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Beginning in August, Newton High School’s current block scheduling format was put under evaluation. Monday night, the school board approved a new schedule that will include first hour meeting daily for 50 minutes, second, seventh and eighth hour meeting daily for 45 minutes and third, fourth, fifth and sixth for 90 minutes. specific programs,...
The adjective “quick” usually describes athletes and athletics. However, team Michael Kelting used it to illustrate the qualifications for members of scholars’ bowl. “A good scholars’ bowl player has to be smart,” Kelting said. “They have to be quick, and they have to be fearless.” Newton High School’s scholars’ bowl team will be hosting...
Senior Erin Schulz and junior Adrienne Buss will travel to northwestern France Feb. 20 for a 5-week stay as exchange students. Buss is looking forward to the trip. “I knew I wanted to go since freshman year,” Buss said. Buss made the decision to go last year, and then French teacher Nora Kelting heard...
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The blood drive held at NHS last Wednesday and Thursday attracted more students than in past years. Overall, seven sophomores, 54 juniors and 62 seniors were able to participate. This earned 35 COTY points for sophomores, 280 COTY points for juniors and 310 COTY points for seniors.
Newton took second at four-speaker state debate 5A division on Jan. 22, and 23. This is the first time in nearly 50 years that Newton has taken second at state debate, according to coach David Williams. The four-speaker team was comprised of junior Tyler Prochazka and sophomore Emily Runge for the negative side. On...
With national qualifiers taking place a couple weeks ago, debate coach’s invitational (DCI) and novice state last weekend and finally varsity state this weekend to wrap up the season, the debate team hopes to go out with a bang. The competing teams have been preparing as much as possible. “Before a really big tournament,...
This year, a family with three students playing three sports each could be paying up to $90 depending on their lunch payment status. Next year, pay-to-play fees will increase to the point where the same family could be paying up to $450. Next school year, the athletics department will charge each student for each...
Next school year, Hutchinson Community College (HCC) classes will be available to students during the school day.The classes available during the fall semester will be: College Algebra, Government, Computer Programming I and English Comp IA. Classes available during the spring semester are: Statistics, Psychology, Computer Programming II and English Comp II. The classes will...
For two weeks, National Honor Society has been collecting toys for a party it will have Saturday. The party will be held for kids at the Headstart center. “It’s through Headstart, an organization that deals with kids and their families living in poverty,” senior treasurer Celeste Blann said. “We are expecting to have a...
