News, pg 2 and 3: See “Homecoming Preview.”

Sports, pg 14See “Do you know your terms?.”

Opinions, pg 5: See “The Staff Ed.”

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H O M E C O M I N G P R E V I E WMeet your homecoming candidates

HANNAH AND COREY ALYSSA AND HARRIEL LOGAN AND JOSEPH CAITLYN AND CHASE

ACTIVITIES:CARLGREN: StuCo, BPA, Model UN, Pep Band, Wind Ensemble, Nation-al Honors Society, newspaper editor, basketball, soccer, BIGS, Drama Club, Yoga ClubHELSPER: Cross country, newspaper, yearbook, swimming, theatreFUTURE PLANS:CARLGREN: I am 99.9% sure I’m going to KSU with my twin brother, Josh. I have no idea what to major in yet.HELSPER: Hutch Community College, fire science, associates degree

ACTIVITIES:GAEDE: Railiners, BPA, Spanish Club, Swing Dance, Interact Club, Azteca Club, newspaperMACK: Wrestling, track, Writ-ers Anonymous, Swing Dance, Chess Club, drum major, march-ing bandFUTURE PLANS:GAEDE: Plan on attending UMKC to major in nursing and minor in danceMACK: Go to Emporia State and major in communications and minor in theatre

ACTIVITIES:PORTER: Volleyball, basketball, track, Swing DanceMCCONNELL: Swing Dance, Drama Club, musical/play pro-ductions, football, StuCo, wres-tling, track, Chess Club, DECAWHAT DOES BEING A RAILER MEAN TO YOU?PORTER: Having school spirit and having support throughout dif-ferent teams MCCONNELL: Having good school spirit and having pride in your hometown

ACTIVITIES:WEDEL: FFA, StuCo, volleyball, basketball, track, Swing DancePAYNE: Football, Yoga Club, Fit-ness ClubWHAT DOES BEING A RAILER MEAN TO YOU?WEDEL: Someone that goes all out to show school spirit and to make sure people are wel-comedPAYNE: Making good friends and doing tons of crazy things on the weekend

NHS BOARDS THE CRAZY TRAIN

MONDAY: Mix-It-Up Monday- wear crazy, (neon, plaid, etc.) mismatched clothes. Seminar activity: Minute to Win It games. Night Activity: NoneTUESDAY: Texan Tuesday- Dress in boots and jeans/cowboy wear (no ball caps). Seminar activity: ping pong. Night Activity: Madden NFL tournament at NHS 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Wimpy Wednesday- fake an injury day. Seminar activity: relay games. Night activ-ity: float building at the fairgrounds 4:30-8:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Thrift Shop Thursday- dress in your new Et Cetera clothes. Seminar activity: balancing games. Night activity: Rock Band/Guitar Hero at NHS 7 p.m.FRIDAY: Fanatic Fan Friday- go crazy in Railer clothes. Seminar activity: dodge ball. Night activity: Football game vs. Goddard 7 p.m. at Fischer Field. Homecoming dance 10 p.m. to midnight.

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H O M E C O M I N G P R E V I E WTriggs, Wedel describe the history of homecoming TAYLOR STAHLY sports editor

Since 1966, govern-ment teacher Charlie Triggs has observed homecoming tradi-tions in all of their glory radiate throughout NHS. Coming into 2013, though, it is apparent of all the changes that have taken place over the years.

“The football team used to nominate the queen candidate [each time],” Triggs said. “There wasn’t even a king candidate until the first year out here. Eventu-ally, they dropped the football team nominat-ing candidates, and switched to what we have now.”

Triggs can also re-member a time where float building, parades and bonfires used to dominate homecoming nights as well.

“We used to have a big bonfire in the de-molition derby pit. There used to be a big parade

on Thursday night that featured antique cars and was three blocks long,” Triggs said. “The floats used to be built in secret locations where no one could find them and took two to three weeks to build.”

Although these tradi-tions are no longer kept, Triggs believes it is due to “the changing of times”, which is apparent in today’s homecom-ing nights, according to STUCO advisor Chris Wedel.

