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Super Bowl halftime show gives lots to think about

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

As someone who games, my very first reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show in Super Bowl LIX Sunday was that it included Playstation symbols, since there was an X, triangle, square and circle on...

I cannot take the Grammys seriously

Jack Spiegel, Blue M Co-Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2025

After an excellent year of music, the 67th annual Grammy award ceremony on Feb. 2  was highly anticipated. With many big names such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars being...

Music Review

Music Review

Jack Spiegel, Blue M Co-Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2025

“Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires” actress Freya Skye has launched her long-awaited singing career after winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest while representing the United Kingdom in 2022.  Her...

Spring Concert Fever

Spring Concert Fever

Elizabeth Thornley, Staff Writer May 20, 2024

May concerts for Orchestra, Choir and Band have been a last chance for seniors in the Performing Arts department classes to show off what they've learned through their years of music. Orchestra had...

Tortured Poets Department releases some of Swift's finest work

Tortured Poets Department releases some of Swift’s finest work

Peyton Berry, Staff Writer April 25, 2024

After leaving fans waiting since her Grammy-night announcement, Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album finally dropped at midnight on Friday, April 19. Like many fans, I was waiting up so I could be among...

Solar eclipse fascinates faculty, students

Solar eclipse fascinates faculty, students

Hunter Flagg, Online EIC April 22, 2024

Many students and staff at Manhattan High, like millions across the country, witnessed a rare full solar eclipse this month. While many from MHS viewed the total eclipse in August 2017, this year's...

FCCLA prepares for State Conference

FCCLA prepares for State Conference

Peyton Berry, Staff Writer March 26, 2024

The creative Italian-themed dishes prepared by five students from the Manhattan High department of Family and Consumer Science didn’t get them into the top four at last week’s ProStart competition...

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,...

Children Need their Childhood

Children Need their Childhood

Emery Schmidt, Staff Writer February 8, 2024

The days of children running barefoot in grass and making messes for the fun of it are over. Fantasizing about toy stores and having an endless supply of candy couldn't seem more distant from what children...

Promposals sap the fun out of dances.

Promposals sap the fun out of dances.

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer January 28, 2024

With Manhattan High School’s Sub-Deb Dance right around the corner, high school students are scrambling to find dates to the dance. However, what should start as an easy “You down?” turns into a...

Modern Warfare Three Review

Modern Warfare Three Review

Kael Stock, Staff Writer November 26, 2023

Call of duty is a game franchise that has been around since the dawn of time. In fact, this game is so old that even our parents used to play it. Frankly in that time they have produced some of the best...

Connor Price’s ‘Thrillin’ Carries New Sounds

Luke Romo, Staff Writer November 10, 2023

Connor Price recently released a brand new song titled “Thrillin” and I believe it’s one of his best. The song starts with a very eerie sound to it with thunder in the background, sort of sounds...

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