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Waste WaterThe Honors Chemistry II class poses outside the waste water plant during a field trip Wednesday.

Alex Stuckyco editor-in-chief

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Honors Chemistry II class traveled to the drinking and waste water treatment plants for its annual field trip.

Located about five miles southwest of Newton, the drink-ing water plant is where the students were able to learn the process that water takes from underground wells to drinkable water from faucets.

Then, the next day the class went to the southwest corner of town to the waste water plant. Before the class went, Chemistry teacher Jon Preston jokingly described it as “the chocolate river” and if the students were lucky they would see an Oompa Loompa. Seniors Miranda Hanchett and Brittany Stark shared different opinions about the plant.

“It smelled like [insert word here],” Hanchett said. “We

didn’t see any Oompa Loom-pas.”

“It was neat seeing how many steps go into the process of treating the waste that goes down the toilet,” Stark said.

The field trips serve as real world experiences with concepts that relate to those the students are learning in class.

“Along with learning some environmental chemistry, it cor-relates with class material, with the solutions we are working with in units and labs,” Preston said.

Although the school has cut funding for high school field trips, Preston was able to secure some funds because the trips are a part of his classroom curricu-lum.

In July 2013, new construc-tion will take place at the waste water plant. Half of the plant will be replaced with new systems and the old will be torn down, a process that will take approximately 18 months.

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Oct. 11: Army/National Guard visit during lunch

Oct. 27: ACT test. See Counselor Jana Crittenden for preparation details.

Oct. 23: Goshen College visit during seminar

Oct. 29: Pittsburg State University visit during seminar

Oct. 16 End of the first nine weeks

Oct. 17: PSAT Test Date

Oct. 15: Parent teacher conferences from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Oct. 18: Parent teach-er conferences from 8 to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

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Dream Act ‘a blessing’ to Medinaconner MItchellnews editor

Junior Leilani Medina came to the United States illegally with her family 15 years ago and has been waiting for a law like the Dream Act to be passed ever since.

The Dream Act allows minors who entered the United States illegally as children to attend a community college or a four year college under a six year conditional stay in the United States.

Applicants must provide proof they have continuously lived in the United States for five years, along with proof of graduation from a United States high school.

“[When I first heard about the Dream Act] my reaction was ‘is this real’? My family and I

were relieved,” Medina said.Newton City Attorney Bob

Myers said the pros and cons of the Dream Act are still being debated.

“The supporters of the Act state that children born in the United States of illegal immi-grants are innocent victims of their parents’ actions and are in all other respects like any other American children,” he said.

“Opponents state that this rewards the acts of illegal im-migrants and would only serve to encourage others to violate the immigration laws in order to make their children U.S. citi-zens,” Myers said.

Medina said the Dream Act will not only help her but many other students as well. “The Dream Act will help me and others by giving us the privilege to work, get a driv-

ers license, be able to continue schooling after high school, and be eligible for scholarships,” she said.

Other students saw how valu-able the act will be for students like Medina.

“It gives an opportunity for them to go to a school of their choice and to reach their goals and achieve their dreams and to be able to do what they want as an adult,” freshman Mary Valdivia said.

A difficult step in applying for the Dream Act is waiting to get official acceptance documents.

“It’s been hard,” Medina said.

“[There has been] a lot of paper work, time, and now the waiting to get the results.”

Medina said she is thankful for the opportunity the Dream Act has given her.

“It’s been a blessing. For all the students that are going through this too, our futures have all been opened to the same privileges as the rest of the other students,” she said.

“The [Dream Act] has definit-ley changed my plans and will keep changing them by giving me more opportunities in life,” an anonymous NHS graduate said.

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“It’s been a blessing... Our futures have all been opened to the same privileges as the rest of the other students.”junior leilani Medina

Self Defense club added to ‘get students involved’Avery AnDerSonreporter

Resource officer Chad Gay recently decided to start a new club. Ground Self-Defense Club will teach smaller, weaker peo-ple to defend themselves against larger, stronger attackers.

Gay formerly sponsored Stu-dents Against Destructive Deci-sions (SADD). The club stopped meeting two years ago because the majority of the students in the club were making destruc-tive decisions. They would go out and party and not follow

what their club stood for, so Gay wanted to get another second club going.

