Junior Savannah Cherms speaks to students about opportunities within Manhattan High’s journalism-related electives during the Elective Fair last Thursday. PHOTO BY LAUREN RACE
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Forensics competitors qualify for State Championships ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD
Features Editor
Having competed in its second weekend tournament, the Manhattan High School Foren-
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sics team kept individual scores high while qualifying for State Championships in April. Starting on Friday in Congressional Debate, senior Nathan McClendon, junior Sean
McGimpsey and sophomore Lily Colburn all broke to finals while senior Cathy Lei was elected as Presiding Officer. “We didn’t take as many people [as last time], so not as
many people made it to finals,” Colburn said, “but we still did all right.” Heading back to Washburn Rural last Saturday, competitors finished off the tourna-
ment by placing in multiple acting and speech events. McClendon placed first in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
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POETRY SLAM BSU debuts poetry slam in Little Theater SAVANNAH CHERMS
Entertainment Editor
Poets, rappers, and vocalists filed into Manhattan High’s Little Theater to perform and watch the Black Student Union’s poetry slam held by Key Club. The night was filled with snaps from audience members, along with tears and cheers. The night ended with senior Nathan McClendon taking first place with his piece titled “The Hardest Part.” “I’m pretty happy with first place. I was surprised. I didn’t think it would happen but it did and I’m very happy. I forgot some of the good bits of my poem halfway through,” he said. BSU President Jamera Ewing was happy with
SEE BSU PAGE 3 Senior Nathan McClendon celebrates his first place title at BSU’s first poetry slam. McClendon performed an original piece titled ‘The Worst Part’ alongside second place winner Elora Root (left), junior, third place winner Madeline Marshall (right), senior, and four other students. PHOTO BY SAVANNAH CHERMS
Varsity Scholars Bowl takes second, tapes QUEST Hoyt releases site council report ANDREA LU
Graphics Editor Last week, MHS Varsity Scholars Bowl team had a 6A North regional meet on Thursday at Topeka High, followed by their second and final taping of QUEST, a televised game show, on Saturday. Eleven schools attended the tournament that was set-up as a round robin, where every team competed with all the other teams there. “The hard part about Regionals is that, of the 11 schools there, we had seen four of them during the season,” Scholars Bowl coach Ted Dawdy said. “That was at the Lawrence Free State tournament where we played short handed and got thumped. [They are also] the top four teams advancing to the state tournament next Saturday.”
Out of the 10 matches played, MHS went 8-2, ultimately losing to Lawrence Free State and two-time defending 6A champions, Blue Valley. MHS was able to snatch second place with Blue Valley snagging the top spot. “We did really well,” sophomore team member Stephanie Fu said. “There was another faulty math question except this time Mr. Dawdy objected and we got the point.” Faulty questions have been a somewhat regular occurrence with the most recent faulty question occurring at a Junior Varsity meet at Jeff West on Jan. 14. As for QUEST, MHS traveled to Topeka the past two Saturdays -- Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 -- and completed their tapings. Due to confidentiality requests from KTWU, MHS Scholars Bowl
GLOBAL NEWS RICK BROWN Copy Editor
Global news is a vital part of news today and can directly affect MHS students. In order to inform our readers, The Mentor has compiled small summaries describing some of the largest happenings in the world today. We encourage the reader to read about these topics, and others, in greater depth.
Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton win Iowa Caucuses
Candidates cheered and wailed as the Feb. 1 Democratic and Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa officially kicked off the selection process for the nation’s next commander-in-chief. Texas Senator Ted Cruz won the most Republican votes with 27.6 percent of the vote, followed by New York businessman Donald Trump with 24.3% of votes and Florida Senator Marco Rubio with 23.1% of votes. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who received 9.3% of the vote, accused Cruz of spreading false rumors before the caucus that he was suspending his campaign, and the
could not release results and details, except to say that it was a 16-team single-elimination tournament and MHS will appear on four episodes throughout the series. MHS Varsity Scholars Bowl still has a league meet at Hayden that was previously scheduled and canceled on Jan. 21 due to heavy snow. The meet was rescheduled for this Wednesday and based on previous league meets, MHS Varsity should do well. “We have had very good success against league schools, so I am expecting good things Wednesday,” Dawdy said. “The league tournament is only in its fourth year, and MHS has yet to engrave our name on the traveling plaque. We have a good chance to change that Wednes-
SEE SCHOLARS PAGE 3 Texas senator later apologized for this. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received 49.84% of the vote to Vermont Senator Bernie Sander’s 49.59% in the closest Democratic Iowa caucus in history. Following the results of the Iowa caucuses, Republican candidates Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum and Democratic candidate Martin O’Malley suspended their presidential campaigns. The candidates will next compete in the New Hampshire primaries on Tuesday.
Earthquake causes damage in Taiwan A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan’s oldest city, Tainan, on Saturday, Feb. 6, resulting in the collapse of an apartment
ANGIE MOSS
Trending Editor Kansas students can now worry less about the emphasis on test scores in the state. Last week, principal Greg
“Manhattan should lead Kansas in the success of every student.”
-- Greg Hoyt
Hoyt released his annual site council report to Manhattan High faculty. The report included student demographics, achievement trends, new or innovative programs, instructional methods, improvement plan priorities and diversity initiatives among several other things. building and the deaths of at least 32 people. According to BBC, about 200 people were rescued and 500 injured as of Feb. 7. Officials blamed poor construction for the collapse. “In this earthquake, it was just this building that collapsed, so it was definitely a problem with its construction,” Chen Mei-ling, Tainan’s secretary general, said during an interview with the New York Times. An earthquake survivor named Chien, who declined to state her last name, gave a frightening account of the earthquake during an interview with CNN. “I was trapped in a room in a building toppled by the quake,” Chien said. “The smell of gas was thick in the air and I was worried that I would be killed by an explosion if not crushed to death in the collapsed building.” Rescue efforts continued as of Sunday, Feb. 7.
