The Newtonian, Issue 3 (2018-19)

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Career and Technical Education: A Closer Look

Photo by Faye Smith

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S NEW S CTE: A closer look

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ARTS & CU LTURE The Oscars recap Prom: by the numbers

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Hort. offers floral services 8-9 Junior Litwits review new novels 10

OPIN I O N S Old comments should not reflect new perspectives 12 Open borders better option 13 Deaf need accessibility 14-15 How can you tell the difference? Can you tell if something really happened?

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Rhodes markets love potions 16-17 Blaufuss attends USSYP 18-19 Headings photographs birds 20-21

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Letter from the Editor

Faye Smith Editor-in-chief @__fayesmith

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tudents, faculty members, and community members:

We are pleased to release our third issue of “The Newtonian.� Our staff is proud to present our last regular issue of the year before the senior issue. Over the past nine weeks, our members have prospered and grown as journalists as many different situations have taught us important lessons in the communications career field.

During the early stages of the issue, a story presented in the features section was labeled as a more sensitive topic.

One of the students in the story was labeled as anonymous, and the staff was pressed with the argument of whether or not we should run the story with an anonymous source for that topic. After many discussions, the story was ultimately replaced in attempt to protect the students identity and the magazines credibility.

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In this issue we are excited to highlight the Career and Technical Education at NHS. As a staff, we felt, that the student population was aware of the CTE program, but needed more in-depth information from our publication.

Both Railroader and Newtonian students took the time to present the journalism program at Building Bridges.

At the event, staff members displayed improvements made in the program throughout the past three years and displayed software that goes into creating their works.

In addition, our staff members have been actively working to compete in the regional KSPA contest. All of our staff members sent in multiple online and on-site entries in the hopes to qualify and compete at the state KSPA contest at KU in May.

Top Row: Ethan Entz, Nick Koehn, Brett Ashcraft, Dustin Todd Middle Row: Micah Epp, Josh McClure, Matt Seirer, Aliah Ledesma, Jon Fowler, Tristan Meyer, Hannah Becker Bottom Row: Jayden Smith, Emily Brandt, Emma Nelson, Ash Gibson, Jessica Floreke

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CTE offers specialized career pathways Faye Smith, Addie Lindenmeyer Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor @__fayesmith, @addielindy06

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alking into Newton High School, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, eighth grade students received the rundown of all Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses that the school has to offer. Although, odds are, their knowledge of the CTE program stops there, ceasing with the awareness of courses and leaving the opportunities provided by the CTE program a mere fantasy.

Originating as Vocational Tech (VoTech), Rangel credits the evolution of the CTE program to her predecessor Jonelle Lucas. By partnering with Hutchinson Community College (HCC) early in the program’s creation, the school received money from capital outlay for funding.

“The intent is for all of our pathways, whether it’s manufacturing or AV communications, which was what you guys are all in, is that students will learn enough about a career field to help them make informed decisions about post secondary choices, whether it’s college or career or anything in between,” Rangel said.

With post secondary choices in mind, the school offers a range of 18 CTE programs, ranging anywhere from agricultural to business and even the medical fields. Rangel believes that location as well as the partnership with HCC have played a large role in the widespread impact of the program.

Rangel said that students participating in a career pathway will graduate with the skill set to them move into entry level employment. Through the CTE program, students can earn certifications and receive internships, getting hands-on experience before entering the career field.

“I think college is awesome. I mean, I’m a college graduate my kids are but

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it’s not for every kid,” Rangel said. “Not every kid at Newton High School is going to go to college, right? But I would say CTE is for every kid, college or not because you’ll have some great skills.”

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) provide avenues for students looking to practice skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership. CTSO participants, compete in events using practical application skills being taught in a designated pathway.

“For example, in manufacturing, they do SkillsUSA. So they went and they had a manufacturing issue that they had to solve. They had to fix a part or replace a part, Rangel said. “Auto goes to the Pratt Olympics at Pratt College and has a problem with a car that they solve.

Some of them are paper pencil tests, some of them are hands-on tests.”

Due to the abundant amount of pathway offerings and opportunities provided by NHS, the school welcomes students from surrounding school districts such as Hesston, Maize, Burrton, Canton-Galva, Goessel, Halstead, Hillsboro, Moundridge, Peabody- Burns, Remington, and Sedgwick to participate in CTE pathways and CTSOs not offered at their high school.

“Those areas schools, they come to us because they are small compared to our district and they don’t have the facilities that we have. Take manufacturing, for example, not very many schools are going to have all that equipment that we have at Brooks,” Rangel said. “It’s much cheaper for them to send their kids to us as opposed to going and building a building like that and putting all that equipment in the thing that provides those areas.”

Woodworking and laserworks teacher Rusty Jolliff provides students with the skills to design and construct products from start to finish. Jolliff helps to better prepare students to go into the pathway of construction, a broad area, involving everything from concrete,

steelwork, drywall and brick laying.

“We say we’re the hands-on activity, but it’s more than just the tools. You have to have the design as well,” Jolliff said. “They take what they learn in other classes and apply that here. Specifically construction, furniture, cabinet making, any of that stuff applies.”

Within each career pathway, students take three levels of courses, including introductory, technical and application. Each course requires a set of competencies to be completed in order to continue in the pathway.

“My students benefit from the [CTE classes] because they do get the handson experience my industry’s looking for.

We do competencies that we fill out for each student. Higher the class, the more competencies you have to meet. We go through and check those off,” Jolliff said.

Senior Reid Graber has been involved in the CTE programs for the past two years, participating in Robotics and the Engineering Design and Development (EDD) course. Graber said not only does involvement in the CTE program look good on paper, but Graber said it has managed to acquire him multiple college interviews.

“I think because it [CTE courses] gives students the hands-on experience they need in the work field,” Graber said.

Not only has the CTE managed to assist students in making and excelling in postsecondary choices, but Rangel believes it has motivated some students in finding a passion.

