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Trash-filled freshman locker causes custodial issuesCustodian calls locker ‘disrespectful’, asks for consequencesTaylor Stahly sports editor For the entire school year at NHS, custodians work day and night to keep the halls and class-rooms clean for students to use and benefit from. But the recent discovery of a “trash locker” has left nighttime janitor Charles Long and others feeling disre-spected as janitors. “Everyday I walk by that hallway and it stinks really bad,” Long said. “The odor is so strong that it makes you gag.” For some time, locker A-541 in the freshman locker section has been filled, emptied, and refilled to the top with trash from Taco Bell, week old ice cream leftovers, plastic bottles, used sil-verware, napkins and any other type of trash students do not dis-pose of. This locker is beginning to be noticed by other students

as well. “It was right next to my friends locker and it was really smelly,” freshman Max Wiens- Evangelista said.

Long believes that this locker and its abundance of trash is disrespectful towards the janito-rial staff. “Honestly, it’s disrespectful because my salary isn’t high enough to be cleaning up extra [stuff],” Long said.

The locker was cleaned out very recently, but was soon filled up again a week later. Janitors have witnessed gnats flying around the locker as well and believe that consequences should be held on those responsible. “I think locker privileges could be taken from them,” Long said. “I would make it to where they had to stay and help the custo-dians clean up so they have to see what we go through. I mean that is the least [amount of a] punishment, community service or something.”

“Honestly, it’s disrespectul because my salary

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Top Left: Members of Jazz Band perform in their spring concert March 8. Band teacher Keith Woolery con-ducted the concert. Bottom Left: Sophomore Nic Parga plays the drums during the concert. Parga has participated in Band both years of high school. Right: Junior Kylie Mick accompanies the concert on piano. Some music selections from the concert included: The concert was held to benefit the Charles Olson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Jazz Band holds spring concertAzteca Dance Troupe to attend cruise over Spring Break Mary Valdivia reporter

This Spring Break, the Azteca Dance Troupe will be attending a mediterranean cruise. This will be the first time the dance troupe will be attending a cruise. The troupe will be going to Spain , Barcelona , Italy and France . “It will be a great experience for the students. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to see different cultures and new places far from Newton, Kansas” club sponsor Patrice Olias said. There are ten troupe members attending the cruise. They will also be performing on the ship and writing everyday in a journal about their experience.The members have been practicing for their performance since the first day of school. “They have been practicing very hard and putting lots of effort for their performance on the cruise,” Olias said. The main cruise sponsor, David Decker, who was a former Newton High Azteca dance troupe member, came up with the idea of having the dance troupe attend and perform at the cruise. They will be going to many historical places such as castles, churches and museums. The troupe members have done many fundraisers on their own such as a benefit dinner and a flea market to raise money for the cruise. “I’m freaking out cause I’ve never been on a cruise before and just the fact that we’re going to many historical places and get to learn about different cultures is so cool,” senior Cindy Perez said.

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On Feb. 28, the Senior Exit Portfolio was to be completed and turned in. If the students met this deadline on time, seniors are no longer required to attend seminar after spring break. If the students did not turn in their portfolio on time, then they will not be excused from seminar until they do turn it in. “While we try to help our students learn to meet deadlines, someone is always late. In this situation the student will not be exempt from seminar until after he or she turns in their portfolio,” principal Roger Erickson said. If seniors do not turn in a completed portfolio, they will not graduate. “I must stand before the Board of Education, Superintendent and the Class of 2014 on May 17, 2014, and attest that all graduating seniors have met the graduation requirements. This is a responsibility I take seriously. If seniors do not complete the SEP, they will not graduate,” Erickson said. Another aspect of completing the SEP is the required interview conducted by Seminar teachers and community members. “Completing an exit interview is one piece of the Senior Exit Portfolio process, which is a graduation requirement for the class of 2014,” math teacher Erica Rickard said. “If a seminar teacher or community member conducting an interview does not feel like a student has conducted him or herself in an appropriate manner, the interview will need to be done again,” Rickard said.

