IKM-Manning Newspaper

Author: Tina Thomssen With the summer over and school beginning, sleep schedules for students change. Most can no longer stay awake for...

Author: Jessica Thomssen Like every school year at IKM-Manning, a new year brings new changes. New teachers and Paras were hired,...

Alone in a dark room. With nothing to do. Just me and a broom. Look the wind just blew. I just heard a noise. I wonder who it is. It must...

“There’s a first time for everything.” Many people grow up experiencing many first time things, and when they get older, they look back...

Children They need to be nurtured and protected Be shone the light For they are growing and learning all the time Children are growing...

Maggie is a lovable old basset hound mix. She is about 4 years and 6 months old, but she started with a rough life. It took her awhile to...

I am new this year at IKM-Manning as a sophomore.  My sophomore year I started off by getting use to all the differences between my old...

The best thing about living on a farm, for me, is the variety of things it allows you to do. There are so many reasons why the farm life...

Caricature Teacher By: Kimberly Borosko Mike Roate is the new High School art teacher here at IKM-Manning. He has been teaching for 8...

Have you ever heard about the history of Irwin, Iowa. Well the town itself was named after E.W Irwin. Over there it just use to be Irwin...

Homecoming is coming up, so get ready for all the fun activities that are in store. Homecoming is filled with excitement and fun...

In my opinion, I think students shouldn’t be grouped by ability. I believe this to be true  because kids wouldn’t be challenged to do...

The rain is falling Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter It smacks the ground but it seems so calming Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter The drops are...

The door thrusts open the air hits my face It was cool, it was crisp and it came in a slow and steady pace It hit my nose and cheeks...

By Savannah Sheets I climbed my tree, a big Bur Oak. The rough bark pressing in to my callused hands. I felt the familiar ache in my...

I put up a wall-like veil Blocking Shielding No one must see And I can’t let them know I smile To hide the anxiety My vulnerability and...

Blood-red hair flashed through the trees The crackle of leaves I saw him, running toward the brook with the speed of the wind He stopped,...

“Some call it the middle of nowhere, I call it my world.”  If you’ve ever spent time in the countryside, you likely noticed that your...

Trust is the warming colors of a rising sun That sounds of secrets with friends And taste of sweet honey With trust smelling of a new day...

Girls tend to develop certain skills earlier than boys: for example the ability to sit still and stay attentive. Our school day, more...