Exhibit will take MSHC visitors back in time
As the city of Manitou Springs approaches its 150th anniversary, the history-loving volunteers at the Manitou Springs Heritage Center and…
Territory Days
The 47th annual salute to the Wild West returned to Old Colorado City over Memorial Day weekend. The popular event,…
Manitou golfers struggle in tough conditions at state
For the second year in a row, the Manitou Springs girls golf team sent two players to the Class 3A…
Mustangs stumble in return to state baseball tournament
The Manitou Springs baseball season came to an end as the Mustangs lost their first two games of the Class…
Wins and losses teach us lessons in athletics, life
In early March, I was sitting next to Manitou boys basketball coach Brian Vecchio and telling him something that was…
Guest editorial headline should never have been written
I sincerely and deeply apologize for the insensitive headline I wrote for a guest editorial in our May 26 issue.…
Always been a Mustang
As the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close, seniors are beginning to feel sentimental about their time as students…
Abeel and Akse play in top youth orchestral group
Manitou Springs High School seniors Anton Akse, principal chair tuba, and Logan Abeel, principal chair bass trombone, have been playing…
Senior Reflection: High school in the time of COVID
On March 13, 2020, Manitou Springs High School, along with schools around the country, announced that spring break would be…
Thick-as-thieves survivors of a worldwide pandemic
These past four years have been weird, to say the least. We started off as bright-eyed youngsters, entering the building…
Farewell, good luck and thanks to Class of 2022
In this year’s Senior Edition, The Prospector is pleased to present a printed publication to the Class of 2022. This…
Letter from the student body president
To the class of 2022: There’s not much I can say that you all don’t already know. This class has…
Why are our teachers resigning from MSHS?
Jessica Avery, a second-year teacher at Manitou Springs High School, decided to resign this year because she felt like she…
Mustangs battle their way to regional baseball crown
When the home plate umpire gestured to Canon Feist that he could take first base on an intentional walk, Nate…
Storm forces postponement of girls golf regionals
Last weekend’s snowstorm put a hitch in the Manitou Springs girls golf team’s plan to compete at regionals. The tournament…
School records fall as track teams shine at state
The Manitou Springs track and field team brought a lot of hardware home from the state meet, held at Lakewood’s…
District 14 parents looking to improve local education
For the past 10 years, since my son started at Manitou Elementary, I have been a member of the Manitou…
Drum Circle works its magic once again
It’s 9 o’clock Thursday night. I just spent the last couple of hours at Memorial Park, at the Drum Circle…
City’s agreement with Cog Railway overdue for evaluation
To the editor: Thanks to a mandatory reporting to the Public Utilities Commission, we now have the figures for the…