National Honor Society donates to local charityLauren Beebe reporter National Honors Society(NHS) is doing a fundraiser asking local businesses for donations. Donations will go to Kim Stahly’s organization, Running With A Reason. Running With A Reason is a nonprofit organization that combines laid back running with helping a cancer patient in the area. All of the proceeds from Stahly’s running goes to that cancer patient and their family at the end of the year.

“[Running With A Reason] started because I like to run and I wanted to run for individuals with Cancer to help provide them with money to help them through treatment,” Stahly said. NHS said they had no specific goals with the fundraiser. “Honestly we don’t have a goal. We know that every little bit helps and we are just trying to make a difference. Our goal is just to help out a local member who takes her own time and money to help others by

doing what she loves. I hope that teaches our members a lesson about compassion,” senior Megan Regier said. A student interested in helping with the fundraiser should contact Regier, seniors Katie Brenneman, Colton Aarstad, Melina Schrader, German teacher Nan Bergen or English teacher Laurie Behymer with donations. NHS is an organization that prepares students for a bright future and rewards them for doing good in school.

It promotes hard work, teamwork, and helping others through service projects. “This fundraiser benefits students in Honors Society because some will be involved in letter writing for different. Most of this is my students ideas, we just agree it’s different from going to door, it also gives them a great chance to write real professional business letters,” Bergen said. The fundraiser begins March 12 and will continue throughout the month.

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Build a fort - Stay inside and build a blanket fort with your friend,

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Netflix , offering a wide variety of shows from New Girl to Breaking Bad, you’ll be

entertained for hours. Total: $8

Explore - Go to the Cosmosphere (All day pass- $22), the Exploration

Place ($13), Cowtown Museum ($6-8), or The Museum of World

Treasures($9). All these destinations can provide a fun and knowledgable

afternoon. Total: $6 - $22

Fun tips for an exciting 2014 Spring Break

Go ice skating - Wichita Ice Center houses two full skating rinks for you and all your friends. You might not be an Olympic ice skater, but those bumps and bruises will

be worth it. Total: $7

Go to the zoo - Enjoy a day with the animals! Get outdoors and

experience a new breed of fun. Don’t forget to visit the petting zoo and the gift

shop so that you can take something home to remember your time.

Total: $20.00

Thrifting - Our local etCetera shop is a great way to spend some free time. You could even make a project out of it. The

abundant pairs of jeans could be restored into fashionable shorts for the coming

summertime. Total: $5

Pack a picnic - Put all of your favorite foods in a cute little basket and stroll to the park with a blanket in hand. Enjoy eating under the whistling trees

and beautiful sunshine. Total: FREE

Fast food feast - Designate $5 to five different restaurants and then split up a group of friends and go get different foods from each restaurant.

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Go on a bike ride - Soak up the sun and get some exercise while

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Beware of negative posts on social media sites

“Here’s32selfiesIjusttooklolIlooklikecrap.#YOLOlol.”“Ifyou[explicit][explicit]hassomethingtosayaboutme,sayittomy[explicit]face,you[explicit].Mindyourown[explicit]business.” “SotodayIwokeupandhad

somecerealorImeanIwantedsomecerealbutwewereoutsoIwentandgotsomeandthenIhadtodosomelaundryandhungoutwithmyBFFLanditwassuperfunandthenweorderedinpizzaandIhadthreeslicesofcheesepizzaandonesliceofpepperonilolIlovefoodandalsopettingmycatnamedFluffballz.” Ahhh,thewonderfulworldofsocialmediaposts.Fullofselfies,postscallingpeopleout,animpressiveusageoffoullanguageandoutlinesofpeople’sentireday.Whilesocialmediacanbeagreatwayofkeepingupdatedwiththelivesoffamilyandfriends,

