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If you had one day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? I would start the day skydiving over the Rockies, then I’d visit Las Vegas with the cast of The Hangover. Next I’d go to the San Diego Zoo with Ron Burgandy, and finish out the day on some tropical island.

What would you buy with $5? I’d buy a Snickers, because you’re not you when you’re hungry.

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If you had one day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? I would go drive anywhere, maybe the ocean, exploring. I love to look at cool scenery.

What would you buy with $5? I would buy a $5 footlong. That’s a bargain!

If you were the president, what would your first law be? Make minimum wage $10.50.

LAUREN GUHR

If you had one day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? Go to Brady’s [Morrison] house and light off fireworks.

What would you buy with $5? I’d buy 5 tacos so I can share with my homeless friends at the park.

If you were the president, what would your first law be? I would make all men tell the truth at the risk of severe tickling.

STEPHANIE BROWN

If you had one day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? I would probably go to Machu Picchu and I would ride a llama to the top of a mountain.

What would you buy with $5? Chocolate, for sure.

If you were the president, what would your first law be? I’d make everyone put flowers in the front of their lawns because who doesn’t love the smell of fresh flowers all day?

RAYMOND GALLEGOS

If you had one day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? I would take the DeLorean back in time to save Calla [Potluri].

What would you buy with $5? I’d buy 5 packs of gum because I’m cleaning dirty mouths with ‘Orbit Mint Mojito’ one mouth at a time.

If you were the president, what would your first law be? I’d make minimum wage $10.

BRAEDON MORRISON

If you had one day to do anything you wanted, what would you do? I would spend the day with my uncle in Alaska hunting wolverines.

What would you buy with $5? I would buy a prom date.

If you were the president, what would your first law be? I would make it illegal for teachers to give students homework.

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New Statistics teacher hired Emmaleah Smet reporter

Statistics teacher Marcia Stoesz is a new addition to the NHS staff. Stoesz teaches math classes such as Al-gebra and Calculus at Hutchinson Community College (HCC). Before taking the job here at NHS, she taught at McPherson College, taught English as a foreign lan-guage in Japan, and taught algebra to elementary school students in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “I was offered the opportunity to teach this NHS class by my supervisor at HCC and I accepted,” she said. Stoesz lives in Newton so she has no commute. Most of the classes she teaches are Interactive Television classes with students at HCC sites in Newton, McPherson, and sometimes Hutchinson. “For those classes I alternate which site I teach from so I have face-to-face time with all the students,” Stoesz said. Stoesz has previous high school teaching experience at Smokey Valley High School in Lindsborg.

SEP eliminated for 2014-15 Conner Mitchell news editor Next school year, a large and controversial requirment of graduating NHS will be eliminated. The USD 373 Board of Education voted Jan. 13 to no longer require students to complete the Senior Exit Portfolio (SEP) to graduate. “[This was eliminated] for several reasons. The senior surveys handed out at the end of the year overwhelmingly didn’t see the value of the SEP as a graduation requirment,” principal Roger Erickson said. “They did see the value in the resume, which will still be a part of some computer classes, but everything else is going away.” Erickson met with all 13 department chairs and asked for opinions on the value of the SEP, and the consensus was to eliminate it altogether. “If the students don’t want it, and the staff doesn’t want it, I don’t see why we are doing it,” Erickson said.

Three classes added for 2014 school year Elena Valdes reporter

Next year at NHS, students will have new

class options including an EMT class, AP Psychology, and AP Statistics. The new classes will be available because USD 373 decided to add to the AP curriculm offered. “[All of these classes] are good for any students interested in going into

the medical field or even going into college,” Erickson said. These classes are meant to be challenging so students will need to prepare for much harder work similar to how it will be in college. Two of the classes will

be taught here at NHS and the EMT class which will be at the hospital. Brian Kennell will be teaching AP Psychology, Barbara Umscheid will be teaching AP statistics, and a teacher from Hutchinson Community College will be teaching the EMT class.