“The vision that I see for Manhattan High School and the vision of the state is that Kansas leads the world in the success of every student,” Hoyt said. “And Manhattan should lead Kansas in the success of every student. So that’s a big, huge goal.” The state assessment has been revised and is now formatted in levels one through four, one being what was once called academic probation, and four being what used to be exemplary. These tests indicate college and career readiness and MHS still rises above the state average. “Our results said basically almost the same thing for math and reading and that is that 37 percent of our students are on track to be college and career ready upon exit from high
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Crane collapses in New York City On Friday a large crane collapsed in New York City, killing one and injuring three as well as damaging many cars. Authorities are unsure what caused the crane to collapse, though many suspect that high winds were the cause. In response to this incident, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio issued restrictions on when large “crawler” cranes such as the one that collapsed may be used. “No building is worth a person’s life. We are going to ensure the record boom in construction and growth does not come at the expense of safety,” de Blasio said in an official statement.
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Women should be included in draft THIS EDITORIAL IS A COMPILATION FROM A DISCUSSION HELD BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD. TO LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION THAT LED TO THIS PIECE, VISIT WWW.MHSMENTOR.COM An executive order has opened up 10 percent of the jobs in the military that were previously not open for women. Congress is now debating whether or not to allow women into the draft. The Mentor editorial board was conflicted on the issue as a whole. Every potential outcome and solution ends up coming full circle. The problem with drafting women is the fact that rape is a commonplace in the combat zone. Between 2012 and 2013, 3,553 cases of sexual assault had been reported by the pentagon. This is a staggering
45 percent increase from previous years. The sad fact is, the military doesn’t do much in the way of intervening. What makes it worse is that, if they did, they would be assigning gender roles which some women would not like to take part in. We decided that women should be included in the draft, as women are just as capable as men at serving in the armed forces. The issue with the draft that both genders face is the fact that it isn’t a voluntary decision: it is mandatory. In this case, women would unwillingly be thrust into a higher risk of sexual assault. It is inevitable to face danger in a war zone, but women should not have to worry about danger from their own side. If women do end up being included
in the draft, all branches of the armed forces are going to have to make gradual regulations and restrictions on the activities of both genders while they are not in active combat. Commanding officers are going to have to keep a much better watch on what interactions take place, and there should be harsher consequences for the men who partake in preying on their fellow female soldiers in the war zone. The order for a female draft would most likely come in the form of an executive order directly from the president himself, so it would bypass congress and be law sooner than we think. Hopefully, if this happens, a new era of military reform will result from this.
heading toward extinction. That means that most of our plants and animals that we know of today will most likely be extinct forever only because we as a human race are purposely overkilling animals such as whales, elephants, etc. In recent studies scientist have predicted that there are about 100,000,000 different species on Earth and the extinction rate is 0.01 percent a year. That means that roughly 10,000 species go extinct each year. In the film “Racing Extinction” it talks about how countries such as Japan and North Korea are murdering these ‘near to extinct’ animals just so they can sell their meat to local restaurants and other businesses. Here’s something else
that the film “Racing Extinction” claimed: that cars, airplanes and factories containing mostly carbon dioxide, these chemicals are ruining the air as we know it. Not only the air but also the Ozone layer (absorbs and protects most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun). It’s everywhere, even when you breathe. All of these things are ruining our environment for humans, plants and animals. We as humans need to focus on what could happen if all plants and animals were to become extinct. Not just thinking about whether to sell, trade or whatever. If everyone could see how much we are hurting the environment would someone do something about it?
Extinction should scare us all Lauren Race
Photographer
It’s really sad to think that one day most of the animals on earth will be extinct. Society has completely taken the advantage of killing our most precious and beautiful animals. Humans are causing the mass extinction of animal species all across the globe and not enough is being done to stop it. According to an article titled “The Extinction Crisis” on The Center for Biological Diversity website, by the mid-century 30-50 percent of all species are
How to ask a girl to prom Be direct, be real, be kind to succeed
Anna Hupp
Staff Writer
You waited for her to ask you to Sub Deb. But she never did, so you spent Saturday night buying a cat to prepare for your probable future. Don’t worry, you can take the cat back to the pound. Here are a few tips on asking a girl to prom. Whether you intend to pursue a relationship with the girl you are asking to prom or just want to have a fun night together, be direct. Too often, boys “play it cool,” which apparently means being extremely vague and ambiguous so the girl doesn’t know if the boy is interested in a relationship or not. (Example: Someone asked me to ask them on a date, then said, “ha-ha, just kidding. But
you could.”) This puts all of the responsibility on the girl’s shoulders, and the friendship could end one of two ways: The girl could feel guilty for leading the boy on because he seems to be under the impression that the two of them are an item, or she could feel silly and cruel for rejecting him when he never made a move. Either way, the situation would be weird for both of you. (I am inclined to feel guilty for leading people on; one time I called someone to tell them that I didn’t like them when they had never asked me out.) Ask someone you think is a unique and awesome person; not someone you are aiming toward as a token of your social status. This way, you can always be friends, and you can actually have a good time together. When you’re old, you want to remember prom as a fun night with your friends, not wince over it and take
a shot of Dr. Pepper. (And think about it; how many interactions for the sake of social status have ended well? They seem to just disjoint into smallness.) Be yourself with the girl you want to ask to prom. Your goal shouldn’t be impressing her as much as it should be about centering your craziness or building a friendship. A trick to see if you are trying too hard to impress: how much are you thinking? If it’s a lot, take a deep breath. A Chinese proverb states, “From being oneself comes both evoking admiration and inner peace.” (Not really, but you get the idea.) A final thought is that you should just be kind. Girls want friendships with you, not manipulations or shallowness. Don’t try to impress yourself upon the girl you want to ask out by highlighting her weaknesses. Be a person with them.
