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February 24, 2012 Manhattan High volume 99 issue 17

MHS receives Department of Education’s S3 grant

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FCCLA The Manhattan High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America recently competed in the District D STAR Events competition and brought home multiple awards. Five teams went out to Alma and four teams placed first in their events, qualifying them for the State Competition.

Amanda Frakes and Mikayla Jackson-Barth won the gold in the Chapter Service Project Display event for their “Sew Many Straps, Sew Little Time” project, which consisted of collecting donations and making mask straps for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Both the junior and senior category teams in the Focus on Children event earned medals and qualified for State. Kristen Fraley, Sierra Haug and Shaylyn Hubbell made up the junior squad while the seniors were represented by Claire Freeby and Tyler Henry.

Holly and Jordan Morris won the gold medal in the National Programs in Action for their efforts to support the March of Dimes, Special Olympics and the Neonatal Care Unit at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

Kayla Fraley and Taylor Warner earned the silver medal and qualified for State in the Promote and Publicize FCCLA category.

FUNDRAISERS The day of love prompted clubs to perfect their kitchen skills as they sold baked goods, Valentinegrams and carnations.

Interpersonal Skills, which has conducted bake sales over the past four weeks, has made a profit of $783 for the Adopt-AFamily Foundation. The IPS students, along with their mentors, baked the goods on Tuesday night, allowing a fresh batch of cookies, brownies and bread to be sold on Wednesday.

“We were hoping to get something in that range, but we never really expected it to come out so well,” IPS para-educator Darlene Fels said. “We started making chili as part of the bake sale and eventually we had to make two batches because the chili was gone before second lunch.”

Thespians sold carnations last week and reeled in a total of $200.

This Is How I Scream sold a variety of Valentine cards and earned $53 for their publication.

“We were hoping to get more, but I think we’ll have more of these fundraisers,” TIHIS sponsor Judy McClendon said.

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The Safe and Supportive Schools, or S3, Grant has been awarded to Kansas and 10 other states by the U.S Department of Education. The $38.8 million in grant money across the 11 recipient states is to be used by state education departments to evaluate their schools through a “Conditions for Learning” Index, allowing for the identification of at-risk schools and the proliferation of safe, drugfree learning environments for students.

Manhattan High School was one of the few schools to complete the application for grant money thanks to the efforts of the USD 383 Prevention Coordinator Kari Quiton and the members of the Prevention Committee, namely Michele Jones, Rachelle Bahr, Dawn Lindsley, Jason Kazar, Marcia Rozell, DreVel Taylor and Raelynn Smith.

MHS has received $77,545

to put toward the security and safety of its students, and plans to make use of the funds are already in place.

One of the measures to be employed here at Manhattan High School under this grant is AlcoholEdu, on online alcohol prevention program designed to affect student behavior and limit alcohol and drug use.

The program consists of a simulated community in which the student travels to various locations, obtaining tools that will enable construction of a billboard featuring positive lessons learned throughout the course.

In addition to the student portion, AlcoholEdu includes a program designed to prepare parents to deal with underage drinking effectively and provide tools and resources to parents of children in need of help.

Also being implemented at MHS is the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. The Olweus program has been active at the primary school level for some time here in Manhattan,

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but will make its secondary school debut at Manhattan High.

The Olweus program is designed to reduce existing bully problems, prevent new problems and achieve better peer relations through a comprehensive, system-wide program on four levels: school, individual, classroom and community.

At the school level, staff training sessions and a school-wide bullying questionnaire will be headed by a Bullying Prevention Coordinating Committee.

Individually, students involved in bullying and their parents will be met with and a plan to prevent future incidents will be drafted.

Class meetings and enforcement of anti-bullying rules will involve classrooms while the community will be brought in to support the program and contribute to the Bullying

BPA places at State “We were judged on two main criteria -- the actual design of the web page and our presenManhattan High School was tation to the judges at the actual event,” Davis said. “You usually well-represented at the Busihave two to four judges and they ness Professionals of America State Conference in Wichita last talk to you and ask questions about your project.”

Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Many people would be Thirteen students from Manhattan High placed at State and 11 thrilled to achieve second at a state-level competition, but Damoved onto Nationals. The students in BPA were busy prepar- vis was a little disappointed.

“I’m not really satisfied with ing for State weeks and months our placement. I’m happy that before the actual conference. we advanced onto Nationals “We prepared by creating but I really wanted to get first,” our website and practicing our presentation ahead of time,” JR Davis said.

This year Nationals will take Davis said. place in Chicago. Even though “It took a lot of hard work and dedication. We just worked State was only a week ago, teams have already begun prepon our web page a lot and ping for Nationals. stayed after school,” Warren “Warren and I are completely Scipio said. redesigning our website before Davis and Scipio, both seNationals,” Davis said. “We niors, attended the conference for the second time and placed are also going to practice our presentation a bunch before we second in Website Design. head to Chicago.”

