First day of fall sports
Jamilid Romero, Yearbook Staff
September 10, 2019
After summer days and the beginning of school, fall sports started practicing on August 19. Soccer practiced at Boyd the first few days, volleyball and gymnastics stayed in the building. “Practices are good because I get to do drills that I’ve never done before and...
Cheer team gets new assistant coach
Elly Green, Newtonian Reporter
September 6, 2019
For over six years, the Newton High School cheerleading team has been coached by one sole figure, Angie Voth. This year they were granted another set of stunting hands, new assistant cheer coach Emily Kuhn. Kuhn started her cheerleading career on the very floors of Ravenscroft Gym. She cheered three out of...
Football hosts first Railer Night Lights
Elly Green, Reporter
August 22, 2019
Originating from the term “Friday Night Lights,” this year the football teams plan to host Railer Night Lights at Fisher Field on Aug. 23. Players from the second grade to high school level will take the field to scrimmage, get introduced and warm up, providing an atmosphere for community member...
JV Soccer Game at McPherson
Legacy Victorio-Coto, Railroader Managing Editor
April 29, 2019
The junior varsity soccer girls played the McPherson Bullpups on Friday April 26 at the McPherson stadium. JV got mercy ruled, a 0-10 loss, with only 3 minutes to spare in the second half. Junior Ingrid Puentes-Solorzano is a captain for JV and plays midfield. Puentes-Solorzano was nervous to face McPhe...
Varsity baseball team participates in annual alumni game
Faye Smith, Newtonian Editor-in-chief
March 23, 2019
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...
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...
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...
Bowling Senior Night
Legacy Victorio-Coto, Railroader Managing Editor
February 15, 2019
Seniors received the traditional yellow rose from parents and family members on Monday, February 5 at Play-Mor Lanes during their senior night ceremony. Newton bowlers hosted Salina South and Cheney high school. Senior Treyton Rice has bowled all four years and lettered for 3 years. While his mot...
Weighing In
Kaete Schmidt, Newtonian Graphics Manager
December 17, 2018
Contorting their limbs in unnatural positions, using every muscle in their bodies and making moves on their opponent with non-stop adrenaline shows how physically demanding wrestling is during a match. While this sport requires energy and power on the mat, it also takes self-control and willpower, specifically...
Under Pressure
Lorelei Jacobs, Newtonian Reporter
December 17, 2018
Under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requirements, the first year a college can make a verbal offer is a player’s freshman year. After receiving his first offer freshman year from Kansas State University (K-State)i, junior point guard Ty Berry has received 11 additional offers...
Schneider begins new role as girls head varsity basketball coach
Ellen Garrett, Newtonian Content Editor
November 21, 2018
Growing up with the game of basketball has always been a part of new varsity head girls basketball coach Justin Schneider. Since the age of five, Schneider has grown to love basketball and turn it into a lifestyle and continuing his athletic career by playing for Bethel College, an NAIA affiliated sch...
Preston takes over as head varsity coach for boys basketball team
Marco Aramburu, Newtonian Reporter
November 16, 2018
As the 2018-19 boys basketball season commences, there have been changes to the coaching staff that mimic years prior. This season math teacher Andy Preston returns as head coach, after he left the program in 2016 to take an assistant coaching position at Mill Valley High School in Kansas City, Kansas. ...
Kati Blaylock, Railroader Coverage Manager/Newtonian Staffer
September 12, 2019
The gymnastics team competed against Emporia in a varsity dual on Sept. 10 in their first home meet of the season in Ravenscroft gym. The team competed in all four events,...
Jamilid Romero, Yearbook Staff
September 10, 2019
After summer days and the beginning of school, fall sports started practicing on August 19. Soccer practiced at Boyd the first few days, volleyball...
Tony Lemus, Marketing Team
September 9, 2019
The Railers faced off in their first game of the season against Buhler on Sept 6. The game concluded in a loss for Newton with a score of 14-34. This loss devastated some...
Shelby Spreier, Staffer
September 8, 2019
In preparation for their upcoming event, the Juniors in Ag Academy toured the Numana warehouse and garden on August 28. Numana is a non-profit, public charity that was formed...
Emily Brandt, Railroader Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2019
Ceramics 2/3 is a course for students wanting to improve their skills in ceramic work. This class involves working on projects in hand-building and wheel works. Students in...
Braiden Botterweck, Yearbook Staffer
September 8, 2019
The volleyball team played Garden City and Salina Central in a triangular on Sept. 3 at Ravenscroft gym. Losing to Garden City in two sets 25-15, 25-14 and then beating Salina...
Allyson Symonds, Railroader Staffer
September 8, 2019
SpanishⅡis a class for students who have taken Spanish I and are wanting to learn more advanced Spanish. Chandler Ochoa has been working with students to improve speaking,...
Schyler Entz, Photo Coverage Editor
September 8, 2019
Mel Hambelton Ford put on their ninth annual pep rally for area wide high schools. The event was at their car dealership in Wichita on August 27, where they distributed different...
Ben Schmidt, Yearbook Staffer
September 5, 2019
On Sept. 4 the Junior Ag Academy class went on a field trip to Ark City to tour some of the Wichita Indian history sights. The students have been researching Indian tribes...
Kamryn Archibald, Railroader Staffer
September 5, 2019
Boys Varsity Soccer played McPherson on Aug. 31 at Fischer Field. The Railers finished with a loss of 1-4. “I think the team did alright, we could’ve done better....