There are certain require-ments to become a member of Ground Self-Defense. Low grades, disciplinary problems and tardies all disqualify stu-dents from possible member-ship.

“[I’m] really excited to learn how to defend myself against big people,” sophomore Colton Pfannenstiel said.

Gay said he expects a large turnout, as Ground Self-Defense sounds like a club high school

students will be interested in. At least 80 members have signed up already.

“The club’s main purpose is to get students involved if they don’t already have a second club and get familiar with ground defense,” Gay said.

Gay also is the sponsor for Law Enforcement-Related Occu-pations (LERO), which is a club that gets students familiar with all types of law enforcement. Gay wants to show students that their is more to law enforcement than just the local police depart-ment.

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Railer spirit by the numbers:On a scale of 1 to 10, 67% of students polled said our school spirit as a whole is a 6 or higher. The rank of the individual student was an 8. The poll was taken of 100 students.

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Going out to support our sports teams, respecting ev-eryone’s ideas, participating in school activities, appreciat-ing all the opportunities we have and being positive about everything that happens in regards to our school is what school spirit is all about.

Most students do not realize what the school actu-ally does for us. It provides us with air conditioning and heating, buildings for classrooms instead of trailers out back, and a large variety of clubs, sports and other activities. With all of these provisions, receiving praise is much deserved.

As a sign of respect, stu-dents should stop criticizing school ideas, sports teams, staff members and others in the student body. We should support, appreciate and re-spect every aspect of our high school, including those who love our school and every-thing in it.

Some students are so full of pep, they are the highlight of our halls and home games. Seeing their school spirit and excitement should make us proud to be Railers and encourage us to do the same.

Try not to bash on them or have an insidious attitude towards them. They are the ones that give our school a good name when others make our school look like a joke.

Those that do appreciate our school should try to show it in some way. If they do not, others will think that they do not appreciate our school, when in reality, they actu-ally do care about the school. Some students may just not be the kind to dress up during homecoming week or yell like crazy at the sports events. But being a part of the school and its events is not lame, it just means you are getting more out of your high school experience.

There are many different ways to have school spirit other than dressing up or being the loudest at home games. Take the chance and go out for any of the sports or even something as simple as Swing Dance Club. Have fun during your high school career. Get out of your com-fort zone, join something you think would be fun, and meet new people.

Having a lot of friends is a great and helpful thing

through-out high school. Friends can get you out to have fun and participate in school events. People that have excessive school spirit should become friends with those that do not. They could get them to stop being negative towards the school and get them involved in its functions.

Students should show school spirit by respecting the school, everyone and every-thing in it, and having a posi-

tive attitude towards it. Be optimistic about clubs, sports, events and having school spirit in general. Try not to turn your nose up at these things or the people who love our school and participate in every-thing they can. It is like your second home for four years, so have fun with it and you will get more out of your high school experience.

Students lack school spirit Stop criticizing school ideas, sports teams, staff members and others in the student body. Support, appreciate and respect every aspect of our high school.“ ”

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CODY MICKcolumnist

Ah, October; a month dedi-cated to beau-tiful weather,

Friday night football, horror movies...and anti-bullying. Yes, as if we weren’t already exces-sively informed, we have to dedicate an entire month to the worn-out, painfully depressing topic.

Wait, you’re still reading? Even though this entire editorial is about bullying? Does anybody really care about this stuff any-more? I guess so. Let me bring forth my thoughts about the tender, ancient subject.

Bullying takes many forms. It can be physical or psychologi-cal. It can take place in person

and through the internet. Bullies often do what they do because of the hardships they face in their own personal lives. We get it.

Victims of bullying should definitely not keep to them-selves. They should tell a parent, a teacher, a priest or a friend. We get it. Bullying takes place everywhere all the time, anyone can be a bully, and anyone can become victim to bullying. We get it.Have I mentioned any-thing students and teachers do not already know? Why do we insist on bringing up bullying every single chance we get as if the entire student population is made up of abusive children and helpless victims?

If it were up to me, we would banish the topic like a leper. Since it’s not up to me, teach-

ers will continue to sit through hour-long meetings about cyberbullying and students will still have to turn their heads to the excessive number of anti-bullying posters, nearly all of which resemble post-ers for R-rated slasher films for some reason.We wouldn’t have to be dealing with this nonsense if students would simply be responsible and tell an authority figure when they are being bul-lied. Seriously, would we rather continue to be abused everyday by the same low-life, or inform an adult and get rid of the prob-lem permanently.