itsuseisoftentimesabused.Brutally.AsIscrollthroughTwitter,FacebookandInstagram,Isometimeswonderifpeoplehonestlythinkaboutwhatthey’repostingbeforetheysenditintothewonderfulworldofcyberspace. BeforetellingallofyourFacebookfriendsabouteverysinglethingyou’vedonefromfivethismorningto11:30tonight,it’simportantaskyourselfonekeyquestion:Dopeoplereallycare?Ninetimesoutoften,theanswerisprobablyasolidno.However,ifsharingyourdailyactivitiesissomethingyoufeelnecessarytomaintainahighqualityoflife,considerinvestinginTwitter.That’swhatit’sfor. Ifyouhaveadisagreementwithsomeoneandpostitforthewholeworldtoseebecauseyouare“beingthebiggerperson,”newsflash:you’renot.Puttingitonsocialmediawillonlydrawmoreattentiontotheissueandnegativeattentiontoyourself.Talktothepersonface-to-faceandavoidaddingtothedrama. Forthoseofyouundertheageof21(whichincludesallNHSstudents),itisstillillegaltodrinkalcohol.Whetherornotyouagreewiththelaw,postingpicturesofyourselfclearlyunder

theinfluenceorwithabeerinhandisjustplainstupid.Idoapplaudyou,though,forfindingthemostdirectwaytoblatantlyadvertiseyourparticipationinillegalbehavior.Youcanaddthattoyourresume. Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatpotentialemployersandcollegesutilizesocialmediatoseewhatkindofpersontheyareabouttobringintotheirorganization.Iknow,thisprobablysoundslikeastupidployadultscomeupwithjusttoaddevenmorerestrictionstoouradolescentlife.However,afterwatchingmybosstossoutcountlessresumesbecauseofthedrama-filledFacebookpostsofapplicants,Icanassureyouit’satruestatement.Whatyouputonsocialmedianowcanaffectyouropportunitiesinthefuture. Socialmediaisagreatwaytoshareaspectsofyourlifewithothers,orahandypastimeforthoseofuswithnolives.However,asyoupreparetosendyournextpost,doyourself(andeveryoneelse)afavorandthinktwiceunlessit’sapostaboutpizzaand/orFluffballz.Ilikepizza.Andcats.

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Atsomepointinourliveswe’veallbeenscoldedbyourparentsthatifwedon’thaveanythingnicetosay,then

weshouldn’tsayanythingatall.Althoughthereissometruthtothisandweshouldn’tbesayingcruelthings,Idothinkthisiscontrarytothewaythatweashumanbeingsarehardwired.Soyes,Iaminfactwritinganopinionabouthavinganopinion;mainlybecauseIbelievethatasasocietywearegettingsocaughtupinconformingtowhateveryoneelsethinksthatweforget

tospeakforourselves. Partofthehumanexperiencethatmakeslifeworthlivingissharingwiththosearoundusourthoughtsandfeelings,eveniftheseemotionsaredrasticallydifferentfromothers.Infact,Ibelievethatwegrowthegreatestamountwhenweareputintoanewenvironment.Ashumansweadapttooureverchangingenvironmentwithastonishingrapidity.Whenweconversewiththosearoundusandlistentotheiropinionswegaininsightonwhatitisthatotherpeoplefindimportant

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baseoffollowers.Youcanthenstartacultandgrowitintoanarmyandeventuallybecomesupremedictatorofplanetearth.Sothere’sthat. Ifyouaren’tall

aboutworlddominationthenyoucanusethisknowledgeinordertobecomeamoreunderstandingandcompassionatehumanbeing.Someofyoumaybethrowingup

atthispoint,butthefactofthematteristhatthehappiestpeopleoneartharethosethatgiveandreceivethemostlove:andthisallstartswithlisteningtoothersandrespectingtheiropinions. Sonexttimeyougettheurgetoputsomethingthatyouknowsomepeoplewon’tagreewithoutonTwitter,goforit(unlessit’ssomethingaboutgirl’sbasketball/tennis).Standupforyourself,andbeproudofwhoyouare.Ifweareallconfidentinourselvesandstickupforwhatwebelieve,wecoulddogreatthingsinthefuture.Don’tliveinfearofgettingjudgedfromothersforyouropinion-insteadlivebythewisesaying,“youdoyouHoneyBooBoo.”