“I am thinking of a couple of kids and if it wasn’t for their CTE class, they probably wouldn’t be hanging around any more. They know they’re not going to go into any post secondary education, but they know that this field that they’re going to get in this particular manufacturing pathway is going to set them up for success,” Rangel said. “So when they do leave, they know they are employable and they have a good job waiting on them.”

What is a CTSO? Career and technical student organizations

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FCCLA

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The DECA organization is known for students interested in becoming a leader and continuing their careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. These young entrepreneurs are able to compete in events by career cluster such as, Business Management & Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, Marketing, and Personal Financial Literacy.

As the only CTSO with family as the central focus, Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) aims to build students careers in Family and Consumer Sciences. These students cover a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy, parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, teen violence and career exploration.

As the largest youth organization in the country, FFA strives to prepare students involved in careers in the agricultural field. Students can develop leadership and career skills by participating in Career Development Events (CDEs).

The 26 CDEs range in every field such as Agronomy, Agricultural Sales, Technology and Mechanical Systems, Public Speaking, Floriculture, Livestock Evaluation and Parliamentary Procedure to name a few.

Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) provides a unique two-fold program with a mission of promoting career opportunities in the healthcare industry. The purpose of the organization includes developing leadership and technical HOSA skills through a program of motivation, awareness and recognition.

BPA

Robotics

SkillsUSA

VICA Auto

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Business Professionals of America (BPA) is for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration and other business related fields. Students are able to participate in competitions to showcase their knowledge in Finances & Accounting, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Digital Communication and Design, and Management, Marketing and Communication.

The not-for-profit public charity, Robotics, designs accessible, innovative programs intended to motivate students to pursue education and career opportunities in science technology, engineering and math. The NHS Team 935 participates in regional, state and national competitions in which they design robots with specialized tasks.

Serving more than 300,000 students and instructors annually, SkillsUSA has 13,000 school chapters with a mission of empowering its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

Students in the Precision Machining & CNC classes compete in the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference where they participate in events such as CNC Milling, an Automated Manufacturing Team Event and Precision Machining.

VICA-Auto is an organization in which students focus on the respiration and care of automotive vehicles within their auto building and offering amenities to the public. Students in the Auto program attended the Pratt Community College Academic Olympics Automotive Technology Contest where they conduct an automotive repair portion as well a written test.

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Spin for your career Pathway Agricultural Science Classes - Tech Agriscience I, Plant & Animal Science, Horticulture I, Animal Science, Agribusiness, Agribusiness internship Animal Science/Agribusiness for dual credit with HCC

Animal Science Classes - Tech Agriculture I, Animal Science, Animal Health/Vet Tech, Agribusiness, Agribusiness internship Animal Science/ Agribusiness for dual credit with HCC. No tuition cost

Marketing Classes - Business Essentials, Marketing I, Entrepreneurship, Web Page Design, Business Communications, Accounting I, Small Business Management Students in Entrepreneurship get to be involved with Market Day

IT: Networking Classes - Computer Applications, IT Essentials: PC Hardware & Software, Networking Systems, Networking Workplace, Router Basics After completing the IT Essentials course, students may take their A+ Certification and become CNET certified. Networking Systems and Router Basics for dual credit through HCC

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Classes - Tech Agriculture I, Horticulture I, Horticulture II, Agribusiness, Agribusiness internship Agribusiness for dual credit with HCC. No tuition cost

Business Finance Classes - Business Essentials, Entrepreneurship, Accounting I, Financial Management I, Financial Management II, Advanced Accounting II

A/V Communications Classes - 21st Century Journalism, Design & Production (Yearbook/ News Magazine), Graphic Design Fundamentals, Graphic Design II Members of NSPA, KSPA, JEA

Construction Classes - Intro to Industrial Tech, Woodworking I, Woodworking II, Basic Construction Skills, Laser Works Woods students work with the Small Business class to manufacture and sell laser engraved products

Education and Training Classes - Family Studies, Human Growth & Development, Teaching as a Career, Teaching Internship

Engineering & Applied Math Classes - Intro to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Robotics, Engineering Design & Development WSU offers 6 college credit based on completion of PLTW courses, more than 20 universities also offer credit for PLTW classes. No tuition cost Family, Community & Consumer Services Classes - Intro to FACS, Nutrition and Wellness, Family Studies, Human Growth & Development, Consumer Education

Restaurant & Event Planning Classes - Culinary Essentials, Baking and Pastry, Nutritional & Wellness, Culinary Arts I Students are able to earn their ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification

Health Science Classes - Health Science 1, Human Body Systems, Anatomy and Physiology, Sports Medicine, Health Science IV, CNA, Emergency Medical Technician, Fire Science Health Science IV students may earn their Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) license

Early Childhood & Development Mobile Equipment Maintenance

Classes - Intro to FACS, Family Studies, Human Growth & Development, Foundations of Early Childhood

Classes - Consumer Auto Care, Auto Restoration Techniques, Auto I, Auto II, Auto III, Drive Train Tech, Mobile HVAC, Electrical II, Engine Performance II Students are concurrently enrolled with HCC earning college credit without tuition Welding Classes - Intro to Industrial Tech, Welding Tech I, Welding Tech II Students can earn up to 32 college credits through HCC without tuition. They can earn a welding certificate, 2 year degree, and eligible for a Fine Arts and Math credit

Precision Machining Classes - Into to Industrial Tech, Engineering Principles of Precision Machining & CNC, Precision Machining and CNC Fundamentals I, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Precision Machining & CNC Fundamentals II Precision Machining students are Concurrently enrolled with HCC. No tuition cost

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Junior Litwits participate in Teens Top 10 Students Provide feedback before publication Kaeden Thurber Reporter @KaedenThurber

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tarting with four students submitting reviews, junior Brooke Petersen, senior Erin Harrington, junior Kyndal Peck, and junior Kaeden Thurber opened the doors for the Junior Litwits club. The Young adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has a service entitled “Teens Top Ten.” Young Adult book clubs may enter the service by application, to review previously released books. Even though only 15 clubs are chosen throughout the nation, the Junior Litwits was selected as one.

“I’m assuming the quality of the reviews would have been one thing [in becoming one of the 15 book clubs chosen] and another thing was that I provided information on the school demographics as far as what our student population looked like,” Henning said.