Bullies should just stop. I’m tired of hearing about their an-tics. They aren’t famous for what

they do. They’re infamous. If they are struggling with person-al issues, tell an authority figure. It isn’t that hard. Bullying is

often the cause of injury, de-pression and even suicide. They are all

terrible things but can all be eas-ily avoided if we can all just ma-ture and handle our problems when we are faced with them.

By the way, making posters, attending meetings and wearing orange all month might not be the way to handle the problem. If these were all effective strate-gies, wouldn’t we have gotten rid of the problem years ago? Plus, when I see the large posters and all of the students and staff wearing orange, it feels like we

are bringing attention, not to anti-bullying, but to the bullies themselves.

If we truly want to end bully-ing, we need to tackle it by talk-ing to each and every student and making sure everything is alright with them. If conferences need to be held, if psychologists need to be hired, so be it. It’s a lot quicker and easier than dealing with the same horrible situations everyday.

Bullies, stop what you’re doing. Victims, quit hiding and tell someone before the situation progresses. Parents, talk to your kids about their school life and get them to open up. Teachers, work to fix the issue so I don’t have to watch the same video they’ve been showing PE classes since 1956.

hana rObInsOnentertainment editor

In a few clicks, not only have I planned my Hal-loween costumes

for the next eight years, designed an entirely new wardrobe and started my very own bucket list, but I have planned a wedding, discovered a thousand new ways to do my hair and found at least 20 new recipes I’m dying to try out. My name is Hana Robinson, I am eighteen, and I am a Pinterest addict.

With being a “pinner” comes a certain stereotype: trophy wife or stay-at-home mom. I can guarantee you, I am neither. I can also guarantee that

Pinterest has no predetermined audi-ence. I mean, seriously, their selection of “pins” range from frilly dresses all the way to gory horror films. In a world where friends and trends are constantly changing, social network-ing sites such as Twitter or Facebook keep us knit together, while Pinterest keeps us up-to-date.

While on Pinterest, I am search-ing for that perfect bandeau top, a cute tattoo idea or an inspiring quote, which will remarkably describe exactly how I am feeling. I know my mom does not do that. It is bit too late in her life to be strutting around tattoo parlours in bandeau tops.

Of course, I am not saying that moms or trophy wives should not use Pinterest. I’m just trying to open the minds of my peers. Nobody should

be opposed to “pinning,” it is a great way to share all sorts of ideas, photos and even video clips. Pinterest can be an outlet for anybody, black, white, Emo, prep, teen, mom, grandma, dad, baby-brother, whoever, to share their favorite ideas, projects, fashions or movies with the world.

MySpace was cool before Facebook. Now Twitter has more users than Facebook and Instagram is rapidly outshining both. Pinterest is growing steadily, and I want NHS to be a part of that growth!

Let go Railers, jump on board that Pinterest train before it leaves you be-hind, and you’re stuck with your dinky little Twitter account, while the rest of the world is out pinning pictures of their trips to Tuscany, Dubai or Ireland.

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Food because I like to try new things.

- Sr. Taylor Carr

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My dream house because they have cool houses.

- So, Jenna Ratzlaff

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Hairstyles because it gives a lot of ideas and new things to try.

- Fr. Alexis McMullin

If it were up to me, we would banish the

topic like a leper.

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Sophie Schmidtguest writer

My name is Sophie Schmidt and I am an exchange student from Germany. Some of you may have heard of Frankfurt on the Rhine River. I live here.

I decided to do a year abroad last summer when a good friend of mine went to New Zealand. When I first arrived here, everybody asked me if I was

shocked because of the different way of life and the new environment, but Newton is my new home and I like it the way it is.

Homecoming was new, exciting experience for me. In Germany, the schools usually do not have school dances, so this was totally differ-ent for me.

The homecoming week and it’s theme were great! The students’ outfits looked amazing! Our graduat-ing students in Germany do something like this too. During that time, they dress like Hawaiians or come to school in pajamas.

