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Students take part in 27th annual Taste of Newton‘BIGS’ meeting ‘littles’Taylor Stahly sports editor

As students begin to settle into the new school year, the BIGS in school club is getting ready to meet their “littles” for the first time. Many of them are prepared for what there is to come, especially junior Jenna Ratzlaff. “I’m looking forward to meeting my little and doing fun activities with her,” Ratzlaff said. “It will be good to help out kids in the community and [have] a good experience [doing it].” Ratzlaff said she first found out about BIGS through her seminar class. “A few girls in my seminar have done BIGS and it sound-ed interesting,” Ratzlaff said. She was soon contacted by Dede Trumble, the leader of BIGS, and was accepted. Ratzlaff is not the only one that has been looking forward to this experience. “It is good to get involved,” junior Kaley Archer said. “I really enjoy helping everyone out and I’m hoping I can be a positive influence on another kids’ life.”

Top left: Junior Xavier Madrigal performs with the Azteca Dance Club at Taste of Newton. Taste of Newton is held the first Thursday of October. Right: The NHS drum line performs for the first time at Taste of Newton. Not only was food available, but also entertainment for the people in attendance. Middle left: Senior Whitney Jones works at the German Club booth during the Taste of Newton. Bottom left: Members of the Railiners warm up before their performance at Taste of Newton. NHS students particpated in a number of activities during the Taste of Newton festival.

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Business Profession-als of America (BPA) students will be coming together at the Univer-sity of Kansas on Oct. 23 for the 2013 Kansas Fall Delegation where they will elect new of-ficers. This year two NHS students are running for officer positions at the state level, seniors Trevor Duerksen and Colton Aarstad. Duerksen has been

a part of BPA for three years and has qualified for regionals, state and nationals on two sepa-rate occasions. This is his first year running for one of the six officer position at the state level: presi-dent, vice president, secretary, treasurer, his-torian and parliament.“To be an officer at state is a big honor and it doesn’t matter what position I get,” Duerksen said. “It’s a great way to have a bigger impact other than just compet-

ing.” To be elected into the position, candidates must indicate interest and give a speech. Then, fellow students will vote and whoever re-ceives the most votes is president, second most is the vice president, and so on. If he is elect-ed into one of the of-ficer positions, Duerksen wants to work at bring-ing the Kansas Chapters together.“I want to have better state comradery and

connection by getting all the chapters involved other than at just the state competition,” Du-erksen said. Aarstad has been a part of BPA for four years and has finished in the top ten at nationals in Business Meeting Man-agement as well as re-ceived the Torch Award. He was the state treasur-er last year is running for re-election to the state office this year. “Getting voted in again would be nice be-

cause you never know how many people are running and how much competition they’re go-ing to be,” Aarstad said. With his experience as an officer, Aarstad has seen the impact it has on students. “I’ve seen how much it helps [students] to grow, become better as a whole and helps them in the future. I want to be a part of that,” Aarstad said.

natalia Ramos-Thawopinions editor

Due to new state laws and regulations, schools are no longer allowed to sell school food program items to the students. In other words, school items sold on the lunch line may not be sold on

Market Day. What does that mean for NHS? This year YEK students will not be able to sell “school” crispitos on Market Day. They will however be able to buy them from other places or make them themselves. Sophomore Kyler

Sweeley is planning to sell homemade crispitos and is concerned about the number of crispitos that will be sold. “It’s more work for me because I’m making them by myself,” Swee-ley said. Business/marketing

teacher Lisa George said she is not a fan of too much government control, but understands the situation with the new laws and is looking forward to the creativity that comes with adver-sity. “I think some [stu-

dents] will be disap-pointed at first, but knowing what options my students are looking at selling on Market Day, I think they will find some amazing food and non-food choices and walk away very satisfied,” George said.

