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...
Swim contract allows out of district athletes opportunities
Kaeden Thurber, Reporter
May 21, 2019
Recently, the girls swim team competed at the state meet, but had to compete against one of their teammates. Due to an agreement between Newton and Hesston, students from USD 460 could join Newton during the regular season, but had to separate for the league and state meets. Hesston junior Rache...
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 ...
It’s all greek to me
Faye Smith, Newtonian Editor-in-chief
May 13, 2019
Filed under Arts & Culture, Showcase
As students begin life at their prospective universities, many begin to consider how to be involved on their campus. In addition to clubs and other group organizations, students can be involved in the greek life on campus. Although, a common question asked among students, is what exactly do greek...
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...
Leaving a legacy
Natalie Kuhn, Newtonian Reporter
May 13, 2019
Just as in almost all other circumstances in life, all good things must come to an end. This year marks the retirement of multiple noteworthy teachers, including history and social studies teacher Grant Scott, math teacher Randy Tolle and special education coordinator Perry Warden. Scott’s retirement...
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...
Varsity baseball team participates in annual alumni game
Faye Smith, Newtonian Editor-in-chief
March 23, 2019
Filed under Photos, Showcase, Sports
On March 22, the Varsity Baseball team held their 13th annual Alumni Game. Past team members of all ages geared up to play one more game under the lights as a way to benefit the current team by also serving as a fundraiser event. This year the Varsity team not only held a 50/50 raffle ticket sale, b...
College admission scandals show corruption within upper class
Addie Lindenmeyer, Newtonian Managing Editor
March 20, 2019
Going from televisions screens in the 90s to headlines on March 11, Lori Loughlin, famous for her role in “Fuller House”, was one of multiple prominent figures to have allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get her children into some of the nation’s most selective colleges. As a y...
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...