I decided to buy a dress the day before the Homecoming dance on Friday. Everybody said that nobody dressed up, but everybody did. Puh! I was glad I bought a nice dress.

Unfortunately I missed the parade, but the football game was a lot of fun, even though

we lost. I just love the school spirit at American sporting events. Almost everybody is watching the football game and supports the team. That would be incredible in Germany.

The dance was crazy. I think all of the exchange students agree with that. Europeans have a different dancing style. Still, it was a lot of fun and a good time with friends.

I am looking forward to my next eight months in Newton, Kansas!

worldviews: Germanyhomecoming ‘totally different’ experience

ALYSSA GAedereporter

I get up on my soapbox today to state the obvious, life is short. I realized this, more than ever, when a young man my brother served with passed away recent-

ly. It made me stop and think about my short little life and what I have done with it. I realized that I could die tomorrow and I have not really tried anything different.

This topic may seem cheesy but a large major-ity of high school students live everyday by the same mundane procedures. Wake up, go to school, activity of choice, homework, sleep and nothing ever changes.

A little bit of diversity in your day to day activities can go along way. Trying something you have never done or something you are not use to can open you up to new experiences and a different point of view. The way you live is not set in stone.

You have a million different outcomes for every day, so you should be living all of them differently. You do not have to jump off a bridge, skydive, or wrestle a lion to have an exciting, worthwhile life. Dying your hair, making new friends or learning something new can be a giant step out of your own personal little box.

As far as we know we only live once so make mistakes, try something new and do not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. We never know when “time will run out” so making the most of it is the best option we have.

YOLO

From my perspective: Host student shares exchange experienceSophiA miLLerGuest writer

When I first agreed to host an exchange student for two weeks, I thought it would be a breeze. Little did I know that it would be such a learning experience. I was trying to make this a great trip that my

exchange student, Lisann, would remember forever, but what is there to do in Kansas you ask? Well, I had to get creative. I made sure she tried all of the American fa-vorites such as Skittles, Star-bursts, Pop Tarts and peanut butter. She thought the Pop Tarts and peanut butter were

very weird. When you plan to host an exchange student, you have to get out of your comfort zone. You have to think about someone else’s feelings and take a look from their perspective. Overall, it was very exciting getting to know Lisann and learning more about her culture.

Name: Sophie Schmidt

home town & country: Gensingen, Germany

What has the hardest thing been so far for you? I can’t drive a car so I always have to ask others to get a ride to different places.

What do you miss most? German food. I don’t really like the food here. I also miss my friends.

What are you most excited about for this upcoming school year? I’m looking forward to prom and graduation.

What do you like best about Newton high? The people, because everyone is so nice. I really like the sports too, because everyone is involved and the school spirit that everyone talks about in other countries.

A little bit of diversity in your day to day activities can

go a long way.

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Fast Facts:

*There are 15 German exchange students participating

* NHS has been doing the exchange for more than 8 years

*The German students will be at NHS for two weeks.

Lisann (left) and Miller (right)

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Should Seniors

carlie rodgersfeatures editor

Every four years Americans get the chance to vote for who they think should take over leading the country. Voting is what makes the United States a republic. It is a responsibility of citizens to participate. The problem that arises with this particular presidential election is that some people believe there is less focus on young people. There is no ap-parent effort being made to reach out to new voters. Students who are becoming eligible to vote say they aren’t jumping at the chance because they don’t know enough or just aren’t interested.

“I don’t really pay attention... I don’t think most of us care,” senior Mckenzie Senn said.

Seniors throughout the school gener-ally shared this opinion. Some students, such as senior Tatiana Britton, will be of age to vote before November but are choosing not to exercise their rights.

“I will be able to vote, but honestly for no one,” Britton said. “I don’t know enough to decide who I want to be lead-ing my country.”

Compared to 2008 this election is less commercialized. There is little to no talk of politics on TV stations that are directed towards the younger audi-ence.

“Other than the occasional news, I don’t hear a lot,” senior Aaron Clark said.