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“Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try. No hell below us, above us only sky.

Imagine all the people living for today...” Imagine not wanting to fall asleep during KSHSAA regulated basketball games - it isn’t hard to do. Okay, so I’m not exactly John Lennon, but you get my point, right? I can’t be the only one that sat watching the Railers play Maize on February 28 and thought, “Wow, this is boring!” Actually, I know I’m not the only one thinking this, because I heard everybody in the student section chanting it. Don’t get me wrong, it was a well played game by both sides. The Railers and the Eagles both played their hearts out, but I can’t help but wonder if the game would have looked different had there been some outside force making the game quicker paced, like, maybe a clock that forced teams to shoot within 30-35 seconds? Oh wait, there is such a thing. Its called a shot clock, and it has already been implemented in professional and college basketball. My question is: When are you

going to get with it, KSHSAA? What really caught my attention and made me decide that a shot clock is needed was the game against Maize. They had jumped out to an early 12 point lead, and looking to stay ahead for as long as they could, started stalling. The ball was passed around the three point arc for at least a minute and a half before they finally attacked the basket. Now this was in the second quarter. There were still over 16 minutes left of basketball

to be played, and Maize was trying to hold the ball. It was bad enough that it drove my mom, who doesn’t visit many high school games, to email some higher-ups. I had almost forgotten

about this debacle when I was scrolling through my Twitter timeline during the game at Kapaun and ran across a tweet from @teldridge24 saying, “Looking like Valley Center is going to successfully hold the ball for the final 3 minutes of the 2Q. VC ball, down 11-4 to Andover, 0:34 2Q.” That got me started again. Valley held the ball for three minutes? That should never happen, it just makes the game a disappointment to watch. Adding a shot clock won’t fix all the problems with high school basketball, but I can only imagine it will help.

Shot clock needed in HS basketballjerOd fOxreporter

Expectations for incoming freshmen

Although I haven’t even finished my own freshman year, I think there’s two ways your first day can go: one, you can already know people going in and

not be worried about judgement from strangers, or two, you can try and lay low and hope that the way you breathe doesn’t bother anyone who may be judging you (take a wild guess which path I took). With the kind of descriptions I was getting, I figured I would be living a life of fear, like the upperclassmen could drop a figurative nuke on us freshmen at any given sec-ond- you can’t do that,

right? Anyhow, I guess none of us are dead yet, so perhaps being a fresh-man isn’t as quite as bad as it’s made up to be. Within the first few weeks of school, I was convinced that fresh-man year is like an extra year of mid-dle school, but with the upperclass-men there to judge (or ignore, which may be better) your actions- i.e., not a good time. But it can be good if you mature fast enough. I’ve noticed that I have definitely changed a lot this year, which was the best thing I could have done. If it had been the eighth grade, me strolling through the those doors dur-ing the first few weeks of school, I

wouldn’t have stood a chance, and I know many other freshman peas-ants can say the same thing. All the upperclassmen I have asked about their feelings on freshmen have been roughly the same: “Just be cool and know your place, you’ll get your turn.” They’ve been freshmen already, so I feel like it’s not a bad idea. I also feel like our class has been welcomed a whole lot more warmly than past classes, and that’s no sur-prise to me. At my first cross country practices, I barely knew any of the upperclassmen, so I remained com-pletely quiet (a massive challenge for me) as we ran.

But within a week or two, I had met all of them and I was joining in on the cool kid conver-sations. In such conver-sations, I learned that the

same upperclassmen didn’t have the same warm welcome their first year. I think that the age difference in high school is the biggest part of the division between the grades. I mean, your first year, your parents are driving you to practice, and the next thing you know, you’re driving yourself to work. Who knows, in a few years fresh-man may be writing a story on fresh-man and I may roll my eyes at it while this year’s seniors are off on their own. We’re going to be here a while, I think our best bet is to just give everyone a chance. Until swag jokes are made. That’s where the line is drawn.