Limit complaints Tara Magaña
Blue M Verbal Editor As teenagers, we all complain. We complain about how much homework we have. We complain about our guardians being unfair. We complain about our siblings receiving “special treatment.” We even complain about our friends. But eventually, the complaining becomes too much. Recently, I have come into the situation where a friend of mine is constantly complaining. Anything and everything that comes out of their mouth lately has been negative. It’s been so negative that I’ve found myself not wanting to be around said friend. When trying to figure out what to do about this situation, I came to the realization that it’s not the complaining that bugs me, but the fact that said friend isn’t doing anything to fix the problems, or at least make the situation better.
Many times, when people complain, it’s to vent frustrations. I get that. I should know; I complain a lot. But eventually, I usually try to let the irritant go, because nothing positive comes out of holding onto negativity. Oftentimes, though, in the process of venting, the frustration we feel fails to disappear as we keep thinking about things that irritate us. And when someone complains too much, well, there’s a good chance people aren’t going to want to be around them for very long. In fact, according to Dr. Michael Cunningham, a psychologist at the University of Louisville, “Chronic complainers get stuck in victim mode, and that irritates the people around them.” As teenagers, a lot of the things that we complain about often are insignificant or can be rectified. Now don’t get me wrong; a lot of things are a big deal and can put a lot of emotional stress on us, but there are still things in our lives over which we have control. For example, if taking four AP classes is too stressful, you can drop one at anytime for a class
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week: -- Emma Landsdowne, sophomore (@epicemma55)
The music was painful but I still enjoyed my time and @lacyfxsher looked stunning -- Josh Rockey, junior (@josh_rockey)
How did you spend your SubDeb? “Ate pizza at home while my brother looked like James Bond” -- Grace Woods, freshman (@gracelows)
“Gavin and I spent the entire time trying to figure out a way to fix the music situation.”
“Taking shots...Of espresso.” -- Peter Gruenbacher, senior (@Peter_Grue)
with a lower workload. And if, for some reason, that’s not an option for you, attempt to take a few hours a week to unwind and do something you enjoy. For the big things that can’t be controlled, definitely don’t bottle it all in, as, according to Dr. Rick Nauert on psychcentral. com, bottling up emotions can lead to aggression. No one wants an overly aggressive friend. Instead, try just letting friends know about the stress you’re under so they can understand, but channel your strong emotions into writing, art, physical activity or anything else that releases tension. Remember to not totally phase your close friends and family out though; they want to help. And friends of chronic complainers, hang in there. You can try to give them advice, or you can try to change the subject to something more positive. Just keep in mind how you feel when everything in life feels like crap. Be at least somewhat sensitive (or be blunt if you’re really close friends and feel like they need a slap of reality).
Looking for my date because no one understood the concept of personal space.” -- Corbin Sedlacek, senior (@csedlacek_97)
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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ impresses ALE FLORES
Staff Writer
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It is a universally acknowledged truth that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife, or as in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” it is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Last Friday, seven years after the release of Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” the movie has finally premiered. “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is a parody novel based on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Having read the book, watched the movie about a hundred times, I can say I know a lot about Pride and Prejudice. When I realized there was a book with the same story, but with zombies in it, I read it. Now I’ve seen the movie and it’s more than I expected. At the beginning, of the
movie we learn that Darcy, apart of just being a rich, arrogant, pride man, as in the original book, he is also a very skilled zombie hunter. Then we meet the Bennet sisters, whom are still as anxious to get married as in the book, (all of them but Elizabeth) but they all also, respectively, have a different weapon, because they have a good knowledge of weaponry and martial arts. Apparently that is a need for someone living in a place surrounded by the undead. Eventually the moment when Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet meet at the ball arrives. His arrogance and little care for Elizabeth make her not really fond of him, but his admiration for her changes, thanks to undead, who randomly arrive at the ball. Elizabeth and her sister are obliged to show their martial art techniques. As the story goes on, we find out who is the villain and that he is a zombie preparing a zombie attack. Mr. Darcy realizes his feelings for Elizabeth and asks her to marry him, she rejects him and they end up in
the most incredible fight I’ve ever seen; the words “sexy” and “badass” definitely came to mind. Eventually, Darcy writes the famous letter explaining everything to Elizabeth: how Wickham is not as nice as he appears to be and how he thought he was doing the right thing for his best friend when he advised him to leave. It seems like the movie ended and right when everyone in the room thought the movie was over, a post credit-scene appeared on the big screen, making me wonder if this means that all of them are dead now? Or is there going to be a second film? I don’t know. I just know the movie ended up being more than just another mashup. Even though there were a lot of differences, as obviously the zombies, the love story stayed as confusing and romantic as it was in the original book. The action, the comedy and, obviously, the zombies gave it the perfect touch. I can honestly say I liked this movie more than any of the others I’ve seen.
Drama class hosts Shakespeare workshop
Who are your biggest inspirations? --“My biggest inspiration is YSL, he’s amazing I love him. Twiggy too, She’s gorgeous..” Who do people react to your outfits? --“Most people are positive. It was really bad in middle school, people didn’t get it. But I was weird then, now everyone is accustomed to it. ” What about your parents, how do they react? --”My mom doesn’t really approve of what I wear 70% of the time, especially the tutus; she hated that.
