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Things to Do: Weekend of February 24-26

GLOW -Key Club sponsored event where Manual bands Goodluck Joseph, The Sunday Proposition, Price and Bryce, NeNe, Think Harder, and Rainy Daze will be performing. Dj’s DJJD and Cyntrix will also be disk jockeying the event. There will be a Bollywood instructor at 8:00, Zumba instructor at 10:30, Henna and Neon T-shirts all night, Papa [...]

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GSA is now GSTA and joins TAAD

The duPont Manual Gay-Straight Alliance is now Gay-Straight-Transgender Alliance. The newly-formed GSTA, aside from its name change, is also supporting Micah McClain (12), who came to seek volunteers for TAAD, or Taking Action Against Discrimination, an organization that would go to different schools in JCPS and give speeches about acceptance. The reason for this name [...]

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Pinterested in Pinning

Recently, many students—specifically the girls—have joined a website that has really caught their interest—or should I say Pinterest?  Pinterest is a virtual pin-board that allows you to organize your favorite photos, recipes, and craft ideas. Individual pin-boards can help you plan your future wedding, prom, or even career and athletic goals by surfing through pictures of clothing, [...]

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Kameron Johnson and Micah Walker’s Last Word

Last Word is a video series on Redeye that details two seniors, one boy and one girl, and asks them to reflect on their time in our halls.

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Things to do: Feb. 3 and 4

Friday, February 3rd Winter Jam Tour SpectacularA big get together with bands playing live.-Costs $10 at the door -Starts at 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.-Located at Freedom Hall Coliseum PRP Skate ZoneSkating, concessions, and music, all in one night-Costs $7 at the door-Rental skates costs an extra dollar-Located at 7846 Dixie Highway Complexions [...]

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Seniors play the waiting game as colleges make decisions

As February rolls in, more and more students are figuring out their future plans. But for the more unfortunate students, the first of April is the day they await. Unless students applied to college on Early Decision or Early Action, this is the most common notification date for universities. One MST senior, Oriana Ngo, anxiously waits [...]

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Students cope with going “under the knife”

Being a high school student is a task in itself—but what if in addition to those tasks, you had to deal with the time-consuming, painful, sometimes emotional process of having surgery? Hospital visits and test prep, ice packs and chemistry books, football practice and pain medication; all have gone hand in hand for some students. [...]

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Beta Club students given the opportunity to volunteer at Norton hospitals

Four Norton Healthcare hospitals (Kosair Children’s Hospital, Norton Hospital downtown, Norton Suburban Hospital, Norton Audubon Hospital, and Norton Brownsboro Hospital) in Louisville, Kentucky will offer volunteering opportunities for high school students. DuPont Manual Beta Club members can volunteer at any of the five Norton Healthcare hospitals in the “volunteen” program to receive their volunteer hours. [...]

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Dear Freshman Me

Dear Freshman Me is a video letter of advice from seniors to their younger selves as freshmen.  

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Things To Do January 21-22

January 21: Come see The Predators play at Wick’s on 975 Baxter Avenue. For more information, call 458-1828 The V-Groove will host a concert show at Stevie Ray’s on 230 E. Main Street. Call 502-582-9945 for more information. Price: $5 Rachel Timberlake will make an appearance at Eezy’s on 7323 St. Andrews Church Road from [...]

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