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Students attend state art competitionCorey Helspergraphic designer

Art students at Newton High submitted 16 of their best pieces to the 2014 Scholastic Art Show. The Scholastic Art Show is a state and national competition for high school art students. Art teacher Raymond Olais had students submit their artwork to get excited about the competition. “It’s a chance to be recognized and also have a chance to be selected for a statewide art show,” Olais said. Seniors Kyle Houseman, Corey Helsper and Jada Atkinson had at least one piece accepted into the art show. “I wanted to [submit a piece] because I thought it was a good painting,” Atkinson said. Five out of the 16 submissions were selected, three being silver keys (second in the category) and the other two were honorable mentions. “It’s a tough competition,” Olais said. The Scholastic Art Awards will be on display from Feb. 4 through March 9 at the Wichita Center for the Arts. The Awards Ceremony will be held on March 9 at 2 p.m. The art club, run by Olias and his wife Patrice, plans on attending the art show March 1. They have attended for the past several years to see art submissions from around the state.

1. Senior Corey Helsper- “Pizza Delivery Boy”2. Senior Kyle Houseman- “Layers of Man”3. Helsper- “Intersteller dreams”4. Senior Jada Atkinson- “Hayao Miyacaki”5. Helsper- “Continental Lens logo”1

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Know your rights as a student

ANSWER: YES

The key words in this question are ‘if it disrupts learning’. Wearing any sort of shirt that expresses who you are as a person is fine to wear to school. The problem arises when it becomes a distraction to the regular school day. In the 1969 Tinker vs. Des Moines School District Supreme Court case, three students were suspended from school for wearing black armbands that opposed the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court found the suspension unconstitutional, saying that “students and teachers do not shed their Constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.” If a school wants to suspend a student for an outfit or clothing article that represents a controversial viewpoint, they must show evidence that the regular school day was interupted by the clothing. The student can then be asked to remove the clothing or go home for the day.

ANSWER: NO

Can you get in trouble for wearing a ‘gay pride’ shirt if it disrupts learning?

Can you get in trouble for bashing a teacher on social media?

ANSWER: YES

A lot of students think that just because their backpack is their personal property that it cannot be searched. This is not true. Students in public schools in the United States have a Constitutional right under the Fourth Amendment to be free from “unreasonable searches.” However, this right does not fully apply when a student is at school. Every school district across the country must provide an atmosphere that promotes learning and is safe for all students and faculty. This is where the line between a student’s right to privacy and the saftey of the school comes into play. For a student’s property to be searched without permission, “reasonable cause” must be presented. If Officer Gay hears pills rattling in a student’s backpack, that is enough cause to search the bag, as students at NHS are required to store all medication and pills with the school nurse.

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In the 2010 case Evans vs Pembroke Pines, Katherine Evans was suspened for three days due to a Facebook post saying one of her

teachers was “the worst teacher I’ve ever met.” The court ruled in Evans favor saying that under protected speech a post about a faculty member is not viewed as a threat as long as it meets the following criteria: it is an opinion, it was published off campus, did not cause disruption on campus and it was not vulgar and advocated illegal dangerous behavior.

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Student sections. We all know them and love them, and personally, I don’t think there is a student section in the state of Kansas that can top ours here at NHS. Trust me, as an athlete there is nothing greater than to hear the roar of the student section at a football game or other sporting event, but sometimes these sections can get carried away. The recent Reno 911 theme was probably one of the funniest things I have seen as a high schooler. But that doesn’t mean that everyone in attendance thought so. I know of several people who thought that maybe that theme went too far. For me, student sections reflect the nature of our school and also represent us as a student body. Sure, student sections are designed to go crazy with support for our school and our teams that are playing, but when that fine line between crazy and a little too insane gets crossed, that could be a problem. When I heard that people wanted to do a jail theme for the home game against Hutch, I was hesitant to agree with the idea. Did