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‘The Rest of Us Just Live Here’ for ordinary teens
ANNA HUPP
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Patrick Ness’ “The Rest of Us Just Live Here” is the story of ordinary kids trying to make it through life. Every few years the indie kids disappear to fight vampires or aliens, and the rumor is that they’re at it again. But Mikey and his friends are not the indie kids. As he says, “The rest of us just have to live here, hovering around the edges, left out of it all, for the most part.” This raises an important question: How do unchosen people like Mikey live their lives? M i k e y doesn’t know the answer to that question. He’s not sure he can keep himself from falling apart, though he tries to believe that he can in order to continue on for another day. “The Rest of Us Just Live Here” is wildy, relatably hilarious. It’s written in normal teenage vernacular, and doesn’t hinder the expression as much as shape it. Each
chapter begins with a dramatic, satirical recap of events going on for the indie kids, and then slips down back into the everyday life of the protagonists. The book’s characters are a team, each with their own separate identities. Mel is sharp, kind and a recovering anorexic, Jared is the secure place of rest with his own secret issues, Henna is the special girl, and Mikey is “the one everyone could do without.” Mikey’s younger sister, Meredith, is also important to the story and a part of Mikey’s family unit. (Mel, Mikey, and Meredith are like the boxcar children: their parents are emotionally unsupportive and the the three children function on their own.) “The Rest of Us Just Live Here” is a book to carry around and read when you’re feeling a little low. It is generative because it is a story about unspectacular kids who make daily choices to care for others and piece themselves together as best as they can. In doing so they embody the sort of real-world heroism that ordinary teenagers can live out.
1. Drama students engage in an acting exercise instructed by Chris Donnely, along with other students in the audience. 2. Calling sophomore Shaun Brown to the stage, Chris Donnelly uses him as an example of proper acting etiquette. 3. Chris Donnelly expresses his delight in the works of Shakespeare and playwright to English students at MHS. Donnelly is an acomplished actor, having performed in many plays written by Shakespeare and others. PHOTOS BY MAKENNA EILERT
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land, was in town for a performance of “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at McCain Auditorium. Donnelly talked to MHS students about a lot of different things, but mainly about this spring’s high school play “The Tempest.” “He focused on ‘The Tempest’ because I wanted to remind the kids about what’s coming up
next,“ director Linda Uthoff said. “It is a really cool opportunity to get a professional actor from London to talk to students.” Drama and English students were present during the workshop. Most drama students were participating in the activities on stage while English students learned from their seats.
“It was good. I got there late but I liked the quick acting bit,” senior Sierra FLowers said. “I really liked how he said when writing, only write it down if it furthers the plot...so if it is a character description, sets a mood of the story, or sets the setting, that there helped me with my writing, plus I loved his London accented humor.”
school,” Hoyt said. “And that number actually compares very well with the percent of students that we have that meet college readiness benchmarks on the ACT test. The difference is that all students have to take the state assessment test and not all students have to take the ACT, so about 80
percent of our students, by the time they’ve graduated, have taken the ACT.” Although MHS has an extraordinarily high average on tests compared to the state, the emphasis on test scores will soon decrease. Over the summer, the state education commissioner went on a listening tour throughout the state to determine what defines a success-
ful Kansan at the age of 24. The consensus was that a successful Kansan is more than just a test score. A successful Kansan also possess soft skills such as dependability in jobs. “Our goal as a school to do service to our students, our community and our state is to really help students figure out what their passion is,
what their strengths are and to guide them and give them the skills to be successful,” Hoyt said. “Either at a four-year degree program or a twoyear associate certification program to meet the jobs that the state is going to require but also provide a successful future for our students.”
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and Original Oration and second in Impromptu Speaking. Colburn also received high wins with straight ones throughout the Junior Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, placing first and qualifying for State. “[Qualifying for State is] kind of relaxing, I guess, because now I’m not as nervous,” Colburn said. “But hopefully I can qualify in my other events as well.” Despite the small numbers in the team, Manhattan High was still able to show the dedication they host towards the competition. “It was a strong effort all around. I was very proud of them,” coach Ben Sutherland said.
the response from audience members and poets. “I am so happy, this has been my dream since almost June,” Ewing said. “I was really surprised by the turnout and I’m so glad people came out and supported the poets and participated. The audience really got engaged. It’s like an out-of-body experience. I am just so happy right now.”
day.” To end their season, MHS Scholars Bowl will be attending their State tournament taking place at MHS. “Teams arrive at 11a.m., competition will begin about noon, and it should wrap up about 2:30 p.m.,” Dawdy said. “[The] teams competing are Overland Park, Blue Valley, Washburn Rural, Lawrence Free State,
Wichita West, Wichita East, Wichita Northwest, Derby and Manhattan. Manhattan’s last State title came in 1993. We have a team that can make a run at the title. We are very strong and I am looking for a good result.” Team member Josh Schwartz, senior, seemed to think differently. “I feel like we’re likely going to lose against Blue Valley as usual,” Schwartz said. “But it would be nice to beat them.”
