Manitou Springs High School

It is hard to believe that we only have five weeks left with seniors and seven weeks left with the rest of our students! I love this time of year and all of the energy, events, and celebrations.

We are incredibly proud to celebrate our Student Council who has been recognized as a National Gold Council of Excellence for the tenth year in a row! Their hard work to create powerful opportunities to build culture with our students and staff makes all of us better.

We have a busy next couple of weeks including:

• Wednesday, 4/12: PSAT 9, PSAT 10, and SAT. 12th graders will not have school on 4/12. Please see info below for more details.

• Friday, 4/14: We have our Mustang Safety Day. As part of the event, Manitou Springs Fire Department and Police Departments will be working with some of our MSHS Theater students to model a car accident and the resulting events during a whole school assembly. This is a really meaningful opportunity for students to learn the potential consequences of driving under the influence. Afterward, we will have a fair during lunch with a variety of community partners presenting on different safety topics ranging from healthy relationships to Search and Rescue.

• Tuesday, 4/18: ACT WorkKeys for 10th graders and CMAS Science for 11th graders. 9th and 12th graders will not have school on 4/18. Please see info below for more details.

If you have any additional questions about testing, please reach out to Jessie Nunley (jnunley@mssd14.org).

Lastly, please be aware that for all general inquiries and/or communication regarding absences/excusals, please email hsoffice@mssd14.org from now on as Stacy Thomson has begun her new role as Human Resources Specialist.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Anna Conrad

Manitou Springs High School

Interim Principal

Our 9th-11th graders will take the SAT Suite of assessments this upcoming Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (with makeup testing on April 25, 2023). THERE WILL BE NO LATE START ON THIS DAY. Seniors will be excused from school this day, and will not be permitted in the building until testing is through, only for approved after school activities.

The approximate schedule for this day is as follows:

-Students will report to assigned testing rooms at 8:05

- Testing will begin by 8:15 (students will NOT be permitted to test if they are not in testing rooms by this time)

- Regular scheduled testing will end around approximately 12:00pm.

- Lunch will be served from 12:00-12:30

-Early bus routes will leave the school at 12:30

- Extra time/accomodated students will end approximately at 2:00 pm (late lunch will be provided)

-Regularly scheduled bus routes will take place at the end of the day (3:30)

Expectations for students who are testing:

-Arrive on time

-No bags or backpacks on this day

-Bring a #2, non-mechanical pencil

-Bring an approved calculator (see advisors for this list)

-Students will leave school once testing/lunch is complete

Please be sure to contact our School Assessment Coordinator, Jessie Nunley at jnunley@mssd14.org if you have any questions.

JOIN US: The Manitou Springs School District Board of Education announced finalists for the position of superintendent at a special meeting on April 3, 2023.
The Manitou Springs Community will have a chance to meet the candidates at a meet and greet event.
Where: Manitou Springs High School small gym (401 El Monte Place, Manitou Springs)
When: April 20, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m.
The four finalists will interview with stakeholder committees and the Board of Education on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Read more about the finalists here: https://www.mssd14.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=57448&pageId=36939559

Did you know that the MSSD14 Parent Action Committee offers mini-grant opportunities to our staff? The Mini Grant program is intended to help pay for items not fully covered by district funding. Examples include game classrooms, books, project supplies, guest speakers, materials for clubs, etc. Anytime you support PAC fundraising, you are helping to make these grants possible. Thank you to our wonderful PAC for granting the following this month -

Prom Committee, Prom Ticket Scholarships

Subsidize Senior trip to Elitch Gardens

SSN, Inclusive PE Equipment

Environmental Club, Earth Day Lunch for HS

Additionally, a parent self funded - HS World Language, Classroom Supplies

The PPBEA Summer Internship Programs are returning for 2023. We will have internships in the following career pathways: Culinary & Hospitality, Cybersecurity & Computer Science, and Business & Social Impact and Skilled Trades.

Important Dates to be aware of:

• Application Window: March 6th - April 16th, 2023
• Professionalism101 Certification Deadline: April 24th, 2023
• Interview Window: May 1st - May 12th, 2023

Helpful Resources:

• 2023 Summer Internship Flyers:

• 2023 PPBEA Summer Internship Flyer_blue.pdf

• 2023 PPBEA Summer Internship flyer_white(2).pdf – for printing

• Professionalism101 will be required to complete for applicants to advance to the interviews. The Professionalism101 course code is found under jobs/training/apprenticeship opportunity section on the PPBEA MARKETPLACE. The deadline to complete the course is April 24th, 2023.