the football players at Hutch High make a mistake? Yeah, probably. But why should it fall in the hands of Newton High to ridicule them on our home court and make fools out of ourselves more than of the other team? Many students are of the opinion that Newton is a “trashy” school, and that the student section should embrace that “trashiness.” This couldn’t be further from actuality. When other schools attend our sporting events and see the manner with which the student section behaves at times, they don’t think “oh look, they’re trashy and being trashy, THAT”S AWESOME”. They instead have a reason to laugh at us and not take us seriously. If we want other schools to think that we are a great student section, let’s show it with clean support of our teams. Student section: our school and sports teams love and appreciate all you do and all the support that you give. Everything that you do for us is amazing, but just remember that your actions are a direct reflection of our school, and that is just as important as your support.

Move over Cameron Crazies, it’s the Newton Nuisance. A couple of weeks ago, when I opened my twitter and saw people retweeting something from the profile ‘NHS Student Section,’ I got pumped up. Having grown up a KU fan, I always wanted to be a part of a student section like you find at Allen Fieldhouse. The good news is, this year I am. Ok, so maybe the NHS student section isn’t that good, but that’s not the point. The point is that the Tron Squad is at its finest right now. Some people have tried to disown the student section, saying that it is “trashy” or “childish”, but in my opinion, that’s the point of a student section. To do whatever you need to do in order to get into your opponent’s head! That’s exactly what our student section does at basketball games. They get loud, raucous and they affect the other team. My dad is a college basketball coach, and he has been to high schools all over Kansas and even

in other states. When I brought up the subject of our student section he said “They are one of the best student sections I’ve seen in all the high school games I’ve been to, and Mr. Engelken keeps them in fairly good behavior”. Ha! Take that Tron-haters, not only did he say that we have an awesome student section, but he said that we are “in fairly good behavior.” Childish my derriere. There have been some trip ups lately, with the whole 80’s night/Star Wars debacle and then the Hutch fiasco, but everybody still showed up and cheered their hearts out. Besides, like fine wine, it will get better with time. From what I can tell, most people love being a part of a great student section like ours. If you don’t like it, go ahead, be a party pooper, sit with your parents, but when you end up going to a college like the AIB College of Business which has an average student section of 7.35 people, wishing you would have made the most of high school, I won’t be crying for you.

We asked you: Should the student section tone it down?We shouldn’t have to tone it down

at all, if people think otherwise they can shut their pie holes.

-jr. Garret Davis

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We probably have the best student section in the state. We have the perfect level of intesity.

-so. Jacob Anderson

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It’s pretty good, it’s always packed. They should probably settle down a little bit. They maybe shouldn’t yell at the other team.

-fr. Hadlie Miller

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As I, along with millions of others, watched the Victoria Secret Fashion Show this year with a bowl of ice cream in

one hand and the rest of the tub in the other, I began to question: when did our society change so drastically? In the world today, we as teenagers are constantly pressured by society and media that are sending us conflicting messages. In TV shows such as Jersey Shore, we are shown that we can become millionaires and famous if we get drunk, look like cheetos and act like idiots. Today, the majority of

models are underweight and over exposed. People riding construction balls naked is considered expressing yourself and twerking is the most popular dance move. Now, maybe I’m just jealous because I can’t twerk (white girl swag) but these concepts are troubling. What would our founding fathers think, and why is our generation not only accepting, but encouraging this type of behavior? It could be in part because of our attention seeking society, which is driving people to do whatever it takes to get shock value. Media also plays a key role - it thrives on this kind of attention and elevates the entire situation. This is a troubling trend, and I’m afraid if we don’t get a grip on reality soon, future generations will suffer from our mistakes.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying we need to go back to riding around in a buggy wearing turtleneck sweaters, but I am saying that we should take a step back and examine our own behavior. Although it might be difficult to change an entire society, I believe we can change the way we think at NHS by doing three simple things. 1.) Bring the class back. As a whole, we have gotten so caught up in getting attention that we don’t realize not all attention is good attention. Getting in Twitter fights might get people to notice you, but that isn’t always in a good way. Let’s take pride in ourselves, and not be content with being “trashy.” 2.) Cherish the little things. I’m beginning to think that teenagers don’t even know what the world