Staff Writer
This spring is the 400th anniversary of the life of poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, 15641616. In honor of the bard a workshop took place last week in Manhattan High School’s Rezac Auditorium. Chris Donnelly, a professional actor from Eng-
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Wrestling wins Centennial League , prepares for Regionals
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ERICK ECHEGARAY
Sports Editor
The Indians didn’t want to disappoint anyone for the Centennial League meet and they sure didn’t. Ten finalists and eight champions came out of Saturday’s Centennial league meet, with the Indians winning the meet overall over teams such as Washburn Rural, Shawnee Heights and others. From seniors like Blake Wewer to sopho-
more Abraham Sanchez, the Indians dominated the event by winning by more than 50 points in the final standings. Eight champions were crowned for Manhattan and got to stand with their brackets as the best wrestler in their weight class in the Centennial League. “The meet went great. My match went into overtime but I pulled through,” Sanchez said. Sanchez (17-12) was chosen League Newcomer for his win at the tour-
nament and his results all season. Junior Mason Wallace was chosen most outstanding wrestler and coach Robert Gonzalez was chosen league coach of the year for his team’s performance throughout the season. “That’s the Manhattan way. We fight until the end,” Sanchez said. Out of the eight Manhattan wrestlers that came out champions on Saturday, five of them won by pin to secure their victories over their oppo-
nents. Among those were juniors Devin Norris and Joe Braun among others who won their brackets. Freshman Bubba Wilson and Robert Houston also both placed second and third respectively in their weight classes and were close to holding their place as champions in the league. “We did pretty well, we won it so. That’s big for us, we had 10 finalists and eight of them won so we need to keep improving and let that keep go-
ing into our next dual, to Regional and eventually into State,” sophomore Hunter Christensen said. Christensen (11-14) wrestles in the 220 division. “I need to keep working hard so hopefully I can get to State and then place at State,” Christensen said Manhattan will continue preparing for Regionals when they travel to Newman College this Thursday for the Derby Dual.
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ering defense, grabbing a stranglehold on the Chargers’ offense. It’s an offense spearheaded by senior 6-5 forward Jordan Newby, who entered Friday averaging a shade over 19 points per game. His 16 contributed to Topeka West’s 41, the second-least Manhattan has allowed this season, and head coach Benji George was satisfied with the effort he saw on the defensive end, including the effort on Newby. “We just got done commending the guys for the fact that they pay attention to scouting reports probably as good as any group we’ve coached. They were very aware of where [Newby] was at all times; they were very aware of different actions that they try to run to get him looks,” he said. “We did a great job of rebounding; that was huge, because they weren’t get-
ting offensive putbacks. I was really, really pleased with where we were defensively tonight.” Where the Indians were defensively, in part, stemmed from their 32-20 advantage in the rebounding category Friday night, which, aside from preventing second chances, opened the door for more transition opportunities. The rebounding duties were handled primarily by seniors Grant Munsen and Christian Carmichael, the latter of whom brought both the gym and his team’s bench to hysteria when he slammed down a vigorous alley-oop early in the third quarter. The oop was initiated by senior Gabe Awbrey. “We just kind of locked eyes,” Carmichael, who totaled 12 points, said. “I was open, and my man didn’t get back on defense yet, so Gabe threw it up, and I went to go get it, and
it worked out well.” After entering halftime with a 32-16 advantage, the connection put the Indians up 36-19. But it was the bench energy, which reached an apex in the immediate aftermath of Carmichael’s vicious slam, that George said also provided a lift. “We really pride ourselves on bench energy, celebrating each other’s success, and our guys have taken such great ownership in that,” George said. “They love bringing energy from the bench, and as many road games we play this year, we knew that was going to be key for us. And it’s an overlooked part of it, but our enthusiasm from the bench has been great.” The bench triggered vitality, but given the absences of Ekart and Trapp, it also was crucial on the court. Senior Robbie Ostermann started in Ekart’s
place, and senior Zach Francis and junior Luke Saville saw more playing time than usual. Ostermann tallied 10 points, and while Francis and Saville posted just three apiece, George said his message in the absence of Ekart and Trapp applied to the entire team. “It was everybody; we had to have a next-manup mentality,” George said. “Everybody had to do a little bit more.” Saville and Ostermann both canned triples to open the second quarter, and after Munsen connected on a foul-line jumper, the Indians’ lead was up to 26-9. A few minutes later, Newby threw down a mirror image of Carmichael’s dunk, though Newby’s led to a boisterous gym, more so than what Carmichael’s generated. It appeared the Chargers would come storming back. But they did not, as To-
peka West turned it over on its ensuing possession, and junior Trevor Hudgins, as part of his 13-point night, finished the half with two break away baskets. Ostermann’s second three of the contest put his team up 39-19 late in the third stanza, and the Indians marched into the fourth with a 42-25 advantage. The final period was slower than the first three, but Manhattan connected on 10-of-13 free throws to put the nail — though it may not have been necessary — in the coffin. The Indians, now back on track with the standard Tuesday-Friday game schedule, travel to Shawnee Heights on Tuesday for a matchup with the Thunderbirds.
proved to 10-4 on the season with a 62-37 road win over T-West Friday night. The edge in the size category, gaudy to begin with, only ballooned when Bowers picked up her third foul midway through the first quarter, forcing the even shorter Alanna Walker — who stands just five feet tall — to check into the contest. By then, MHS had already sprinted out to a 7-1 lead, and the lead in the height department reflected on the scoreboard. Walker managed five points in the first alone, but after Mittie and McAtee combined for 11 firstquarter points, the Lady
Indians grabbed a 19-11 lead after one. “Our girls use their length well, but they’re also two really smart girls,” head coach Scott Mall said. “Madison’s real aggressive; Gigi really thinks about where she needs to go, and they do a good job.” Mittie finished with a game-high 21 points, while McAtee posted 13. While the duo got many good looks at the basket, especially in the first frame, an uncharacteristic amount did not fall. Instead, the Lady Indians turned to midrange jumpers and relied on its full-court press
— made more effective thanks to Manhattan’s size advantage — to nevertheless jump out to an early lead. The Lady Indians snatched up nine Topeka West turnovers in the first quarter alone, turning them into eight points on the other end. “We worked on pressing a lot this week in practice,” Mittie said. What it lacked on the perimeter, Topeka West did its best to make up for underneath in junior forward Lauryn Davis, who stands a taller 5-9. The problem for the Lady Chargers, however, was that Manhattan’s press
seldom allowed a pace slow enough for Topeka West to feed Davis under the rim. As a result, Davis finished with just four firsthalf points, and MHS ended the second frame on a 10-2 run on its way to a 36-16 lead at the break. Davis managed four more points in the second half, but Manhattan only revved its engine. On top of outscoring the Lady Chargers 12-8 in the third, freshman Garrin Williams tallied six of her 12 points in the third frame, and Mall said he was also content with what he saw from her. “She did a very good
job,” Mall said. “She’s very aggressive to the basket with either hand, which helps her out. [She] had some good reactions; got a couple good boards for us when we needed them. She’s done well.” MHS carried a 50-22 lead into the final eight minutes, a quarter in which Topeka West outscored Manhattan. But the damage had been done, and the Lady Indians exited the Kansas capitol with a win. Manhattan returns to action Tuesday on the road against Shawnee Heights.