Scipio also placed fourth in Fundamentals of HTML. Kaitlin Wichman staff writer

Prevention Coordinating Committee.

After 35 years of research, the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program has been shown

“Once our teachers become familiar with the programs, they can do it on a day by day basis.”

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in the buildings.

Supplemental security cameras for areas of concern at East Campus will be purchased, and the emergency management plans for both campuses will be reviewed and updated.

All new student programs, including AlcoholEdu and Olweus, will be integrated into the advisory period, which will be built up and extended to allow for better assistance for at-risk students and full utilization of these new measures.

Faculty and staff will attend training sessions on anti-bullying and substance abuse prior to implementation of the programs so as to make the transition as smooth as possible.

“Once our teachers become familiar with the programs,” head principal Terry McCarty said. “They can do it on a dayby-day basis.”

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to reduce incidents of bullying by upwards of 50 percent and increase the relations between students, teachers and parents.

Besides the substance and bullying programs, which will be put in place at both East and West Campus, grant funds will als be used to increase security

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Senior Olivia Bashaw accepts an award from Manhattan KIWANIS Club president Clint Sandman on Feb. 22.

Seniors who achieved a cumulative 3.5 GPA or above were given the award. Around 52 seniors were there to accept the award. “We were really excited to see the amount of seniors to accept the award,” Sandman said.

“There are so many high-achieving students at Manhattan High.” photo by Kori Bridegam

West Road faculty parking to be relocated ing contractors to move into the north gym locker rooms for renovations. The west road Parking. To most faculty and parking will be used by Adolph and Peterson for construction students at Manhattan High purposes.

School this word may evoke a “We’re close to two months feeling of anger or resentment. ahead of schedule,” Head Due to the school’s construcContractor Dean Youngers said. tion being ahead of schedule, on Mar. 17 Adolph and Peterson “This is really good progress.”

Upon the school’s complewill be giving back 20 spaces in the “triangle lot” to account for tion, student parking will be restored to full capacity next the 20 spaces taken from the year with the re-opening of triwest road. angle lot and with the additional The school’s construction parking spots of a new lot, to being ahead of schedule by almost two months allows build- be located next to Oak Street.

Cole Anneberg news editor

BY THE NUMBERS

484 students who drive

An estimated 125 spots will be added with the Oak Street lot addition. Junior Ben Griese is looking forward to the additional parking lot due to this year’s limited space.

“I’m glad to see us getting more parking spaces because its so difficult to find a spot now,” Griese said. “If you come too late you’ll have to park far away.”

Junior Kayla Dieker agrees.

“I’m glad we get more parking spaces next year because then I won’t have to leave my house at the crack of dawn to

get a parking spot,” Dieker said.

Also planned during next month is the final major switch of classrooms mostly consisting of business classrooms into the new wing located in the previous library’s location.

“This is the last big move with the school,” Youngers said.

“The good thing about this is that it’s the last one students and teachers will go through.”

Video Production teacher Kathy Rickets is excited for the move.

“I’m looking forward to the class receiving a video studio,”

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Other business classes are also involved in the move such as Business Essentials teacher Debra Kidd.

“I think the best part of getting a permanent room is the unpacking and getting organized,” Kidd said.

The move for both classrooms and faculty parking is expected to take place the week prior to school resuming after spring break.

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Parent goes Risque photo removed from yearbook to extremes fact, she was wrong.

The Durango High yearbook staff made their own decision to cut the picture and asked Spies’ for a new one. In Spies’ photo she is sporting a short yellow skirt and a black shawl over her For a girl, your senior shoulders while posing seducpicture is one of the most important photos that you’ll tively.

The award-winning yearever take, next to your wedbook decided that the photo ding photos, of course. It would deteriorate the quality goes down in print, in a book that you will have for the rest of the book that they put so much time and effort into. of your life. Everything has With that being said, they to be perfect: your hair, your have every right to dictate makeup and even the lightwhat goes in the yearbook. ing.

Those staff members are the When Durango High ones that are staying late School senior Sidney Spies after school to create somefound out that her senior photo was too risque for the thing that will hold their high school memories. yearbook, she was furious.

The school administrators She immediately blamed the did back the yearbook up in a school’s administrators for statement that they released restricting her freedoms. In saying that they support the The editorial covers a topic that is discussed by the entire staff and is written by one writer.

It forms our overall opinion on the subject.

yearbook staff’s decision.

It’s refreshing to see the School Board back up their students.

The yearbook editors are not just giving Spies some sort of special treatment. A male student had submitted a shirtless photo years previously that was also not accepted. Spies is not being discriminated against in any way.

Spies has submitted three photos and none of them have been accepted. She has officially missed the yearbook’s deadline and will have to accept the fact that her school photo will be used.

Spies wants to pursue modeling as her career and her senior photos could have been great practice, but maybe she should have been a little more classy about it.

Class decisions rushed

Hit: Spring sports start Monday.

Miss: PDA in the hallways.

You’re at school. Go away.

