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...
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...
Gone Fishing
Kaete Schmidt, Graphic Manager
March 7, 2019
Typically thinking about the average high school sport, football, basketball or baseball might be some of the options that come to mind. On the contrary, sophomore Cole Lujano has turned his hobby of fishing into a sport. Starting from a young age, Lujano developed a fondness for fishing. What starte...
Closed Captioning: Deaf community needs accessibility
Natalie Kuhn, Reporter
March 7, 2019
You are sitting in history class trying to watch a clip of a film about one of many revolutions, but all of the dialogue is muffled and distorted. You cannot decipher what the information you’re supposed to be learning, not only affecting the worksheet you are supposed to fill out, but your grades...
Knee injury affects life-long player
Natalie Kuhn, Reporter
March 7, 2019
What started as a small pain within the first week of her junior season of soccer has evolved into senior Aspen Olson battling an unknown knee injury for nearly a year. As a result of her undiagnosed knee injury, Olson will be unable to participate in her senior season of soccer. While injuries are n...
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...
The game of life
Faye Smith, Addie Lindenmeyer, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor
March 5, 2019
Walking into Newton High School, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, eighth grade students received the rundown of all Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses that the school has to offer. Although, odds are, their knowledge of the CTE program stops there, ceasing with the awareness of courses and le...
Global speaker Kevin Hines visits Newton High School
Kaete Schmidt, Graphic Manager
March 3, 2019
For the past 18 years, global storyteller, author and filmmaker Kevin Hines has been sharing his life story. In such time, he has managed to present in front of two million people face-to-face and has reached around one billion people through the internet. Principal Lisa Moore received an offer from ...
Queer Student Profile
Ellen Garrett, Newtonian Content Editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
IRVIN ZAMORA GALVAN: From preparing to move from Colorado to Kansas to realizing he was gay, junior Irvin Zamora Galvan had an eighth grade year full of changes. Shortly after this self discovery, Zamora Galvan came out of the closet to his school. “In Colorado it was just like ‘It’s eighth grade, I’m go...
Emily Brandt, Railroader Managing Editor
April 16, 2019
The process of prom building began in mid March, but planning began months before that. “We first have to decide what the theme is going to be, once you get your theme...
Legacy Victorio-Coto, Railroader Managing Editor
April 15, 2019
Since the beginning of April, juniors in the prom committee and Principal Lisa Moore have set up multiple decorations in Ravenscroft Gym for the Viva Las Vegas themed prom...
Tony Lemus, Marketing Team
April 15, 2019
The girls swim team had a home meet on April 9 against teams such as Derby and McPherson. Preparation for this meet was the same as it is for any other. "I was super nervous...
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...
Ben Schmidt, Yearbook Staffer
April 15, 2019
PE ll is a required class here at NHS, this class includes Red Cross CPR and standard first aid certification and activities. When you are done you get a certificate of completion...
Shelby Spreier, Staffer
April 15, 2019
During their Veterinary Science unit, 7th hour Plant and Animal Science practiced sutures and injections on Thursday, April 4. Plant and Animal students used an orange...
Schyler Entz, Railroader Staff Member
April 15, 2019
A few weeks before prom, the prom committee and Mrs. Moore create dates for the junior class to help build the prom decorations. There were 12 total nights set. On April 8...
Asha Regier, Staffer
April 15, 2019
On April 4, 2nd hour biology class tested out a new lab with teacher Mr. Williams. The lab was a chance to experiment with bacteria and grow new bacteria with temperature...
Atlanta Lopez, Railroader Marketing Team
April 15, 2019
On Apr. 3, Mr. Knoll's chemistry class put together an experiment. The purpose of the lab was to create different smells by putting together different types of alcohols and...
Rebekah Nelson, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
On Thursday April 4th the varsity tennis team held a home invitational against Winfield and Emporia. Sophomore Ezekiel Thompson is a member of varsity, and claims that the...