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Rangel new CTE director; new teachers hired for next yearKatherine Lindgren reporter

Business teacher Melinda Rangel will be taking a new position as the director of career and technical education at NHS, and three new teachers will be added to the business department for the 2014-15 school year. Rangel has taught business at NHS for six years and was also the BPA advisor, but she decided it was time for a change. “It’s a new challenge. I love teaching, I love what I do, but I think I’m ready for something new. I finished my administrative degree recently and planned on becoming a principal, but the job opened, and I though it was a good fit,” Rangel said. She will be missed by both her students and faculty members. “Mrs. Rangel is a fantastic teacher. She has tremendous

content knowledge, an outgoing personality, and caring about students as she developes relationship with students.”

principal Roger Erickson said. Her new job keeps her at NHS, but she will be doing something completely different. She will no longer be teaching a class. “I will oversee all of the departments considered career tech education; buisness,

journalism and family consumer science. I am also in charge of helping students from other districts taking classes at Newton High School,” Rangel said. Jessica Dhority, Tyler Swalley and Tyler Schroeder have been hired for positions in the business department. Dhority is an Emporia State University graduate who will most likely take over Rangel’s duties, though none of the teacher assignments are final yet. Swalley has a background in computer programming and IT, and is also an ESU grad. Schroeder is a Bethel alumni and has experience in accounting and business. “We had a very large number of quality applicants. We interviewed the top 6 and hired the top 3. In my opinion, we hired the three best possible candidates in Kansas,” Erickson said.

On May 7 at 4 p.m. 15 members of the Railer Ambassadors will be traveling in vans to All Star Sports located on the West side of Wichita with sponsor, Melinda Rangel. Students were required to work a minimum of five hours handing out programs, working concessions and stamping hands at home basketball games, football games and other events throughout the year. “I thought [Railer Ambassadors] was a good opportunity for community service and it looks good on your resume. Being rewarded for all that hard work makes it better,” sophomore Alexis McMullin said. The club will be there for about three hours riding bumper cars, eating food and much more all for free.

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For the past 30 years Newton High School has been hosting an art show at the end of the year. This gives parents and friends a glimpse at what the art students have been doing throughout the year. This year the Art Show will be on May 17 and 18. “Every year there are many good shows, good

artists and a lot of parents,’ art teacher Raymond Olais said. Olais lets his students

pick which pieces of work they would like to show. Each student is required to submit once piece of work, while seniors are allowed the privilege to have their own individual booth. Unlike the other students, seniors have the option to show work from all four years, or how ever

long they have been in an art class at NHS. There will be pieces from 15 different seniors. “It’s fun because we get our own booth, but sad because it’s my last one’ senior Madison Goerend said. On Saturday doors open at noon and close at 8 p.m. and Sunday it will be held from 1-5 p.m. The Art Show will be held at the armory.

Business Professionals of Americato compete at nationalsKatie Reedreporter

Out of the 17 NHS students that qualified, 13 are actually going to the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference on April 29 in Indianapolis, Ind. “To go to nationals, it depends on the event. If you’re in a team, it’s the top two. If you’re in an individual event, it’s top three. Everybody else, like opens, it’s the top five,” BPA advisor Melinda Rangel said. This year, there were 50 students in BPA at NHS. Of the 13 students attending nationals, eight are seniors, three are juniors, and two are freshmen. Going to nationals cost a large sum of money, so the Newton chapter does fundraisers at places such as the Breadbasket, Papa Murphy’s, Carriage Crossing, Wendy’s and Ultimate Martial Arts. The 13 students competing at nationals will be out of school for a week at nationals from April 29 to May 4.

Emily Robinson reporter

Alaze Eason reporter This weekend on Saturday March 26 the NHS Ensemble, Choraleers women and seven soloists will compete in the state music festival. Music teacher and Choraleers director, Donna Woolery prepares the students by practicing every class period and allows the students to come in and practice.

Woolery hopes the students will perform at the level to receive the highest possible score. “I’m hoping for scores of 1,” Woolery said. Woolery keeps her hopes and expectations high for the NHS performers. ”I don’t really get nervous when they preform mostly excited if they’re well prepared,” Woolery said. There are 32 5A schools competing.