“It’s the fact that we have a diverse student body and I believe that YALSA wanted a lot of diversity and people who are reading are providing reviews.”

The books sent to the clubs are prone to typos, plot holes and bad character development. Therefore, students get the chance to help authors with the development of their books. This gives the clubs a first chance to read the books before they are on the market.

“No one else is able to read them, and the actual product of the book when it’s on sale might be different from when you read it. You might be able to keep the book and if it gets really popular you can say you got to read it first,” Petersen said.

The club will be sent anywhere from 300 to 400 books this year. Each book club participant has the choice to choose which genre they want to read. The books sent from authors are specifically private to the YALSA club.

“They are not mixed in with the other books in the library, they´re on a cart that is back behind the Alexis Grattan Senior

Q: What qualities of writing and competencies do you incorporate in a book review?

A: They ask what you did and didn’t like about a book and if you are going to nominate it for the Top Ten, they want you to give a short description of the book.

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circulation desk, so somebody has to ask to get them,” Henning said.

After reading each book, members are required to write a review that they will eventually record to the YALSA online website. Students practiced writing reviews in last year´s book club and have been waiting for such an opportunity to apply their knowledge. “[This opportunity requires] reading with a critical mind, paying attention more deeply to what you’re reading rather than scratching across the surface. We’re really looking more closely into what the author is saying, looking for good quality writing,” Henning said. “Being alert to what separates good writing from not so good writing. Being able to organize your own thoughts and develop your own opinions, and to write both concisely and somewhat professionally to provide a response on what you’ve read.”

The Teens Top Ten Project works towards nominating the top ten books YALSA participants have read and voted on. Any book sent to the YALSA groups, or any book published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 are eligible to be nominated.

“The plot has to be put together and everything, the grammar has to make sense, how people act a little bit relatable to how a person would act,” Petersen said.

Henning said the club is still looking to recruit student readers. While Henning wishes for students to express an interest in and visit the library, Henning wants students to be aware of the work that is required.

“I would like for people to be passing all their other classes. It [the program] does require a lot of outside work and I don’t want students to fall behind in anything,” Henning said. “I don’t want this to take away from them getting their schoolwork done.”

While some might view reading as a chore, junior Sarah Fryhover finds great delight in reading.

“I really enjoy meeting people who also love to read like I do, and also getting to read pre released books,” Fryhover said.

Erin Harrington Senior

Q: How will this opportunity help you moving forward in your career in college?

A: I would say that it gives me experience in writing much better than I would have before and helps with scholarships as well.

Medora LaRose Sophomore

Q: Why do you feel like the Teens Top Ten is an important opportunity for the Junior Litwits?

A: It’s so the authors know if teens like it or not and to read new books.

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Past Statements should not have current repercussions Lorelei Jacobs Reporter @jacobslorelei

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s we enter into March, we also dive deeper into the digital age. This comes with consequences. Every year it seems like there is a new controversy surrounding a statement that a celebrity has made, particularly in the past 10 years.

In December 2018, actor Kevin Hart made the decision to step down from hosting the 91st Annual Oscars Award Show.

This decision was made after a homophobic statement Hart tweeted in 2011 resurfaced and has caused much controversy.

Hart is not the first victim of such controversy. Many other celebrities, including Samuel L. Jackson, Kathy Griffin and Jeffree Star have paid the prices of their past statements. If statements made in the past have already been apologized for, then why are the consequences happening now? This is similar to a law term called double jeopardy. Double jeopardy prevents victims from being prosecuted for the same crime twice. Hart already apologized for the tweet on Dec. 6 saying, “I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”

In a 2015 Rolling Stone article, Hart addressed his homophobic comments. He defended his homophobic standup comedy by saying, “I wouldn’t tell that joke today, because when I said it, the times weren’t as sensitive as they are now.

I think we love to make big deals out of things that aren’t necessarily big deals, because we can.”

While these tweets may have been posted a while ago, they are still relevant because they discuss topics that are widely talked about today. Celebrities are given a platform that they can use for good or evil, preferably good, and Twitter can play a major factor in this. Just like in any controversy, when this platform is taken advantage of, there are typically two sides to the story. While some agree with the punishments made, some believe it is too extreme.

For example, take Roseanne Barr who had just made her return to television in March of 2017 with her own show, Roseanne. The season ended abruptly when Roseanne made a racist tweet towards Valerie Jarrett, former aide to President

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Trump. One single tweet resulted in the cancellation of the show, but later premiered under a new title without Barr.

In this instance, the consequence was appropriate.

However, it becomes harmful to a person’s reputation when the consequence of their action ruins their career. James Gunn, director of The Guardians of the Galaxy and The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, was fired from directing the third movie earlier in 2018. The Hollywood Reporter states that The Daily Caller pulled up the tweets that Gunn had posted in 2008 and 2009.

Gunn apologized saying that “They [the tweets] don’t reflect the person I am today.” This is something that people are too quick to judge. People will inevitably change over time and it is not something we can avoid. When a person says something questionable, then sincerely apologizes for it shortly after, society should not be so quick to put them on blast.

From a young age we are all taught to say something nice or nothing at all. When we say something incorrect, we apologize for it. If celebrities’ apologies continue to be ignored then soon they will not be apologizing for the controversial things they say as they will feel their apologies appear to have no meaning to the public. While the average member of society can be forgiven for their mistakes, celebrities do not receive the same commodity.

These controversial tweets are still upsetting people because many think that even though there have been apologies, the tweet should not have been made in the first place. Some people in society believe that the apologies are not sincere regardless of the way the celebrity expresses the apology.

Taking the time to reflect on how you have changed as a person allows time to understand that celebrities are human too and will continue to change and grow. Paying attention to apologies is necessary for any controversy to have closure.

Just because a celebrity’s tweets are under meticulous inspection under the public eye does not mean we can disregard sincere apologies. When we ignore the apologies and continue to reprimand these celebrities, we end up tampering with a person’s career.