Hit: Coach Gonzales won Regional Coach of the Year and 14 wrestlers qualified for State.

Miss: Tonight’s basketball game is the last game in the regular season.

John Rockey staff writer If there’s ever a better time for a student to look to others in making a decision for them, it’s enrollment for next year’s classes.

At this time around Manhattan High, enrollment for next year’s courses is in effect for everyone. Students pick new classes and prepare for the years to come in high school. But what chooses their classes normally aren’t their own personal interests or what is generally recommended for them and their classmates. It’s mainly all the hype about certain classes.

Normally everyone is taking the class because of how interesting it is, or how little homework there might be on a daily basis, or what their sibling said about the class regarding how bored or fascinated they were by the class.

Enrollment can be about not just how a student is feeling about their courses for next year, but how they feel about what others think.

To start off with the whole process, a counselor speaks to all students about enrollment. Students get their course descriptions and an application for the next year.

It’s up to them to both get

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Hit: This time last year, we were being bombarded with snow. This year it’s 70 degrees and gorgeous.

with their parents and fill it they can handle. Pretty soon, out with them and with the other people get told of the approval of their teachers, or class and want to sign up for they just pick courses they it as well. While taking one want to take and they think demanding course is a good they can handle and just get thing to do, if someone is to the signatures necessary to make every other class they do those classes. pick Advanced Placement, In between the time they’re going to be burdened students pick classes and the with hours of work every time they single night for that turn in semester or year. the enrollMy stand on the ment form, whole process is that They look to they get students’ choices are the siblings be- heavily influenced told several different cause they have by those around things about them, their own gone through curiosity, or teacheach of the choices they the same head- ers recommending can make for their ache as them classes in the next students. They hear year. Older just mere years interesting things siblings who the class and before them. about have taken out of curiosity, the classes pick a class without before thinking of how them could busy and tiring the discourage them from takworkload they have to deal ing certain classes because with is. If they can handle they’re too hard, too demand- that workload, then they ing, or just far too boring. should take those classes. If They look to the siblings be- they lack something like orgacause they have gone through nizational skills or the ability the same headache as them to take notes as fast, if not just mere years before them. faster than a college student, What I have seen is how they should seriously recona lot of people are taking a sider their choices for the class because everyone else year. Students must rememis taking that class. Those ber that the classes they take people who first sign up for will affect them for years to the class choose it because come in terms of planning, the teacher may be very keeping up with a certain interesting or the course workload, or studying and itself is a challenge they think remembering the facts.

Question of the Week If you could go to school with any celebrity, who and why?

“Brittany Jones.”

“Channing Tatum because, Brittany Jones, junior well, everyone knows why.”

Emma Schinstock, junior “Justin Bieber. He is sexy.”

Melissa Bohn, sophomore “Emma Watson because I could pretend I chose her for “Eminem. He is really inspira- her intelligence.” tional.”

James Tyson, senior Evan Olson, sophomore “Prince Henry because he’s a “Charlie Sheen so we can fellow ginger and he’s hot.” have crazy parties.”

Hannah Nelson, sophomore Seth Eckles, sophomore “Taylor Lautner. Have you “Megan Fox. She’s hot.” seen him shirtless?”

Alex Richt, sophomore Courtney Fronk, junior

“Justin Bieber so I could strangle him.”

Trey Merkle, sophomore “Jeremy Lin because he’s a boss and he means business.”

Ricky Lewis, sophomore “Derek Jeter. He’s an inspiration.”

Athen Martinez, sophomore “Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s sexy and then I’d get the courage to say hi.”

Shaila Fabre, sophomore

While some say it was wrong to humiliate her publicly and that it’s abuse, others say that if he bought the laptop, he can do whatever he wants to opinions editor it.

Many Youtubers have their Sure, he made his point 15 minutes of fame, but very and maybe shooting it was few have such controversial too far, but it was her fault. matter tagged onto them. A Her dad worked hard to recent video about a father’s make her happy and she repunishment has sparked a lot paid him with her disrespect. of interest.

If I were to post anything The video shows the dad, close to what Hannah did, Tommy Jordan, ranting I don’t even know what my about a recent Facebook post dad would do. First of all, from his daughter Hannah I wouldn’t have the guts. I that complains about all the respect my parents far too chores she has to do. Filled much to ever complain so with vulgarity, her manifesto harshly and publicly when says, “I am not your cleanthe chores they have me ing lady.” After spending doing don’t even take more six hours fixing and updatthan an hour. ing her laptop, he was upset Jordan bought his daughabout her disrespect. ter the laptop. This gives him Jordan had tried to punish the right to do with it as he his daughter for something pleases and when his daughsimilar a few months ago and ter continues to defy him, it took her laptop away. When gives him plenty of reason to she was in trouble again, he take a step further. took it away longer and said, His daughter should have “If it happens again, I’ll put a known that her father, who bullet through it.” works in IT for a living, Seeing that post was the fi- would find that post somenal straw, and Jordan angrily how. It’s her own fault and pulled out a .45 and shot the she deserved the punishment laptop nine times. she was given. Maybe next The comments are filled time she’ll take her parents with parents and kids, each seriously. with their own opinion.

