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The Mentor

Solid at Rim Rock

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2019

The crisp fall air was packed with the anticipation of competitive grandeur as Manhattan’s Varsity cross country teams prepared to race in their last event of the season -- state. Both teams placed...

Chamber Orchestra commences performance season

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

The Manhattan High Chamber Orchestra experienced new feelings of adulthood when they performed with the Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra for their Beethoven & the Blues concert at McCain...

Cross country qualifies for state

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

Manhattan High cross country took the leader board for the 6A Junction City Regional with the girls Varsity team placing first and the boys Varsity team placing second. The races took place at Milford...

New immunization requirements to take effect

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

Manhattan High students are now under a deadline by USD 383 to comply with new immunization requirements that are being implemented across the district. The deadline, which is Dec. 2, requires all students...

Cross country sweeps for third time this season

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2019

The Manhattan High Cross Country team swept their latest meet for the third time this season, dominating each division race with first-place finishes across the board.  The team ran at the Bob...

Annual HALO Conference spreads diversity among students

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2019

The Kansas State Student Union filled with high school students left and right as each person fought for a spot on the dance floor within the main ballroom. Past the banquet tables full of tortilla chips...

Seniors Kira Schartz and Will Bannister stand arm-in-arm as they display their Homecoming crowns. The two were crowned at the football game on Sept. 20 ad MHS took on Seaman High.

Homecoming proved eventful

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2019

The varied results of Manhattan High’s Spirit Week did not disappoint as nearly 1,800 students flocked through the doors dressed in an array of themed outfits to celebrate the week of Homecoming. “I...

‘This is not a drill’

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2019

Manhattan High’s West Campus put Safety Week’s drills into practice, creating a mass exodus of students and staff as they evacuated the building after the fire alarms went off, followed by an announcement...

Mike Pompeo inadequate for Senate

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2019

Because the current political climate has dictated that our generation have a newfound focus on voting, it seems more than necessary for us to examine who we’re voting for. It seems even more prevalent...

Freshman Zachery Goscha fights for a time win against a Topeka runner. Goscha placed 22nd with a time of 20:10.2, -- just one tenth of a second away from 21st -- having ran a 4K at the Warner Park meet on September 7. The boys Junior Varsity team placed first with a score of 19, Garder-Edgerton second with 68.

Cross Country sweeps first meet of season

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2019

The Manhattan High Cross Country teams dominated their first meet of the season, winning every single race from C-team to Varsity. The wins came after weeks of practice and personal efforts made by...

Seniors Grace Hart and Liz Efken practice their Shostakovich piece with their violas as they wait for director Nate McClendon to arrive for class. The orchestra began rehearsing earlier in the week in preparation for the day when they must play it completely by memory.

Chamber Orchestra sets aspirations deep, personal

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2019

Uncomfortable. That’s how director Nate McClendon opened class for his students in Chamber Orchestra on the brisk Wednesday morning of Sept. 4.  Of course, when thinking of an orchestra class,...

“Rocketman” big, bold, sparkly

“Rocketman” big, bold, sparkly

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief August 12, 2019

As most of my close friends know, I am a seriously die-hard fan of classic rock and ‘80’s music, which is why no one was really surprised that even before it came out I was dead set on seeing “Rocketman.” When...

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