Manitou Springs High School

From The Principal...

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to an informative Mustang Safe & Strong Day this week. Student Council and the High School District Wellness Team joined together for an important safety event. Thank you to local agencies including TESSA, Safe2Tell, The Place, Metro Vice & Narcotics Unit, Colorado Springs Police DUI Unit, Manitou Springs Police Department, and several others for sharing time and resources with our students and staff.

Prom is tonight at Hillside Gardens. We wish our students a fun and memorable night. Thank you to the staff members and students that work so hard leading up to this special event. We appreciate the energy that goes into planning Prom Night. Have a great time Mustangs!

Jesse Hull

Manitou Springs High School

Principal

From The Counseling Department...

Summer Paid Internships: Application Deadline: April 29, 2022

PPBEA has 3 exciting PAID summer internship programs for high school students:

2022 Summer Business & Entrepreneurship Internship

Description: This is an entry-level internship designed as part of a regional, culinary youth pre-apprenticeship program through the Pikes Peak Business & Education Alliance. The program is designed to provide exposure and skill application within business, marketing, and social entrepreneurism occupations. Students have the chance to gain valuable insight and experience inside the world of business in various occupations including digital marketing, social impact entrepreneurship, event promotion and planning, economic development, and more. Students having an interest and/or aptitude in these fields will be hosted by local businesses and entrepreneurs to learn more about or to train in these occupations!

Flyer: 2022 Business & Entrepreneurship Summer Internship Student Flier

2022 Summer Culinary & Hospitality Internship

Description: This is an entry-level internship designed as part of a regional, culinary youth pre-apprenticeship program through the Pikes Peak Business & Education Alliance. Students will be tasked and trained in entry-level food preparation and service, duties, and responsibilities in a commercial kitchen. Students having an interest and/or aptitude in culinary arts, entrepreneurship, business or management, or tourism occupations will be hosted by local restaurant and hotel operators and owners to learn more about or to train in these occupations!

Flyer: 2022 Culinary & Hospitality Summer Internship Student Flier

2022 Summer Cybersecurity Internship

Description: The Summer Cybersecurity Internship Cohort is a program designed to provide exposure and skill application within the cybersecurity industry to high school students. This is an opportunity to further develop skills in information technology and refine professional skills while working with a reputable local cybersecurity business.

Flyer: 2022 Cybersecurity Summer Internship Student Flier

Students accepted into any of the above internships will be paid minimum wage for up to 60-hours subject to successful onboarding with Goodwill Staffing, subject to available funding. The student will be classified as a temporary employee on assignment to an employer host.

All applicants will be required to register an account on the MARKETPLACE, earn the Professionalism101 Certificate by May 14th and participate in the interviews on Tuesday, May 24th.

ALL Application Deadline: April 29, 2022

From The Pikes Peak Library District...

PPLD offers online Workforce Readiness Training (https://research.ppld.org/workforce-readiness-training). If completed the teen will receive 10 volunteer hours. Teens can put this experience on a resume. Employers throughout the community know that PPLD provides this training and like when they see that teens have gone through this training.
Teens can also write a book review to earn volunteer hours. One review equals one volunteer hour. (https://ppld.org/review-crew)
If teens would like to volunteer in person they will need to fill out a volunteer application (https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/a800b035-46f8-4094-b92f-86e260479b8c/1). I will let you know that if teens need a lot of volunteer hours they may be referred to another PPLD location other than the Manitou Springs Library or the Ute Pass Library. Unfortunately the Manitou Springs and Ute Pass Libraries are small and do not have a lot for volunteers to help with.
Here is a list of other close locations that I have talked to that can help those volunteers that need more hours. All of these locations are part of the Pikes Peak Library District so the applications will be the same.

- Cheyenne Mountain Library
- Old Colorado Library
- Penrose Library

The Pulsera Project

The Pulsera Project is a nonprofit organization that educates, empowers, and connects Central American artists with students in more than 3,000 U.S. schools through the sale of colorful hand woven bracelets, or "pulseras" in Spanish. Spanish Club is hosting a sale table each school day during lunch and after school. The pulseras cost $5.00 each. Stop by, learn about the project, purchase a pulsera, and Color Your World!