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A fight club that meets in parks and backyards in New-ton. That’s what has come to the attention of Chief of Police Jim Daily. He was ultimately sur-prised about the fight club. “I was taken aback. It’s gone on for too long,” Daily said. Sophomore Elijah Kuhns says he’s been involved in the fight club for a couple months. They meet when they can and where they can for the enjoy-ment of a fight. The organiza-tion of the fights are rather

simple. “Someone makes a post on Facebook and anyone can comment on it. If they are down to fight we organize and arrange a time to do it,” Kuhns said. Other than Facebook the fighters use other social media to advertise their fights. Videos of fights have been put on You-Tube. “One of my fights has gotten over 1000 views. Others have gotten 400 and 200,” Kuhns said. Chief Daily has watched the videos and along with the po-

lice department is trying to find a stop to the fights. “We could if we felt it neces-sary to request a city ordinance to make it illegal to hold fights on any city property including parks,” Daily said. The problem is, as far as he can tell from the videos, there is nothing illegal about these fights. The students don’t charge admission, there is no gambling and as long as the person stops when they want to stop, it can not be considered battery. However, if someone was coerced into it, it would then be considered bullying.

Ultimately Chief Daily is wor-ried for the safety of the teens. He instead suggests getting involved in boxing, in an orga-nized fashion where there are safety precautions. Get your parent’s permission and make sure everyone understands the consequences. “When you’re standing out there with gloves on that are less than cushioned and you are taking the hits that some of these kids are getting someone could get seriously hurt,” Daily said.

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Q: Why are people so concerned about this activity teens are partak-ing in?A: “Getting hit in the head could cause serious medical issues and they have no easy access to medical personnel if someone gets injured.”

Q: Why do teens want to take part in this dangerous activity?A:”KIds want to test their skills just like any other sport.”

Q: Has the fight club ever been this big of an issue unitl now?A: “Never has been an issue until recently.”

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October 11, 2013

The United States government shutdown for the first time in 17 years on Oct. 1. Po-litical and economic experts had been analyzing the potential shutdown and its ef-fects for weeks. How-ever, news of the shut-down has seemingly been unbeknownst to most high school stu-dents. If asked ‘what is going on with the gov-ernment right now?’ many likely would not know the answer. This is a problem in cur-rent society. Younger generations are very uneducated regarding world issues, and if this doesn’t change, it will be impossible to have the informed public that is needed for a successful society. Washington D.C. runs on a fiscal calen-dar from Oct. 1 to Sep. 30, and under the Con-

stitution, Congress must agree on a spending bill to fund the gov-ernment and legally spend money during that time. They failed to do so before mid-night of Oct. 1, so be-fore the government can legally operate again, a new spending bill must be passed. Legislative bills are Constitutionally re-quired to be approved by the House of Rep-resentatives and the Senate before being signed into law by the President. The big-gest issue in passing the new spending bill has been funding for the Affordable Care Act, the controversial health care law passed by President Obama in 2010. New provisions in this law were also scheduled to take ef-fect Oct. 1 and fund-ing for these provisions

has rose to the fore-front of the spending debate. In laymen’s terms, the Republican party does not want to fund the Afford-able Care Act and the Democrats do and a general consensus cannot be reached. Contrary to what many teenagers across the country may be-lieve, the government shutdown, along with other world issues, does impact their daily lives. National parks are closed, work-ers employed by the government are furloughed (required leave without pay) and citizens are no longer able to do things like apply for federal loans, obtain a permit for a gun, or get a passport. If the shutdown were to last for an extended period of time, fed-

erally subsidized pro-grams like the school breakfast and lunch programs could be in jeopardy. The shutdown of the federal government has once again illus-trated how important it is for people of all ages to be involved and knowledgeable. Even if it is getting off of Twit-ter for 30 minutes to watch the news, that can make all the differ-ence.