“[Today], student can-didates are nominated by the seniors and have requirements for which they have to fulfill,” Wedel said. “They have to be a good student with a 2.5 GPA and must be eligible for gradua-tion.”

Despite the differ-ences from today to the past, both Triggs and Wedel agree on one thing: they love to see students get involved.

“Every teacher says they love to see student participation [during homecoming week],” Wedel said. “I like to see us pick dress-up-days where every student can participate and have a good time.”

HOMECOMING: Through the years

1970S: Homecoming royalty from 1978 take a traditional candidate photo.

1980S: Students in 1986 participate in Heavy Metal Day.

1990S: Rod Bayes participates in one of the dress up days chosen by StuCo in 1993.

2010S: Candidates in 2010 pose for the candidate photo

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upcoming events

Oct. 3: Taste of Newton 5 p.m.

Oct. 4: Homecom-ing football game vs. Goddard Eisen-hower 7 p.m.

Oct. 5: XC meet- Newton 10 a.m.

Oct. 5: Gymnastics home meet (Senior Night) 11 a.m.

Oct. 11: Late reg-istration deadline for Oct. 26 ACT test date

Booster Club proposes new athletic scoreboardsTaylor Stahlysports editor

In 1974, Ravenscroft Gymnasium was built with its whitewashed walls and brown pull-out bleachers. Now, the Athletic Depart-ment and the Booster Club are working together to replace one of the oldest items in the gym: the score-boards. “I think it is a good idea to upgrade our equip-ment,” Booster Club presi-dent Donnie Kingsley said. “We have discussed the scoreboard replace-ment issue with Brian En-gelken at the past booster

meetings. [He] actually brought it to our attention and started the bidding process,” he said. The process of install-ing new score-boards would cost around $18,000, which includes the new scoreboards, removal of the old ones and installation. Kingsley believes that the replace-

ment of the scoreboards would not only be benefi-cial for all the sports teams,

but also for future tourna-ments and events held in the gym as well. “With the New LED technology and wireless capabilities, we will be able to type in the school names

or mascots instead of using our vintage “rope pulled” pulley system to identify teams,” Kingsley said.

Although this idea has not been finalized, students are excited for the possibil-ity of new scoreboards in Ravenscroft. “[I think] that with all the MAYB tournaments, TOC, [the NIT tournament] and our basketball tradi-tion, we need the best,” sophomore Wyatt Dickin-son said. Overall, Kingsley thinks that there will be a positive response from the com-munity and students about the new scoreboards. “I think the response will be good from the stu-dent body and the com-munity,” Kingsley said.

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“Yes, we have really [bad] ones. Getting new scoreboards would help a lot with seeing the score”

“Yeah, [the current ones] are hard to read and new ones would be better”

“Yes. Ours are out of date and when you go to other schools they have new ones”

sr. Abby Regier (volleyball)jr. Elias Martinez (wrestling)fr. Nathan Ahrens (basketball) so. Naomi Epp (gymnastics)

“New score-boards aren’t that important because you can still see [the score]”

Here are some things that every student should do before they leave the halls of NHS.the newtonian

staff editor-in-chief Hannah Carlgren news editor Conner Mitchell

opinions editor Elena Valdes

features editor Ashlynn Hamm

entertainment editor Alyssa Gaede

random railers editor Hannah Carlgren

sports editor Taylor Stahly

business manager Rebecca Schrag

photo editor Austin Prouty

graphic designer Corey Helsper

reporter Avery Anderson Brianna Bailey Aubrey Bartel Sarah Bartel Elyse Cash Hayley Cooper Brenda Meza Ruiz Sophia Miller Megan Oller Annalena Quaas Emmaleah Smet Dagan Willingham

photographers Abby Anderson Lauren Beebe Claire Collins Natalia RamosThaw Mary Valdivia

adviser Erin Amrein

For scores, photos, videos and more...railernews.com

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NHS BUCKET LIST5Staff Ed The Newtonian

September 27, 2013

Be involved in clubs Need an activity to do twice a month in seminar? NHS has many clubs to choose from that are all led by spirited club presi-dents and sponsors. Clubs can be a way to have fun with something you

love or try something new. Get physical in Fitness Club or learn snazzy dance moves in Swing Dance Club. And if you get bored with

the clubs that are offered, start your own!

