Manitou Springs High School

We have thoroughly enjoyed connecting with so many families during conferences today and yesterday–we have had record participation! It has been powerful to have the chance to celebrate so many students as well as partner with families to support students finishing the semester (and the year) strong!

A big congratulations to our Girls and Boys Cross Country teams who both qualified for State! Additionally, the Girls Cross Country Team won 1st place in their 3A Regional meet! Additionally, well done to our Boys Soccer and Volleyball teams (and soon to be Football team) celebrating their Senior Nights! The teamwork, leadership, work ethic, joy that our student athletes have exhibited this season is truly monumental. Thank you to all of our coaches for the immense time, energy, and love that you invest in our students and programs!

As part of our commitment to providing the best experience for our students and families, we’re conducting a Parent/Caregiver Experience Survey in partnership with Studer Education. Your feedback will help us understand what’s working well and where we can improve. The survey takes about 10–15 minutes to complete, and you can fill it out for each school your children attend. It will be open from October 21 – November 1.

• You can access the survey here: https://forms.hcg.com/f/41753602/1402/

• Or scan the QR code below,

• Or it was also sent your email.

Have a great weekend! We hope to see many of you at Key Club’s Haunted House from 6-8 pm on Sunday, 10/27!

Anna Conrad

Manitou Springs High School

Principal

THE DEADLINE TO ORDER YOUR GRADUATION ITEMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 30th!!!

If you have not yet ordered your graduation announcements/photo cards/senior apparel/senior keepsakes and most importantly (the one item you must have for graduation), your cap & gown, the deadline is quickly approaching! Visit www.jostens.com to place your order BEFORE OCTOBER 30th.

You can order online at www.jostens.com 24/7 and choose from 3 payment plans: pay in full, divide your purchase in either 3 or 4 monthly payments (for orders over $150). All senior orders are due by October 30th to qualify for the group discount prices.

After October 30th, prices will increase, and several items will no longer be available, all orders will need to be paid in full at the time the order is placed, and your products will ship later than the rest of your classmates. If you are not sure if you ordered, please email joe.adducci@jostens.com with your student’s name and school and they will check for you.

Available Discount codes:

For Graduation orders over $200, use SENIORSHIP25 to waive the shipping/handling fee (good for 2 weeks after your senior’s class meeting/graduation packet distribution – see date on front of your ordering packet).

For Class Ring orders, use Code GIFTRING50 to save $50 on most rings. NOTE-you must order the ring separately from the graduation order to redeem the code. There is no deadline for your Senior Class Ring. You can order anytime during your senior year. Pricing will not change on these, but this discount is only good until January 30th.

DON’T DELAY, THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 30th!! ORDER NOW, SAVE $$ AND CHECK ONE MORE THING OFF YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO BEFORE GRADUATION!!

PRODUCT DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

Senior apparel/tassels/key rings will be mailed to your home in just a few weeks.

Class Rings will be shipped home in 4-5 weeks.

Graduation Announcement/Paper Products orders will be delivered in February/March

Cap & Gowns will be delivered in the Spring, closer to graduation.

HELPFUL PRODUCT LINKS

2025 Graduation Catalog – Click HERE

2025 Class Ring Catalog – Click HERE

The Prospector is happy to announce our partnership with the Pikes Peak Bulletin! You can now read our stories in print. Check out last week's issue or read our stories on our website!

The Prospector is the student-run news website of Manitou Springs High School. Check out stories we posted this week!

Fall Sports Recap Oct. 7-13 by Jarrin Hall

The role of art in our community: It tells a story by Halli Leonhardt and Madison Sharon

Book Review: Daydream by Maddie Fonkert

You can follow on INSTAGRAM or like us on FACEBOOK to see our social media stories and contests!

Are you interested in learning how to job shadow or explore a career you're interested in? Check out Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance (PPBEA.org). Once you create an account you can start exploring and see what opportunities are available. See Mrs. Trainor in the media center for more information.