1. Manhattan 2.Washburn Rural 3.Shawnee Heights 4. Junction City 5. Seaman 6. Emporia 7. Topeka High 8. Highland Park 9. Topeka West 10. Hayden
Boys trounce Chargers behind stifling defense GREG WOODS
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Friday night was, in a way, far from ordinary for the Manhattan High boys basketball team. After all, it was without two players — starting shooting guard Tommy Ekart and rotation man Ian Trapp, both out with injuries — and the squad had not played in nearly a week, when it strangled its way to a road win over Emporia. But it another way it was, in fact, ordinary. Because the Indians won again. This time, it was a 68-41 trouncing of Topeka West on the road, to improve to a near-spotless 13-1 on the season. And Manhattan did it the only way it knows how: sending the game into a furious tempo with steals and fast breaks, and, by way of its smoth-
Girls basketball blows out Topeka West on road GREG WOODS
Editor-in-Chief
The Manhattan High girls basketball team entered Friday night’s game against Topeka West with already a fair size advantage on the perimeter. With senior Madison Mittie and junior Gigi McAtee matched up against the Lady Chargers’ Kelsey Bowers, who stands 5-4, and Sydney Watkins, a 5-3 guard, Manhattan knew it could control Topeka West out front. The good news for the Lady Indians was that they controlled the rest of the game, too. MHS im-
Swim places seventh at home meet Jordan Lutz
Staff Writer
The boys swim and dive team competed on Saturday in an early meet. These meets served as the team’s last home meet, as well as their biggest meet so far. The team competed against 14 teams and landed in seventh place. “We finished a little lower than we normally do,” senior Sam Nelson said. “Usually we’re up
at around like second or third place but we finished lower out of 14 teams.” With League coming up, self-improvement is what the swimmers are focusing on. “I had a couple improvements on times [at the last meet],” Nelson said. “This week I should try to drop my times for Centennial.” Due to building problems at the Kansas State University Natatorium,
there were no spectators allowed at the meets on Friday and Saturday because of building inspections. “We had to limit the amount of people in there do to fire codes,” Nelson said. “We had to close up some of the exits.” The Centennial League meets, originally scheduled for the end of this week at Manhattan, have now been moved to Topeka.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Beating his record time in the 200 relay at last Saturday’s meet, junior class president and Varsity swimmer Nate Clark swam his way to this week’s edition of Athlete of the Week. He along with a new and changed swim team took on the challenge to improve from last years performance. “Overall the team has done well, we lost some key swimmers last year and we’ve had some new swimmers start to fill in important positions on the team,” Clark said. Clark has been continuously been dropping his time in races all season long. “I expect myself to get faster as the season starts to wind down,” he said.
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A part of something bigger than MHS Doehling returns to MHS from United States Military Academy
LEFT: Manhattan High alumna Shelbi Doehling poses in her West Point graduation picture. While at West Point Doehling studied American Legal studies, and she graduated in January. RIGHT: Doehling was a senior at MHS in 2010; once Doehling graduated she went to West Point. Courtesy photos
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Most Manhattan High School graduates end up going to schools in the area. Very few end up going to schools on the East Coast; even fewer go to military schools. Shelbi Doehling, a 2010 MHS alumna, went to the United States Military Academy, better known as West Point. Not only did Doehling go there, but she recently graduated from there. “[West Point] was an opportunity to get away and do my own thing,” Doehling said. The transition from living in Manhattan all of her life to being in New York was rough. “Well, so, I went to the
prep school first, which is in New Jersey, so I wasn’t officially accepted into West Point yet,” Doehling said. “I had to make through that first year. That was pretty difficult for me because I have lived in Manhattan my entire life. I have lived in the same house. I went to Manhattan High with all of the friends that I have known growing up there were a lot times I wanted to quit, but I guess how I was raised I couldn’t allow myself to quit.” Being raised in a structured home helped Doehling preserve at West Point. “The way that she was raised probably set the stage better for her to be able to make her way through a structured,
disciplined-based system like West Point, any military school,” John Doehling, her father, said. Shelbi decided early on that she was going to finish the program and graduate. “There were a couple of times that she could’ve [called it] quits,” Diane Doehling, her mother, said. “Probably all five years there came a time that she could have quit. She had something that would go wrong, and that would bring her down. She went through some pretty gray times, and she could’ve called it quits at one of those times.” Once at West Point, Shelbi realized quickly that rules didn’t change for females, and most people fit into three cat-
egories for being there. “At West Point, people do it for three reasons,” Doehling said. “Some people do because their parents were in the military. They’ve had this strong urge to be in the military. Some people do it because it’s free education. They don’t have another option. That was kind of part of my reason. Then, I think, some people, their parents really want them to do it too. So I think I was kind of a combination of all three, just kind of seemed like my best opportunity to do something different.” When Doehling attended MHS, she was part of the Interpersonal Skills class her senior year. “[IPS] helps with understanding other peo-
ple’s perspective and more with your empathy,” Doehling said. “Not getting stuck with how you feel, and your perspective on things, but really just getting to see how other people think. And how that’s important, to take into consideration.” “So it pretty difficult, I wanted to quit a lot,” Doehling said. When Barb Crooks, Shelbi’s former teacher, heard that she graduated from West Point, Crooks was amazed at the accomplishment. “I think she struggled a little bit,” Crooks said. “But, I think she is a better person because for that, and she stuck with it. I am really proud of her because for that.”