Border wall unnecessary Open borders prove better option Marco Aramburu Reporter @MacroAMB

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uring his campaign trail, President Donald Trump made statements regarding illegal immigration on the southern border of the United States by highlighting the issues of immigration and drug trade. His proposition to solve the problem was to build a wall that was financed by the Mexican government.

Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said that under no circumstances will the Mexican government pay for the wall and according to The Independent, current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will not allow the wall to be built. President Trump’s proposition to ‘build the wall’ will not fix the issues stated, instead cause more.

Over the course of Trump’s presidency, he has stated that the illegal immigrants from Mexico are bringing crime and illegal substances into the United States. However, that is not entirely accurate. According to the New York Times, studies conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research have supported that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than naturalized citizens. The Department of Justice shows that approximately five percent of inmates in state and federal prisons are non-citizens.

While the intention of President Trump’s wall is to keep out immigrants and drug manufacturers, the wall will not stop these people from getting into the United States; they will still find ways in.

Although the goal of building the wall is to stop undocumented immigrants, there is a bigger

issue surrounding immigration, visa overstays. Visa overstays are situations where a foreign national remains in the United States longer than the authorized period of time.

According to the Center for Migration Studies in New York, These overstays are far exceeding illegal crossings with overstays accounting for 62 percent of the undocumented population in 2016-2017. But, as visa overstays are increasing, there has been a decline in immigrants crossing the southern border into America with only 38 percent.

America should focus less on crossing the border lines, and more on the validity of visa stays.

The solution to America’s problem of undocumented immigration is to implement a open borders policy.

Legalizing all immigration will fix a multitude of problems the American Government is facing. According to Migration Policy Institute, immigration enforcement cost more than $18 billion annually. The money that America would save on immigration enforcement could be better spent on more appropriate measures such as addressing climate change, universal healthcare and free education. This would affect the economic efficiency of both the United States, and the countries sending immigrants to the United States.

The best thing that America and the current administration can do is to start looking at a different way to solve undocumented immigration and stop wanting to build a wall that won’t solve any problem just create more and start to advocate for an open border policy. Because America’s best option is not to keep people out who want to achieve the American Dream, but to let them in with open arms and make America better economically and culturally.

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Deaf community needs accessibility Natalie Kuhn Reporter @KuhnNat

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ou are sitting in history class trying to watch a clip of a film about one of many revolutions, but all of the dialogue is muffled and distorted. You cannot decipher what the information you’re supposed to be learning, not only affecting the worksheet you are supposed to fill out, but your grades too. Living with a hearing disability is incredibly difficult because not every piece of media you encounter has closed caption settings.

Accessibility for people’s individual needs is an important aspect in today’s world. There are specialized doors for mobility devices, specialized service animals for specific needs, but accessibility for non-visible disabilities is a much more difficult concept to administer.

Accessibility for hard of hearing (HOH) and deaf people is often overlooked past the point of sign

language translators in day-to-day life, but making the media world a safe and usable place for HOH people is surprisingly forgotten.

According to Gallaudet University’s research demographics, 37 to 140 people out of 1000 have troubled hearing and two to four of 1000 are “functionally” deaf. Media that is used online is often relied on by audio overlay that provides the information or entertainment. Many websites that use video media have closed caption settings for creators to edit and manually administer accurate captioning. Some companies have positions that are solely for caption transcription.

Unfortunately creators often rely on auto-generated subtitles that are, frankly, incomprehensible.

Auto-generated captions can skip lines of dialogue, important instruction, or even just additional information as to what they are watching.

Whether you are watching a

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3.8 percent of the American population is “functionally deaf”

YouTube video that is showcasing a new trend or watching a new blockbuster movie in a theatre, a hearing-capable person would most likely need audio to understand. A HOH person would be able to comprehend some audio but often not higher tones, dialogue that is spoken quickly, or accents that are unfamiliar may become distorted or muffled so closed captions are necessary.

A person who is deaf would completely rely on closed captioning. All of these people would have significant trouble enjoying a piece of entertainment or learning using video media if it doesn’t have closed captioning.

Closed caption mandating should be enforced to all forms of audio media including independent creator companies. All publishing needs to have closed captions to insure that all the hard work by developers is able to be consumed by all viewers.

15 percent of American adults identify with trouble hearing

**According to Gallaudet University’s research statistics and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

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Love is in the Air students sell essential oil love potions Ellen Miller Garrett Content Editor @ellsmgarrett

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nown to many as “the Bread Chick”, senior Quinn Rhodes and Hesston High School senior Lulu Williams have turned onto a new entrepreneurial venture. The pair plans to take a cross-country road trip this summer to celebrate their high school graduation. To fundraise for this occasion, Rhodes and Williams have been creating and selling love potions.

The idea first occurred to Rhodes while sitting with friends in ceramics class.

“At first I thought of it as a joke, but then I thought about it and really liked it,” Rhodes said.

The process began soon after. The duo started by brainstorming some oil combinations, and began doing research. Their Google search histories were soon filled with questions about the different properties of essential oils, finding several that promoted feelings like love, stability, health and energy.

“Then from there, we went and sampled all the oils at Prairie Harvest,” Rhodes said.

Prairie Harvest, a market and deli located in downtown Newton, has a collection consisting of over forty essential oils, so Rhodes and Williams soon found combinations that they felt communicated the feelings that love potions should.

“We have three scents. One is more for energy, it has lavender, orange and myrrh, it smells like a Sunday morning. Then there’s jasmine and geranium which is very flowery and sweet, more perfumey. Then there is our personal favorite which is rose, rosemary and frankincense. It’s very deep and loving,” Rhodes said.

After deciding on the three blends, Rhodes and Williams figured out what forms their love potions would take.

“We have roll-ons and we have spray. For the roll-ons we used almond oil and we dropped in the amount we wanted for each of them until we thought they smelled right. There is no particular

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formula, we just did it until we thought it smelled nice,” Rhodes said. “For the spray bottles, it’s witch hazel, water and salt. So it can actually be used as a cleaner for your face and skin. Witch hazel is something that people usually use, but it smells really weird so we had to put the water and salt in to balance the smell. The salt makes the oil more soluble in the water.”