really looks like, they only see it through the pretty pictures on the internet. Give the phone a rest occasionally and get a breath of fresh air. Say “hi” to someone instead of walking past them with your head down. Make someone’s day - even doing one nice thing a day can change your whole perspective on things. 3.) Instead of constantly comparing yourself to others, be confident in who you are. As teenagers, we are bombarded with messages telling us we have to be the best, but who defines what “best” is? It doesn’t have to be how skinny you are or the clothes you wear. Don’t let somebody else define what your best is, but instead find what makes you happy and confident and write your own definition.

Don’t fall for pressures of society, change its perception insteadhannah carlgreneditor-in-chief

For those of you who know me, I’m sure you are well aware that I am a fan of (and slightly addicted to) the ABC hit “reality” TV show The Bachelor/

The Bachelorette. “Reality” because, yes, I realize that no matter how much I want to believe the show is really about a super attractive man or woman finding their soulmate, it is most likely scripted for drama. In any case, I am a regular viewer and you should not try to contact me on Monday nights from seven to nine. In all seriousness though, the current season began a couple weeks ago with a tribute to Gia Allemand. Gia, a former contestant, died in August after losing critical brain and organ function

following an apparent suicide attempt. This tribute got me thinking: How can a person with so much life ahead of her resort to taking her own life? I don’t have the answer, and in no way am I in any position to judge her for her actions. My heart breaks for Gia, along with the other individuals who have committed suicide, that she felt the only solution to whatever was causing her pain was to take her own life. In 2010, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, someone in the country died by suicide every 13.7 minutes. These heart wrenching statistics may hit close to home for some of you, perhaps more than I know. Some of you have lost a loved one to suicide, and maybe some of you have had suicidal thoughts. If you are one of the latter, please realize there are other options. There is help. You can talk to a parent or

friend or attend counseling. Sometimes people feel that if you have to go to counseling you are weak or psychotic, but this is not the case. Several members of my family have attended counseling, and they are some of the strongest people I know. One cause of suicide, among the many, is depression. According to the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement, about 11 percent of adolescents have a depressive disorder by age 18. Depression is not necessarily caused by your lack of will to be happy, but rather by a chemical imbalance in your brain. Counseling and medication given by professionals can help. Gia’s life, and the lives of others who have committed suicide, ended too soon. However, you are still here; and I hope you can live your life to the fullest, knowing there is help when you need it.

Help is available: there are other optionsashlynn hammfeatures editor

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Sonia Schmidt, senior, has always aspired to become a chef. While our school offers classes such as Culinary Essentials and Nutrition For Life, Schmidt decided to go one step farther and participate in a career internship with a local catering company. Through the year long internship, made possible by Newton High’s career internship program, it was possible for her to see what being a part of a real life catering system would be like. Schmidt works at the Bethel College Schultz Student Center, or “The Caf” as they call it. This is where the students of Bethel College are supplied with their breakfast, lunch, and supper by the company Aladdin Food Service. She worked under the instruction of Chef Trent Homewood, and enjoyed her work there making meals for the Bethel College students. “I learned how to do hands on cooking. It will prepare me for the future by giving me training before college,” Schmidt said. Schmidt chose to be a part of

the Career Internship program because she wants to go to college at either Butler or ITT Tech to become a chef. Career internships can be taken during a regular class period time and count as an elective. The class provides students with all hands-on education from professional people in our community. The student’s final is an essay explaining what they have learned through their time interning. Schmidt encourages anyone who knows their career path to consider

interning. “I think people should intern. It gave me a great way to

prepare for college and have fun. I also got to bring food

I made back to school,” Schmidt said.

Where are you interning?“It was with the autoshop.’’

Is that a profession you want to go into?“Yeah, it’s something I’m interested in. I want to do something in engineering, so that’s one of my options.”

What do you do?“Pretty much whatever projects they had to work on. We fixed teachers’ cars.”