Doehling was recruited to West Point as a high jumper for the track team. “She joined track in fourth grade. For eight years she was doing summer track,” John said. “When she got to West Point -- the prep school is where it started. The facilities, the coaching staff, everything they have there is not the same as it was in high school. It’s not the same as it was at West Point.” While at West Point, Doehling concentrated in American Legal Studies. She is unsure where this will take her. But before that, she needs to decide if she is serving five years with the United States Army.
the money that the CTE department invests in them.” After success at State last year, the club has high hopes for success. “Last year, we did really well at Nationals,” club president and senior Emma Devane said. “We had four different, like, events that we had a group or individual in the top 10 at Nationals.” The competing groups and individuals have been working together to prepare for the conference the past two months. “This is my first year in BPA, so this is all new to me,” senior Bryan Armbrust said. “Luckily there has been a lot of other people in the club that have gone to state, so they’ve been a great help.” For the conference, many groups were given prompts ahead of time so they could construct a presentation. Others will be given prompts or tests on site, where they will have a set time to com-
plete their event. One completely onsite event includes financial management. “We’ve been taking some practice tests,” financial management team member and senior John Benfer said, “but we are given a prompt and then we analyze a company and then give a proposal or a recommendation to the judges.” For some past competitors, having the opportunity to go on to compete nationally is something they look forward to this year. “I think one of the best parts about [BPA] is being able to go to nationals and being able to go on the trip with some of your friends,” Devane said. “You get to, not only do your competition and everything, [but] you have multiple days to go to the beach and go to Disneyland and hang out with everybody. [Last year’s Nationals] was fun.”
Fostering four: a peek into five lives BPA members hope to qualify for Boston Unlike Drown, Wood in the house. tara magaña Blue M Assistant Editor of Verbal Content
never met his parents and has bounced around foster homes since he was born. While fostering chil“Due to my upbringdren from broken homes ing, I have an entirely is not for everyone, 10 different view on things years ago, Kelly Carmody than everyone else, and took in her second foster that tends to be a conflict, child, nine-year-old Peyespecially in [the Carmoton Peterson, without a dy] house. I tend to view second thought. things differently,” Wood “Kelly wasn’t my first said. “I can’t truly see home that I was with, but where [friends] are comshe was the one that I’ve ing from [when they been with the most,” Pecomplain] because I’ve terson said. “She’s been never truly had, like, my teacher, so I knew my own parents.” her personally, and she After gaining Wood was the director of optwo years ago, Goudy erations for the Ogden entered the home in after-school program May after leaving her branch. So, we already mother’s care at 13 and had a personal connecliving with various famtion.” ily members and one After years of confoster family. stant moving and ne“I think I’ve slowly glect from his drunk, Seniors Peyton Peterson, Princess got more bitter over mentally ill mother, Goudy, Marc Wood and Karl Drown join the years,” Goudy said. Carmody finally gave Kelly Carmody’s biological son Eli Car- “Any person I’ve ever wheelchair-confined mody by the Christmas tree in late De- gotten close with, in Peterson the stability cember. one way or another, has Courtesy photo required when dealing like, either hurt me, left, with his type two Spinal died, anything you can Muscular Atrophy. want to take them in. And think of probably. It just “When I was with so, everytime I change a happens.” my mom, I never really dynamic, there’s a transiThough the family achad that sort of stabil- tion.” cepts that people come in ity that Kelly was able to Like 90 percent of and out of their lives, Carprovide,” Peterson said. children in foster care, mody believes it’s her job “[Mom] had multiple boy- Drown, Wood and Goudy as a foster parent to help friends at different times, all suffered some form of her kids reach adulthood. and so there wasn’t ever neglect or abuse. Intel“What I tell my kids is any permanent basis. lectually-disabled Drown that I’m never going to We moved, like, six times entered the system at 15 put your placement on just within Ogden alone. after being on the receiv- the line,” Carmody said. So, when I came in with ing end of abuse from “If you’re in my home, Kelly, I actually had some- his mother. He joined you’re in my home, beone who’s stable with me the Carmody household cause I know personally, [Carmody] was always three years ago. if I didn’t have a place to there for me and never “First my dad passed live the next day, I would gave up. So, that was al- away, and then I lived act out all the time. The ways the one thing I was with my mom for a while anxiety would be, you able to depend on even and then after, she start- know, out the roof. But I when life got really bad.” ed being mean, and then also can’t control things Today, nine years later, I went to foster care,” that the state does. I yell Peterson, now a senior, Drown said. “Both [fos- at the state all the time, remains in Carmody’s ter homes] was nice, but I’m yelling at case managcare and is joined by se- I didn’t really get soda ers ... and I’m fighting inniors Karl Drown and at the other one because justices for my kids. And Princess Goudy, along they had a no soda rule that’s why I chose to do with Carmody’s biologi- because, like, no. And long term [placements], cal son, four-year-old Eli. then once, when I came because I didn’t want Until a few weeks ago, se- to Kelly’s house, I was like a revolving door, I’m a nior Marc Wood was also ‘yes, soda.’” treatment level home.” “Balance is huge,” the single mother said. “That’s something that I am really working on. I never said, ‘Oh, I have five, it’s a nightmare.’ I changed my job because of it, because it’s just too much to balance. Our home will be going great, like, I got it. Then, I’ll throw something in, like, a new dog, or I’ll hear a kid’s sad story, and I’ll