To further the idea of their love potions, they also included crushed up rose quartz stones in the bottles.

“Rose quartz is universally the love stone. So having it soaking in the love potion all the time, it’s just some voodoo stuff,” Rhodes said.

With all of the elements in place, Rhodes and Williams then began to mix, bottle, and label their potions.

“Considering that we aren’t the most efficient workers, this process has taken longer than it probably should have. Overall we’re probably dedicated seven hours to it,” Rhodes said.

To promote the sale of their product, Rhodes has been reaching out to potential customers both in person and online.

“I’ve been yelling about it to people, like ‘Hey do you want to buy a love potion?’. I’ve also been posting about it,” Rhodes said.

One customer, junior Clara Rowe, has seen this approach as rather successful for Rhodes and jumped on board. Rowe purchased a rosemary, rose and frankincense roll-on and is excited to use it.

“I bought a love potion because I wanted to support my friend Quinn and I thought that it was a unique business idea. I also love essential oils,” Rowe said. “She was talking to me about it during Graphic Design. I know that Quinn does a lot of her marketing through word of mouth and some social media.”

While some say that the love potions will not actually work, Rowe believes that there is some kind of truth in its effectiveness.

“I believe that if you believe that the love potion will work, then it will work,” Rowe said. “The energy that you put into the universe is the energy that you get out of the universe.”

Orange

Frankincense

Myrrh

Lavender

Rosemary

Rose

Quartz

Rose

Geranium Jasmine

The Meaning Behind the Blends

Orange: Purifying energetically, boosts love and luck.

Myrrh: Used to stimulate immune system, and helps insomniacs.

Lavender: Reduces stress and anxiety, stimulates the brain, and induces sleep.

Geranium: Promotes emotional wellness, balances hormones, and uplifts your mood.

Jasmine: Relaxing, increases libido.

Rose: Protects heart, aids circulation, fights against depression and anxiety.

Rosemary: Reduces stress, improves immune health.

Frankincense: Improves fertility, reduces stress and negative reactions, improves immune system.

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HOPE

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Photo Illustration by Faye Smith,

permission granted by Obey Giant (official website for artist Shepard Fairey)

Blaufuss attends youth senate program Serves as one of Kansas’ two delegates Faye Smith Editor-in-chief @__fayesmith

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s a child, junior Eli Blaufuss was always interested in history.

Each Christmas he received multiple books, even an entire retelling of the history of war. Little did he know that his passion for history and American Civics would lead him to become a delegate for one of the most prestigious programs in the U.S., the United States Senate Youth Program.

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is a government based organization that sets out to find two individuals from every state, Defense Education and the District of Columbia that have an interest in American Government and Politics. These students are sent to Washington D.C. and meet with high ranking government officials throughout the three branches of the Federal Government, in addition to a $10,000 college scholarship.

“The main goal is to allow students that are passionate about politics really see into the American political system up front instead of sitting at home watching the news. You will be able to be there and meet with the senators, and the people making the decisions,” Blaufuss said. “It’s also a way to network political nerds into one big group so they can get to know each other and have a view of American politics that no one really gets.”

After receiving an email from AP Government teacher Grant Scott about the program, Blaufuss jumped at the opportunity. This required Blaufuss to send in an application and take a Government and Civics test administered by Scott. In addition to Scott, Blaufuss said his parents also

pushed him to apply for the program.

“My parents were excited about it and thought it was a great idea when I told them. My parents kind of constantly haggled me about applying for scholarships, and saving up money for college since it’s so expensive. When I introduced them to this, they thought it was a great opportunity,” Blaufuss said.

Blaufuss was selected among eight candidates from the state of Kansas to interview for the two delegate positions for the program.

After completing a phone interview, Blaufuss played the waiting game.

One night after a Scholars Bowl tournament, he came home to find the letter had arrived.

“I split open the envelope and opened the folder. The front envelope had a photo of the capitol building and had ‘United States Senate Youth Program’. In that moment, I was like ‘What’s going on here?’” Blaufuss said. “I read the first sentence like five times to make sure it was real.

I sort of looked at my parents and read out the first sentence that said ‘Congratulations Eli on being selected to the United States Senate Youth Program’. I was just stunned, I was actually shaking the entire time.

Kinda glad my mom decided to take that video.”

Benjamin Sawaya from Overland Park will be joining him as the other delegate from the state of Kansas. By attending the program from Mar. 2 to Mar. 9, Blaufuss believes he will have a view of the American government unlike any other.

“I’ll be there [in D.C.] to see what’s going on, to get opinions from the people themselves, to ask the questions that matter the most to me, instead of going off questions that reporters ask,” Blaufuss said. “Being

able to ask the tougher questions I am interested about will definitely change my perspective and help with forming my own ideas and views.”

The USSYP program has many distinguished alumni, including two current senators Susan Collins (ME) and Cory Gardner (CO). That being said, Blaufuss believes this program will have a lasting impression on his academic and future career as an appellate judge for the Federal Circuit Court.

“The biggest advantage is that it will probably look really good on a college application. It’s something that only 103 other people will have, so being able to put down that I was a delegate from Kansas for the United States Senate Youth Program would automatically attract the eye,” Blaufuss said. “Apart from the scholarship and the program, being able to say you were an alumni of that organization is a fantastic attribute to a college application.”

For Scott, this will be the first student of his to pursue and participate in the program. Scott believes that Blaufuss’ attendance will encourage more students to think about looking at the program itself.

“I hope it not only encourages more students to think about this program, but I hope it encourages more students to think about ‘Hey, you know there’s not reason to not try and do that. If I do what’s the worse thing that will happen? I will be denied, and won’t have any negative impact on me. The worst thing that could happen is I might not be accepted,’” Scott said. “Then you’re losing nothing, and you could potentially be gaining a great opportunity first hand.”

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Nature through a lens

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1. A female Northern Harrier takes off to catch a mouse, at Cheyenne Bottoms, in Great Bend Kansas.