As part of the lesson Halloween vs. Día De Los Muertos, Spanish 1 students learned about the similarities and differences between these two holidays. Also, as part of the cultural immersion, the students are working on their version of Ofrendas, celebrating the life of loved ones that have passed away or famous hispanic personalities that have had a positive impact in the hispanic community when they were alive. The written part of the project is that students need to write (3) sentences, in the target language and present tense, stating the name of the person being celebrated, their birth date, and how they are related to that person. Students also needed to write (6) sentences, in the target language and present tense, using the correct conjugation of the verbs SER / TENER / LLEVAR, as discussed in class, 2 sentences per verb, describing the person being celebrated. Finally, students will create a voice memo where they will practice pronunciation by reading their sentences in Spanish. All the ofrendas will be displayed in the World Language hallway from October 28th until November 1st.

Danny M., a 2015 graduate of Manitou Springs high school, who is now a videographer, came to speak to the Digital photography class on Monday. He makes his living traveling the world making travel videos with his drone for companies like GoPro and Spy sunglasses.

Digital photography students are working on “Spooky” photos this week! We will share the final images next week.

Sculpture classes are working on carving pumpkins in an artistic way over the next few days. More images will be shared next week when they are done!

The students had a great time learning the game and improving their skills. We will, we will rook you!

On Wednesday, Oct 23, Mrs. Kerrigan's AP Lit class had their first Socratic Seminar or the novel Frankenstein at the local cemetery. Students discussed the first part of the novel using Critical Lens Theory and enjoyed some novel themed snacks!

Mr. Walker, English teacher at the high school, and Mrs. Dunlap, Art teacher at MSES, saw an opportunity for collaboration when they were brought together on the Art's Integration Committee. Mrs. Dunlap had just completed the Manitou Monsters project, where kindergartners create monsters with a specific list of attributes and then draw them, and then over the summer each student is paired with a local artist who creates a version of that monster in their own medium, and then the results are displayed in a gallery the following year.

Mr. Walker was just about to begin a unit on Beowulf. His English IV seniors are going to put Beowulf on trial for the crime of Monstrosity, so they are beginning to study monsters and monstrosity in literature. Monsters exist to police the moral and social boundaries of the societies that create them. Seeing an opportunity, Mr. Walker brought his seniors down to the elementary school, where they picked three monsters to study. Using the monster's traits to determine the social boundaries that the monsters subvert or enforce, Mr. Walker's seniors reverse-engineered the society that would create the monster. For instance, a monster that eats watermelon would come from a society that was concerned about the responsible consumption of the earth's resources.

It was a fun day, with seniors reminiscing about their days in elementary school, using their imaginations, and taking advantage of the proximity and unique artistic environment of Manitou Springs!

Friday, October 25 :Conferences (No School); Varsity Football Vs. Woodland Park @ Manitou Springs HS @ 7PM **Senior Night**

Sunday, October 27: Key Club Haunted House @ 6PM

Monday, October 28: JV Football Vs. Woodland Park @ Woodland Park @ 4PM; Western Colorado University Visit (9:40AM-10:10AM Commons)

Tuesday, October 29: Girls Volleyball Vs. Florence High School @ Manitou Springs @ C (4PM) JV(5PM) Varsity (6PM)

Wednesday, October 30: No Late Start

Thursday, October 31: Girls Volleyball Vs. Thomas MacLaren @ Manitou Springs @ JV (4PM) Varsity (5PM)

Friday, November 1: Varsity Football Vs. Banning Lewis Academy @ Banning Lewis Academy @ 7PM

Saturday, November 2: Cross Country Varsity State Championship @ Penrose Event Center @ 9:40AM; Girls Varsity Volleyball Vs. La Junta @ La Junta @ 11AM

Monday, November 4: Hawaiʻi Pacific University Sisit (9:40AM-10:10AM Commons)

Tuesday, November 5: Tri-Peaks Band Concert (6:30PM-8:30 PM In MSSD Auditorium)

Wednesday, November 6: Late Start (2-Hour Delay)

Friday, November 15: Fall Musical: The Putnam County 25th Annual Spelling Bee (7-9PM In MSSD Auditorium )

Saturday, November 16: Fall Musical: The Putnam County 25th Annual Spelling Bee (2-4PM In MSSD Auditorium)

Wednesday, November 20: Late Start (2-Hour Delay)

Thursday, November 21: Fall Musical: The Putnam County 25th Annual Spelling Bee (7-9PM In MSSD Auditorium )

November 25th-29th: Thanksgiving Break (No School)

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