Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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Homecoming 79- one unified body ceremonies were held on the morning of October 25 with Gary Frey being crowned Homecoming King and Rochelle Schmidt being crowned Homecoming Queen. The attendants were Gina Sadowski, Larry Gro- nau, Teena Bolton and Kent Franz. A Following the ceremony, the royalty and attendants vvent to- Renee Studios for pictures and then were driven to the Old Mill Restaurant by a chauffered limousine for their noon meal. As tradition goes, the crown, medal, and rose bearers were the small children of New- ton faculty. The six chosen were Stacie, Alli- son, and Angela Hunter, daughters of Gary and Beverly Hunter, Molly Triggs, daughter of Charles and Sharon Triggs, Justin Thaw, son of Jack and JoAnn Thaw, and Tosha Whit- field, daughter of Bick and Benie Whitfield. Suspense captured the audience in antici- pation of who was to be crowned, and enthusiasm was displayed when the secret was revealed. Come game time, the feeling of en- thusiasm was still going strong. Although the Railers lost their Homecom- ing game, they played one of their better games of the season. lVlany Newtonians came out to support the Bailers whereas the support of the Hutch team was not as great. The aire of rivalry between the two teams seemed as if it wasn't there. Newton got off to a good start as within the first three minutes of the game, Jeff Abney ran 43 yards for a touchdown. According to Coach Bon Gould, Doug Pauls aided Jeff Abney with his super blocking. The 1979 Homecoming float with King Gary Frey, and Queen Rochelle Schmidt, Attendants Larry Gronau and Gina Sadowski, Kent Franz and Teena Bolton was escorted during the halftime show. The Nlarching Band also participated during the halftime show. After the game, the homecoming dance was held at NHS with lVlike Floyd as dj. But as the week came to an end, the ex- citement and unity about the school did not. Unity was the driving force of Homecoming '79, but it was the people that made it happen. HOIVIECOMING 17

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Croft Annu m Doug 4 k l i ABOVE AND CLOCKWISE: DECA SPONSORED a Car Bash during Homecoming Week. ln order to show their spirit, many students partici- pated. The damage could be done for 50 cents a hit with a sledge hammer. HOMECOIVIING ROYALTY. 16 HOlVlECOlVllNG ,FRONT ROW: Queen Bo- chelle Schmidt and King Gary Frey. BACK ROW: Gina Sadowski, Larry Gro- nau, Kent Franz and Teena Bolton. vs C 2 3 u - v D2

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..............-.. .........-.........-........,..:.,,..4...:.....-,-.- - I Freshmen sake it with them d Within the cast of the fall play You Can't Take it With You, was a unique group of students-they were the freshmen members. This fact in itself was not so unusual. What was different was that the number of freshmen was greater than the number of all upper- classmen put together. Bhondalyn Bohm, drama teacher and director, said that there were not any problems with having a young cast other than inexperi- ence She said that the younger cast responded to her better partly because of their lnexperlence and partly because they had never ex perienced another director Because the freshmen had never experienced another director they responded more quickly without hesitation Not that the upperclassmen didn t but the freshmen did where it was most evident. Many people believed that a young cast couldn't manage to fill so many spots and give an exceptional performance, said Bohm, these ideas were proven not true by the cast as they did a good job acting in You Can't Take it With You. Cast and director admitted that there were some very frustrating moments. Norma English said, lt was such a wacky play, it was hard for us to take our cues. i IVlany nerve-racking things hap- pened along wlth the frustrations For Bohm the worst was opening night as she sat in the audience where she could do no prompting things were beyond that the actors and actresses had to fend for them selves Not every experience was a bad one ln fact most cast members reflect on many enjoyable times. t The most rewarding experience for me, said English, was hearing the applause after the opening night performance. It made all the hollering from lVliss Bohm and the very late nights seem worthwhile. Each cast member, as they re- call the good and bad, will remem- ber their own case of stage fright. For many, the case was bad, but once they stepped out on stage and said their first lines, all the butterflies left and they were able to go on effortlessly Above all the acting and tech nlcal work there was another ele ment that Inspired the students and that was the experience of making new and closer friends As Bohm put it I got to know the kids not just as a teacher to stu dents but as friends' Rh0I1da BYOWI1 18 FALL PLA tsistx:2 smwt: . L I N . . A - I l . I S umoag epuoqu N I N N I . . N . . . 5 , . . N , 5 . K 1 ' N I I 3 ....'. . ' L' 'K