2. An Osprey flies over Old Faithful, at Yellowstone National Park.

3. A Ring-Billed Gull stands on a rock, at Cheyenne Bottoms, in Great Bend Kansas.

4. A male Northern Cardinal perches on a tree branch at Kauffman Museum in North Newton, Kansas Photos and information courtesy of Logan Headings

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Headings portrays interests through photography Benton Dreasher @benton0817 Reporter

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lick* sounds the shutter of a camera that is capturing an American Kestrel, a falcon which is most commonly found in North America, with anticipation, the photographer looks down at the screen of his camera, and lets out a sigh of relief. This was the exact scenario sophomore Logan Headings experienced when he captured one of his favorite photos he has taken.

Heading’s interest in animals originates from a young age. While he expresses an admiration for all species, he is especially fond of birds.

“I’ve liked animals since I was about three years old,” Headings said. “I started drawing pictures of animals when I was really young, and it’s just been a growing passion since then.”

As a result of his interest in birds and animals spanning so many years of his life, Heading has a fairly expansive encyclopedia of bird species built into his head.

“Most of the time I can recognize what kind of bird it is when I photograph it because I know a lot of different species of birds. There are times when I don’t know what it is though,” Headings said. “When that happens I go to the app on my phone called ‘Merlin’ by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where you can put in a photo of a bird, and it can identify any bird for you.”

It’s thought that there are roughly 10,000 different species of birds in the entire world, but there are significantly less in the United States. Headings has about 700 species that he has downloaded that Merlin can recognize.

“In the United States there’s around 1,000 different kind of species. In Kansas, alone, there’s around 400, and

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I’ve photographed 140,” Headings said.

Although Headings has only been taking part in his photography hobby since June 2017, he has already placed in a local photography contest.

“I won fifth place in the Newton photo competition in 2017. I was allowed to enter three photos that had to be taken anywhere in Newton or North Newton,” Headings said. “My photo of a Robin Fledgling won fifth place and was featured in the 2018 Newton Chamber of Commerce Calendar.”

Headings has chosen a few select locations in which he finds he takes his most successful photos.

“I go to the Kauffman Museum trails, Camp Hawk, West Lake, and East Lake, Lindsborg near my grandma’s house,” Headings said.

Even though Headings currently only partakes in photography for the fun, he believes it could be more sustaining as a career in the future.

“Right now it’s just a hobby, although in the future I could have some sort of photography career, like selling photos, or working with National Geographic,” Headings said.

Heading’s has a website that he uses as both a place for people to view his photos, and as an archive for the photos he’s previously taken.

“It’s called ‘The Daily Robin,’ it’s a wix website, so you need the link to access it. But I also I have a Facebook page, and YouTube channel under the same name.” Heading’s said. “I upload these photos because someday I would like to make an app, that is ran through my websites, that does the same thing Merlin [aforementioned] does. I want it to be able to analyze a photo of any known bird, and it can identify it, that way there is more easily accessible knowledge. Alongside identifying the birds, I also want it to contain some facts and information on the bird, respectively.”

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Recap of 91ST Academy Awards

Best Picture / Best Original Screenplay Green Book

Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class pianist, embarked on a concert tour in the deep south. The title of “Green Book” is based on “The Negro Motorist Green-Book” by Victor H. Green, a book that helped African Americans travel and find location to rest, eat and feel welcomed. “Green Book” was written by Nick Vallelonga and Brian Hayes Currie.

Best Adaptive Screenplay BlacKKKlansmen

Set in the early 1970s, Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. Directed by Spike Lee, this is altered from a memoir of the real Ron Stallworth that was adapted and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee.

Best Film Editing Bohemian Rhapsody

As he seeks to fulfill his dream of becoming a famous singer, art student Freddie rebels against his traditional Parsi family and joins the band that will become Queen. Adopting the surname Mercury, Freddie becomes a superstar as he and his bandmates create the exuberant music that electrifies audiences in the 1970s and 1980s.

Best Cinematography ROMA

Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help parents Antonio and Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. This story is based off of director Alfonso Cuaron’s own childhood and is considered an achievement in cinematography. Roma was shot on an Alexa PRIME 65.

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Best Documentary Film Free Solo

Renowned free solo climber Alex Honnold has long desired to attempt El Capitan, the 3,000-foot granite rock in Yosemite National Park. Although he wants to begin, Honnold is suddenly plagued by injuries and his friends and family worry for his safety. Nothing can stop him, however, and Honnold becomes the only athlete to make the treacherous ascent without ropes.

Best Director

Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His work has received critical acclaim and many accolades. He won this year for the film “Roma”. Other film that he has directed include “Children of Men”, “Gravity”, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”.

Best Animated Film

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities. The film has been praised for its creative and unprecedented use of a variety of different animation styles, a concept which is uncommon in recent animated features.

Terms to know Best Picture- As the final award of the night, the best picture award is awarded to the best movie of that year, this category has existed since the first Academy Awards in 1929.

Best Original Screenplay- Original screenplay is awarded to the writer(s) that create a totally new story in the form of a screenplay, which is the script of a movie that includes acting instructions and scene directions.

Adapted screenplay- This is awarded to the writer(s) that best adapted an already existing source material into a screenplay, which is the script of a movie that includes acting instructions and scene directions.

Best Film Editing- On its most fundamental level, film editing is the art, technique and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence in post-production.

Best Cinematography- A person who oversees or directs photography and camera-work in moviemaking, especially one who operates the camera.

Best Documentary Film- Awarded to the best documentary film, which is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record.

Best Director-A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director controls a

film’s artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision.

Best Animated Feature Film- This category is awarded to a feature animated film, the average feature animated film is typically between 80 and 180 minutes long.

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Prom By the Numbers 361 students attended prom

in 2018

NHS PROM of these students

90.5%

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are out of school guests

Why did you prompose?

Jeana Lyons Senior

**35 students surveyed

Promposals

come from our school

9.5%

58.8% of dates plan to prompose

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“I asked Daisy Buller and she really likes the band ‘The 1975’ They have a song called ‘I’d love it if we made it.’ I just added ‘to Prom’ at the end of that. I made a poster of the screenshot from Apple music,” Senior Jeana Lyons and her date Freshman Daisy Buller stand in the commons right after Lyons Promposal on Feb. 14.