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Now showing! Starring the students of Newton High School, NHS presents their fifth annual variety show. A lot of singing and dancing will take place in the auditorium on Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets only $5. Cassandra Conley, the drama teacher, thought of the idea for the show in 2009, and has been doing it since. “[The money] goes towards the musical and the spring show. Most of our money comes from fundraisers,” Conley said. The Variety Show is a chance for beginning performers to get used to being on stage, while also making money for the drama department. “I like the feeling of being up onstage. The adrenaline rush of ‘I’m up here by myself in front of all these people, don’t mess up’ is exciting,” sophomore Jennifer Tozier said.Since the original show was cancelled, the acts have more time to practice.

Edie Saylor came to Newton High School in 1979 when she was 28 years old. She teaches Computer Tech, Computer applications, Accounting 1 and 2, Technicians and Business Essentials. After 35 years here at NHS Saylor decided to retire at the end of this school year and take care of her sick husband. Saylor wishes she could have lasted one more year so she could retire with co-worker buisness teacher Kathryn Shockley. “Shock and I wanted to go at the same time, but I just couldn’t quite do it,” Saylor said. Saylor is also the sponsor of Do Crew, a club at NHS, which english teacher Robin Montano will be taking over. Saylors also with helps Business

Professionals of America by supervising the kids during competitions. “[I will] probably [miss] the people I work with and BPA trips. Early mornings, and late nights, but it’s a fun trip,” Saylor said. With 35 years of experience, Saylor has had her share of ups and downs. “[You have to be] long on patience to be a teacher, and love what you do,” Saylor said. Although Saylor will miss her students she will mostly miss her hours of laughter at lunch with her colleges. “We have a close bond. [My department is] a good team together,” Saylor said. Saylor won’t forget her time here at NHS. “There is never a dull moment, [working here]. I don’t like being away from my kids. It’s [a hard thing] to do but it was the right time,” Saylor said.

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It is the end of second hour and one of the office aids comes on the intercom and interrupts you finishing your last question. You drag yourself out of your seat and smack your hand down on your heart, hating the intercom for making you have homework. All that extra effort of standing up, but for what? The pledge? We said it yesterday so why should we have to say it again today? What even is the point? Standing for the pledge is something you were forced to do since kindergarten. As a little kid you probably obeyed and said the lines with a clear voice and the straightest posture you could muster. Slowly over the years we all tend to sag our shoulders more and mumble the words or not say them

at all. Now as high schoolers we see it as unnecessary to say it everyday, if at all. What’s the point of it anyways? Most of us know someone that has fought in a war, have been deployed overseas or stationed at a base somewhere in America. They work hard, putting their blood, sweat and tears into everything they do. If we don’t know someone that is in the military now, it is likely somewhere up your family tree someone has been drafted for one of the many wars involving America. They have taken Polish Jews over the border, trudged the muddy lands of Vietnam or helped mend the peace in Korea. They have taken bullets in Afghanistan, drove tanks over Iraqi lands and refrained the Syrian government

to keep them from starting conflict. It is our men and women overseas and at home that protect us every day.

We say it for them. We say it for their acknowledgement. We say it for their remembrance. We say it to respect those who stood for us. We stand, while they crouch in the mud and dense forest. We put our hand over our heart, while they raise their guns in defense of our country. The words go through the sound system and in one ear and out the other, while they spit dirt and sand out of their mouths and scrub

it from their skin. They do so much to defend you, me and our country. The least you can do is stand for 15 seconds and finish

that last question in seminar. Smirk at the kid sitting down defending himself with excuse “It’s a free country”, “Make me stand” or “You don’t control me”. Please

inform the little rebel that it wouldn’t be a free country without these brave men and women. Inform him he wouldn’t be able to watch unhumanly hours of Netflix, subtweet his thoughts or grab a Loaded Potato Burrito at the nearest ‘T-Bell’. The least you could do for our military men and women is stand for a few seconds, stop complaining and pledge your allegiance.

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Between school, sports and having a job, teenagers these days rarely have time to spend with their friends or do the things they love. Maybe they love going to school or doing sports but for most teenagers, it’s hanging out with their friends or checking out the latest fashions online. For me personally, I love to do sports so I don’t have a problem with having no time for other things. However when I go home, I do enjoy being able to sit back, kick my feet up, enjoy some good food and watch some Criminal Minds. But usually I do not have that luxury. I have to go home, sit at my desk and do two to three hours worth of homework and try to get to bed at a decent time. It may sound like I’m contradicting myself, being that I’m an athlete and I’m involved in so many clubs but that’s the sacrifice that I have to make. If you’ve decided that this is the year you’ll finally try out for a school sport, you have to take into consideration the commitment and sacrifices you will have to make to be on the team. You won’t be going home to sit on your couch, pig out and watch TV or hang out with your friends after school anymore. I’ve witnessed people who have wanted to play on elite teams, but were not willing to make the sacrifices. That means practice instead of boyfriends, practice instead of working 25 hours a week, practice instead of working on homework or a school project and practice instead of friends. The main thing I’m trying to say here is that sports and clubs take up a huge chunk of time. Although the sacrifices may be harsh, they are mandatory. They mean not letting your team down, putting in the same effort as all of your teammates because it’s not all about you.