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Blue M Assistant Editor of Verbal Content Next Thursday, Business Professionals of America will depart to Wichita, where individuals and groups will compete at the State Leadership Conference with hopes of qualifying for Nationals, held in Boston, this May. “They compete in two events, and that’s a huge list -- I think 50 events they can choose from -- and they compete against clubs throughout the state,” BPA sponsor Paige McCarthy said. Before leaving for the conference, members both prepared themselves and volunteered their time. “I require that they volunteer twice in the [Tribe Pride] store before can they compete in the state [competition],” McCarthy said. “I just want them to volunteer some time to earn
Alumni center hosts annual SubDeb dance ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD
“Maybe have a better, kind of DJ guy, and more variety of songs and more Features Editor slow songs,” junior SaubAlthough the dancing hagya Shrestha said. scene is not everybody’s Although the dance ideal place showed a of fun, it was lack in mustill an imsic diversity portant night and taste, to Manhattan students enHigh students joyed asking this past Satfriends and urday at the dates to join annual Subthem. Deb dance. “It was Students pretty good,” from sophoShrestha Junior Gigi McAtee, left, dances with Wamego senior Dillon Blain more up to said. “It startduring SubDeb last Saturday. senior year, ed out a litPHOTO BY JORDAN LUTZ students tle slow but were permitthen people ted to attend the dance at students saw and the fun started getting used to the the Kansas State Univer- they had, there was still dancing and after a while sity Alumni Center. room for improvement. it was pretty fun.” “The location was amazing actually,” sophomore Meganne Morrand said. “The decorating [was] really [good].” Despite the good that
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Blue M Sports Editor • The Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl 24-10. Early on in the game the Broncos were the first team to score, setting the pace to success.
• A 61-yard punt return. Jordan Norwood, for the Denver Broncos, broke the record for longest punt return in Super Bowl history. • After the game, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning added to his list of wins having a total of 200 won games.
do his famous celebration move “The Dab.” • Coldplay, Bruno Mars and Beyonce performed. An odd combination, the artists made it work and shocked the world with their top notch performance. • Strong defense on both teams created a less exciting game. Both the Panthers’ and the Broncos’ defense kept it from being a high scoring game.
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• Marshawn Lynch made a huge announcement. The Seattle Seahawk running back announced his retirement in the middle of the game.
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Blue M Sports Editor Coldplay’s Medley and first time appearance at the Super Bowl. They started with popular hits such as “Viva La Vida” and “Paradise.” Beyonce’s second Super Bowl appearance. In 2013, Beyonce was the main performer; three years later and she was asked again.
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Wix.com Loved Kung Fu Panda 3? Then you’ll love this commercial. Wix used a brief 30-second cartoon elaborate storyline to explain the benefit of their product. NFL Super Bowl babies choir Kids are so cute! Sing along to this commercial instead of yelling at the refs. Doritos “Ultrasound” A fan created commercial and, according to superbowlcommercials2016.org, “the best Super bowl ad ever.” Audi “Commander” A touching story about a former astronaut who has lost his passion for life. That is, until he takes his for a spin
in the new R8. He reminisces on his astronaut days as he cruises by in the car, with the over the top Bowie’s soundtrack in the background. Mountain Dew Kickstart “#PuppyMonkeyBaby” If you think monkeys, babies or even puppies are cute, then don’t watch this commercial. The purpose of the commercial was to create something to went along with Dew’s three in one; juice, dew and caffeine. Amazon.com Celebrities, humor, a cool new product and football, am I right? Mini Don’t stereotype cars. This commercial brought awareness and encouraged viewers to “Defy Labels.” Take it to heart!
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A flashback of previous Super Bowl Halftime shows. Coldplay’s “Clocks” introduction was used while streaming videos of performances throughout the last 50 years of the Super Bowl.
Honda Farm animals? check. Truck? check. Queen’s “Somebody to Love?” check. Oh my God! A winning commercial. Honda Hyundai “First Date” This commercial brings forth a stereotypical eighth grade date -- almost. After the overprotective dad, Kevin Hart, hands the keys over to his daughter’s date, he uses the “Car Finder” to stalk them. Fun, right? Death wish coffee (Intuit) Another fan-created ad, but this one’s much better. What more than Vikings to show how potent their coffee is? Skittles “The Portrait” Steven Tyler competes against his own self-portrait in a sing-off to “Dream On.” Fun, colorful and yummy!
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A Beyonce and Bruno Mars dance-off. Beyonce and her backup dancers against Bruno and his group of dancers; you can decide who the winner is.
lives.” In this article, “The Mentor” staff wished to clarify the Dual Credits/AP tests section. Senate Bill 155 only applies to certain institutions, and classes under it are not always totally free as there may be charges for textbooks and other classroom supplies. Furthermore, some
TOTAL institutions may not accept dual credits from Manhattan Area Technical College. Luckily, Kansas State University also offers dual credits on their campus. Before signing up for dual credit classes, do research on what perspective colleges will accept in the way of college credit.
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Concerning AP classes, higher level schools may not take the credit earned from taking the test, but most expect their applicants to have taken the most rigorous courses their high school offers. It is also worth your time to take as many AP courses as possible as they prepare students for
the work-load of college. While some institutions do not provide credit for high scores on AP exams, taking the exam sometimes allows students to skip select prerequisite classes. Before signing up for the AP exam, do research on what scores and credits perspective colleges will accept.