Overheard at Manual
Do you hear outrageous things in the halls? This new feature, “Overheard at Manual,” compiles the best overheard comments and conversations at Manual The best will be published on RedEye…
Students wear pajamas in preparation for PSAT
Staring in to the face of Wednesday’s PSAT/NMSQT examination, Juniors school-wide elected to wear pajamas to school. “I just decided that, hey, you know what, I might as well be…
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…
Announcement: Changes to AP test registration process
We are slowly but surely moving into the 21st Century with AP Registration. This year, students will register for their AP Exams online. I have attached the form mailed to…
Manual football team hard at work during off-season
Following their 55-0 defeat against Trinity high school in district play on November 11, the Manual football team is hitting the weight room in preparation for next season. “It’s a…
JCPS requires classes to take mandatory tests
JCPS recently adopted mandatory end of the year tests that will be given to students in certain classes. The tests, which were recommended by the State Education Commission and will…
Juniors are encouraged to use TCA prep
With the ACT fast approaching and last year’s ACT Plan scores mailed out, both Counselor Marti Johnston and Principle Larry Wooldridge urged the juniors to make use of the TCA/ACT…
Despite state law, students must still pay for AP tests
It started as a rumor in the halls of DuPont Manual high school; a rumor that moved through lunchroom chatter and hallway gossip; a rumor that needed verifying. “There is…
Toyota opens hydrogen refueling station
Toyota recently opened the first hydrogen refueling station that is directly connected to a hydrogen pipeline at their new facility in Torrance, California. Shell leases the land from Toyota and…
Kentucky schools faced with moral decision on paying for AP tests
The price of six AP tests? 348 dollars. The price of a good education? priceless. But not when you’re a single parent trying to survive in today’s struggling economy. Not…