Seniors are being encouraged to tune into upcoming political debates and the like by teachers such as English teacher Robyn Jaso and Government teacher Charle Triggs, however, if extra credit wasn’t the reward, they probably

wouldn’t bother. “As high school students we don’t fol-

low politics,” senior Chandra Rippe said. “We have more important things going

on.”These days

younger people get a lot of informa-tion about politics through social media sites and campaign ads, if anything. The infor-mation that young voters tend to base their opinions on is often biased. Senior Lane Pauls encour-

ages teens to be more responsible.“You actually need to do a little re-

search. You can’t vote based on just what you see on TV or Facebook,” Pauls said.

Also, with this election candidates have been engaged in talking about issues that don’t really concern younger people

as much. For example, talk of public wel-fare or future health care plans doesn’t register with teenagers as much as talk of financial management, education and future job development might.

Despite a lack of interest in the more prominent issues, students should feel encouraged to actually learn about the candidates and make an educated vote because their choice for president is just as important as the choice of some-one older.

“It’s not like they determine, ‘This is a high school student, and this is a 40-year-old man,’” senior Jessica Raprager said. “Every vote is a vote and it matters.”

Senior Quinton Harrison shared this view.

“If every teenager thinks their vote doesn’t count and they don’t vote, then that could really affect the outcome,” Harrison said.

?students say they know little about politics

“I don’t really care about presidents.”

Sr. Sergio Meza

“I’m not voting because I don’t feel like I know much about what is going on.”

Sr. Erica Morrison

“I actually hate politics and know nothing of it.”

Sr. Lauren Anderson

“I only want to vote because I’m legal now and I can.”

Sr. Derrian Near

“I want a president who is a leader and can make decisions and speak for himself.”

Sr. Gabriel Torres

“I feel like I hear enough about politics.”

Sr. Austin Schroeder

What is a Democrat?In the United States, Democrats and Republicans form the two major

political parties. Former Illinois Senator and current president Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee. For over a century, the Democratic Party has generally taken liberal positions on most issues. John F. Kennedy described a liberal as, “someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reac-tions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties.” Historically, this party opposes unregulated business. They tend to favor progressive income taxes, which means people who earn more money pay more taxes. Those taxes are used to fund programs that primarily benefit people who earn less. Democrats often favor using government funding to pay for things such as education, infrastructure and health care.

What is a Republican?Former Massachusets governor Mitt Romney is the Republican presidential

nominee. Members of the Republican Party are well known for being conservative. Some constant characteristics of a conservative are respect for tradition and Christian religion, and a defense of American life from the challenges of modern culture and totalitarian governments. Basically, they support classic principles against the modern liberalism of the Democratic Party. Republicans ideally achieve their goals through reduced taxes and reduced government spending. They think that the economy doing well would result from the free market system and the achievements of individual people. They advocate personal responsibility over welfare programs. Most of the national and state candidates for the Republican Party, often called the GOP (Grand Old Party), are against abortion and same-sex marriage on religious or moral grounds.

Where does Obama stand on...Higher education?

Keep education accessible• Goal of America having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by • 2020 Says colleges should limit tuition increases • “If you can’t stop tuition from going up, then the funding you get from taxpayers • each year will go down.” Doubling Pell Grants• $2,500 college tax credit•

Abortion rights for women?Supports abortion rights• “I am pro-choice. I believe that women make responsible choices and they know • better than anybody the tragedy of a difficult pregnancy, and I don’t think that it’s the government’s role to meddle in that choice.”

Immigration?Tried to pass DREAM act (died in Congress)• Passed similar law by executive order, granting illegal immigrants citizenship if • they were brought to the U.S. as children and went through school

Debt?Says much of debt problem is inherited, getting better• Supports increasing debt ceiling to avoid global recession•

Economy?Cut 77 government programs to save money• Cut $1 trillion out of discretionary domestic budget• Proposes $4 trillion deficit reduction plan which will raise taxes•

Gay Rights?Repealed military ban on openly gay service members• “I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and • affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”

Health Care?Passed Affordable Health Care Act to get everyone health insurance• Took measure to eliminate medical fraud, saving billions of dollars•

Where does Romney stand on...Higher education?