Carly Tracz

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Big sound has big plans Shawn Sheu entertainment editor

More than 150 people “like” it; 89 people are “talking” about it on Facebook. Less than a year since its formation, metal band White has become somewhat of a local sensation. After a recent staff writer show at Sisters of Sound, White No one knew quite what to is enjoying just the beginning of expect out of the noise-pop its success after humble beginduo Sleigh Bells after their nings. first album, “Treats,” came out “White started sometime in 2010. Would they have an last summer,” sophomore Jake “artsy” follow-up? Would they Nyswonger said. Nyswonger get even louder? Would they plays the drums in White. “I drop out of sight? just started playing music with Turns out they got louder. my friends.”

Way louder. Topping their fabuThe band consists of Nylous debut seems unthinkable, swonger alongside sophomore but “Reign of Terror” has them Faris Anwar on bass guitar, sounding heavier and harder, sophomore Kyler Reith on and it holds up great next to lead vocals, and juniors Mason “Treats.” The juxtaposition Junior Mason Wheatley, sophomores Faris Anwar, Kyler Reith and Jake Nyswonger and junior Caleb Loop perform at ManWheatley and Caleb Loop on hattan High School’s Battle of the Bands, which took place in January. The band took third place overall. of Krauss’s vocals and Miller’s guitar.

Photo by Kori Bridegam White’s recent shows at the Manhattan High Battle of the “FUMA and Loss of Red also Wareham on March 3.

Bands and Sisters of Sound have played [at Sisters of Sound],” “This is the biggest earned a lot of publicity.

Nyswonger said. “It was absoshow we’ve really done,” lutely packed. People were even Nyswonger said. White standing will play outside.” that night, Nyswonger along with said despite other lohow small cal bands. guitar playing is -- at times -the venue White also stunning. This seems like a very was, he hopes to good record until the seventh enjoyed get into track, “Demon.” As soon as the playing a studio intro ends and the vocals start, at Sisters and start it becomes apparent that this Junior Caleb Loop plays a guitar solo during of Sound recording is not a very good record, but a Sophomore Kyler Reith high-fives the White’s performance at Battle of the Bands. because soon. great one. audience at Battle of the Bands. Reith Photo by Carly Tracz of how “Not Junior Mason Wheatley takes a break is the lead vocalist in “White.”

Sleigh Bells’s ironic metal from the guitar to sing into a microintimate it everyone Photo by Carly Tracz sound on this second release ferent, great bands out there. phone during a performance last was. likes metal,” (“ironic metal” being a term Sunday at Sisters of Sound. Wheatley Everyone should go out and The next Nyswonger said. is a guitarist in the band White. that I have issues with, but I support local music.”

“But there are so many difCourtesy photo step for White is a show at the need to accept it) is sure to

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polarize listeners, but I find it appealing. It opens with a funny parody of stadium rock shows, and from there it never slows down. Derek Miller’s guitar sounds like Tony Iommi on more than one occasion, and that there’s even a song called “Never Say Die,” the title track on Black Sabbath’s worst album.

There’s also “D.O.A.,” the name of a song off Van Halen’s best album. If you still doubt the greatness of this band, listen to “Crush.” It’s a perfect example of everything that is awesome about Sleigh Bells: Alexis Krauss’s adolescent, angstridden vocals that almost chirp over Miller’s searing guitar riffs.

I was nervous for “Reign of Terror,” and I am nervous for whatever Sleigh Bells does next.

How could something this great not be on the brink of collapse?

I suspect, though, that they have at least another album or two of stellar material. Then again, they may not. Get “Reign of Terror” and live in the moment, just in case.

Key Tracks: “Demon,” “Crush,” “Road to Hell”

Issue 16 movie trivia and answers Compiled by Ben Shields 1. For their 1968 psychedelic film “Head,” British pop group The Monkees hired Bob Rafelson and someone else to write the script. This person was

‘Some Nights’ is some fun predecessor, “Some Nights” did not disappoint.

I’m not going to lie; when I heard the lead single from “Some Nights” covered on the TV show “Glee,” it felt like fun. had ripped off my ears entertainment editor and dunked them in Quirky, catchy and, well sugar-coated -- fun, the band “fun.” earned Indie cred when its first album, auto tune.

“We Are “Aim and Ignite” came out in Young” fea2009. The upbeat album was tures Janelle praised for its grandeur; it is Monae in a rich with harmony, swelling pretty much tunes, a variety of instruments perfect and brilliant production which song, comhave become known as signaplete with ture sounds of fun. It was my a catchy Bible throughout high school, so I was obviously thrilled when tune and fun. announced the production headstrong lyrics. But watching Rachel Berry prance around of “Some Nights.”

