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Marching band’s big win

Megan Douty, Editor in Chief October 21, 2024

Manchester High School’s Marching Band had one of their biggest wins yet against Naugatuck last weekend. One of the many things MHS is known for is their array of extracurricular opportunities in...

No Longer a Mystery! Sock N’ Buskin Presents Clue: On Stage!

No Longer a Mystery! Sock N’ Buskin Presents Clue: On Stage!

Jasmine Pescarino, Writer October 3, 2024

As the fall season approaches, leaves begin to change, and the spotlights begin to heat up for Manchester High School’s annual fall show, produced by The Sock N’ Buskin Drama Club. Jenna Castonguay,...

Ladies And Gentlemen, I Present To You The Radium Girls! Curtains!

Ladies And Gentlemen, I Present To You The Radium Girls! Curtains!

Ashly Ortega-Torres December 30, 2022

 In the 1930’s there was a group of girls called “The Radium Girls.” These girls were factory workers who dipped their brushes into ink that was used for face dials and would lick the top of their...

Manchester High School's Theater Department Relights the Stage With an Outstanding Performance of "Beauty and the Beast"

Manchester High School’s Theater Department Relights the Stage With an Outstanding Performance of “Beauty and the Beast”

Clara Minor and MaKenzi Pelletier, Student Writer May 12, 2022

On March 25, 2022, Manchester High School's Sock and Buskin theater club put on the hit musical "Beauty and the Beast." This was the first spring musical after 2020 when the play “Fame” unfortunately...

The Requiem for Musical Isolation

The Requiem for Musical Isolation

Sophia GoldbergDoyle, Staff Writer January 14, 2022

Many visual artists reported quarantine as a positive experience for them, giving them lots more time to explore the bounds of their creativity. Yet, at Manchester High School, the students of the music...

MHS Actors Retell the Story of "She Kills Monsters"

MHS Actors Retell the Story of “She Kills Monsters”

Clara Minor, Staff Writer January 14, 2022

During the weekend of November 18, 2021, Manchester High School's actors and actresses put on their very own rendition of the drama-comedy play She Kills Monsters written by Qui Nguyen. The play is...

Choral Commitments: When Art and Competition Face Head to Head

Choral Commitments: When Art and Competition Face Head to Head

Sophia GoldbergDoyle, Staff Writer November 24, 2021

What is art? Even scholars of the topic itself have found it difficult to define the term overall. When boiled down to its most straightforward definition, art can be considered “the expression or application...

Covid-Era Portfolios

Covid-Era Portfolios

Sophia GoldbergDoyle, Senior Editor November 16, 2021

On certain days at Manchester High, a walk down the stretch of a hallway from the senior lot to the auditorium will meet you with the thick smells of paints, clay, charcoal, and various mediums that evoke...

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