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Think before you smoke

Teen driving is really bad; yo I got a LP ‘doe’LAUREN BEEBEreporter

High schoolers drive home, to work, to pick up our little siblings, or to get coffee or a soda with

our friends. We carpool to foot-ball games and hitch rides to anywhere when there’s a friend generous enough to use their pre-cious good as gold gas, but usu-ally we never think about every-thing that actually could happen. Think about where you’ve driven in the past week. Was your mind on how much home-

work you have to do? How your boyfriend just broke up with you and you don’t know what to do? Instead, here’s something to think about: while you’re driving you are operating an object that weighs two tons. One moment of distraction or bad judgment could end yours or an undeserv-ing, unknowing stranger’s life. A couple weeks ago I crashed my 1995 Ford Explorer that I had named The Green Machine. It was my baby and now she is sit-ting in an auto repair shop being sweat over. All of that easily could have been prevented. If any driv-ing skills I’d ever been taught had

come to my mind, I might not be $500+ in debt. Looking back, I realize how lucky I actually am. I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt and the driver side window was rolled down. Everyone has seen the Driver’s Ed videos about texting and driving with the moving music, the fast flashes of horrible crash scenes and all the crying people to add dramatics. I know you’re just like me. You watched it and thought ‘geez I’m never going to text and drive again’. Then after we graduated from those 3 stress-ful weeks of driving with Mr.Triggs and Mr. Jantz yelling at you. You

hop in your car and pull out your phone to take a selfie of your first solo car ride. You have a lot more to look forward to than that text mes-sage you just got. The person you are about to text, would like you a lot more ALIVE! I promise that your Twitter followers will under-stand why you’ve gone MIA for 20 minutes. Prioritize, and put your life in front of everything that can distract you. Be it the radio station, your phone, or the cute guy/girl that just pulled up by you at the stop sign, your life is more important.

BRIANNA BAILEYreporter

NHS students, I want to stress how impor-tant it is that you don’t

smoke. I understand that at this point in time it may be “cool” or “an escape” but there are other ways to get your escape. Smoking, whether it is cigarettes or any other drug, causes health problems. Getting that ‘high’ or that escape from life isn’t worth the problems it will cause in your life later. There are so many other options to having that break from stress. Instead of smoking, put in some earbuds and listen to some good music. Whether it is country, hip hop, screamo or rock, just listen to what makes you happier. Another option would be to go on a short walk or jog, although many people don’t consider that. My point is that there are other things you can do to take

a break from life. I feel so strongly about smoking because my mother is suffering the consequences of it. Currently, my mom has chronic coughing and is back in the hospital once again. Not only is she at huge risk for lung can-cer, but she got dentures when she was only 36. She has also suffered from multiple brain tumors, which makes her want to smoke more. She is only worsening her condition by doing so.

While your group of friends may think it is cool, the rest of NHS doesn’t. They don’t want to walk around smelling your smoke be-cause you think it’s cool to blow it in their faces.

I really hope that the students who do smoke take this into consid-eration. Sure, you may get approval from your friends for a few years, but consider your future. Consider your health. And consider your peers.

A tale of two countries: getting settledANNALENA QUAASreporter Eight weeks ago I was a psychological wreck. I arrived here, but I didn’t know any-body. I was really nervous to come to a place I didn’t know. However, now it feels like I have really arrived. I cannot believe how fast I found friends and how easy it was to acclimate with my new environment. Of course the first days at a new school, in a new country, with a new language were not easy, but when I tried to adjust to everything and opened up to new adventures it helped me to “arrive” in my new home. In addition to that, I got involved in different events and projects like the musical and float building for homecoming. Homecoming week is some-thing I was especially looking

forward to when I arrived. We don’t have a spirit week at our school in Germany. Some-times we have dress-up days, but only some of the young students participate. The older ones are too embarrassed to dress up crazy. I had a lot of fun dressing up for the different themes during spirit week and when everyone participates, nobody has to be embarrassed or feel stupid about their outfit because everybody looks crazy like we do. My friends and all the events I attended helped me to be-come a part of my new envi-ronment and of the school life. I didn’t have enough time to get homesick. Of course I miss my family and friends back in Germany, but getting involved helps and I don’t have the time to think too much about my home in Germany.