1 Check out the writing on the elevator walls One of the little known things about NHS is the time capsule of Sharpie notes left by students past and present on the inside of the elevator walls. With the right tricks one can actually stop the elevator and open the

doors to discover years of scribbles left by fellow Railers. We encourage you to check it out sometime. You can read secrets people have left, who “hearts” who, or even an occasional poem about pooping (trust us it’s all there).

Go to a school dance Everyone in their four years of high school at NHS should go to a school dance. Whether it’s the Back to School dance or prom, it provides a fun atmosphere to hangout with friends, dance with a crush or watch the chaos from the

sidelines. Also, you contribute COTY points to your grade!

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Go to a sporting event for EVERY sport You might be one of the students who goes to every football and basketball game with as much school spirit as pos-

sible, but have you ever gone to a volleyball game or maybe even a swim meet?

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Be in a theater production NHS offers three productions each year. The musical in the fall, a play in the spring and senior directed one-acts in be-tween. A lot of different people are brought together for a common goal,

to create a great show. If you aren’t into singing and dancing, join the play. Try drama early, you could maybe just surprise yourself and be a star.

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Visit the library coffee bar This year we are honored to have generous librarians who spoil us with hot water for coffee, delicious peppermint hot cocoa or tea FOR FREE. Go before school or during break- it’s open until seventh hour every day. You

never know who you will meet and have a conversation with over a cup of joe.

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Get to know a teacher Whether you believe it or not, those people that give you homework every day, are actually super cool. We encourage you to strike up a conversation with them. Ask them for advice. They could end up

becoming great friends and mentors.

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Newell’s after a game Long tables, excited high schoolers, cheese fries and ticked off waiters are what to expect at Newell’s after a football game. Going to the infamous truck stop is a necessary tradition everyone should participate in. Go

to Newell’s and keep the positive spirit going. But be nice to the waiter/waitress who has to deal with us and leave a nice tip.

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September 27, 20136 Opinions

Stale and moldy gender roles

Go a little crazy, show Railer pride

So not cool for schoolLAUREN BEEBEreporter

COREY HELSPERgraphic designer

The United States of America decided to put its foot down on Syria for its illegal (as dubbed by the U.N. and 96% of lead-

ing governments) use of chemical weapons. Thousands of people were killed or maimed, including women and children. Women and children. Oh, and men died too, right? Or...is that not as important? My bad, I must not have realized that the lives of women and chil-dren were valued more than men. Children I can understand, they can’t defend themselves as well as an adult can, but I didn’t realize that women lacked the ability to defend themselves. It makes sense though, they’re used to cooking in the kitchen, buying nail polish and being weak. GASP! How could

he say that? Its almost as if those are the stereotypical gender roles that we use in day to day society! SHOCKING.

I’m sure that’s going to make a lot of people upset right off the bat, which to be honest, was the point. But please try to stick with me. Now I just com-plained about “dis-crimination” against men, but that’s a joke compared to what the female in today’s society still has to go through. The name of the game is equal-ity people. It’s not a very difficult moral to understand, women are equal to men, in every way, but we haven’t come around to that yet. The media constantly counts the lives of women more valuable than that of men. Girls, ladies, you should be offended by that. The media is continuing the female

role of being weak and unable to protect yourself. That’s a classic stereotype we’ve all grown up with, and it needs to be done away with. I want a world where gender roles are eradicated! A world where men can be cute little secretaries, and women can be masculine tes-

tosterone raging lum-berjacks or worn down construction workers hoping for warm meal prepared by their hus-bands once they ar-

rive home. Little boys can run and bounce along the balance beam with tight fitting spandex, and war hardened little girls can get a 12 kill streak on Battlefield 3.