Wants less college loans given• Says there are affordable options for higher education to give students the • skills they need to succeed after graduation

Abortion rights for women?Pro-life• Says abortion rights should be states’ choice• If elected, would end federal aid to Planned Parenthood•

Immigration?Says he would veto DREAM act• In favor of stronger U.S. - Mexico border fence• Supports Arizona governor’s new, controversial immigration policies•

Debt?Claims Obama has increased national debt since elected• “It’s frankly not moral for my generation to keep spending massively more • than we take in, knowing burdens will be passed on to the next generation and paying interest and principal all their lives.”Wants to cut several government programs to save money• Proposes 10 percent cut on federal workforce•

Economy?Blames Obama for high unemployment rate• Lower corporate income tax rates • Wants less regulation of economy• Wants to replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts•

Gay Rights?Opposes same-sex marriage, same-sex couples • Wants a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely • between one man and one woman

Health Care?Pledges to repeal Affordable Care Act on day one if elected•

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Clubs Quiz>> how well do you know your clubs?

What does DECA stand for?

a. Dudes Eat Chicken, Accept it.b. Dedicated & Exemplary Children’s Associationc. Distributed Education Clubs of Americad. It stands for nothing, DECA, is DECA.

5. What is Azteca?

a. Latin Clubb. A group of students who promote Spanish culturec. The latest video game release by EA Sports.d. A group of Latin Jazz-Rock dancers.

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About how many miles does Bike Club sponser David Williams bike per week?

a. About 10.b. Aproximately 60.c. Over 700.d. He doesn’t even own a bike.

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How many clubs are offered at NHS?

a. NHS doesn’t offer any clubs.b. 60c. 19d. 44

4. Who is the sponser of Chess Club?a. Mr. Olaisb. Mrs. Loefflerc. Mr. McCloudd. Mrs. Antonowich

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Delta Epsion Phi is the title of which club?

a. German Honor Society.b. Newton’s first fraternity. c. French Honors Soceity.d. This is a made up name.

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Getting pumped for a game >>

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Q1: What’s your favorite thing about the other? ORT: He can rap good. DW: He’s funny, and he raps good.

Q2: How did you meet? ORT: Middle school. DW: We have similar lifestyles.

Q3: What is the other’s best feature?

Q1: What is the other’s best feature?JH: His receding hairline.MG: The gap in his teeth.

Q2: What is the sweetest thing the other has done for you?

JH: Takes care of my dog when I am out of town. MG: Nothing, dude is a jerk!

Q3: What are your goals for the future togther? JH: He ruined our future “bro-mance” by getting married. MG: Win back-to-back teacher of the year awards.

Q4: What is your favorite characteristic of the other? JH: His ability to give advice. MG: His self control.

Q: What is your favorite characteristic about the other? Brennan Miller (BM): He’s funny looking. William David (WD): His charming smile.

Q: Who is BM’s favorite celebrity? WD: Megan Fox

Q: How did you catch each other’s attention? JW: He’s tall and he’s black.DW: I was the only black person [at school] and then he showed up.

Q: What is the other’s best feature?JW: His height.DW: He’s funny.

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Q: What is your favorite characteristic about JB? JR: He’s hilarious. Q: What is your favorite characteristic about JR? JB: He loves me.

Q: What is the sweetest thing you’ve done for one another? JB: He prayed for my grandpa. JR: He got me out of trouble.

Q: What do you think the other’s best feature is?JB: His absJR: His butt

Q: How did you catch each other’s attention? JB: Those beautiful eyes.JR: Through sports, his athleticism.

Q: What do you wish to do together in the coming years? JB: Buy a house and live together.JR: Get a house together.

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Q: What is the sweetest thing the other has done for you? JW: He bought me pizza.DW: He gave me some candy.

Q: What are your goals for each other? JW: For Daniel to start varsity in basketball. DW: For Jamel to do well in football.

ORT: His personality. DW: His eyes and his dimple in his cheek when he smiles.

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Actual answer: Robert Downing Jr. Q: Who is WD’s favorite celebrity? BM: Megan FoxActual answer: Beyonce Q: What is the other’s favorite song? BM: Song of the South by Alabama. WD: The Wind by Zac Brown Band

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1. Sophomore Alicia Garcia runs in front of the home crowd. The home meet took place Sept. 29.2. Junior Jaecy Friesen and senior Joey Green keep up a good pace during the meet. “[At the meet] we did the best this season so far as a team,” Friesen said.3. Senior Alfredo Fields pushes through the pain to finish his race. The boys team took fifth.4. As the race goes on, junior Jack Polley looks ahead to the finish line.5. Senior Kelsi Langley starts out strong and stays with the pack. The girls team took seventh.