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Girls everywhere need to learn to respect each other

Lawyers, teachers and business owners all have one thing in com-mon. Appearance and professional wardrobe. Please don’t get me wrong, I like to have my lazy days too, but dress-ing nice can start your day off right. Think about it, you wake up late because you chose to sleep in and you end up coming to school like a sleeping zombie. Who wants to be around that? On the other hand, you have someone that woke up at a decent time and took time to get ready, ate breakfast and de-cided to start their day in a positive way. Almost all job profes-sions have to dress to impress. So why not start now? Only four years of high school and then

we are pushed into the real world. Girls, think about that

extremely attrac-tive guy that stands by your locker. If you’re constantly dressed like a bum on the streets of New York, what will he think? I’m not saying that we should all show up like Vogue’s hottest of the hottest list, but lets try to start off on the right track. We’re only getting older so this our chance to learn how to dress professional before it’s our only choice and we have no idea what to do.

ELENA VALDESreporter

Trying too hard or not trying hard enough

Why can’t we be friends? I understand there are people we

do not like. Here at NHS it is taken to an extreme sometimes. “Fights” in

the bathroom, and by that I mean fighting with words. Spreading rumors and gossiping. Sure it’s true that ladies are the root of most rumors or gossip, but guys do it too. Yes, even guys. I, myself, will admit there are people I dis-like. I try to be nice to

people, I really do, but it’s just a wee bit hard when they’re doing everything in their power to make high school miserable for you. Girls still seem to find ways to hate each other even if they never see that per-son or talk to them. Girl, we won’t even

know each other after high school. Why do we feel the need to be such gossipers? Women re-ally are complicated. Still, there isn’t a need for physical or verbal violence because you thought someone was talking crap on you. That doesn’t solve anything

besides once again the recycling the drama. Mo drama, mo problems. I’m not some happy freak, but ladies we need to repect each other, if we expect to get it from others. Let’s try to tolerate each other until school is over.

Let’s be honest here guys, wearing sweat pants and

a T-shirt will make your day better. I think that when you wear sweats, guys see you as more down-to-earth and “chill.” I would much rather

be comfortable during school. All we do is sit

around for a

seven hour day doing

nothing but learn-ing. I get that people want to look nice to im-press that hot guy that they have a crush on, but if you actually start dating, he’s going to see you at your worst.

Drake said it him-self. “Sweat pants, hair tied, chillin’ with no make up

on. That’s when you’re the pret-tiest.”

Have you ever seen those people at school that always look perfect every single day and think ‘ain’t nobody got time for dat’ (cough cough Elena). I’m not trying to diss her. As cute as her outfits are, I don’t think she knows how to dress down and just have a lazy day. I don’t mind dressing up, but the problem is that I have to get up early. I will honestly do anything in my power to sleep for as long as I possibly can. I’m not embarrassed to come to school with my hair in an ugly bun wearing a T-shirt and jeans. When I say “dressing down,” I definitely don’t mean wearing the paja-mas you slept in last night, or pajamas at all. You can be comfortable in a T-shirt and jeans, really. I say let’s take a step back and look at what’s really important: sleeping in.

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Raising warenessSOPHIA MILLERopinions editor

The American Cancer Society estimates about 232,340 women to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2013. This shock-ing statistic is, unfortunately, a real life possibility for our loved ones. October has been desig-nated as Breast Cancer Aware-ness month to bring about rec-ognition for the most common cancer among women.

Not only are the victims of this illness affected, but everyone who is a part of their lives as well. This is true for junior Jordan Brewer whose mother and grandmother have both experienced breast

cancer. At the age of 13, Brewer heard

disheartening news from his mother that she had breast cancer.

“Everyone was freak-ing out and we were all really worried for her,” Brewer said.

The spot had been caught by the doctors right away, which promoted a good sign.

“They removed the spot by surgery and once the spot was removed there wasn’t much of it left,” Brewer said.

After surgery she underwent radiation treatment to remove what was left. With breast can-

cer being a full time job within itself, she had to quit her other

job because of the demanding physical pain and suffering. The fighting paid off as she has been in remission

until recently when the problems seemed to return.