**35 students surveyed

Average price: $440.27

say yes to the dress

The average dress at NHS this year: Blue Mermaid

best place to Eat Dinner -Olive Garden Buy a Dress -Dillards Rent a Tux -Mens Wearhouse Flowers -Dillons Hair&Makeup -A Professional After Prom -Home

Legacy Victorio-Coto (Senior) Making her own Prom dress

“This year I was like, ‘I don’t have a lot of money, what’s cheaper than making it yourself?’. So far I’ve started my skirt and I have yet to work on the top part. I’m also going to do some gold embroidery, so that will come later on,” Lindsey Antonowich (Sophomore) Received a dress credit

“My sister got her Homecoming dress at Parrot-Fa-Nalia, she didn’t like it so when she returned it we got a $200 dress credit. Originally my dress was $500, so that helped save some money,” Asha Regier (Sophomore) Borrowed a dress from her sister

“It was my favorite one of hers, the style was really nice and I’ve always just loved it. I tried it on for fun, and it fit me perfectly so I thought ‘why not?’. It was nice to borrow one so I can spend more money on my hair and nails,”

Other Facts

29.4% of students surveyed believed the prom theme was emoji

$100-$500 is how much

NHS students are willing to spend on prom

$733 is the average amount spent in the midwest on prom according to Visa

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Gone

Fishing Lujano turns lifelong hobby into competitive sport

Lujano poses with a bass caught at his grandmother’s pond. Photo Courtesy

Kaete Schmidt Graphics Manager @Kaetetaylor

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ypically thinking about the average high school sport, football, basketball or baseball might be some of the options that come to mind. On the contrary, sophomore Cole Lujano has turned his hobby of fishing into a sport.

Starting from a young age, Lujano developed a fondness for fishing. What started as a family activity slowly turned into a love of Lujano’s. In the summer, Lujano tends to spend at least two days of his week fishing either by himself or with family members.

“Having success is what got me into fishing. Success is the most rewarding thing. Fishing with friends when you’re just having a good time is great,” Lujano said.

Throughout the years, Lujano has fished in many states, including Wyoming which is the farthest he has traveled. With all of these different experiences, Lujano has caught a wide variety of fish, his favorite was the biggest fish he has caught: a 65 pound flathead.

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“I was extremely excited because I was surprised and was not expecting that to happen. With flatheads, I use a different type of fishing. So, you tie a rope and a hook to a tree and you stick the fish on the hook and you put it in the water, the tree is your pole. So, you ride in the boat up to the tree and pull it out,”

“Success is the most rewarding thing.”

-Sophomore Cole Lujano

Lujano said.

Through all of the practice, starting at a young age and competing, Lujano has certain fishing methods he prefers over others. One of these fishing methods is called, ‘Flipping and Pitching’.

“So it’s a soft bait like the squishy

creature baits that look like bugs and then you have a hook with a weight on the hook. It’s called flipping because you take your pole and lure and kind of pitch it or flip it under a tree or something,” Lujano said. “Topwater is another one of my favorite kinds of fishing because it is the most exciting. When you see a fish jump out of the water to eat your bait it is exciting and surprising.”

After fishing for so many years, Lujano knew that the hobby was something he wanted to continue to do, although in a more competitive environment. Lujano began entering into contests three years ago at the age of 13.

“I like competing and I like fishing so I thought I should just put them together,” Lujano said.

Despite going to school at Newton, Lujano took an opportunity to reach out to the Buhler High School’s fishing coach about joining their team.

“I did a few [tournaments] individually but eventually I emailed the coach and I signed up. The highest I have placed is third, although I have only gone to three or four tournaments on this team. I have been on it for about

seven months. There is usually about 50 people and about 30 the K-State coach and he said that they are interested in me, teams at each competition,” Lujano said. but will need to look more into it,” Lujano said.

Fishing differs from the typical high In order to become a successful fisher to school sport in a variety of ways, starting compete in these tournaments and pursue with the fact that there are no practices. fishing in college, Lujano believes that The participants are simply expected to practice is the best way to improve. find their own time to practice and then “Lots of practice [makes a successful show up to the tournaments. In these fisher]. You practice casting, feeling the tournaments every participant fishes and difference between a tree a rock, grass, a weighs in what they catch at the end of the bite. It is very difficult to tell,” Lujano said. day. The team with the highest weight is “You just have to go out there and fish. the winner.

Or you can go out in the winter time and In addition to not having practices, just go on a tree and feel the difference Lujano has the opportunity to win a range between a tree and a rock and all of that of prizes such as money, rods and fishing stuff so then when you’re actually in a gear. The winners also can qualify for tournament you know what is what. future more competitive tournaments.

Practice. Just fish as much as you can.”

“Fishing is actually a sport, and you can Although practice plays a big part in win lots of money through fishing,” Lujano fishing as well as multiple other sports, said. “If you can compete at it then it is a Lujano finds that adaption has also played sport.” a large role in improving his fishing Lujano holds bass caught at his While Lujano is still at the beginning of technique. grandmother’s pond. Photo Courtesy his high school fishing career, he hopes in “The ability to adapt and change the years to come to eventually join a college fishing team and if something is not working whether it be lures, line, or further improve his skills. technique,” Lujano said.

“I have looked at K-State and Oklahoma. I have talked to

Timeline of a tournament

Tournament begins 7:00 A.M.

Tournament meeting 6:15 A.M. 6:00 A.M.

Participants arrive at the boat ramp

6:30 A.M. Participants receive their boat number

Return to the boat ramp 3:00 P.M.

12:00 P.M. Allowed 10 minutes for lunch

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3:10 P.M. Participants weigh their top 5 fish, highest weight wins

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Undiagnosed

Knee injury affects life-long player Natalie Kuhn Reporter @Kuhn Nat

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hat started as a small pain within the first week of her junior season of soccer has evolved into senior Aspen Olson battling an unknown knee injury for nearly a year. As a result of her undiagnosed knee injury, Olson will be unable to participate in her senior season of soccer. While injuries are not a foreign topic in high school athletics, Olson’s injury has had and will continue to have lasting effects on her sports career “At first, it would only hurt when I was playing soccer or when I would cut, or make sharp turns, or a sudden stop and start going into tackles.