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Make time for extra-curricular activitiesWhy to stay in school?

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We’ve all felt it. Waking up at 6 a.m., slowly trudging toward school, knowing that we probably won’t get that good of a grade on that math we were up until 2 a.m. working on. Wouldn’t it be easier if we could just stop going to school, and still be successful in life? At least, we’ve been told that we have to graduate high school to be successful. It’s true, with a few exceptions. Jim Carrey, Charlie Sheen, Kurt Cobain and Nicolas Cage all dropped out of high school. Then again, so did the guy flipping your burger. The point is, the reason they are famous and he isn’t is not the education, it’s that they applied themselves to whatever they loved doing. Unfortunately for all of us, there isn’t a profession where they pay us to be lazy (although there is this one thing where they pay this girl to just eat on camera, and NASA will pay you a large bit of money for you to sit in bed all day to test the effects of anti gravity on you. Dream job, am I right?). Unless you get one of these two jobs, you’re going to have to finish your math homework. I’m not saying that you’re absolutely going to use pythagorean theorem, but you’re going to have to use basic math and use problem solving skills in the “real world”. Maybe you’ll have to count change out to people, or find the discount price on something from the mall that you really wanted, or maybe you’ll have to count out taxes on all of your money you made from dropping out to become an actor. Math isn’t the only thing you’re going to need to know. Next time you fill out a job application and get accepted, go to your English teacher and thank him/her for teaching you grammar. In fact, thank all your teachers. In conclusion, I think it’s entirely up to you what you do with your life. Whatever you do, just makes sure you are dedicated to it.

Did you know? -A high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his/her lifetime, and almost a million dollars less than a college graduate. -Every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That’s a student every 26 seconds or 7,000 a day. -A high school dropout is ineligible for 90% of jobs in America -16 to 24 year old boys made up nearly 60 percent of dropouts in 2010

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justappreciatethatthedoorsliterallysay“IN”onthesideyou’resupposedtogointhrough.Iunderstandthatsomeofyousimplefolksaren’tabletoreadthat,butaneasywaytorememberisbyusingtheright(direction)door,youaregoingthroughtheright(correct)door.Nothard.Nowsurelyyouallhaveatleastrodeinacartravelingdown12thstreetafterschool.I’mwillingtobetthatthecarthatyourodeinneverdroveontheleftsideoftheroad,nordiditeverintentionallystopinthemiddleoftheroad.Itjuststopstheflowoftrafficandannoyseveryone.Justlikeinthehallway.Thehallwayfloorsaren’tmarked,sothisanalogymaybetoughtounderstand.It’slikeatwo-waystreetwithadividerinthemiddle,whichIknowhavingtoimagineitmaypushyourmindstotheirmaximumcapacity.NEWSFLASH,thehallwayismadetobewideenoughtosupporttwodirectionsoftraffic,notjusttheworld’sbiggestgameof“redrover”.ObviouslythereareotherrulesoftheroadthatarecommonsensebutsadlyIdon’thaveenoughroomtocoverallthat.Staysmart,usecommonsense,andhelpusallout.

Beingforcedtowearuniformsforeightyearswastheworstpartof

goingtoaprivateschool.Peoplealwaystoldmethattheywereeasierbecauseeveryonewouldbeviewedequally,butbeingdifferentisgoodtoo.Whoeversaidbeingyourselfwasabadthing?Weshouldhavetherighttoexpressourselvesthroughourclothesanduniformsdon’tallowus

todothat.Whatsomepeopledon’tunderstandisthatuniformsmakeyoufeellockedup.Theycutoffkids’creativityandpersonality,andmoldthemtobejustlikeeveryotherkid.Whatyouweartoschoolnotonlyshowsyourstyle,itshowsyourpersonalityandattitudeaswell.Yourclassmatescantellalotaboutyoubyjustlookingatthewayyoudress.Peoplecan’tdothisifschoolsrequireyoutowearuniforms.Ifeveryschoolaroundtheworldrequireduniformsitwouldbelikeeverypersonintheworld

wasthesame.Therearebillionsofpeopleintheworldbutthereisonlyoneyou,soyoushouldhavetherighttobeyourselfandnotanyoneelse.Schoolsneedtoletkidsexpressthemselvesthroughtheirclothesandjust“letyoudoyou”.IguesswhatIamtryingtosayisthatschooluniformscandiscouragekids.Alotofkidsfeelliketheyareexactlylikeeveryoneelseandblendin.Weshouldallhavetherighttoexpress(appropriately)ourpersonalitiesandattitudesbythewaywedress.

