Tolbert Attends Columbia University Camp
Natalie Kuhn, Reporter
May 21, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
While the most students might spend their summers doing anything from attending a camp to earning money through a job, sophomore Emily Tolbert will attend a one-week summer immersion session in New York City from Aug. 5-9 at Columbia University (CU). Tolbert was contacted via email by the progra...
Office Staff Feature
Kaine Taylor, Guest J1 Videographer
May 14, 2019
Filed under Broadcasts, Features
Asatru
Kaeden Thurber, Newtonian Reporter
May 13, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
While the traditional NHS student might attend church on Sundays, senior Dominic Ellis practices his unique religion of Asatru, also called Heathenism or Contemporary German Paganism. Originally, Ellis’s family expected him to follow their religion and be a permanent Baptist. However, never feeling...
Philippines to the U.S.
Ellen Garrett, Newtonian Content Editor
May 13, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Stepping out into a flurry of snowflakes, senior Mary Diane Soguilon sees her new home for the first time. For months, Soguilon and her family had been planning on making the 8,098 mile move from the Philippines to Newton and finally on April 13, 2018, they arrived. “My parents want me and my sister...
Order Up!
Benton Dreasher, Newtonian Reporter
May 13, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Families live together, laugh together and occasionally even fight, although it is not often you find a family that works together. Senior Lylia Fernandez, as well as her younger brother sophomore Santiago Fernandez, work at their father’s local restaurant, Kiko’s. Opening a restaurant was a long...
Taking on Tennessee
Addison Lindenmeyer, Newtonian Managing Editor
May 13, 2019
Filed under Features
Beginning in the fourth grade after getting a guitar, senior Seth Bontrager’s passion for music unfolded, fueled further by his participation in the school band as a percussion player. With a passion so intense, Bontrager applied and was accepted into Belmont University, located in Nashville, Tenn.,...
2019 Prom
Braiden Botterweck, Matt Olson, Mallory Seirer, and Shelby Spreier
April 15, 2019
On April 13, Newton Senior High School hosted their annual prom. Many attended the dance in their most formal wear. This year the theme was Viva Las Vegas, and had many Vegas themed decorations including a small replica of the Eiffel Tower and tables with poker chips, playing cards and dice. "I...
Dorrell Faces Abdominal Infection, leads to surgery
Kaete Schmidt, Graphic Manager
March 27, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
On Jan. 28 senior Amanda Dorrell was admitted into the hospital and one day later was under the scalpel in the operation room. What had seemed to be harmless abdominal pain, turned into a life-threatening infection in just a matter of days. “For like two and a half weeks, I just had abdomen pain, but I...
Mr. Railerman Pageant
Marco Aramburu, Natalie Kuhn, and Lorelei Jacobs
March 26, 2019
Filed under Arts & Culture, Broadcasts, Features, News, Showcase
Saturday, March. 22, marked the second annual Mr. Railerman pageant. Two to three contestants from each grade competed head to head to see who would be crowned Mr. Railerman of 2019. Categories of the event included talent, runway, and a lip sync battle against other grades. Eleven students com...
Blaufuss attends Youth Senate Program
Faye Smith, Editor-in-chief
March 7, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
As a child, junior Eli Blaufuss was always interested in history. Each Christmas he received multiple books, even an entire retelling of the history of war. Little did he know that his passion for history and American Civics would lead him to become a delegate for one of the most prestigious programs...
Nature through a lens
March 7, 2019
Filed under Features
*Click* sounds the shutter of a camera that is capturing an American Kestrel, a falcon which is most commonly found in North America, with anticipation, the photographer looks down at the screen of his camera, and lets out a sigh of relief. This was the exact scenario sophomore Logan Headings experi...
Love is in the air
Ellen Garrett, Newtonian Content Editor
March 7, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Known to many as “the Bread Chick”, senior Quinn Rhodes and Hesston High School senior Lulu Williams have turned onto a new entrepreneurial venture. The pair plans to take a cross-country road trip this summer to celebrate their high school graduation. To fundraise for this occasion, Rhodes and W...
May 22, 2019
Graduation was held at Fisher Field on May 19 at 2 p.m. The class of 2019 had a total of 217 graduates.
Ben Schmidt, Yearbook Staffer
May 17, 2019
On May 10 the varsity girls and boys track and field team went to campus for league. The Varsity girls placed second for the first time in three years. The Varsity boys placed...
Jacey Yager, J1 Guest Photographer
May 16, 2019
Emily Brandt, Railroader Managing Editor
May 13, 2019
Pops and Jazz was held on May 11 and consisted of the Railaires, Jazz 1 and 2, as well as the Chisholm Middle School Jazz Band. For the past several years, Pops and Jazz has...
Shelby Spreier, Staffer
May 13, 2019
To finish up the digestive system unit, sixth hour Anatomy/Physiology dissected minks on Tuesday, April 30. Students dissected the minks to look at internal organs and their...
Legacy Victorio-Coto, Railroader Managing Editor
May 13, 2019
With butterflies and sweaty palms, students from all parts of the school showcased their talents in this years talent show on Friday, May 3. Tri-M club sponsored this years...
Tony Lemus, Marketing Team
May 13, 2019
Engineering student this year decided to build toy cars for children with disabilities. The idea of this was children under the age of five with developmental disabilities...
Mallory Seirer, Staffer
May 13, 2019
Every year, students receive monetary support through community scholarships. Different organizations, companies and individuals award students anywhere from $250 to $2,000...
Atlanta Lopez, Railroader Marketing Team
May 13, 2019
On May 8, students taking engineering gather in the front of NHS to show off their vehicles they made. These vehicles were made as a therapy device for children with developmental...
Matt Olson, Railroader Staffer
May 13, 2019
At the end of their unit on the digestive system, students in anatomy got the opportunity to dissect minks on Tuesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 2. The students were instructed...