Things like that is when it would hurt at first,” Olson said. “Then after a couple months, it started hurting after I would stand up or be walking around for over an hour, then it’d just start to get achy.”

Olson met with athletic trainer Elizabeth Brown the day after the original injury to evaluate the pain. In the following weeks, Olson attempted a routine of anti-inflammatory medications along with heat and ice compression. Additionally, Olson did physical therapy and wore a brace for activities. Even with the applied treatment the pain did not falter and Brown and Olson decided that consulting a specialized physician would be the next step.

“It’s kind of weird with Aspen’s injury like there’s no set injury exactly, there’s a couple of up in the air options of what it could be and nobody really has an answer,” Brown said. “She’s been to multiple doctors and they all say something different. I tried to put her into to contact with doctors that could help with her knee.”

Olson began playing soccer in her early childhood, around the age of three and has played competitively since the age of eight. Olson even played on Olympic Development Program teams for several years in addition to playing on the school’s soccer team since freshman year.

Olson’s injury not only affects her own life, but that of the school soccer team as they are losing what head coach Scott Jantzi said was a valuable player.

“The three years that we were able to experience, she did do a great job and she was a vital part of our squad in our winning. You’re gonna miss that part of that leadership on a team,” Jantzi said.

Not only was Olson’s high school athletic career affected, her college career was also altered. Olson had announced during Dec. 2017 that she was accepted to Emporia State University to study pre-med and play soccer in the spring season, although her most recent plan is to attend the University of Kansas.

“I decided to give my scholarship up because I had been out of commission for so long and so I would have had to train so much harder to get into shape,” Olson said. “I didn’t want to take a spot away from someone who would have been able to play right away.”

Even though Olson will not be able to participate in soccer, she has joined the girls swim team to stay active while reducing weight bearing activity on her knee.

“I’ve gone for years being pretty involved in this school, so to spend my entire senior year doing nothing would have been a real struggle,” Olson said.

1. Pre High School - Started playing at the age of three - Competitively competed since age of eight - Played on Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams for several years High School - Committed to Emporia State University in December 2017

4. July-September - Could not participate in club - Took a blood test that indicated nothing - Sent to Dr. Livermore for an exploratory arthroscopy procedure done - Physical therapy (weeks) - Knee scoped by Dr. Miller of Wichita -MRI: Came back clean - Had another surgery: Found nothing

2. Initial Sign: March 2018 - Knee pain during first week of junior year preseason practice - Visited trainer the next day - Tried anti inflammatory medication, heat and ice, physical therapy and wore a knee brace - Referred to Dr. Jennifer Koontz - X-rays came up clean - MRI- showed a bone bruise

- Wore brace for the season

5. October-December - Gave back scholar ship to ESU - Had to reconsider college opportunities - Revisited Dr. Koontz: Possible bone tumor - CT scan: Came back normal - Received a cortisone steroid injection: It did not work

3. April-May - Continued working with trainer and playing soccer - Pain got worse and worse as the season went on - The day after soccer season ended, Olson got a locking knee brace and used crutches - Physical therapy - Knee had not healed - Hurt as bad as ever

6. January-Present - Decided to attend Kansas University - Consulted with Dr. Jones of Wichita for a radio-frequency ablation procedure (RFA) - Olson hoped to play her senior season with the procedure - Doctor refused to do the procedure and instead advices a knee brace on daily basis until the pain subsides

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The theme of this photo essay is: motion. From a spinning pottery wheel to a spiked ball, these photos capture the motion and emotion in the lives of Newton High School students.

1. Senior Rebeca Raymundo uses a tool to shape her spinning pottery in the Ceramics 3 class on Jan. 14. Ceramics 3 is the only art class that Raymundo is taking this semester. Photo by Emily Brandt

was a very emotional moment, the fact that it was right after the dance and that I was surrounded by them emphasized the action of all of us coming together and being united for the last time,” Nelson said. Photo

by Addie Lindenmeyer

3. Sophomores Creed Eckerberg and Francie Robu finish their scene in an embrace during the final practices before their first performance. The spring 2019 play production was “Almost Maine,” a play composed of eight small love stories all taking place simultaneously in a small Maine town. Photo by Kati Blaylock

7. In a sudden turn of events, Chemistry Club’s attempt to make lollipops leads to an unpredicted chemical reaction. The solution boiled over because the beaker was too small. Photo by Matt Olson

2. Preparing to serve the birdie, sophomore Luke Schmidt backs up and smiles across the court to his competitors. The annual Winter Homecoming badminton tournament was won by seniors Seth Bontrager and Tim Kerner. Photo by Emily Brandt

4. Decked out in black and gold, senior Zachary Garcia does a little shimmy shake during the Winter Homecoming basketball game.

Coronation was held during halftime of the boys varsity game where seniors Wyatt Hendrickson and Emily Peaney were crowned king and queen. Photo by Braiden Botterweck 5. Forming a circle, seniors Rebekah Nelson, Katherine Sebes and Amanda Smith celebrate their final Railiner performance. The three seniors were recognized before the varsity boys game on Feb. 22. “It

6. Winter Homecoming candidate senior Jeana Lyons completes her handshake with partner Marco (Tony) Aramburu (not pictured). The pair’s handshake included throwing a figurative ball of energy back and forth. Photo by Schyler Entz 8. Junior Alexander Buffalo zooms through the junior locker section on science teacher Adrianne Wedel’s ‘hoverboard’ during his Honors Physics class. Students took turns riding down the hallway. “I thought I was going to crash because I was going really fast because I do not weigh that much,” Buffalo said. Photo by Rebekah Nelson

9. Senior Gabriel Christianson spikes a ball during the Azteca Club lockon Jan. 26. The group spent the night playing games, eating snacks and having a dance. Photo by Legacy Victorio-Coto

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