College tuition should be free
Matt Olson, Newtonian Reporter
April 3, 2020
The choice of whether or not to go to college is a stressful decision as it is. Deciding where to go, what to major in and what scholarships to apply to are all contributing factors in the process. In addition to these, one of the most stressful and anxiety inducing dilemmas that many Americans are faced...
Lack of club days hurts student involvement
Addie Lindenmeyer, Newtonian Editor-in-Cheif
March 9, 2020
“Get involved” they say. “Try out different things” they say. When entering high school, parents and staff encourage you to involve yourself in extracurricular activities such as clubs. In prior years, administration has taken it upon themselves to designate eight Friday’s a year to club activities....
School environment not creating students who want to learn
Benton Dreasher, Newtonian Content Editor
March 4, 2020
In school, students take a variety of classes from History to Algebra to maybe even environmental science. For most Americans, education starts in grade school and continues to the high school level. Those who attend college might be required to get a general education in similar subjects again. While...
Grammys losing value and credibility
Daniel Gonzalez-Arevalo, Newtonian Reporter
February 3, 2020
The Grammys have always had this certain attraction to artists. It is considered an honor to win this award. According to the Recording Academy’s (Grammys) website, winning the award is an honor as it is not based on popularity or artist sales. It is awarded to artists and technological professionals...
Homework does not benefit students
Kati Blaylock, Newtonian Reporter
January 28, 2020
Adolescents attend school on a daily basis, repeating the same class schedule. However, at the end of the day, they are constantly bombarded with hours homework that will benefit them in no way, which is why we need to limit the amount of homework given to students. Homework has been proven to lead to...
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 ...
Emily Brandt, Railroader Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2020
As the season shifted to warmer weather, we marked the beginning of spring sports. The first day of spring sports practices was on March 2. Along with many other spring sports,...
Braiden Botterweck, Railroader Staffer
March 12, 2020
Newton sent five wrestlers to the state tournament at Hartman Arena on Feb. 25-26. "They told me to take one match at a time, because if you lose focus it will stay in...
Schyler Entz, Railroader Photo Coverage Manager
March 12, 2020
On Feb. 28 Nan Bergen’s first hour German I class worked on writing simple sentence structures. Students were asked to write down the correct verb tense and work on writing...
Olivia Adams, Railroader Staffer
March 12, 2020
On March 5th, the fourth annual Badminton tournament was held in Ravenscroft Gym. Students participated in teams of two to battle for a winning title and a gift card. A total...
Linda Shine, Yearbook staffer
March 12, 2020
First clubs are held once every nine weeks all around the school. On Feb.21 students attended their designated first clubs to hang out with their friends and play games. ...
Linda Shine, Yearbook staffer
March 12, 2020
On March 2 spring sports started up such as girls soccer, track, baseball, boys tennis and girls swim. This week was baseball's tryout week for the upcoming season. "I'm...
Allyson Symonds, Railroader Staffer
March 12, 2020
On Feb 21, students met up with their first clubs depending on what club they signed up for. Students were distributed amongst the school depending on what club they are in....
Kati Blaylock, Railroader Coverage Manager/Newtonian Staffer
March 12, 2020
On March 5, 12 teams gathered for a badminton tournament with a partner of their choice for a chance to win a $20 applebee's gift card. “I decided to do badminton because...
Kamryn Archibald, Railroader Staffer
March 11, 2020
On Mar. 6, students met with their 2nd clubs during seminar for the only time this quarter. Starting this school year, clubs meet quarterly instead of by monthly causing 1st...
Linda Shine, Yearbook staffer
March 10, 2020
This year NHS railiners partnered with Innovative Choreography Dance and hosted a dance competition here at the high school. The railiner team performed and competed 2 group...