Has it been a positive experience?“Yeah, I’ve learned quite a bit that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise and it gives me the time to work on my own.”

What is your most memorable experience?“We took apart a truck once completely. That was kinda cool.”

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Where are you interning?“It was with the autoshop.’’

Is that a profession you want to go into?“Yeah, it’s something I’m interested in. I want to do something in engineering, so that’s one of my options.”

What do you do?“Pretty much whatever projects they had to work on. We fixed teachers’ cars.”

Has it been a positive experience?“Yeah, I’ve learned quite a bit that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise and it gives me the time to work on my own.”

What is your most memorable experience?“We took apart a truck once completely. That was kinda cool.”

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Where are you interning?“Sunset.”

Is that a profession you want to go into?“Probably not.”

What do you do?“I help three little kids with their math.”

What are you looking forward to about internign this semseter?“Getting to know the kids and hleping them.”

So far, is it what you had expected?“No, I don’t know why, it’s just not.”

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Snow day decisions REVEALEDAlthough snow days are exhilarating, too many can result in consequences for both students and teachers. Schools are only allowed so many snow days per year. Students and teachers would have to return at the end of the school year to make the missed days up if the limit is exceeded. If the school busses cannot get to students and the roads are dangerous for anyone driving, that would be considered means for cancellation. When making the decision on whether or not to have a snow day, the Superintendent, Head of Transportation, and the Harvey County Sheriff are all involved, but in the end it is the Superintendent’s final decision if school is dismissed for the day.

“Icy roads, if you can’t see and if there is a polar bear on the superintendent’s front porch.”sr. Cole Rother

“Several inches of snow and unsafe driving conditions.”sr. Megan Regier

“Two feet of snow and below zero degree temperatures.”jr. Ty Voth

“Gotta have snow, gotta have a lot of snow, and three to five inches of ice on the road.”jr. Afton Moore

“A foot and a half of snow and -40 degree temperatures.”jr. Wyatt Burbrink

“Dangerous situations for students and faculty.”Gov. teacher Charles Triggs

“If the drving conditions are bad.”sr. Braedon Morrison

“Pretty cold and roads have to be icy.”jr. Sydney Bacon

“A lot of snow.”so. Alexander Medina

“I think it has to be exceedingly dangerous driving conditions early in the morning.”English teacher Laurie Behymer

“Really, really icy roads and lots of snow.”fr. Shelly Cowart

“I drive 30 min. everyday to work, if I can get here, then so can you. There needs to be ice, maybe a serious blizzard, and if it is dangerous for busses to get around.”Business teacher Katherine Shockley

“I’ve been playing Candy Crush for a while and I’m currently on level 242. The longest I’ve been stuck on a level is two weeks. It gets frustrating to be stuck that long but when you pass the level, it’s exciting.”

English teacher Robyn Jaso

“I didn’t want to start playing at first but since I did, I’m on level 155 and I play every night before bed. The most frustrating thing is when I had a double jelly left and used a lollipop and it only knocked out one layer. I was mad. I also really hate the growing chocolates.”

History teacher Elizabeth Gunn

“I play Candy Crush because I have no life and I like candy. I once got stuck on a level for a week and was throwing a temper tantrum the whole time.”

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“ @Erin_GraberWe may not have the biggest student section but we sure are the loudest #railerpride ”jr. Erin Graber

Disney Channel: The rise and fallSarah Bartelentertainment editor

Ah, Disney Channel. Most high school students grew up watching the network’s early 2000s shows like Lizzie McGuire, Kim Possible, That’s So Raven and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Today, those shows have all been cancelled and since have been replaced with shows like Austin and Ally, Dog With a Blog and Fish Hooks. “Its completely different. They’re evolving to what the

kids now days want to watch which is cheesy stuff and cheesy jokes. It’s really bad and the acting is bad. My little brother’s favorite show is Austin and Ally and I can’t stand to watch it because the acting is so bad,” junior Jerod Fox said. Fox is one of many NHS students and staff members that are not big fans of the new Disney shows. However, not all people think the new Disney is all bad. “Good Luck Charlie is a

good show. It reminds me of the wholesome family sitcoms from the 80s,” P.E. teacher Lisa Antonowich said. Good or bad, Disney Channel has changed from the early 2000s to the shows that have started airing in the last couple of years and many would like to see Disney go back to airing the older shows. “I liked the old Disney. It was wonderful. I looked forward to watching it everyday,” junior Brytne Iyoha said.