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“I like to get on Facebook and look at their posts from sixth grade and then I like to screenshot their pictures and photoshop myself into them and then post the picture with the tagline, “Just hangin’ with Boo”

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“I can twerk like the girl off of Pitch Perfect.” so. Ana Aboite

“I can roll both my eyelids inside out with just two fingers.”so. Trevor Pryor

“I can rap some of the raps of the Epic Rap Battle [ERB] Channel.”so. Jaren Williams

“My thumbs are double jointed.”fr. Oscar Gonzalez

“I can touch my foot to my shoul-der and my head.”fr. Flor Chavez

A talent is defined as a special skill that one excels in. But there are some talents that go out of normal ranges that can be better defined as an outright weird skill that no one ever thought would be physically possible. There are many special talents in the world. Some are talented when it comes to sports or smarts and singing or dancing. But there are some crazy

talents that wouldn’t be expected from anyone including being double jointed and taking it too far, using other parts of the body to pick items up, holding your breath for extensive amounts of time, or have some crazy balancing skills. Some people can simply take their leg and put it behind their back. The students of NHS have some crazy, crazy talents that someone never

thought they would actually see. A few of those students decided to share their strange skills.

“I can do the splits.”fr. Megan Akers

“I can catch food in my mouth really really well---like 12 M&Ms in a row good.”fr. Sam Blaufass

“I am double jointed in both shoulders. I can nearly choke myself.”fr. Tyler Evans

“I can pick things up with my toes.”sr. Ashlynn Tonn

“I can balance coins on my elbow, flip them off and catch them.”fr. Cody Murrell

“I can do half a back flip with a soccer ball.”sr. Carlos Reyes

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Revving up at the starting line is this new movie Need For Speed. Aaron Paul from the hit series ‘Breaking Bad’ leads this action packed video game series into a fully story movie.March 21:Muppets Most Wanted: PG

Watch out everyone, Kermit the frog is coming! Wait... or is that Constantine? Introducing the sequel to The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and of course the Muppets themselves. Kermit faces a-look-alike thief stealing his way into the Muppets lives searching for the big prize.

March 21:Divergent: PG-13

After finding out that she’s Divergent, Tris (Shailene Wood-ley)is told that her life is in danger and that what she is can get her killed if the wrong people find out. With the help of friends, she stumbles across a scam that is headed up by the leader of the Euridite, Janine Mathews (Kate Winslet). Together, she and the mysterious Four (Theo James) must stop Janine before it’s too late. Based on Veronic Roth’s best-selling novel.

Spring, other style secretsWhat does it mean to have your own style?

Voth- “Having your own style is just wearing what you want to and not caring what other people think. So just do you!”

Robinson- “My swag is just off da charts so I don’t really care what other people say.”

Two NHS students share how to make the coming season’s style your own

fr. Aneka Voth

jr. Josh Robinson

How can a person make their style most personal?Voth- Don’t let other people pick for you, wear what you like.

Robinson- One has to look into themselves and find out who they really are as a person.

What makes spring style different from other seasons?

Voth- Pastels, shorts, and flip-flops make things springish.

Robinson- Warmer so less clothes. Also brighter colors.

The ACT is a 4 hour test. The highest possible

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High ACT scores reap benefits for Voth, Cassil

Senior Henry Jantzen was honored with the prestigious National Merit Scholar Award. In order to receive it, a high school student must take the PSAT as a junior. The top 16,000 highest scoring students are chosen as semi-finalists. Jantzen took the PSAT, was chosen as a semi-finalist, sent his application back into them and was offered the award. “I got a good score on the test,” Jantzen said. “And I guess they liked my application.” Jantzen found the offer somewhat surprising.“I was surprised when I found out I was a semi-finalist,” Jantzen said. “I was not as surprised when I found out I was a

finalist, a majority of semi-finalists become finalists.” The award is a useful financial tool for those wanting to go to college. “Certain colleges give a large amount of money to National Merit finalists,” Jantzen said. “It is useful to have if you want to attend a college that participates in looking at the award.” Jantzen may get more than just the honor of receiving the award in his future. “I thought it was cool to receive it,” Jantzen said. “I was honored to receive it, it is a nice thing to have, and there are a few places that participate in offering money for those who have it that I have applied to. Hopefully I can get some financial aid out of it as well.”

