Iranian conflict day five: prioritization editorial
Libby Crawford, Newtonian Reporter
January 17, 2020
From the beginning, presidents have historically wanted to have the biggest military. Now there have been talks about another war breaking out, President Donald Trump has given the military two trillion dollars. While the military should have the best equipment to defend our country I do not think that...
Tardy policy counterintuitive
Benton Dreasher, Newtonian Content Editor
December 10, 2019
The current tardy policy is not effective in preventing students from being late. The rationale behind the current tardy policy is that every minute matters when it comes to education, so to incentivize students to not miss any class, they accumulate ‘points’; indicators of what school administration d...
Are you sad or SAD?
Matt Olson, Newtonian Reporter
December 3, 2019
As the days grow shorter, getting out of bed becomes a chore. It begins to feel more difficult to maintain the standards presented at work or school. Lack of motivation is suddenly an overwhelming factor that interferes with daily routines and hobbies. If this scenario sounds familiar, you may be suffering...
Entertainment should be considered separate from real world issues
Daniel Gonzalez-Arevalo, Newtonian Reporter
October 18, 2019
The new Joker movie was met with great reviews and anticipation ahead of its release. However, in the midst of all of the praise, the movie was met with media controversy. Some of the general public and the media thought the movie could inspire violence and motivate people to harm others. This whole perc...
Women should not be taught to live in fear
Ann Pomeroy, Newtonian Reporter
September 27, 2019
From an early age we as women are taught to be afraid. Afraid of strangers, of suspicious vans, of dark alleyways and much more. We are taught to stick together and to be aware of our surroundings. When walking in an abandoned parking lot, alone, at night, with your keys arranged in your fist ready to ...
Law enforcement officers should be required to wear body cameras
Kati Blaylock, Newtonian Staffer
September 20, 2019
In recent media, there have been a lot of public protests against the cases of unarmed civilians dying in the hands of the police. In light of these incidents, a recent debate has broken out on the subject of whether police officers should be required to wear body cameras. A body camera is a small camera,...
International lack of knowledge about vulvas hurts women
Ellen Garrett, Newtonian Content Editor
May 20, 2019
Lady bits, hoo ha, vaj-j, vag. The bringer of life, controller of cycles, the DESTROYER OF WORLDS: the vagina. But how could the vagina be the destroyer of worlds? Let us take a trip down memory lane, you may remember a movie coming out in 2008 called Teeth. This story flirts with the age-old folk tale vagina dentata ...
Alabama abortion sanction implemented
Benton Dreasher, Reporter
May 16, 2019
In the past few months, the contentious topic of abortion has somewhat been placed on the backburner, but has once again come to light as Alabama state legislators passed a pro-life favoring bill on May 14, 2019. Republican Alabama governor, Kay Ivey, signed the bill on May 15, 2019, enacting it into ...
Participation in activities creates families
Marco Aramburu, Newtonian Reporter
May 13, 2019
From the beginning of childhood, we were always told to shoot for the moon. I came into high school not knowing where exactly I fit in or what I wanted to do, I wanted to do which made it difficult when you are expected to have your own aspirations. I was told by family and friends to participate in...
True happiness achieved being yourself
Lorelei Jacobs, Newtonian Reporter
May 13, 2019
We have heard it since we were little; be yourself. Everywhere we look there is an inspirational poster with a quote about embracing your character. Despite the constant reminders from parents and teachers throughout grade school, what does it mean to be “one’s self”? Throughout high school, I...
Stereotypes do not define who you are
Kaete Schmidt, Newtonian Graphics Manager
May 13, 2019
They will never be good parents...She is a slut...That baby will be neglected...The dad will not stick around...Their life is over.” There are all things that I heard or experienced my freshman year. After learning about my pregnancy, many began to judge or assume my life would take a turn for the...
Perseverance necessary in high school
Faye Smith, Newtonian Editor-in-chief
May 13, 2019
Walking into NHS the first day of freshman year, holding onto my 2000 Chevy Silverado keys and with promise in my eyes, I knew this would be the place where I was able to learn what I am meant to accomplish in my future. Thankfully, that came to me in room 1-113 and the ag shop. The journalism and agriculture...
Jamilid Romero, Yearbook Staff
January 21, 2020
The second home meet for the boys swim team was held at Newton High School, on Jan.9th. The newton boys placed 6th out of 10 teams, scoring 123 points. With other teams such...
Emily Brandt, Railroader Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2019
On Dec. 9, the Jazz 1 and 2 bands and Railaires held their annual winter concert. The Jazz bands have been preparing for the concert for the past couple months, and Railaires...
Allyson Symonds, Railroader Staffer
December 18, 2019
The JV girls basketball team played in a tournament on Dec 14. In Ravenscroft gym. Their first game was against Maize at 9:00 a.m. The girls scored a few points in the beginning...
Linda Shine, Yearbook staffer
December 17, 2019
On Dec. 13, both girls and boys went to WSU to participate in a tournament with many different school. The pictures shown are pictures of the boys game against Wichita South....
Braiden Botterweck, Railroader Staffer
December 17, 2019
The Wrestling team hosted their first home dual against Salina Central on Dec. 12 in Ravenscroft gym winning 46-30. I have progressed a lot since last year, because I wasn't...
Olivia Adams, Railroader Staffer
December 17, 2019
On Dec. 12, the wrestling team held their first home meet. They competed against Salina Central and won 46 to 30. "My favorite part about wrestling is the team bonding,...
Schyler Entz, Railroader Photo Coverage Manager
December 17, 2019
Student Council puts on 12 Days of Christmas every year, karaoke during lunch being one of the days. Custodian Dave Kleiwer set up a karaoke system, on Dec. 11 during all...
Shelby Spreier, Staffer
December 17, 2019
Students in Human Body Systems dissected sheep brains during their nervous system unit on Dec. 11. Students in Frederick Schmidts Human body and Anatomy classes dissected...
Ben Schmidt, Yearbook Staffer
December 17, 2019
The Ag Academy students ran and helped supervise a food packing event on Nov. 21. The Ag Academy held this event last year packing 10,400 bags and wanted to pack more this...
Jamilid Romero, Yearbook Staff
December 17, 2019
The first home games of the season was Dec.6 against Eisenhower held at Ravenscroft and Willis gym. The teams freshmen boys, JV boys, JV girls, Varsity Boy and Varsity Girls...