The highly anticipated album singing it, I couldn’t help fearing that fun. was surrendering a was released on Tuesday, and while it didn’t quite live up to its part of its eccentricity to appeal

to the masses. “Some Nights,” filled with radio-friendly jams, seems catered to a broader audience. However, fun. still manages to make the songs smart and well-crafted.

The first half of the album is theatrical, catchy and emotional.

The album is a combination of rock ballads, hip hop and fun.’s signature pop sound. Lead singer Nate Ruess said that “Some Nights” was heavily influenced by Kanye West’s “Dark and Twisted Fantasy,” as well as Queen, both of which can be heard throughout.

About half-way through, “Some Nights” takes a turn for

the worse. The songs “Why am I the One” and “Stars” are mediocre at best, and everything in between either sounds like an awkward dubstep-pop cocktail or a bad rock ballad. The overuse of auto-tune in the last half also gets under my skin. Why cover up Nate’s perfect voice?

However, I do like it when used creatively in some of the songs, such as “Some Nights.”

All in all, “Some Nights” is a great album, as I expected from fun. Fun. has only been together for about four years (following the breakup of the Format), so I am excited to see what they’ll put up next, especially now that they’re getting more mainstream attention nowadays. “Some Nights” is wild and sober, carefree and tragic in 12 tracks and is definitely worth a listen.

relatively unknown at the time but went on to have one of the most celebrated acting careers in Hollywood history. Who was this person?

in? (Hint: this woman is also a music superstar and is the only artist to reach number one on the Billboard charts in each of the previous SIX decades.)

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Shawn Sheu

ANSWER: Dennis Hopper 2. What was the combination of the mysterious briefcase in Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed 1994 film “Pulp Fiction?”

ANSWER: 666 3. This Alfred Hitchcock film starring Janet Leigh was the first movie in which a toilet was flushed on camera. What is it?

ANSWER: “Psycho” 4. This Monty Python member played a butch Little Red Riding Hood in the comedy group’s landmark film “Live at the Hollywood Bowl” and was the first person to say “f*ck” on record at a British memorial service.

Who is this man?

ANSWER: John Cleese 5. This Academy Award-winning actress smacked Nicolas Cage across the face and said the famous quote, “Snap out of it!” Who is this actress, and what movie did she say this

ANSWER: Cher 6. Why is Robert De Niro in such horrible movies now?

ANSWER: No one knows, but “Little Fockers” sucked.

7. What movie did overweight actor William Shatner make his debut in?

ANSWER: “The Butler’s Night

8. “Hitler was better-looking than Churchill, he was a better dresser than Churchill, he had more hair, he told funnier jokes, and he could dance the pants off of Churchill!” Kenneth Mars said this famous quote in what movie?

ANSWER: “The Producers”

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Movie Trivia!

Compiled by Taylor Weisman

1. What was the third “Indiana Jones” movie called?

2. What was Iron Man’s goal in the first movie?

3. What “game” was the joker playing with Batman in “The Dark Knight”?

HINT: Think of when they were in the jail house.

4. What were the feelings like between Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swan?

5. What food did Julia Robert’s character compare herself to in “My Best Friend’s Wedding?”

HARD ONE! 6. There is a Norwegian horror movie called “Dead Snow” what was the plot? *New movie questions will be in every edition of the mentor.

E-mail your answers to mhsmentor@ gmail.com and we will recognize the winner in the next week’s issue.* tion to David Lynch, what other famous director was Rossellini romantically involved with and married to?

ANSWER: Martin Scorsese 10. This actress and comedienne, known for her numerous cosmetic surgeries, once compared Mother Theresa to a dog and, in the same routine, said that if the Virgin Mary had been dressed better she wouldn’t have had to give birth in the stable. Who is she?

9. Isabella Rossellini starred in the 1986 film “Blue Velvet,” directed by David Lynch. She was in a relationship with Lynch at the time and they remained ANSWER: Joan Rivers together until 1991. In addi-

Sports February 24, 2012 Manhattan High

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Sports Notes Bowling

Katilin Wichmann staff writer The Junior Varsity bowling team ended their season with a bang. The boys and girls Varsity teams took first on Tuesday with the JV girls and boys also placing well. Both the varsity and JV teams bowled at the meet in Junction City. Today the Varsity team is bowling at Regionals. Next up on the horizon for the team is State depending on the results at Regionals.

“I thought the team did really well this season,” junior Miranda Dooley said. “However, there were times when we could have done better. I am really excited for Regionals and can’t wait until Friday.”

Being a part of the team has encouraged Dooley to continue her career in bowling.

“I’m definitely going to continue bowling,” Dooley said. “I’m so excited to bowl next year and to be a part of the team again.”

Girls basketball Kori Bridegam photo editor The Manhattan High School girls basketball team improved their record with a win against Emporia Tuesday. The Lady Spartans were overwhelmed with a final score of 56-26, a sizable 30-point lead.

“The girls did very well,” head coach Scott Mall said. “We beat them fairly easily twice now.”

Their record, now sitting at 16-2, has shown the extreme dedication to success the Lady Indians possess.