NHS students share their thoughts on the new Disney“It’s awful and stupid. On a show I watched they asked if someone wanted to hook up. I assumed that they meant hang out but they need to monitor what they say better.”so. Emily O’Meara

“What is on now is for young kids like two to seven year olds. I don’t like any of the new shows.”jr. Mikayla Shepler

“Old Disney was much better. I hate new Disney. The only thing I’ll watch is a few movies like High School Musical.”jr. Lara Scott

“It’s stupid. Dog With a Blog is the stupidest show ever. I do like Sophia the First though.”so. Kaycee McClelland

“[The new Disney] is terrible. I can’t stand any of the shows except Phineas and Ferb.”jr. Jace Schmidt

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Did you keep up with your NYR?sr. Sam Pierce “I’ve kept up with my resolution which was to rinse out the shower when I’m done showering. I haven’t forgotten to yet. Sam-1, Shower-0.”

so. Karina Garcia “No, becaue I’m lazy and I can never keep up with it. I didn’t even think about having one.”

fr. Shelly Cowart “My resolution is to make the softball team. I’ve been working on my speed and accuracy.”

jr. Abigail Mills “I don’t consider New Year’s Resolutions as something you have to do. I think you should just work on improvement all year long.”

Shopping in the plus size department as an eighth grader was embarrassing, having no energy was,

well, tiring, losing my self-esteem was upsetting, and looking in the mirror made me break down and cry. These were all contributing factors to why I set my first new year’s resolution during freshman year. My resolution was to lose weight and it has been my resolution every new

year since then. The first year I set my goal, simply to participate in one sport. I joined the soccer team and thanks to supportive coaches and teammates I successfully stuck to it and this will be my third year participating. I lost somewhere around 60 pounds in the last two years, mainly because of soccer and watching what I ate. This year I am stepping up my resolution, not only lose weight but stick to it and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Thanks to

Pinterest I have hundreds of workouts and recipes that will help me continue this journey to my goal weight along with very supportive people. I set this goal to change my life around, to become more comfortable in my skin, and to live a full life.

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High waisted shorts and pants are making a comeback, and will be especially popular with crop tops when the warm weather returns.

J-Law has captivated our hearts with her down to earth attitude, talented acting and love of food. We predict her career will continue to rise in 2014.

Held in Sochi, Russia this year; the 86th annual Winter Olympics is sure to bring excitment and make 2014 a year to remember.

The new year brings in a variety of Blockbusters; from the highly anticipated release of Avengers Two to other films such as Divergant, Captian America, Spiderman and many others.

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Preview for 25th Newton Invitational Tournament

From roars and cheers of the crowd to the support of friends and family, nothing better describes the annual Newton Invitational Tournament. The girls basketball team has been hosting the tournament for more than 25 years, making it one of the longest running girls basketball tournaments in the state of Kansas. This year the tournament starts on Jan. 30 and ends Feb. 1. There are eight teams from class five and 6A. Teams participating in the tournament vary from year to year, but this year the teams will remain the same as in years past. Competing teams include Goddard, Andover Central, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Bishop Carroll, Olathe Northwest, Bishop Miege, Garden City and Newton. The Railers are ready and looking to find success at the tournament. Last year, the team placed third after defeating Kapaun Mt. Carmel. “I would like to win it, but our goal is to play good fundamental basketball and to get better [as the tournament progresses],” coach Randy Jordan said. Game times and the bracket will be posted closer to tournament time.