Wow, now that’s just a beautiful thought, brings a tear to my eye. Is this fantasy even possible? It seems almost impossible to imagine our society without its traditional gen-der roles.

SOPHIA MILLERreporter

“You say black, we say gold ‘BLACK!’ ‘GOLD!’ ‘BLACK!’

‘GOLD!” Our cheerlead-ers do this cheer every game and the students responses consist of blank, lifeless stares. Our Cheerleaders, Railin-ers, Railerman and Pep Band all do a great job at representing our school positively. Now we just need the whole student

body to go a little crazy and make our student section a fist pumping, wave making, mosh pit of lunatics.

StuCo is working very hard this year to provide us with easy excuses for getting dressed up and going all out. They have reinstalled COTY (Class Of The Year) points with a grand prize field trip for the winning class. They also plan themed days for homecoming week, which are fun oppor-tunities to put an outfit together that shows your

creative side.DoCrew also plans the

theme for the big Friday night home games. If you are ever in need of an es-sential piece to complete your costume, our lovely Et Cetera Shop houses your every wish. You can’t beat a $3 old, grandma sweater that will match your neon leggings per-fectly. Whether it’s dress-ing up or just showing up, there are countless ways you can participate.

It’s all fun and games when it comes to school spirit. No one is judging

your mismatched clothes or crazy hair because chances are they are looking just as weird as you. Our students put a lot of time and effort into various activities and we should be proud of every last one of them. Show-ing them our support can only help them succeed. Let’s be the student section that every other school wishes they were a part of. So next time you catch yourself being nor-mal at a school event just let that Railer pride shine through instead.

To me it’s a no brainer. Who wants black lungs, bad breath and ugly

fingernails? Recently I’ve been noticing something within the school, Elec-tronic Cigarettes. Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are made to mimic smok-ing, but it is actually water vapor. While there is no to-bacco, there still is nicotine which is ILLEGAL to children under 18. So let me get this straight, there are students walking around our school smoking a fake cigarette that puts an illegal sub-stance in their bodies and teachers are doing noth-ing. Basically I am a big tattle tail today, but I’m tired of seeing it. Heaven forbid we wear razor-back tank-tops but you can walk into a class period smoking your cigarette and hide it before a teacher sees? I don’t think so. Students that try to follow the rules to a T don’t want to see it! We bend over backwards to keep administration happy with us. All I ask for is not to see students walking into classrooms smoking fake cigarettes and hiding them before teachers notice. Make consequences for it!

“... The name of the game is equality

people.”

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ELYSE CASHreporter

“Oh my gosh! It is so cold in this classroom!” Really? Maybe it’s

you and your choice in wardrobe. You are in shorts and a tee-shirt. No won-

der you’re cold. Maybe it’s time to start dressing more accordingly. Then, just maybe, you won’t be so cold.

Now, I know that the weather outside isn’t quite ideal for jeans and sweatshirts, but you re-ally shouldn’t be outside during school anyway. If

you are, you are either in P.E. shorts and shirt or by your own choice, so wear clothing that will make you more comfortable. In this case warmer, throughout the day.

If you aren’t ready to put your shorts away just yet, maybe you should stop complaining and

deal with the chilling at-mosphere or buy a sweat-shirt. The school won’t change the thermostat just to make YOU comfortable. You have no one to blame but yourself for internal sub-zero temperatures. You wanted to wear the shorts, so that means you have to deal with the con-

sequences. On your own. People don’t want to hear your complaining.

I did have my fair share of complaining about the cold, but I came up with a solution. I got accustomed to the cooler classrooms and so should you.

Leave love life at homeEMMALEAH SMETreporter

I know it’s just a little cyni-cal coming from me, considering I will prob-

ably end up alone with many cats, but flaunting your relationship in public gets on my nerves. It’s sweet that you have somebody that likes you, but you don’t have to grope each other in public. That’s something you can do at home. I understand wanting to have somebody that you can kiss anytime you want and can carry your books around and do all the cliché couple things, but it’s more than likely that you won’t marry them. Most high school relationships end like a Taylor Swift song-badly. They’re both upset, but won’t admit it. Or all he ever is is mean.