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Erickson was nominated for Winter Sports King in 1977 and won alongside Kellie Habluetzel. “[I was] totally embarrassed. [I] didn’t want to do that at all,” Erickson said.

“I was scared to death of seniors, who were allowed to bully. Apparently they were freshmen when my big brother was a senior and it was payback time. Some-times we were stuffed into athletic lockers, which were then locked. The positive side is I learned to leave seniors alone.. Don’t make eye contact or speak unless spoken to,” Erckson said. “We pretty much separated freshmen

from everyone in activities, so my sophomore year I learned to participate with older students,” Erickson said.

“I realized my senior year that I ‘had it made’. Everything was fun and I had lots of great friends. Even my job at the funeral home was a blast. I didn’t want to grow up and take on all that responsibility, so I tried to participate in activities and not think about how I was going to pay for college or what I was going to major in,” Erickson said.

“We really weren’t allowed to participate in varsity sports until our junior year. There was more of a “pay your dues” mentality back then,” Erickson said.

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Roger Erickson drags himself through the doors of Clay Center high school. He walks past an upperclassman terrified, but little does he know that someday he will control a high school of his own. School was much different in 1974. There was no ceiling fans, air conditioning and no one could wear shorts (or leggings for that matter). They did, however, have many of the electives and clubs we do today like woodshop, graphic design, theater and automotive classes. Walking down the halls of NHS you can see couples everywhere, holding hands, swooning over each other, but you wouldn’t see Erickson doing that. “Honestly, I was too busy for a girlfriend. My dad and I hunted raccoons a lot of evenings in the winter time and I had live traps. We lived on a farm. I was busy,” Erickson said. Today athletics and clubs dominate our media,

social lives and academics. That hasn’t changed much and in the past 40 years the only major change has been that you can now letter as a freshman whereas you previously had to be a junior. “I did every sport I could: football, basketball, wrestling, track, and baseball. I really regret not being in theater or music classes. Really regret this,” Erickson said. He lettered in football, basketball and track. Another large difference? The change in expectations. Erickson believes more kids are on their own where as every kid used to have a good parental or adult mentor. “There are too many negative influences bombarding you in the media, and students tend to think things are acceptable that are actually very detrimental to their future,” Erickson said. “When I was a kid only the really “bad kids” did drugs. It’s much more accepted now, and that’s not good.”

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Best of 1. Justin Bieber going to jail 2. Hannah Carlgren and Joseph McConnell winning Homecoming 3. Alexandra Glann got asked to prom outside of a basketball game 4. Hunger Games homecoming themes 5. Braedon Morrison Twerking with the Male-liners 6. Two debate teams qualifying for state 7. The Disney movie Frozen 8. Three TOC winners from NHS 9. Newton LARP 10. All of the friendly exchange students this year

Worst of 1. NgoziGregorygettingkickedoutabasketballgameforcrowdsurfing 2. NHS new tardy policy 3. New dress code restrictions 4. Every dance in Willis Gym 5. Khloe and Lamar getting a divorce 6. Paul Walker’s death 7. WSU losing in the second round 8. Thesong#Selfie 9. Three teachers leaving NHS 10. Saying good bye to the seniors in May

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reporter You all may remember hearing about the death of Paul Walker, an actor most famous for being the main protagonist in the Fast and the Furious movies. Walker died in a car wreck in late November, but it seems as though he wasn’t done making movies yet. On April 25th, Paul Walker’s last full movie, Brick Mansions, will release. Brick Mansions is a remake of a 2001 action-packed Frenchfilm,DistrictB13,featuringDavidBelle,thefounder of parkour. It will feature the same producer, stunts, storyline and David Belle from District B13.

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-sr. Amber Schmidt

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A: They’re pretty important. If it doesn’t match then it messes everything up.

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What are you looking forward to most this year?“Swim meets.”

What is your goal for this year?“[My goal is] to be a better swimmer this year.”

Why did you choose swimming as a sport?“I was in swimming club and I loved it and I have always loved swimming.”