Tonight the Lady Indians will face the Lady Trojans at Topeka High. In order to beat the challenging opponent tonight, Mall thinks the team should work on guarding their quick players.

“Topeka High is always tough to beat, they are a very balanced and athletic team,” Mall said.

The Tribe is hoping for another win to add to their formidable record.

MHS wrestlers pin Regional win Tribe qualifies all 14 wrestlers for State team Indian Scoreboard

All wrestlers won their first match and moved on to semifinals with the exception of junior C.J. Mooreman-Meador, Regional Coach of the Year who moved to the consolation Robert Gonzales not only led his team to a Centennial League semi-finals after losing in double overtime, 3-4. title two weeks ago, but a ReTribe placed 13 wrestlers in gional Championship this past the championship semi-final weekend. rounds. Junior Jace Stone qualiLast Friday night, Tribe wresfied for State with a 9-2 win in tlers headed to Derby High School to get in a quick practice the semi-final round. He then advanced to the championship before their Regional Tournaround. ment began the next day. On Sophomore Kian Clemens won Saturday, weigh-ins began at 7 a.m. and the tournament began over a Washburn Rural wrestler to advance to the championship. at 9 a.m.

Junior Dallas Vesta lost a close Sophomore Michael Leeper match in the semi-finals, 3-2. and seniors Trey Campbell, Unruh and Davis qualified to Drew Unruh and Tre' Davis move on to State. Senior Taylor went into the tournament Hilgers won big with a 7-6 vicseeded first. tory.

Twelve of the 14 Tribe wresMatthews, Wood, Campbell, tlers had first-round matches.

Seniors Brian Wood and Deion Parker and Leeper advanced to the championship round.

Parker had by rounds and adSuggs grabbed a large win over vanced to the semi-finals.

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a wrestler from Derby, 6-2.

As for the championship semifinals, 11 wrestlers qualified for State. Those 11 were already qualified when they headed into the Regional Championship rounds to wrestle for first and second place.

Mooreman-Meador, Vesta and Chauncey were still fighting for a position at State in the consolation semi-final rounds.

Vesta was able to secure his position on the State team with a major decision. Chauncey won 9-4, and Mooreman-Meador won 8-4 during consolation round and qualified for State.

The three then headed into a battle for third and fourth place.

In overtime, Vesta won 5-3.

Vesta took third at Regionals.

Mooreman-Meador also took third place after winning 2-0.

Chauncey was able to hold on and secure his position on the State team with a fourth place

finish.

In the championship round, Stone won by injury default while Clemens fell 2-0. Stone captured the Regional Championship and Clemens was the runner-up. Unruh and Davis took first place while Hilgers was a runner-up. Matthews, Suggs, Leeper, and Wood were all runners-up.

Campbell and Parker also came away as Regional Champions.

Last weekend, the Indians worked for a 33-10 record and qualified all 14 Tribe wrestlers for the State Championship today and tomorrow in Wichita.

The Tribe left Derby with five Regional Champions, six runner-ups, two third place finishes, and one fourth place finish. As a team, Manhattan captured the Regional Championship.

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Seniors Trey Campbell Tre’ Davis Taylor Hilgers Deion Parker Ty Suggs Drew Unruh Brian Wood

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2nd place Davis Matthews C.J. Mooreman-Meador 3rd place 3rd place Dallas Vesta

Sophomores Austin Chauncey Kian Clemens Michael Leeper

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Indians struggle to finish regular season on a strong note momentum the Tribe traveled to Emporia Tuesday night. After being only down 21-20 at half The Manhattan High School time the Spartans pulled away boys basketball team played two from the Indians in the second games between Friday night and half.

"We struggled with turnTuesday night, one against the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds overs," Brooks said. "We turned and claimed a 50-41 victory and the basketball over too much in the second half. We were right against the Emporia Spartans where we wanted to be. If we where the Tribe fell 66-48. took care of the ball we could On senior night the Tribe have won a close game but we played took the lead early against the Thunderbirds. They didn't. We dug ourselves in a hole in the second half." played hard and played good Senior guard Brandon Payne defense. They prevented their scored nine points in the first shooters from finding good shots and didn't let a player heat half but the half time adjustments by the Spartans held up.

Payne to only two points in the "We played good defense," second half. head basketball coach Tim The Indians played a close Brooks said. and tough game. In the fourth Looking to build on that Taylor Weisman staff writer

quarter the tribe was able to narrow the Spartans’ lead to four points, but their defense would not hold most of the half, allowing 45 points in the second half while the Indians could only manage 28 points.

“We defended the post really well,” Brooks said. “I thought we established ourselves really well.”

The Tribe now sits at 9-10 on the season as they travel to Topeka tonight to take on the Topeka High Trojans tonight for their final game of the season.

As the regular season comes to an end the Indians will look to finish on a strong note and to get the best seed they can get.