Back in the day, high school couples went on dates, went to drive in movies and did cute things. They would court each other before becom-ing a couple. These days, high schoolers jump into relationships and have make-out ses-sions while they’re in pub-lic. They breathe down each other’s necks in front of classroom doors and block people’s way. You might think the PDA rules can be a little strict, but you shouldn’t be all over each other in front of people’s lockers. When I say that no one wants to see you two “having a moment,” I’m not exaggerating. It really grinds my gears when couples hold hands while walking down the hallway and then they stop. At least

have some common courtesy to move out of the way. This is not Red Rover. I don’t want to break through your arms

just to get to my next class. I have the God-given right to get to my next class without it being an

obstacle course. Don’t get me wrong, it would be nice to be in a relationship. I just think that high school relationships should be more than showing off your boyfriend or girl-friend. You need to do stuff together outside of school. Holding hands in the hallway shouldn’t be the only quality time you spend together. I may sound like an old cat lady that never found love, I understand wanting to spend time with someone that you like, but don’t make ev-eryone else suffer in the mean time.

Stop complaing, try dressing yourself according to school temperature

What is the biggest difference between an Ameri-can high school and

my school in Germany? It is probably the school spirit. We don’t have school sport teams, school dances or pep assemblies where everyone can sup-port the school. In Germa-ny most of our life happens after school; we join sport clubs, meet with friends or do whatever we want to. But here you can join a sports team or clubs in the school and the whole school supports you. At my first cross country meet I was really proud to be part of the team and to wear black and gold. It definite-ly helps students to do their best when they know that the school supports them in what they are doing. In my case that means that

I can run faster if some-body is standing on the side of the course cheer-ing for me.Another great school

activity is football where most students cheer for our school team. In Germany, American style football is not one of the big sports which is why I had no idea about the rules. There were a lot of people trying to explain them to me like my host father, my host broth-er and other students. Now I am able to follow a football game without standing in the middle of the crowd and not know-ing what’s going on.

School dances are another difference be-tween schools. When we do dance, maybe at a private party, the style of dancing is really different but this too is something that I’m adjusting to. School dances are a fun place to meet all the other students and to have a great time together.

“...move out of the way. This is not Red

Rover.”

A tale of two countriesANNALENA QUAASreporter

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Miles of MemoriesStudents from around the world have traveled to Kansas as part of the foreign exchange program. Read on to get to know the eighteen attending NHS.

Annalena QuaasGermanyAge: 16Fun Fact: “I like do-ing sports and rid-ing on school buses. We don’t have those in Germany.”

Sara SalehiGermanyAge: 16Fun Fact: “I do cross country and play the piano, but only in private classes. I have done swimming competitions for a few years.”

Paul WittenbergGermanyAge: 16Fun Fact: “I play soccer.”

Alexander LickertGermanyAge: 17Fun Fact: “I play football and the drums.”

Pia NorwigGermanyAge: 16Fun Fact: “I love to sing and dance all the time.”

Atran AshotiGermanyAge: 16Fun Fact: “ I play acoustic guitar and know five dif-ferent languages.”

Samy SalemGermanyAge: 16Fun Fact: “I have played piano since I was six years old. I really like Marvel.”

Basak OzturkGermanyAge: 15Fun Fact: “Since I am here, I like Mexican food.”

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Rachael MonaghanAustraliaAge: 18Fun Fact: “Sloths are my favorite animal.”

Gabriela MonteiroBrazilAge: 16Fun Fact: “I’m always happy and I like to go to the beach.”

Cecil MauduitFranceAge: 17Fun Fact: “I’m a very open-minded person- anyone can come talk to me. I like to speak and share and I like to meet new people.”

Tereza VorackovaCzech RepublicAge: 17Interesting Facts: “I like to sing, and even audi-tioned for the musical this year. Also, I like pay-ing video games, like Call of Duty. Any game in-volving killing zombies.”

