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For the first time, the RaileRobotics team will set up a fireworks stand this summer in order to fundraise for next year’s expenses. It will be located on Washington Avenue in the parking lot of the old Claassen lumber yard from June 29-July 4. The Robotics program has a guaranteed $5,000 every year set...
What will the schedule look like next year? It will be the same as this year. What do you like about the schedule? I still think it serves all of our kids the same way. Ninth and 10th grades do well with the 45 minutes, and others like the 90 minutes, so I just...
Students with mud on their head might be unusual to some but not for the students who will be participating in this year’s Art Show. The Newton High School Art Department will be hosting its annual art show Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Newton...
Newton will be losing several teachers next year, but a couple of familiar faces will be joining the staff. Andy Preston, who is currently teaching at Valley Center, will be joining the Newton High School staff to teach math next fall. Preston coached basketball and baseball at Newton last year. Preston attended Wichita State...
On June 5 Spanish teacher Evy Gregg will be accompanying seven students on a 10-day trip through Spain. Through American Council for International Studies (ACIS) and the efforts of Gregg, students enrolled in upper-level Spanish classes have been offered a trip to Spain every two years for the past twelve years. Students participating this...
On June 5 Spanish teacher Evy Gregg will be accompanying seven students on a 10-day trip through Spain. Through American Council for International Studies (ACIS) and the efforts of Gregg, students enrolled in upper-level Spanish classes have been offered a trip to Spain every two years for the past twelve years. Students participating this...
As the year winds down, StuCo elections are just around the corner. StuCo has had a busy couple of weeks getting ready for class elections on May 10. New requirements for running have been made, which StuCo sponsor Chris Wedel said is for the better. “We really want kids to make about a 50-word...
The Laser Works class made tee markers for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Golf Championship. By the Laser Works class, that means junior Joey Greene. “It’s just Joey and me,” Laser Works teacher Rusty Jolliff said. “We made in eight days. It’s about an hour-and-a-half each day.” They finished...
Prom is the day that high school girls look forward to. They cake on their makeup, apply red lipstick, curl their hair, squeeze into that oh-so-tight fitting dress, practice their walk in 6-inch heels, all while trying not to break a nail. For junior Danica Williams, prom day also consisted of competitive acting and...
Undefeated since their first competition in 1972. There’s only one group at Newton High School who can make that claim: the machine technology and welding students. “We never lose. We’re going to win this year, too,” machine tech teacher Shawn Taylor said. On Thursday, eight NHS students competed in Skills USA competition in Wichita. ...
