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Pride hosts pep rally after school

Taryn Robinson, Sports Editor • February 1, 2022

Manhattan High School Pride hosted a Pep rally on Monday, with a bigger outcome than expected. “We were so happy to have students involved,” senior Eden Westfahl said. “The energy was out of control...

Winter Homecoming tradition continues

Taryn Robinson, Sports Editor • January 25, 2022

Winter Homecoming, much like fall Homecoming, has been a tradition at Manhattan High School for numerous decades. This week of celebrating winter athletics and activities gets many high schoolers and staff...

PowderPuff not inclusive, outdated

Lasirra Hines, Opinions Editor • October 4, 2021

Homecoming is right around the corner, and with it comes PowderPuff. PowderPuff -- an event where the girls and the boys switch places; girls play football, guys are the cheerleaders -- began around...

Homecoming traditions clash with modern concept of gender

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief • October 2, 2021

Homecoming traditions have been a part of American high school life since the beginning of the 20th century, and the celebration has seen little change since its creation. The elements of HoCo week are...

PowderPuff proves beneficial for relationship building, making memorable moments

Brianna Carmack, Entertainment Editor • September 23, 2019

With a score of 12-6, the sophomore and senior PowderPuff football team won once again, since claiming their second victory in a row. As a part of the long standing tradition at Manhattan High, the...

Students flip places for annual PowderPuff game

Aloera Ostermann, Staff Writer • October 2, 2018

While football players are mostly boys and cheerleaders are most often girls, Manhattan High reversed these roles Wednesday for the PowderPuff football game. Senior girls paired up with sophomores...

PowderPuff football tradition, showcases school spirit

Meredith Graves, Ryleigh Lancaster, and Rachel Edie • September 27, 2018

Manhattan High PowderPuff football and cheer teams have been working hard at practice to achieve the goal of entertaining students during Homecoming week. “Expect a good and funny show,” Lawson...

Powderpuff ends in tie

Kami Bussmann, Staff Writer • October 3, 2017

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