PPBEA website: https://ppbea.org/education/education-resources

COLLEGE VISIT to Colorado School of Mines

Wednesday, May 3rd

Please pick up a permission form in the counseling office or see Mrs. Trainor in the media center.

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student to excel. SkillsUSA is a national organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations. These students attended the conference for the first time.

West Point Leadership & Ethics program is designed for high school juniors & select sophomores who are emerging leaders among their peers. These deliberately selected students will return to their school and community armed with an expanded understanding of ethics and leadership philosophies that successful young adults will employ throughout their high school, college, and adult lives. The curriculum is designed for top academic performers and those individuals in your student body in leadership roles who are interested in further education and careers in community engagement, public policy, or public service. Past participants have occupied lead roles as you might find within your student government, elective/club & extracurricular activities, national honor societies, and/or sports programs.

Congratulations to our High School Student Council as they have been recognized as a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence for a DECADE by the National Student Council (NatStuCo). Winning the National Gold Council of Excellence Award is testament to the highest standards of quality that our council consistently demonstrates in its operation, and its projects and activities. NatStuCo Gold Councils of Excellence are the models of quality for which other student councils should strive to become.

DID YOU KNOW? Manitou Springs High School offers a state-approved Driver's Education course three times a year.

Registration for our June class is now open! (June 1st through June 4th)

Please check out our website or reach out to Angie Glass for more information: https://msh.mssd14.org/parents/drivers_ed

The Prospector Article of the Week: MSSD14 should consider the 4-day week by Katelyn Fonkert

As the World Language and Culture Night event is approaching, we had a poster contest that was open to all students from the district to participate in. All the posters that were submitted are going to be displayed in the Media Center during the night of the event. Here are a few of the winning posters.

The HS World Language Department wants to give thanks to the following Administration members that help out in the process of choosing the winning posters: Eric McMartin, Kolleen Johnson, Cat Olimb, Allison Scott, Suzi Thompson and Gayle Mendoza.

Dr. Moen's Film and Media and Propaganda classes have been engaged in their research project to analyze the authenticity of the representation of their individual identities in media. Students then culminated their analysis with either a written analysis essay, a visual analysis (pictured), or the creation of a documentary.

The Foundations of Art class is preparing for the lantern parade starting in Memorial Park in Manitou this Friday at 7:30.

Art Club! Join us every Thursday until 5pm. in Ms G’s room. Bring your art supplies and make anything you want.

Senior artist, Lindsay H., works on the western heritage, silhouette project. An annual tradition here at Manitou.

Seniors, Sammy and Emily work on a large piece of art to celebrate their time at Manitou!

Coral S. attended an in depth tour at UCCS College of Nursing. She is seen here “working on a patient” at their “simulation lab”. The patients are life-like mannequins.

Friday, April 7th - Golf: Girls Varsity vs Swink @ La Junta Golf Course - All Day

Saturday, April 8th - Track & Field: Varsity Invitational @ CSU Pueblo - 9:00am

Saturday, April 8th - Baseball: JV Double Header @ Doherty HS - 10:00am

Saturday, April 8th - Baseball: Varsity Double Header @ Salida HS - 11:00am

Saturday, April 8th - Soccer: Girls JV vs Middle Park @ Home - 11:00am

Saturday, April 8th - Soccer: Girls Varsity vs Middle Park @ Home - 1:00pm

Monday, April 10th - Golf: Girls Varsity vs Pueblo West @ Desert Hawk Golf Course - 9:00am

Monday, April 10th - Soccer: Girls Varsity vs Fountain Valley @ Home - 6:00pm

Wednesday, April 12th - PSAT/SAT (9th-11th) - 8:05am - 12:30pm - Early Release - No School for Seniors

Thursday, April 13th - Track & Field: Varsity Invitational @ TCA - 1:45pm

Friday, April 14th - Track & Field: Varsity Invitational @ Pomona HS - 2:00pm

There is NO LATE START on 4/12!

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