Senior Brandon Payne looks to pass the ball to an open teammate against Shawnee Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 Heights last Friday night. The Indians beat Shawnee Heights 50-41. p.m. staff photo

Lin sweeps the country However, when superstar forward Carmello Anthony requested that Knicks head coach I sat down on my sofa on Feb. Mike D'Antoni sub in back4 to watch the New York Knicks up point guard Jeremy Lin it became something else entirely. face off against the New Jersey Lin dropped 25 points and Nets as a neutral fan just looking for a good game. The Knicks dished out seven assists, lifting Taylor Weisman staff writer

were struggling and looking for a spark to get them back into the playoff race, while the Nets were limping along through the season with a below average record. It was pretty much a meaningless game.

New York past the Nets 99-92.

The question I ask myself every day is "who is this guy and how were two different NBA teams (the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors) able to miss on this guy and his

talents?" After leading Harvard to a 21-7 record as a senior Lin entered the NBA draft. Despite a solid senior season he went undrafted. That is generally how the NBA works, they go for the superstar players but not always the winners.

Personally, I love these kind of stories, when "nobody" players rise to the top and show that they can play at a high level. Lin is no exception. If it wasn't for the faith that Anthony showed when he requested that Lin be subbed in the night of Feb. 4 and the hard work that Lin puts in every day at practice he wouldn't be anywhere near where he is right now.

I would like this to serve as a lesson not just to the people reading this but to everyone in general. No matter who you are or where you're from, don't be afraid to try something. Don't be afraid to chase your dreams because who knows, you might be very good at it.

Lin found that out on that February night against New Jersey in Madison Square Garden.

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The 2012 boys and girls intramural basketball teams pose after winning the championship game. Top: from left to right: Logan Mahan, Taylor Hilgers, Trey Francis, Derek Francis, Deante Burton, Craig Berry, Brooks Lindsay and Brooks Debord. Botton: left to right: Sarah Tatarko, Erin Kruse, Tarian Reeves, Annissa Durar, Raquel Borck, Ashley Hageman and Blake Woborny. courtesy photo

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slight bump in that direction.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus currently has Android 4.0 capabilities.

With 2012 still fresh, gadGamers can look forward get gurus are on high alert to to a few new options includpick up all the new gizmos ing the Play Station Vita, available to them this coming year. New tablets, smart- which will run for $449.95 with wi-fi capabilities and phones and gaming systems $549.95 for 3G capabilities. are exciting many people.

Nintendo is upgrading Of course Apple intends to take control of 2012’s gadget their Wii system to the Wii U, which will include wiremarket with the iPad 3, iPhone 5 and new generations less controllers with touchscreen capability, a frontof iPod Touches, Nanos and facing camera that will allow Shuffles. for controller-less gaming The highly anticipated and the ability to play video iPhone 5 is set to compete with Android 4.0, which will games with the TV off.

Xbox Kinect users will be include facial-recognition able to use Kinect software technology that allows you on their computers as long to unlock your phone just as they have Windows 7 or 8. by looking at it, along with The ability to type anything Android Beam, which allows Androids within a short on Word may not be available, but Kinect for computdistance from each other ers promises for a fun day at to share information with a

work.

Television fans can get excited about OLED televisions hitting the market this year, promising for better picture and sound quality for TVs with “organic-light-emitting diodes.”

Over all, the tech savvy can look forward to several new and improved pieces of technology hitting the market this year.

Three most awaited pieces of technology for 2012 are the Kinect system for Windows 7 and 8 users, OLED TVs and the iPhone 5, each expected to bring new advancements in both the work place and at home.

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Duo takes on pizza challenge Shorter lunches mean rushed meals Lindsey Goff editor in chief To a high school student, having open lunch is a freedom that is looked forward to, and the thought of it being taken away is something that would take getting used to.

But the USD 383 School Board is talking about closing lunch and cutting time, and this is going to cause a lot of backlash from students.

Students won’t have nearly as much time to eat their lunches or do other activities like make up tests or squeeze in a doctor’s appointment.

To determine whether a shorter lunch time would allow students to

finish their meal, The Mentor put on a little science experiment. We wanted to see how much pizza a student can consume in the time span of 40 minutes compared to the estimated time of the new lunch, 26 minutes.

The results were not as I anticipated. However, they did make sense. I subtracted time for travel on both experiments, to bring a pizza back to school. I was able to eat four pieces of pizza in the 30 minutes that remained.

Meanwhile, freshman John Rockey ate his entire pizza

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in 16 minutes. However, he said he felt rushed the entire time.

“I feel like I’m about to burst,” Rockey said.

I, on the other hand, did not feel the pressure of time and felt that I had a better handle on portion control because I was not in such a rush. When people feel rushed they tend to lean on greasy foods instead of foods that are healthier.

Far left: Senior Lindsey Goff eats her pizza in the allotted 40 minutes for a regular lunch. Goff finished only four pieces in the time, averaging one piece per 10 minutes. Left: Freshman John Rockey attempts to eat an entire pizza in 26 minutes. Though Rockey finished, he said he felt “like I am about to explode.”

