How student actors at Manual balance their life
Whether they’re vying for a role in Poe or Urinetown, student actors are always memorizing new lines, songs and blocking. The work that goes into preparing for a performance in and out of YPAS is...
View ArticleSATIRE: JCPS loans $5 million in to “Nigerian Prince” for $15 million payout
JCPS Superintendent Marty Polio announced on Monday that the district would be loaning just over $5 million to the dethroned Prince of Nigeria, whose identity has been withheld for personal security....
View ArticleSenior Art Showcase displays symphony of creativity
The second Senior Art Showcase, which opened on December 14, displayed a diverse range of music-themed artworks. Whereas the first Senior Showcase embraced a cinema theme offering a popcorn machine and...
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Fifth annual Multicultural Fair displays Manual’s diversity
Manual held its fifth annual Multicultural Fair on Friday to showcase the diversity of the student body. Booths were set up in the large gym for students to try food and read about different cultures,...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Robbie Theuerkauf
Robbie Theuerkauf (12, YPAS), an 18-year-old Louisville native, has been producing music for almost a decade. Currently, he produces hip-hop, rap and trap music under the artist name robbie t. Early on...
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BHM: Impactful art from the civil rights movement
The American Civil Rights Movement was a campaign for social change and freedom that occurred between 1954 and 1968. Led in large part by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., much of the movement...
View ArticleSATIRE: New Evolv weapons detectors keep students safe
For roughly two weeks now, Manual students have been greeted at school by long lines and bag-searches. Following last November’s imaginary active shooting and the subsequent imaginary weapons ban, JCPS...
View ArticleREVIEW: Stage One presents Number the Stars
Based on the award-winning novel by Louis Lowery, Number the Stars, adapted by Dr. Douglas W. Larche, is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, during the Nazi Invasion. This show is undeniably an incredibly...
View ArticleREVIEW: Selma brings attention to 1960s voting rights movement
Throughout American history, African American people have been exploited for labor, not given the same rights and opportunities as white people, and continuously mistreated by white people in constant...
View ArticleTrinity’s “The Music Man” gives young women across Louisville additional...
This story was submitted by Marisa Bucher (9, J&C). On March 6, 2024, Trinity High School presented its spring musical “The Music Man”, featuring many young actors, singers and dancers. Because...
View ArticleREVIEW: Netflix’s Damsel falls flat as a survival fairy tale
Damsel, Netflix’s newest film starring Millie Bobbie Brown, aims to subvert the “damsel in distress” stereotype characteristic of the medieval fantasy genre. In this story, no knight in shining armor...
View ArticleSATIRE: How Manual RedEye is combating senioritis
In the final months of their high school careers, student journalists can often find themselves losing motivation, a condition often called senioritis. This lack of productivity can set poor examples...
View Article“The Tortured Poets Department” is some of Taylor Swift’s best storytelling
Within the last five years, Taylor Swift has released nine albums, four of which have been re-recorded to reclaim the rights to her songs. The latest of her albums, a brand new addition, is “The...
View ArticleYPAS celebrates student musicians in annual Concerto Competition
At the beginning of the school year, the Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) held their annual Concerto Competition. The YPAS Concerto competition was started by former band director Dennis Robinson in...
View ArticleREVIEW: How Jenn Tran showed strength amid a tumultuous season of “The...
The finale of season 21 of “The Bachelorette,” a dating show where a group of men compete for the love of one woman, recently aired on Tuesday, September 3. In yet another season marked by tumultuous...
View ArticleAsian Night Market brings Asian Americans across Louisville together
The Asia Institute-Crane House (AICH) hosted its third annual Asian Night Market on Saturday Sep. 15, 2024. The event always occurs at the same time as the Mid Autumn Festival, a Chinese harvest...
View ArticleREVIEW: Despite old origins, “Les Misérables” offers a new perspective
“Les Misérables” (or “Les Mis” for short), the award winning musical based on the novel of the same name opened at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 1. Though the novel was written in...
View Article“Joker: Folie à Deux” review and comparison
*Spoilers ahead for “Joker (2019)”, read at your own discretion* “Joker: Folie à Deux” was released on Oct. 4 starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. The first installment of the series, also starring...
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