At Manhattan High, we have our standard three foreign language classes: German, French and Spanish.  I discovered that those three are the only ones available when I was looking for classes to...

The climate crisis is the greatest challenge that faces the generation currently attending Manhattan High School.  This rings true despite a student's economic or social class, gender, ethnicity...

As the second month of 2020 approaches, the Manhattan-Ogden district has already used up its three snow days for the 2019-2020 school year. The first snow day appeared on the 16th of Dec. The second snow...

I’m not usually reminded of how grateful I should be to live in Kansas, yet every now and then, something brilliant smacks my face and says, “Sophia, you should be thankful.” So should you. Because...

Dear Reader,  Those who know me, as I hope you do, know I am a lover of books and rarely am able to find one that manages to squeeze out of me such a fury as to label it “not worth the word count.”  Then...

Every person on this planet has their own set of beliefs about life, society, politics, etc. Most people claim that the difference of opinion is a wonderful thing. People are encouraged to speak up about...

Liberals against Conservatives, black against white, citizen against immigrants, rich against poor, religious against atheist--ironically infinitesimal differences separate individuals living in the United...

The student-led conferences are not effective. The topics discussed in the conference do not come up outside the room and what is spoken in the conference stays in the conference. They are not worth the...

So often we hear people complain about things that are going on in their lives or things they went through in the past. We are traumatized by the things that happen to us. Every single situation can affect...

If you’ve said that golf, dance, cheer or bowling are not sports, this article is for your critical eye.  One may say that if an activity is not physically challenging, then it is just a game.  However,...

Dear reader,   I’ve sat at this computer for hours, desperately trying to formulate the most magnificent and iridescent line of words that would, within the word-count allotted, change your...

British prime minister Boris Johnson, the man president Donald Trump has dubbed “Britain Trump,” is taking up residence in 10 Downing Street this afternoon, and is completely unfit to be there.  The...