Cross country places 5th, 7th for home crowd

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With league coming up Oct. 13 in Ark City and regionals at Great Bend on Oct. 20, the cross country squad is gearing up for the “tough competition” they will face.

“So far, we have not been competing at our potential,” sophomore Thomas Kelso said. “Then we stepped it up at our home meet and placed well in a very competitive field.”

The girls team finished fifth and the boys team finished seventh at the home meet on Sept. 29. The results from the El Dorado meet on Thursday were not available at press time. As the team prepares for the league meet and the post season, head coach Richard Mick has set some definite goals.

“We want to finish in the top three teams at league and qualify for state as a team,” Mick said. “We just need to run with more confidence. Our season has been up and down, but we’ve been pretty competitive for the most part.”

Kelso agreed with Mick and said al-though it will be a challenge, he is optimistic about the team’s chances for state.

“We have a very tough regional with great competition. If we can continue to im-prove in the next few weeks, I think we can qualify our entire team,” Kelso said.

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“It sucks during the first two weeks on crutches. I’m so used to them it is

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It took only seconds for the Salina Central varsity football game to go wrong for junior Tucker Sweely. Getting ready to set a block for his fellow team-mate, Sweely was blindsided by a defender, and the outcome was not good.

“I remember I got hit from high up. I didn’t see him. He came out of nowhere,” Sweely said. “Right when it happened, it felt like my entire leg was gone. It felt like from my thigh down [nothing was there].”

Sweely ended up damaging his ACL, tibia and meniscus. After playing football since he was in third grade, it was a hard time for Sweely.

“[Tuckers’ injury] took away a guy that was working hard and doing well,” head football coach Brett Glann said. “He was a valuable guy on special teams and a guy that had a great sum-mer. You don’t want to loose a guy like that.”

More bad news was soon to come Sweelys’ way. He paid a visit to the doctors’ office and

was told he needed to have surgery.

“I was shocked that he said I broke my tibia,” Sweely said. “[He said after surgery] I would have six months [to recover].”

Three days later, Sweely was prepped and taken in for surgery. Even though the hope of recovering fast was in the picture, that didn’t take away Sweelys’ fear.

“[I was] really scared,” Swee-ly said. “I went into the surgery room with all my IVs in [my arm], and I was freaking out.”

After a successful surgery, Sweely was put in a wheelchair and was able to return to every-day life. Despite the fact that he is back at school, Sweely has to be pushed most places in his chair, use crutches occasionally, and attends physical therapy every Monday and Thursday.

“[The worst part] is not being able to hang out with friends, not being able to walk and [not being able] to do everything that everyone else can,” Sweely said.

As Sweely has had time to recover, he has made the deci-sion to not participate in football next year so he can focus more on baseball.

“Tucker is our starting catch-er,” head coach Mark George said. “[His absence] would affect us because we are losing an older, more experienced player.”

Although Sweelys’ school year has started off with three damaged muscles, a wheelchair, and a football season ending all too early, he has found a way to stay positive.

“[I realize] that I have to do exactly what the doctors say to be able to play baseball this year,” Sweely said. “[I need] to focus on not being so negative about [my injury] because it already happened.”

Football injuries take tollSeniors

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Every team needs leaders, whether it is for sports, school or jobs. For the boys soccer team, that leadership role is being taken by the seniors. There are 17 seniors out for soccer this season.

“Having so many seniors is nice for me, because it’s a team I’ve worked with for 10 years now, and we know each other real well,” senior Lance Woodward said.

Woodward and senior Nat Dick have played on the boys soccer team for four years and replacing the spots of all the seniors last year will be a tough job.

“It’s really nice having so

many se-niors be-cause a lot of us have played together for awhile, so we have pretty good team chemistry,” Dick said.

The team is now 7-5 after a 1-0 loss Tuesday at Maize, and looks to continue getting wins toward the postseason.

“They’re going to have a lot of holes to fill and a lot of experience will be missing, but a lot of talent will be back, and I think they will do fine,” Dick said.

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pete at regionals on Saturday in Valley Center.

“My hope is that we at least qualify a singles player and a doubles team [for state],” head coach Nick Sisson said via e-mail.