Meng XiaoyingChinaAge: 16Fun Fact: “I run cross country.”

Nuttapoirn (Nutt) Limnirunkul ThailandAge: 17Fun Fact: “I love to cook and I do swimming.”

Zoe BarbeFranceAge: 16Fun Fact: “I play handball in Paris.”

Maria RoedNorwayAge: 17Fun Fact: “I play handball. It’s kind of like soccer with your hands.”

Emma BonhommeFranceAge: 17Fun Fact: “I like to go to the beach and I like to go swimming.”

Johanne GustarsenNorwayAge: 17Fun Fact: “I have been doing rhythmic gymnas-tics since I was five years old.”

10 EntertainmentThe Newtonian

September 27, 2013

Unspoken parking lot rules: NHS edition

What’s Your Beat?“Young Blood“ Naked and famous

“Clarity“ Zedd

“Seven Nation Army“ The White Stripes

“I never get tired of this song. It’s one that I can count on to pump me up”

“Its a really happy song and it never fails to put me in a good mood”

“It’s the kind of song that when you hear it on the radio you crank it up and sing along”

with freshman eden polonieckie

COMMON COURTESYOne at a time, people. Your kindness to let others cut is much appreciated, but just one. After that you are be-ing unkind to those behind you. They want out too.

FRESHMENFreshmen need to park towards the back. No worries, we were all there at one point. We all made it through the deadly winters and hot springs. You will too. Trust us.

ATHLETESMost athletes have a zero hour class, so they always get here first. Unfortunatley, parking spaces are first-come first-serve. Sorry!

BE ASSERTIVEThese people are ready to get out of the parking lot. Be assertive. Put your phone down and watch the road. When there is an opening, GO!

VIP ONLYIs your car a 2010 or newer? Oh you just barrowed your Mom’s because yours over-heats if you drive it two or more miles.. then you can park here!

LEARN TO TURNYou can only turn left from the left lane! That’s not just at NHS, that’s everywhere! If you are in the right lane you can’t just cut other people off!

CUTTING CORNERSTake too long to get home in the af-ternoon? Or running late in the morn-ing? Just cut these corners (with your bike or body, please) to shorten the distance. Laziness is also an accept-able excuse.

STUDENT PICK UPTeachers park here during the school day, but as school gets out parents park here. You know why? Because there is a riduculous line of cars full of parents waiting to pick up their kids. Avoid at all costs.

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Justin Bieber’s immaturity is a complete miss. The only thing he might hit is an innocent bystander

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TAYLOR STAHLYsports editor

When junior Gabrielle Ander-son found out she was pregnant with her son Silas in her sophomore year, she made the deci-sion to graduate school one year early.

“I wanted the best life for him. I want to graduate a year early so I can go to college early,” Anderson said.

Students who wish to graduate a full year, or one semester early are still required to complete 24 credit hours, along with the Senior Exit Portfolio. Counselor Jana Crittenden said students often take English and government cours-es from Hutchinson Community Col-lege (HCC) over the summer to complete credit requirements.

“Most students who graduate ear-ly choose to do a dual credit from a local college over

the summer. If the student chooses to graduate a full year in advance, they will need to complete a full credit of English and government early too,” she said.

Principal Roger Erickson said graduating early has both advan-tages and disad-vantages.

“Once in awhile, there really is a student who, be-cause of their life circum-stances really is better off finish-ing high school and moving on to the next chapter in their life,” Erickson said.

After gradua-tion, An-derson is con-sidering attend-

ing nursing school at Hesston and will study to become a labor and deliv-ery nurse. She said she couldn’t have went through the graduation process without the help of her friends and family.

sion to graduate early will affect my life vhey have had my bdn’t have got-ten so far without their endless love

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Q&A with sr. Justin McBeth

MARY DAFLASDFfeatures editor

On December 20, senior Madi-son Akers will walk out the doors

of Newton High School for the last time as a student. Akers, along with two other seniors, are planning to gradu-ate early from high school this year.