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Taking away time so that students can only eat at the school feels a bit like a punishment that the students didn’t do anything to cause.

Keeping lunch open provides students with the opportunity to escape from school for a short amount of time and lets us choose what we want for lunch instead of having it decided for us.

We can choose something healthy or go home to get something for lunch, which is always great.

Nothing’s set in stone yet, but hopefully the student perspective will be taken into consideration before a decision is made.

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Swimmers go to state earlier this year, but sophomore Evan Olsen qualified more recently as he pulled out his best Four weeks ago, senior Ryan performance of the year at the League meet to qualify.

Cady was the only Manhattan After a fourth-place finish at High School swimmer or diver Centennial League, everyone who was going to go to the assumed that DeLoach and State Meet. Then MHS added Cady would be the only ones four swimmers and one diver going to State. When the State who qualified for State. listings came out on Monday Junior Jordan DeLoach was the only swimmer who qualified everyone was shocked to find that two relays, who were under individually, after breaking the the consideration category, had state time in the 500 freestyle qualified for State. Junior Brett at the Manhattan Invitational.

Bandy, sophomore Cameron Cady qualified in diving much Beauregard and freshman Levi Jones joined DeLoach at State in the 400 freestyle and the 200 medley relay. not be neglected.

The news was a big surprise

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Missed your weekly astrogo-logical information super highway? Look below for this week’s reliable* astrological advice.

Pisces (20 February – 20 March) Tune in to your local science fiction station. Gene Roddenberry’s brainchild may just reveal unto you some universal truth.

Number: 2013 Aries (21 March – 20 April) Consider preparations for growing a garden. It’s all the love of a pet, with much less of the guilt if it doesn’t work out.

Numbers: 1759 Taurus (21 April – 20 May) Somebody who loves you very much wanted you to get a horoscope saying that someone who loves you very much got you a horoscope.

Number: 8 Gemini (21 May – 20 June) Get to bed. Adequate sleep is gonna come in handy this week.

Number: 9,10 Cancer (21 June – 21 July) At the top of an incline, you may find a treasure. Or a plush gorilla.

Number: 6, 1, 08 Leo (22 July – 22 August) Flip-flop. Change your mind, or buy a new pair. Either one.

Number: 1956 Virgo (23 August – 22 September) No regrets. Accept the present, and try to find happiness in the people, places and things around you.

Numbers:0 Libra (23 September – 22 October) Hug a tree.

Number: 63 Scorpio (23 October – 21 November) Get to bread. Adequate wheat consumption is important. This food group should

to all the swimmers, who had thought their season was over.

They resumed practice to prepare for the meet. The unexpected addition of the relays and diver Evan Olsen greatly improved the Indian’s place at State.

DeLoach and Cady were the only ones who moved on to finals despite almost everyone swimming best times. DeLoach finished in 13th place in the 500 freestyle while Cady placed 11th. Olsen advanced to the semi-finals where he placed 20th. The medley relay finished 16th while the freestyle relay came in 19th. Overall, the MHS boys swim and dive team were 21st.

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Mardi Gras

Number: 6, 3 Sagittarius (22 November – 21 December) If you are inclined to change your ringtone, don’t.

Number: 2, 4 Capricorn (22 December – 20 January) I regret to inform you that there may be a pest hanging around you for a bit. Don’t be afraid to tell it “Shoo fly.”

Number: 3, 8 Aquarius (21 January – 19 February) A change in ringtone may help you catch the call you’ve missed five times.

Number: 5 *These horoscopes are intended for humor only. Do not make life decisions based on these tips.

Numbers -Pisces: Is the expected release year for the coming Star Trek sequel.

Aries: Voltaire recommended cultivating your garden in this year.

Taurus: How old I was when I got a T-shirt from the Netherlands Gemini: Hours of sleep recommended for teens.

Cancer: June 1, 2008, was the signing of the first international gorilla.

Leo: The Australian Olympic swimming team wore them to these Olympics, and they caught on.

Virgo: Regrets.

Libra: Days until Arbor day.

Scorpio: Total ounces of whole grain recommended.

Sagittarius: Seconds of ringing, seconds of silence.

Capricorn: Number of verses in the current version of “Shoo Fly,” versus the number of verses in the original.

Aquarius: No explanation necessary.

Across:

2 These hide your identity 8 This quarter of New Orleans is the most prominent spot for Mardi Gras celebrators 11 One of the popular colors seen during the parade 12 Mardi Gras can be translated into this 13 This is the name for the groups that create the balls and parades during Mardi Gras

Down: 1 Traditionally these men were slaves that lit up the night during the parades 3 This is the French explorer who brought Mardi Gras to America 4 Where Mardi Gras is celebrated 5 If you find the baby in this cake next year you’ll be footing the bill 6 Mardi Gras is the day before _______ 7 The very first type of coins minted in America 9 This sweet treat is referred to as the golden nugget 10 Woman are said to expose themselves for these

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