“They found another spot that could be cancerous and are do-ing testing,” Brewer said.

Brewer and his family have been through a lot but he never gives up hope.

“We have always been really close, but since she has had can-

cer I need to be there for her and support her,” Brewer said.

This horrifying disease may consume its host, but it can never break a bond of mother and son, like Brewer and his mother.

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“She was my old best friend, “ senior Alexandria Curtis said of senior Ashlynn Tonn.

Then last summer, “rumors and back-stabbing” tore apart their friendship.

“I can’t really remem-ber [what happened],” Tonn said. “We got in a fight about something and couldn’t get along after that. We just didn’t talk anymore and let each other be.”

The girls agreed to dis-agree, until the beginning of second semester last year when Tonn began feeling bullied by Curtis.

“[She was] talking, say-ing really bad things about me,” Tonn said. “She con-fronted me during lunch saying really nasty things and yelling in my face.”

In her defense, Curtis said she was not the only one picking on the other.

“[Tonn] got on Twitter and

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said I was [a] ‘[explicit] bully who makes people want to kill themselves.’ It really hit me hard because I lost a close friend to suicide in eighth grade, and [Tonn] knew that,” Curtis said. “I called [Tonn] out on it and pretty much just told her to never talk to me like that, because she knew what had hap-pened.”

Tonn did not feel the same way about the situation and

believed oth-ers were being hurt by Curtis, too.

“I think what I was saying on Twitter was

making her mad,” Tonn said. “I was saying that she was such a bully, because that’s not okay with me. Someone [I know] didn’t want to live anymore. [For me, the bully-ing] got to the extent where I wanted to change schools. What I felt like I was doing was standing up for myself.”

Curtis sees her response as self-defense as well.

“I don’t [feel like I bullied Tonn] because I feel like I was

sticking up for myself,” Curtis said. “I guess part of it is that I was raised different. I was raised that you don’t tattle on people, but you stand up for yourself.”

Neither of the girls believe their actions were bullying, but both think the other was a bully. This suggests that “bullying” lies in a grey area, and can change depending on how actions and words are perceived. So, what is bullying?

“I think it’s constantly picking on someone, wher-ever they go,” Curtis said. “When it makes people feel scared, but I don’t know. That’s hard because they can be scared by your size. [Bullying] is not just saying something back to some-one that talked crap on you.”

Tonn believes it is more than simple “girl drama.”

“[Bullying is] anything mentally and emotionally affecting someone,” Tonn said. “I understand that [sometimes it’s thought of as] girl drama, but when someone is coming into the office in tears, they should take time to listen and do something.”

If someone feels they are being bullied, Tonn advises to be vocal about the situ-ation.

“Ignore it, or talk to some-one,” Tonn said. “Definitely don’t just let it continue, because after time it will

hurt and effect you. Make sure you go to someone who you know will do some-thing.”

Looking back, Tonn feels she has been changed because of the situation.

“I think it’s made me real-ize more about bullying,” Tonn said. “If I had more power, [this time] I would have spoken up to some-one who could get help sooner.”

If given the chance, Curtis would try to change today’s standings by not getting involved in the first place.

“I would have just tried to ignore [Tonn] and not let her get the best of me.” Curtis said. “At one point I said I was sorry, but she walked away from me and shut me down.”

All disagreements aside, both the alleged bully and victim say the situation is mentally and emotionally painful.

“It hurt a lot,” Tonn said. “She was my best friend. I could talk to her about anything. I got mad, and now I’m just over it. There’s nothing that can make it worse than it is.”

Curtis agreed that it has hurt.

“It’s made me feel like you can’t trust anyone,” Curtis said. “It’s upsetting. It’s kind of a sore subject, it sucks. I’m just trying to move past the event.”

“She was my old best friend.”

