Welcome to Manitou Springs High School
Manitou Springs High School is not just a building or a place where we come to school every day. It represents so much more. As I am able to be the Student Body President this year, I'm honored to do my best to be a leader at the high school that is a part of the district I've been going to since preschool. I have been lucky enough to grow up a Mustang and experience true support and care, witnessing every student receive this same treatment. These relationships that are fostered within our schools have led me to develop as a student and individual who can think independently and apply what I learn every day as I prepare for my future. Our core values of relationships, deep learning, and opportunity are embedded in our everyday experiences as we prepare to excel in our postsecondary endeavors and contribute meaningfully to a dynamic world.
Relationships
People come here every day knowing they will see familiar faces that want them to grow and will support them day in and day out. Our staff and teachers know all of us as individuals working with us to become our best selves. The simple things are valued here: saying hello, greeting us each day with a smile, and asking us how we are doing. These little things cultivate our abilities to have real relationships; a tool that will be used every day when we continue on to college, internships, or careers.
Deep Learning
Manitou is a place where people can take AP classes, get Career and Technical Education (CTE) certifications through programs like Construction or Sports Medicine, or head to PPSC to jump right into Career and Degree Start programs. It is also a place where classes dive even deeper into the material every day whether it’s field trips, community members guest speaking, or just allowing us as students to dig in on our own to really understand the content. At Manitou, we have always been encouraged to pair the academic piece of high school with the extracurricular piece and participate in clubs like our awesome robotics team, our wonderful theater program, and our successful sports teams where we learn more than classrooms can teach alone: teaching collaboration, leadership, and responsibility.
Opportunity
Every day there is tradition, school spirit, and history rooted in the things we do to prepare for the world and our future successes. These traditions have shaped how Manitou looks today. From the day high school begins as a freshman: exploring the amazing nature that surrounds us by hiking Red Mountain and getting to look down on the wonderful little town that makes Manitou School District what it is. Looking down you see downtown where you may have a local job learning how it is to support your community, or where the homecoming parade takes place every single year where you learn how it is to be supported by your community. That capacity to connect community and school is what makes Manitou truly special.
Sincerely,
Yonas Hanson
Student Body President