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
Filed under Sports
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. ...
Boys swim team enters season with new varsity head coach
Faye Smith, Newtonian Editor-in-cheif
November 15, 2018
The boys swim team splashes into a new season with the addition of their new varsity head coach Shawna Cole. With a background in competitive club swim as well as competing with Missouri State, an NCAA Division one school, Cole’s first high school coaching position begins at Newton High School. Even...
Wrestling program recoops after first season without coach J.J. Thaw
Kaete Schmidt, Newtonian Graphic Manager
November 14, 2018
As winter sports practices begins, this brings nerves as well as excitement. For the wrestling program, this season marks the beginning of a new chapter for the team. After the sudden death of assistant wrestling coach J.J. Thaw, wrestlers prepare to begin their first season without Thaw present. ...
KSHSAA buffer week affects student athletes in positive way
Kaeden Thurber, Newtonian Reporter
November 9, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Kansas State High School Activities Association requires one week in between fall and winter sports seasons known as the buffer week. Falling on Nov. 5-11, Athletes are using this time to catch up on school work, allow their bodies to recuperate, and prepare themselves for the winter season. Fres...
Ravenscroft gym floor to be refinished, ready for use before winter sports season
Addie Lindenmeyer and Faye Smith
October 26, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Last January, Newton High School acquired approval to redo the Ravenscroft gym floor. With money through capital outlay, funds that the district has in their budget to do major capital improvement projects, the gym floors are being sanded and repainted. In the original bond that was communicated b...
Kati Blaylock, Railroader Staff Member
March 20, 2019
The girls soccer team faced the Buhler Crusaders on March 19 at Fisher field. This was the first game of the 2019 season. “We were all pretty excited about of first game,”...
Emily Brandt, Railroader Managing Editor
March 5, 2019
Every year, First Mennonite Church holds an annual Verenike Supper Fundraiser to raise money for their summer youth trips. On Feb 26, many high school youth of First Mennonite...
Tony Lemus, Marketing Team
March 4, 2019
Activity after activity, the Spanish club is doing something every meeting. For every holiday, or to spread a positive word, the club has something going on. The most recent...
Braiden Botterweck, Railroader Staffer
March 4, 2019
The Lady Railer hosted Salina South in Ravenscroft gym on Feb. 22 for the last time for the regular season winning 48-9. With the win over South the Railers will go into the...
Shelby Spreier, Staffer
March 4, 2019
The Freshman and Concert Orchestra performed for their “Almost-Spring Concert” on Thursday, Feb. 28. The concert was at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Sophomore...
Ben Schmidt, Yearbook Staffer
March 4, 2019
The freshman girls basketball team played the Salina South Cougars on Feb. 22. The team would go on to lose the game 22-60. With this being their last game they...
Rebekah Nelson, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2019
The NHS band hosted an evening concert on Monday January 25 in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. They performed various songs including “Festivo”, “National Emblem”, “Memorial...
Schyler Entz, Railroader Staff Member
March 4, 2019
The Lady Railers traveled to Bishop Carroll on Feb. 27 in the first round of Sub-state. They went into the tournament in the 11th seed with a 10-10 record. They lost 39-50...
Matt Olson, Railroader Staffer
March 4, 2019
At the most recent SRJ (students for racial justice) meeting on March 1, the club members discussed the new dress code they have been putting together for the past few club...
Legacy Victorio-Coto, Railroader Managing Editor
March 3, 2019
Orchestra students held a concert in the auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 28 by performing “Unfinished Symphony”, “Drifen” and “Barbarossa Ville”. Freshman orchestra...