-Sr. Alexandria Curtis

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if you are willing.Scorpio (October 23-November 21): As a Scorpio, you tend to keep private matters to yourself, so be weary of drama coming your way this month. This is a month filled with rogue planets that will be on a mission to bring truth to the surface. Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21): The moon is in Libra this Halloween. Meaning a good planet alignment for you to shake up a great party atmo-sphere. Capricorn (December 22-January 19): The coming eclipse on October 18 will bring your mind back to a home living situation. Eclipses often mark big life events, so we always need to pay close attention to an eclipse. Aquarius (January 20-February 18): The planets are in your favor in matters of love October 11th through Nov. 4 with Venus entering Sagittarius. Get together with friends and enjoy your time with a special someone. Pisces (February 19- March 20): This month is going to be a difficult financial month for you so try to keep track of your check book. Your lucky day is Oct. 15.

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The hit television show, The Walking Dead is starting its fourth season this October. Just as gory as it has always been, sources say that this season of will have more romance, smarter zombies, more additions to the team and even more surprises. Sun-day, Oct. 13 is the premiere of

this popular tv series. Unfortu-nately, once again it will be a split season.

“I hate when they do the mid-season break. They shouldn’t do that in the middle of all of the action,” sophomore Tristin Wheeler said.

This season is scheduled to have 16 episodes. The second half starts again in February 2014.

The Walking Dead pre-miere “30 Days Without an Accident” will be a double premiere, showing at 8:00 p.m. Leading up to the first episode of season four is a back to back marathon on AMC starting from the very first episode on Oct. 7.

“I’m really ecstatic for The Walking Dead to come back on,” Wheeler said.

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He never wanted to go to college. This was one of the reasons that senior Preston Ford decided to join the Ma-rines, along with many others as well.

“I felt like I had to fill my dad’s shoes,” senior Preston Ford said. “I wanted to do something in my life that meant something and I just felt like I needed to do some-thing not normal to make a name for myself.”

Although Ford was on board with the idea of join-ing the Marines, his mother, Jill Ford, was not so sure when Preston first presented the idea to her.

“At first, I was sad that Preston was going into the military,” Jill said. “I wanted

him to have a college edu-cation and the experiences that come with those four years. However, as I became used to the idea, I respect his decision and am proud of him for taking this step to serve his country.”

During the first 13 weeks of Basic Training, Ford will be unable to communicate with his family or friends unless it is through regular mail. De-spite this fact, Ford has found goals to carry with him as he gets ready to leave at the end of his senior year.

“My goal is to be [involved in the area] of Marine Re-con,” Preston said. “We are the first people into combat. [Eventually], I want to be promoted to sergeant and to also serve for eight years.”

Jill also has high hopes for Preston as he starts a new chapter of his life.

“My hopes for Preston are that he stays true to himself, that he remembers right from wrong and that he excels in the field he chooses while in the Marines,” Jill said. “I want him to put 110% into his military career and make the most of the opportunities he will be offered.”

Although these goals have been set, there are still fears that are present for both of them.

“The only fear that I have would be that my mom would never recover if I died in combat,” Preston said.

Although his mother agrees that this is a promi-nent fear for her as well, Preston still has a positive look-out on his upcoming experience.

“I hope to become a better, stronger and smarter individual,” Preston said.

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What inspired you to join the National Guard?“My sister went through a year before me, and my grandfa-ther was a drill sergeant.”

What’s been the hardest part of your experience so far?“The first three weeks of basic training. It was hard to get used to because we were only allowed to sleep four hours a day.”

How long are you planning to be in the National Guard?“I’m signed on for six years with the Guard and two for the Reserves.”

I chose to be in the Army be-cause my dad was in it, and all

three of my brothers are in it. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, but wasn’t serious until my sophomore year. I knew I wanted to serve and go to college, and ROTC is a great way to combine the two. It trains you in military and leadership skills while you are attend-ing college. This is done through course-work, field training and squad tactical exercises. When you graduate you are commissioned as an officer. The applica-tion has been the hardest part. It’s long and there are a lot of loops I had to jump through to complete it. I plan to do the ROTC program either at UCLA or Kansas University.