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Kapaun Mt. Carmel Andover Central

Olathe NorthWestBishop MiegeBishop Carroll

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Current Record: 5-3Miles Traveled: 166Mascot: Raven

Current Record: 7-2Miles Traveled: 38Mascot: Jaguar

Current Record: 2-8Miles Traveled: 43Mascot: Lion

Current Record: 7-3Miles Traveled: 205Mascot: Buffalo

Current Record: 9-0Miles Traveled: 31Mascot: Crusader

Current Record: 8-2Miles Traveled: 32Mascot: Golden Eagle

Current Record: 7-1Miles Traveled: 177Mascot: Stag

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Boys Swimming: Battle of the SuitsThis season, the bowling team has 25 total members competing, 9 of which are seniors. They have already had 5 meets this season. Their next meet is coming up on Jan. 31. 14 new members joined the team this season, 2 of which are foreign exchange students.

In a typical boys swim meet, one is likely to see two types of suits: the speedo and the jammer. But what makes the two different and what do swimmers believe are the benefits of each suit? Sp

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Definition of a speedo: tight swimming trunks

“I wear a speedo because I look really good in it. Plus, I like to show off my legs and I swim faster when I wear it.”

sr. Preston Ford

Definition of a jammer: a swimsuit that provides coverage from the mid-waist to the knee

“I wear a jammer because it is a bit less revealing and I believe it cuts down on drag.”

jr. Jacob Seifert

Remaining Swim Meets:

Jan. 25 at Wichita Heights- 9 a.m.Jan. 28 at Great Bend- 4 p.m.Feb. 1 at Wichita Northwest- 8 a.m.Feb. 5 at Salina South- 3:30 p.m.Feb. 15 at Maize (AVCTL)- 9 a.m.Feb. 21 at Topeka (State)- TBA

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Many people know about TOC and how it is one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in Kansas, but do you know how much work goes into preparing for TOC?

To prepare for TOC, the janiors put in 9 hour work days. They set up 5 scoretables and 4 sets of mats, along with chairs and sound systems. 12 janitors come in at 6 a.m. on Thursday and it takes 6 of them to clean up after it is over.

Manager View: How did you help prepare for TOC?

“We help mop the mats and do what needs to get done. I also help motivate the guys and tell them they got it.”

-Jerryn Nowak

“Personally, [to prepare for TOC], I get lots of sleep and tell my self I will get through the next day watching my boys kick butt.”

-Tamra Wilson

“To prepare, I trained hard and went to prac-tice everyday to make weight. I’m hoping it will get me a place in the top 4.”

sr. Cordell Clark

“I drink three raw eggs in a glass every morn-ing. Just kidding. But I do think my hard work will give me lots of good stamina.”

sr. Justin McBeth

“To prepare, I reviewed and worked on my speed and my shots. I hope that this pays off.”

sr. Heydon Mock

Railiner PrepSongs Performed to: •“Freak Like Me”, “Pan-oramic”, and “Ball”.

Started practices on •Jan. 7 and practice their routines for two to two and half hours each night they met.

Cheerleader PrepCheerleaders began practicing for TOC •as soon as football season ended.

The week of TOC, they met on Tuesday, •Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before they performed.

More stunts were performed in this years •routine than in years past

Results:First place finishers: Raymond Gallegos, Jared Langley, Logan TreasterFourth place: Noah OrnealsSeventh place: Heydon MockEighth place: Caleb Nelson

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Tournament ChampionsOf

1. Senior Elijah Johns trys to take down his opponent during TOC. 2. Sophomore Alyssa Browning, junior Jordan Palmer and sophomores Kyler Sweely and Trevor Pryor cheer during TOC finals.3. Standing on the podium after his first place victory, freshman Logan Treaster poses for a picture.4. Senior Raymond Gallegos attempts to pin his opponent. Gallegos won by a score of 4-0.5. Junior Jared Langley looks to take out his unbeaten opponent from Lawrence in the finals.6. The Railiners walk out to begin their performance at TOC.7. The NHS drumline performs before the final matches.

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