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Students awarded Putnam Scholarship

jr. Lynden Voth

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On Feb. 28, seniors Joshua Carlgren and Colton Aarstad were both awarded with the Putnam Scholarship from Kansas State University. This scholarship is the highest academic scholarship that Kansas State University offers. During the scholarship ceremony, students met with different colleges, attended break-out sessions and met with the Dean of Student Life, Pat Bosco. In order to be eligible, students must score at least a 32 on their ACT, as well as hold a 3.7 grade point average. They must also demonstrate qualities of leadership and be well-rounded students. “I felt honored to get this award,” Carlgren said. “I think it’s a big deal because it helped out my parents out, which is important to me because they are so supportive.” Aarstad also said that he was “very happy” that he was given the Putnam Scholarship.

Jantzen named National Merit Scholar National MeritFast Facts }{

The National Merit •Scholarship Program began in 1955 .

1.5 million high school •students take the PSAT to qualify each year.

You must take the •Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT) to be considered for this honor.

Roughly the top 1% of •students in each state who take the test are selected.

A score of 216 was •the qualifying score for Kansas in 2013.

I’m fairly happy with my score, but I will still probably retake it a few times just to be sure that I do the best that I can. Getting my score took off a lot of pressure to perform well the next time, since I can get into the college I want and qualify for some scholarships that will help to ease the financial burden of college.

I’m very pleased with my score. I had made a personal goal of getting at least a 31 but I never thought I would get a 35. I think that my score opened a door for me in regard to being admitted by colleges I’m really interested in, but AP exam and SAT subject scores will be important too.

Score: 35Score: 34

Seniors Colton Aarstad and Josh Carlgren accept their awards from Dean Pat Bosco.

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She has been hurdling since seventh grade and she was a member of the 4x8 state relay team. Despite these impressive stats, senior Katelin Zehr has made the decision not to participate in track this year. “I’m trying to save money for college next year and if I did track I could only work weekends,” Zehr said. “I didn’t want my grades to go down with less time for homework.” There are other track athletes that feel the same way as Zehr. “I decided not to do track this year since I was so busy with other things, such as college classes,” senior Jaecy Friesen said. “I also wanted to free up more time to work and save money for college.” Although Zehr will no longer be a part of the team, she still remembers her favorite parts of track. “I loved the feeling right after I finished a race,” Zehr said. “I’ll miss [being with] all the awesome people on meet days.” For the newcomers and returners, Zehr still gives advice to them for their upcoming season. “Don’t leave yourself any room for regret,” she said. “Put everything into every event and your season will be gold.”

Zehr focuses on school instead of track

Q&A with baseball player How do you hope this softball season will go?

Q: What position do you play?

A: “Third Base.”

Q: How old were you when you started playing?

A:”5 years old.”

Q: What are you most looking forward to this season?

A: “Having a winning season and being successful.”

Q: What do you love about Railer Baseball?

A: “Our will to win.”

Q: What is your favorite memory from base-ball?

A: “One time I got into a pickle and ended up getting out of it.”

“I hope it will go good and I expect to get better.”

fr. Emily Terbovich

jr. Taylor Burns

jr. Jordyn Graf

“I’m hoping there’s less drama and we’ll play as a team and it’s more fun.”

“I hope that this season is better than last season because last year we only won three games and we have more seniority so we have more experience.”

“I hope the season is good- I heard there was a lot of drama last year and hope that doesn’t happen this year.”

fr. Maggie Rostetter

“I hope that it will go better than last year. From what our coach told us it should go better because we’re going to try and work harder than we did.”