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November 1, 2013

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Parents coaching kids in sports JV, freshman football sees sucess

Q&A with freshman JV football hopes for win-ning season

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This season, the JV football team has soared through their schedule, each achieving a (insert record here) record. Head JV coach Derek Bristol believes they are just like any other JV team, but says their hard work and perseverance is what has given them the most success. “Every player is get-ting good coaching and repetition in practice, and that makes a big difference in player de-velopment,” Bristol said. “The biggest factor has been that the group of kids we have had play-ing, though small, have played hard for each other and fought through tough situations.” Sophomore Cole Koerner also agrees with Bristol, and both believe that the success that happens now will greatly affect future teams. “Working as a team and getting better in practice with the varsity players has [contributed to our success],” Koerner said. The coaches work together and make ev-eryone better. [I think our success] this year will get us better for the varsity team next year.”

“[The best part of having my mom as a coach] is that she is always at the meets and she knows what is going on. She always cheers and gives really good advice [also].”

“I get my fair share of eye rolls and grum-bles, and even though I let her know that is not acceptable, it doesn’t suprise me. I am pleased that she has been very accepting of me as her official coach.”

“[I never really] get mad at my mom. She’s actually pretty supportive, not disciplinary. She’s [always] looking to make us better.”

“I enjoy coaching my kids in golf. When we are not in season, our family plays golf all the time. We can have difficulties, but luckily if we disagree about someting at practice, it stays on the course.”

“I have coached hiim in most of the sports he has playing in, so I’m a bit harder on him than most athletes, or students. [Overall] I have really enjoyed coaching him.”

“I like having him as a coach because I feel more relaxed at practice. He always encour-ages me to do my best at practice and at home as well.”

“We get to spend a lot of quality time to-gether. [Having her apart of the team is an advantage] because it makes it easier get-ting to practice and getting home together.”

“I don’t think [my dad] treats me any differ-ent. [The best part of having him there] is he gets to work on stuff with me and I get more input from him since I live with him.”

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Q: How have you enjoyed your first year of high school football and what has been your favorite part?

A: “My first year has been my most fun year so far playing football. My favorite part is playing in the games.”

Q: What has contributed to the freshman teams winning record?

A:”What makes us good is that we work together as a team to overcome the ob-stacles we face.”

Q: What are the differences you noticed from middle school football to high school football?

A: “There is a different envi-ronment, it is more challeng-ing, and stressful.”

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November 1, 2013 15Gymnastics, golf, tennis teams wrap up season strong

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Q: At the beginning of the season, what was your goal?

A: “I really wanted to have a winning record and to place in the top eight at state. But, more importantly, I wanted to have my senior season with no regrets.”

Q: What is the best part of having Serena as a part-ner?

A: “Getting to know her both on and off the courts. You would think she is shy, but once you’re on the court, she is a beast. I know I can count on her to run every-thing down.”

Q: How did you feel state went for you both?

A: “State went very well. We played some of our best tennis. Our skills improved throughout the season, and although we came up short, you could tell we had improved by the time it was all over.”

Q: What is Hannah’s big-gest strength?

A: “Definately her ability to play the net well. A lot of times, I will set her up for points and she will be able to put it away.”

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1. The four homecoming queen candidates, seniors Hannah Carlgren, Alyssa Gaede, Logan Porter and Caitlyn Wedel, read the name of the homecom-ing king. 2. Seniors Joseph McConnell and Hannah Carlgren are named the 2013 Fall Homecoming royalty during the homecoming game against God-dard Eisenhower. 3. King candidates get ready to reveal the homecoming queen during halftime of the football game on Oct. 4. Following the foot-ball game, the homecoming dance capped off Fall Homecoming Week. 4. Azteca Club members serve a variety of food at Taste of Newton on Oct. 3. 5. Sophomore Jessica Busby rides on the Tri-M float in the homecoming parade. 6. Junior Alexis Chavez dances with other members of the Azteca CLub at Taste of Newton. 7. Freshmen Kara Peaney, Michaela Reiger, Logan Hamm and Brandon Murrel show their Railer pride during the homecoming parade.