Graduating early has the same credit requirements as gradu-ating in May, and has no negative effect on college acceptance or landing a job. Stu-dents who choose this

option still have some of the perks of the later graduation as well.

“We are allowed to walk at graduation in May, and also have to option of going to prom,” Akers said. “[Plus] I will be able to get a better job faster, probably.”

Although graduat-ing early may seem to leave second semes-ter to fun and games, this is not the case for Akers. She plans to attend College (HCC) right away and con-tinue workingployed.

Why did you choose to go into the military? “I wouldn’t make good choices in college.”

What branch are you going into? “I chose the marines because they’re the best of the best.”

What inspired you to join the marines?“My grandpa was in the military so he helped inspire me to join.”

What’s been the hardest part for you so far? “Passing the ACT test. That was hard, but I got a pretty good score on it so I’m happy.”

What are you most looking forward to?“Getting out of Newton, and getting the Marine experience.”

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Being a varsity runner as a freshman may be a position of pressure for some people. Freshmen Junuen Lujano and Sam Blaufuss are two of the top runners on the cross country team. Neither of them feel any pressure. “I don’t worry if I don’t medal when I’m running with people older than me,” Blaufuss said. “I feel more pressure when I’m running with people my

own age.” Blaufuss has been running since he was younger, whereas Lujano started running after find-ing out cross country was a sport. “I didn’t even know cross country was a sport until I was in seventh grade,” Lujano said. Running on varsity was not expected from either student. “I was not expecting it, but I was hoping for it,” Blaufuss said. “There were other good runners on the team and I didn’t know if I would make it.” Both runners succeed-ed in being able to run during varsity meets and they are doing just as well as other runners. “My favorite parts are meets,” Lujano said. “[Being on varsity] does not put a lot of pressure on me but medaling in meets makes me feel good.”

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Q&A with freshman

What inspired you to play soccer? Why?

“My family inspired me to play soccer, by supporting me and showing up at my games. One person who has taken me under their wing is [senior] Jared Rangel because he teaches me things during practice.”

Do you have goals for this season? How do you hope the team will do and why?

“My goals for this year are to get better as an individual, but most impor-tantly as a team. I also would like to become someone that people can depend on. I hope the team will do good, because we have a good amount of seniors that have taken the younger ones under their wings.”

How did you prepare for this season of soccer? Was it difficult?

“ I went to conditionings and went to camp. Conditioning was at first hard, because I wasn’t in shape.”

Freshman move up in cross country

Out of her three years of playing tennis, freshman Juliana Loyd said her most memorable experience has been tennis coach Nick Sisson’s summer camps.

“It’s a chance for them to all come out together and get bet-ter,” Sisson said.

Loyd began playing tennis because of her sister and it is the only sport she plays. She is excited to be playing with the high school team, and is doing both doubles and singles.

“[I’m looking forward to] getting more playing time and experience,” Loyd said.

Going from playing in middle school to playing in high school is a big transition. Sisson said the main change was the level of competition, and Loyd agreed.

“It’s different than middle school. It’s a lot more challenging,” Loyd said.

Sisson said his main goal for Loyd this year is to gain experi-ence in high school. Loyd has a long term goal for herself this season as well.

“I’m trying to letter, which is three varsity matches,” Loyd said.

Loyd said she thinks her strength is her forehand. Sisson said she also has other strengths.

“Her patience and work ethic [are her strengths],” Sisson said. “She has shown improvement. She’s mentally tougher.”

AUBREY BARTELreporter

Loyd excited for rest of tennis season

ELYSE CASHreporter

Do you know your terms?

Football term to guess: Pass InterferenceWestoff’s Answer: ““Is it kind of like an interception, or something interferes with the pass in midair?”Actual Answer: “When the ball is not in the wide recievers hand and someone hits the wide reciever before they catch it.”

>> Students guess terminology for other sports teams

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Golf team adds five new membersHAYLEY COOPERreporter

This year, many new freshman have been added to the girls golf team. Morgan Barnes, Khirra Salsbery, Hailey Southern, Maggie Ros-tetter and Katie Smet are the newest mem-bers. For any newcomer, days can vary.

