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The Mentor

Debate heads into state with season wins

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief December 2, 2018

The halls of Manhattan High stood alert and alive late Monday morning. The buzz from the classrooms peeked out of wooden doors in the fluorescent hallways, and E hall stood so still that a single footstep...

Cadavers trip shows medical opportunities

Hannah Heger, Features Editor November 30, 2018

Most students have not seen a dead body, let alone interacted with the organs and muscles of a human body. The students in Accelerated Anatomy and Physiology got to attend the Kansas State University...

Teacher Dedra Braxmeyer smiles while standing infront of the whiteboard in her classroom. Braxmeyer is a math teach at Manhattan High School who was recognized with the Teacher of the Year award.

Braxmeyer earns Teacher of the Year

Madison Ritz, Staff Writer November 14, 2018

Teacher of Manhattan High School, Dedra Braxmeyer has earned the Master Teacher of the Year award. Currently teaching Advanced Algebra 2, Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus, Dedra Braxmeyer has been a teacher...

Students celebrate “Day of the Dead”

Riley Williamson, Staff Writer November 6, 2018

Olivia Leon's Spanish classes experienced the culture of Spanish-speaking countries last week by celebrating "Dia de los Muertos," also known as "The Day of the Dead." This ritual took place in Leon's...

New course to help students graduate

Tara Wood, Staff Writer November 6, 2018

Students with life barriers and challenging situations now have a new opportunity to get help through a course called JAG-K. JAG-K is a non-profit organization that stands for Jobs for America's Graduates...

MHS students have chemistry

Kamryn Bussmann, Staff Writer October 29, 2018

Seniors Tejaswi Shrestha and Akash Aryal headed to Ames, Iowa to present some chemistry knowledge to undergraduates at Iowa State. “I had a poster presentation about research I had done over the...

Preparation helps with ACT

Riley Williamson, Staff Writer October 29, 2018

Preparing for the ACT is a concept that is overlooked by many students. With high college costs, getting a good score on the ACT can be beneficial. Besides the score being used for admissions, ACT scores...

Sunset Zoo Science Communications Fellow Lisa Vangsness talks about her profession and research as junior Alex Andresen listens. Students had the opportunity at lunch to come together and listen to Vangsness through the Teen Science Cafe series.

New Science Cafe introduces scientific discussion, student participation

Meredith Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2018

The deafening sounds of Manhattan High students could just barely be heard in the Alumni Room of West Campus last Tuesday. As the small room strained to block out the roars of lunch period outside the...

Goldstein Foundation Gathers Nominations

Ayden Boyles, Staff Writer October 29, 2018

The Goldstein Foundation’s first round of nominations for the award ended last Tuesday. The foundation awards students and teachers for their contributions to the school both in academics and extracurricular...

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