Manhattan High School. The dual credit courses with Manhattan Area Technical College include Technical Math I, Technical...

New U.S. History class offers new opportunities

Aloera Ostermann, Staff Writer December 11, 2018

Students will have a new college-credit option for meeting their U.S. History requirement beginning next year. Manhattan Area Technical College is offering the course at Manhattan High. Next year, however,...

Science Biomedical pathway to undergo significant changes

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2018

Unbeknownst to many students, the Manhattan High science department is host to three CTE pathways that provide students a chance to advance and excel in applied scientific technologies, such as the biomedical...

CTE department adds three new classes to curriculum

Sophia Comas, Sports Editor December 11, 2018

In light of the new changes being implemented at Manhattan High, students can expect to see certain adjustments made to the Career and Technical Education courses offered at the school meant to better...

English department removes two classes

Kaitlin Clark, Print Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2018

While there is still another semester for the 2018-2019 school year, Manhattan High’s English department is already looking forward to the next year, when many changes will be taking place. Planned...

Jancy Radke points something out to Sophmores Julian Avila-Vargas and Easton Roberts during Geometry class. The class spent the period participating in an activity that combined math with the classic game Who Dunnit. It was fun and it was a good review, Roberts said.

Flipping into Interactive Notebooks, ‘Whodunnit’s’

Madison Ritz, Staff Writer December 3, 2018

From flip pages to cut out and paste for math notes, educational math teacher Jancy Radke takes a turn to student’s typical notes. Radke started something new with her students last year called ‘interactive...

Contest opportunity for Blue Light Journal

Riley Williamson, Staff Writer December 3, 2018

Through this month the Blue Light Journal, Manhattan High's literary magazine, is hosting the first of several planned writing contests to recognize students and generate content for this year's edition...

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