State will be next Friday in Topeka.

“I hope we can qualify all six varsity players for state,” sopho-more Savannah Sailors said.

Sisson is also hoping to make it to state and do well.

“If we do make it to state, our goal would be to place in the top 12,” Sisson said.

>>GolfThe varsity golf team will

compete at regionals in Salina Monday. Junior Lexi Pauls said she believes the meet will go “re-ally well.”

“I expect us to qualify the entire team to go to state,” she said. “We want to break 400 as a team, and it’d be really cool to get

second at regionals too.”Pauls said the team has been

practicing its short game to pre-pare for “tough” greens at Salina.

“The biggest challenge for us will probably be to get everyone on the team to play well at the same time,” she said. “We always have really good scores separate-ly, but we need to have everyone

get good scores at the same time.”Head coach Joanie Pauls said

some of the main aspects of the game the team needs to focus on improving are the players’ short game and course management.

“Our goals as a team should be to finish in the top three at league and qualify the whole team for state,” Pauls said.

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Unsung Heroes Sports managers do a lot of work for little recognition

Kylie MicKsports editor

Everyone sees the winning touch-down of a football game, the final kill of a volleyball match, the first run-ner coming across the finish line of a cross country race, but few recognize the team managers who work con-stantly behind the scenes to help teams achieve great things.

Team managers have many duties that would be hard for coaches and players to take care of in the short amount of time they have before and during games and practices.

“[Our managers] help get water to the runners, they help record times and they also help us manage the start

and finish areas at meets,” head cross country coach Richard Mick said.

Managers of other sports have simi-lar duties.

[Our managers’] duties are to have ice and water for the guys along with helping with equipment during train-ing and matches. [Senior Brandon Blackwood] helps with video taping our matches,” head soccer coach Scott Jantzi said.

With so many jobs to do, managing an sometimes be a difficult job.

“It’s hard carrying the heavy water bottles across the field, and it’s hard to make sure we get all the right stats written down,” sophomore soccer man-ger Kate Zinn said.

However, managers say that the

hard work pays off in several ways.“It’s fun because I can gain experi-

ence by watching the team, and I get to listen to the boys’ interesting conversa-tions on the bus,” Zinn said.

Even with all the time managers spend with teams at practices and games, they are not always given much recognition.

“We recognize [our managers] at the end of the year at our banquet, but they should get more recognition through-out the year,” Jantzi said.

Mick agreed that managers deserve more recognition.

“Our managers do a great job assist-ing with practices and meets. Without them, my job would be a lot more dif-ficult,” Mick said.

elizabeth Kuhnscross country

“[I like being a manager because] you get to interact and be part of the team without doing all the running.”

Kristin SchulzFootball

“Managing gives me a chance to be there [with the team] and do something, and you get to be close to the action.”

Tyler leagueGolf

“[I like] driving the carts around.”

Brandon BlackwoodSoccer

“I like being there for the team.”

Anna cloughFootball

“[My favorite thing is] being able to help out the guys and boosting up their egos when they are down on themselves.”

Fall Sports ManagersFootballso. Taylor Stahly, sr. Kristin Schulz,sr. Anna Clough, sr. Taylor Eason, sr. Brittany Roth, so. Maura Thiezsen, sr.Nicole Anderson

cross countryso. Kaley Archer, sr. Elizabeth Kuhns, fr. Heather Schiefelein

Vollleyballjr. Haleigh Willis, jr. Jacqueline Anderson, so. Elyse Cash

Golfjr. Tyler League, jr. Cole Rother

Gymnasticsfr. Hannah Boese

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September 2012 in photos

1. Freshmen float, 2. sr. Joe McGarvey (middle), 3. jr. Jack Polley and jr. Heydon Mock, 4. so. Sarah Bartel, 5. jr. David Albrecht (middle), 6. jr. Rebecca Schrag, 7. jr. Levi Lettau, 8. varsity volleyball team, 9. so. Bradley Milion, so.Jordan Palmer and counselor Brad Cooper, 10. sr. Shelby Myers, 11. NHS student section, 12. support services teacher Shari Thiessen, 13. jr. Ashlynn Hamm, 14. FFA students, 15. sr. Spencer Berning

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