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“I hope it will go good and I hope the weather gets better because last year it was really cold and it stunk.”

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This year the girls’ senior night soccer game will be against Maize High School on May 1. It was originally going to be against Campus High School, but was rescheduled due to graduation preparation at Fischer Field, leaving Maize as the last home game of the season for the soccer team. Senior Claudia Hernandez is staying positive about the schedule change for this season. “I think it’s going to be a little bit more tough than Campus, but I’m confident in my team that we will do a great job,” Hernandez said. Newton lost to Maize 3-0 last year, but senior Evelin Chairez said this year could turn out differently. “Last year we played [Maize] away, so it will be a different experience,” Chairez said.

Girls soccer schedules Maize for Senior Night

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Doubles

Singles

“[The best part about having Adam for a partner] is that we get along pretty good because we are already friends and we both want to get to state.”

“[The best part about having Shawn for a partner] is that hes a good volleyer, which is good because it makes up for me being a bad volleyer.”

“I enjoy playing singles] because I like not having to rely on anyone. Whatever I do will be the result and the outcome of the game.”

“[I like playing singles] because I get to depend on myself and if I get frsutrated I have to deal with my difficulties alone, not depend on anyone else.”

so. Shawn Bontrager so. Adam Ford

fr. Jordan Singh so. Tre’ Kremeier

The girls swim team had 27 girls try out for the team this year, 14 of which were sophomores. 15 of the 27 swimmers are new to the team this season. The girls swim over 3000 yards each practice. In addition to the swimmers, the team will also have 6 divers.

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March 14, 2014 15Winter sports teams wrap up seasons, prepare for next year

On March 7, Wichita hosted state bowling. The best 72 girls and 72 boys from Kansas came to bowl compete for the state title. Out of the 72 in each of these categories, the top 20 go on to medal. Some of the schools that competed at state came from the Kansas City and Topeka area, which the NHS bowling team had never competed against. “Regardless of what has happened the rest of the season, it is still anyone’s to win,” state qualifier senior Melina Schrader said. The Newton High state team consisted of sophomores Tylar Brockman and Brogen Owens, and seniors Gabe Serrano, Melina Schrader and Lexi Pauls. Out of these five,

two went on to medal. Brockman received 12th place for the boys with a 654 series and Schrader received 7th place for girls with a 638 series. Although, this was not a personal best series for Schrader or Brockman, it was a personal best placing for Schrader. State this year marked one of the most successful seasons for the bowling team, not only because of the two top 20 medalists. Five people is the largest amount of people qualified to state in the history of the high school bowling program. “Everybody improved throughout the year,” Brockman said. “I think it’s really awesome how successful we were and I had a lot of fun with this team.”

Top Left: Freshman Brody Roberson battles an opponent in the 113 pound weight class. Roberson lost in the second consolation round.Top Right: Junior Jared Langley fights to keep his opponent from Kapaun Mt. Carmel on the mat. Langley took first in the 182 pound weight class.Above: Freshman Brody Roberson, sophomore Noah Ornelas, senior Heydon Mock, junior Jared Langley, senior Elijah Johns, freshman Logan Treaster and senior Raymond Gallegos pose for a picture at state. The team took seventh in the tournament.

The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both ended their seasons in the 2nd week of March. The girls lost on March 8 to Salina Central, 52-37. They ended the season with 14 wins and 8 losses. The boys team lost on March 5 to Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 60-55. They ended the season with 8 wins and 13 losses.

Boys Swimming Q&A with Angus Siemens

Bowling sends five to state competition

photos by: Mikaleigh Wilson

What was the best part of the season?“Taking third at AVCTL because we didn’t have as much experience as we had last year, so taking third was kind of a surpise.”

What will you miss the most?“I’ll miss the seniors most because they are funny and it will be hard to replace them.”

Rebecca SchRagreporter

Brockman places 12th, Schrader places seventh

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