Q&A with swimmerSoftball gets first run rule of season Varsity soccer on winning streak

On Thursday April 17th the Railers won their varsity soccer game against McPherson 2-0. While trying to keep up in the beginning wasn’t easy, Leilani Medina made the first shot and scored for the Railers. As they were cheered on by loyal fans and her teammates the other team was getting frustrated.Brooklen Entz receved the ball and made the second shot. “We played really good and happy that we finished,” Entz said. For the goal keeper, Megan Akers, the game didn’t look so well. As an opponent attempted to make her shot, she kicked Akers in the side of her face. The game stopped for a few minutes as her sister Ashley Akers took Megan’s place in the goal box. Athletic trainer Randy Tolle examined her eye and tried to stop the swelling. Akers would return to the game. On Monday April 21, the Railers came back against Andover Central winning, 2-0. They also played Tuesday against Salina Central, winning 2-0. The Railers look to their next game against Derby on April 29.

Senior catcher, Alexis Southern, warms up before the game. The Railers won 6-2 against Andover on April 17.

The Railer softball team, won their double header Thursday. The first game was against Andover, beating them 6-2. “I felt very happy and honored to have been able to be a part of that game because I felt like we did a lot of things right and we started to play like the team we know we can be,” junior left fielder Taylor Stahly said.

The team also played Wichita North, beating them

15-0. They run ruled them in four innings. “After getting run ruled several times this season by other teams in our league,

it was a great experience to be able to do that to another team,” Stahly said. The Railers take on Campus Friday, April 25 at Kelsch Field.

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Varsity baseball plans head for remainder of season

The varsity baseball team fell to Andover Friday April 17, dropping their record to 6-4. “Our defense needs to improve. There are too many errors on the field,” senior Ben Wright said. The teams number errors are not where they should be. “The season is going good so far, except for our double header against Andover. We couldn’t get the bats going,” Wright said. Since the Andover game, the team plans on working on more situation execution. “We will be a lot more focused before the rest of our games and have a lot more motivation,” Wright said. The team has 10 games left, including their home game against Campus tonight.

Julia Pierce reporter

1. How long have you been golfing? {It’s my} first year.

2.How do you expect the rest of the season to go? I expect to get a lot better and more consistant.

3.Are you going to play out of high school? {No it’s} just for fun.

1. How long have you been golfing? Five years.

2.How do you expect the rest of the season to go? I want to go to state.

3.Are you going to play out of high school? I’d like to (play outside of high school) if I can get a scholar-ship to a school worth it.

Q&A with boys golfers

1. How long have you played baseball? 14 years.

2. How do you expect the rest of the season to go? Very good we have been showing more improvment every day.

3. Are you going to play out of high school? I hope so.

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Dalton McEachernSport: Boys’ Tennis Grade: Freshman

Q: When do you practice?

A: “Everyday.”

Q: What is your highest score?

A “8-0.”

Q: Why did you choose tennis as your sport to play?

A: “It’s not just physical sport, it’s also a mental sport”

Q: What do you look forward to this year?

A: “[I look forward to] lettering”

Q: What is your best aspect in this sport playing?

A: “My game and not letting the opponent change it”

What are your hopes for the girl’s track team?

“[I participate in] The 100 and 200 meter.”

What events are you participating in?

Q&A with girls senior track athletes

Sr. Madyson Glenn Sr. Ashlyn Glann Sr. Maria Roed

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“I do anything from the 800 to the 3200 and also the 4x8 relay.”

“I’m hoping that we can hopefully win some meets and also make it to state.”

“Javelin.”

“I hope they place well at regionals.”

“[To] win regionals again this year.”

What is your favorite thing about track?“I like running and I like how the results speak for themselves and what you put in is what you get out of it.”

By the numbers: boys track

“It’s a good team environment and everyone supports each other.”

“It’s fun and it’s a good environment.”

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Going To Prom In S ty le

1. Seniors Braedon Morrison, Ben Wright and Cory Martens stand in front of their ride for prom. The boys arrived in the police car. “We were handcuffed in the backseat,” Wright said. “We got out, waited for our dates and they unhandcuffed us.” 2. Juniors Ashley Bernard, Ariel Drake and Tasha Westhoff walk into prom on April 12. 3. Senior and juniors couples arrvie to prom in golf carts. 4. Senior Chase Payne pulls his prom date, junior Ashley Bernard in a wagon. 5. Freshmen Jacob Robinson , Logan Hamm and Aidan Mills pull sophmore Payton Roberts and senior JJ Esslinger in a chariot. photos by Krisandra Ritchey and Taylor Galliart

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