“I’ll have bad days, and stuff, but I’m improv-ing,” Southern said.

Improvement is key in building for upcom-ing seasons, and head coach Joanie Pauls can already see this in their play.

“They are getting more touch around the greens and gain-ing some consistency with their full shots. They have all improved as the season has progressed,” Pauls said.

These five freshmen girls have played in three tournaments at this point in the season. Smet received 1st place in a scramble at the Winfield Country Club.

The team looks for-ward to the rest of the season where they play in the Buhler Invitational on Sept. 30.

Football v.s. Tennis

jr. Tasha Westoff

Tennis term to guess: AdvantageSchmidt’s Answer: “If you tie and someone makes a point, you take the advantage.”Actual Answer: “When you win a point when the game is at duece.”

so. Ellie Marshall

sr. Zachary Schmidt

jr. Hunter Lanier

Football term to guess: Illegal MotionMarshall’s Answer: “Kinda like a foul in basketball.”Actual Answer: “When someone moves before the ball is snapped.”

Tennis term to guess: DueceLanier’s Answer:”A tie game at some point.”Actual Answer: “Where the score is 40-40 for each team.”

This year the volleyball team has 9 varsity members, 9 JV members, and 10 freshman. Varsity had 2 wins and 4 losses at their first tournament in August, and JV had 4 wins and 2 losses at their tournament in Maize.

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Sports teams continue strong during seasons

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12 12 This season, the cross country team has been off and running in their first three meets. The varsity boys have placed seventh, ninth and second so far and the girls have placed third, seventh and fifth. The races have taken place at Manhattan, Hesston and Buhler. Coach Rich-ard Mick expects the rest of the season to go well and hopes to see im-provement each day. “Our runners are working hard every day and support each other,” Mick said. “We need to keep improving so we can [continue to be] competitive [each meet].” The team’s next meet is Sept. 28 at Rim Rock beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Gymnastics prepares for home meetEmmaleah Smetreporter

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Tennis team finds leadershipHayley Cooperreporter Stephanie Brown, Hannah Carlgren and Kate Jolliff are the returning senior lettermen for the girls tennis team. They are evident leaders for the team according to coach Nick Sisson. “These three seniors are very impor-tant to the team, they are great roll models for the other girls. Their leader-ship skills are exceptional and they continually improve their game, al-ways striving for the best,” Sisson said. The tennis teams’ next meet is Oct. 3 at Hutchinson.

Golf team starts season strongHannah Carlgreneditor-in-chief The varsity girls golf team recently participated in the Salina South Invi-tational. Newton was led by senior Lexi Pauls, who shot an 85. Senior Sierah Schrag said she is “looking forward” to what the rest of the season holds. “Overall the meet went very well,” Schrag said. “Everyone on the team improved from our last meet, which is great.” The team will travel to Hutchinson on Oct. 3 for their next meet.

The high school gymnastics team began their season with a win over Emporia at their home meet Sept. 12. “The girls are working hard, setting goals each day and ac-complishing many things,” coach JoAnne Thaw said. The team placed seventh out of 11 schools at the Shawnee Mission North Invitational on Sept.14, and their next home meet will be Oct. 5

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Hall of Fame Game

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71. The family of Harold Hauks recieves the Hall of Fame award in his honor. Hauks was part of the 1946 State Championship team and the 1948 Dream Team that was coached under John Raven-scroft. 2. Candace Roberson is the only female inducted into the Hall of Fame during half time of the home football game on Sept. 20. 3. During his time at Newton, Matt Schuckman was a three sport athlete, participating in football, basketball and track. Schuckman holds the school shot put record. 4. Jack Thaw was one of the four NHS alumni to be inducted into the Hall of Fame for his impact in the Railer wrestling program. 5. The student section dressed up in neon for the home game against the Campus Colts. 6. Senior Jerrod Ashcraft goes in for the tackle against the Campus offense. 7. The Railers huddle up before a play early on in the game. They went on to defeat Campus 49-7, for their second win of the season.

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