Manitou Springs High School

Congrats to our seniors on their last day of classes today! We are all excitedly anticipating MSHS Graduation on Sunday, 5/19 at 1 pm on Richardson Field. Similarly, we are very proud of our numerous students who have taken AP exams this week, and will continue to next week! Our 9th-11th graders have a few days of classes left followed by finals May 21-23.

Additionally, good luck to our Girls’ Soccer, Baseball, Girls’ Golf, and Track & Field teams as they enter the home stretches of their seasons including league championships, playoffs, and final competitions! Good luck to Margot A. as she competes in state tennis! Girls’ Soccer faces off against Roaring Fork on Saturday at home (1 pm) for the second round! Girls’ Golf will be competing in Regionals on Monday as well as Baseball hosting their Senior Night Monday evening! Finally, Track & Field has their state meet Thursday-Saturday! All of our teams have had awesome seasons of teamwork and learning so far, and we are excited to cheer them on through the end!

Have an awesome weekend!

Anna Conrad

Manitou Springs High School

Principal

The Student Council 2023-24 said goodbye to our wonderful Seniors. We are sad that they won’t be AMONGST US anymore, but we’re wishing them the best!

To Chloe, McKesson, Liz, Kate, Hailey, Liam and Bradyn: We are going to miss you! 💛💚

The 2024 Senior Edition is here! Check out the digital edition here.

Congratulations to the staff of The Prospector for winning 15 Best of Colorado awards for writing and photography from the Colorado Student Media Association. A special shout out to senior Morgan Flannery for her 1st place award for her story Manitou Springs star Joanne Meury Garrison shares several decades of Manitou history and MaKenzi VerVaecke for her first place photo from her article Manitou girls soccer makes history.

Amanda Kerrigan

(she, her, hers)

Manitou Springs High School

English Department

The Prospector Adviser

NHS Adviser

GSTA Adviser

Wellness Lab had a delicious week exploring food! Through our "Eat Well, Live Well" workshop, participants delved into the cultural significance of shared meals, mindful eating practices, and the profound connection between food, gratitude, and overall well-being. They came away inspired to make nourishing choices that benefit both body and soul.

Mr. Walker's Mythology class put Beowulf on trial for the crime of Hubris. Prosecution and Defense called witnesses, cross-examined witnesses, presented evidence, and argued their cases in front of their king, King Conrad.

Mr. Bonner's digital photography class had some fun learning about shutter speed.

Just a reminder for parents to make an appt with the health office to pick up student medications BEFORE the last day of school on May 23 (all medications not picked up will be properly discarded).

Also, be aware that all medical forms (health care plans, medication authorizations, vaccine exemptions etc.) will need to be renewed after July 1st for the next school year. Forms can be found on MSSD website under Health Department. Feel free to reach out to the Health Office with any questions.

Thank you!

A reminder of graduation requirements for MSHS as we enter the last few days of classes for students. A minimum of 60% is required to earn credit. Students who fail a single of a CORE class may be eligible for summer school online credit recovery at their own cost.

Class of 2024+ MSHS Graduation Requirements

English – 8 credits

Math – 6 credits

Science – 6 credits

Social Studies – 6 credits

P.E. – 3 credits

Health – 1 credit

Fine Arts/Practical Arts – 6 credits

Electives – 18 credits

Total Credits Needed to Graduate: 54

Please reach out if you have any questions to your students assigned counselor:

Mschmuki@mssd14.org (last names A-K)

Astrupp@mssd14.org (last names L-Z)

Rules of the Road

The rules of the road apply to drivers of all ages, but there are certain additional restrictions that all teen drivers need to know.

Passenger restrictions

Teens with a permit:

• Teens with a permit must be accompanied by a driving instructor, parent, legal guardian or a licensed adult 21 years of age or older (authorized by parent/guardian) in the front seat, buckled up.

Teens with a license:

• For the first six months, no passengers under 21, unless a parent or other licensed adult driver over 21 is in the vehicle.
• For the next six months, one passenger under age 21.
• Medical emergencies are exceptions.
• At any time, no more than one passenger is allowed in the front seat.

https://www.codot.gov/safety/colorado-teen-drivers/parent/teen-driving-restrictions.html

It has come to our attention that we are having a few issues in the parking lot at MSHS during pickup times. Some of the issues are:

• Parents are still doing U-Turns in front of the buses when we are trying to leave for the afternoon routes when leaving the HIgh School.

• Parents, Students and Staff still turn left when leaving the High School which in turn blocks the out for the buses due to the signs stating “Right Turn Only” between 3pm and 3:30pm.

• Students do not let the buses in as they are leaving ( the spot by the bleachers where the buses come around)

Please help our buses leave the parking lot in a timely and safe manner and abide by the rules.

ManiPalooza is a family friendly free daytime event that leads into the Silent Disco party. Join us at Soda Springs Park and enjoy games, face painting, a costume contest, live music, food trucks, vendors, and more! Then stay for a Silent Disco party starting at 7 pm. Discounted prerelease tickets are on sale from May 2 till July 15, then go to regular price. You can buy tickets online at this link or at the gate. Silent Disco started rocking in Manitou in 2018. Due to popular demand, the disco came back for 2024! See who's listening to what channel based on the color of their headphones. It's a battle, it's a dance-a-thon, it's the quietest party you've ever been to. While you're there, grab a bite, have a drink, and make some memories..... Very silent ones.

Date: August 10

Location: Soda Springs Park

Cost: Free for the event | $15 for Silent Disco

Time: All Day!

Greetings from the Green Mountain Falls Fire Mitigation Advisory Committee!

This month's fire mitigation tip is an announcement: Chipper Days are June 29-30. Please review the attached flyer and sign up no later than June 24th by emailing chippersignup@gmail.com with your name, address and phone number. Also, please take note of the requirements in the flyer for piling your slash to be chipped.

Finally, if you are interested in volunteering to work on the chipper crew, please reply to this email. We need 8-10 volunteers over the course of the weekend to work the chipper.

If you've received this message in error, or do not want to receive monthly tips in the future, please reply "UNSUBSCRIBE".

Thank you for your interest in keeping our neighbors and our property safe from the risk of wildland fire!

Best regards,

Paul Yingling

Green Mountain Falls Fire Mitigation Advisory Committee

Friday, May 10th- Seniors' Last Day

Monday, May 13th- Girls Golf Regionals @ Hollydot Golf Course; Boys Varsity Baseball Vs. Palmer (Senior Night) @ 3PM; Boys JV Baseball @5PM

Saturday, May 11: Boys Varsity Baseball Vs. Woodland Park @ Woodland (11AM);

Wednesday, May 15- Late Start with Modified Schedule; Green & Gold Day

Sunday, May 19- High School Graduation @ 1PM

Tuesday, May 21st-23rd- Finals

Thursday, May 23- Last Day For Students (Early Dismissal)

Friday, May 24- Staff Work Day; No Students

Email: aconrad@mssd14.org
Website: www.mssd14.org
Location: 401 El Monte Pl. Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Phone: 719-685-2074
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manitouspringshighschool