Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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,.- 1 - i . .-L, Q, ' 351. . 'A M, , - 0 1? e i' H xx .J 4 Brett Barnhart, senior, emerges from the depths on Ingenuity Day dressed in scuba gear. Cheerleaders Kathee Holdeman, Ann Buller and Annette Gatz, seniors, perform a skit for the basketball players at the pep assembly. Q- Many students participated in Winter Sports activities. During break students were given a chance to look over each other. Sophomore girls show their spirit by wearing sweats on Sweats Day. Winter Sports 19

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Winter Sports week snowed out Winter Sports Week got off to a flying start Monday when the entire student body got the chance to see, The Jazz Singer, which was shown during the last two hours of the day. To show their spirit, students wore military outfits Monday morning. They showed up in army fatigues, dress blues, sailor outfits and even gas masks. Tuesday was a big disappointment to everyone, teachers included. lVlonday night, we received four inches of snow, and temperatures reachingwbelow zero. This caused the cancellation of the Winter Olympics. Despite the let-down, al- most everyone showed up in sweats, for sweats day. Wednesday was a rowdy day for everybody. Students got a chance to show their creativeness for ingenuity day. Clothing ranged from a student with a hospital gown in a wheelchair, to another with fisher- man's boots. Everyone mellowed out a bit when coronation became the center of attention Thursday. Looking into the crowd, you could see the tense looks on the students' faces as they WJ The Boys , William Hanna, Sheldon Holstine, Chris Caywood, Troy Reusser, seniors, and Roger Wedel, sophomore, took control on Mafia Day. W8 Winter'Sports awaited the final announcement. Tammy Swift and Bernie Pearson were crowned king and queen, with Jeff Huskerson, Pam Fleer, Eric Rhoades and Annette Gatz as runner- ups. Spirit filled the gymnasium, Friday morning at the pep assembly. The students were rowdy and ready to go. Although there was not much participation as far as dressing for the maffia days, everyone was full of spirit and ready for the game and dance to come. The Royalty attended the game between Derby. The girls defeated Derby, 50-34, and the boys won 61-60. The dance was a big success. Over- all, it was a pretty good week, Kelly Hogan, junior, said. The waiting was finally over as Bernie Pearson, Winter Sports King, crowns Tammy Swift Queen. Her attendants Pam Fleer and Annette Gatz reigned over the wrestling dual against Hutchinson and the basketball game against Derby. D Winter Sports week royalty: Front row: Pam Fleer, queen, Tammy Swift: and Annette Gatz: Back row: Jeff Huskersonp king, Bernie Pearson, and Eric Rhoades. Q

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Joe Cool says, Be Preppie Fads, fads, fads . . . where would we be without them? Students at NHS thrive on the different fads. They come, and they go. Some stay longer than others, but some seem to stay around forever. Tina Buss', junior, definition of a fad is, something that's real popular with everyone, but it doesn't last long. A fad would have to be some- thing that comes in for a short time,' Sylvia Arellano, senior, said and then goes out in the same way. In the 1981 and '82 school year preppie was the in thing, along with the regulars, t-shirts, fast cars and cowboy hats. lVlrs. Kurr thinks fads are a Tem- porary fascination with something Buying records of the hottest groups is a favorite Pastime of many high school students. Darci Messerli, freshman, shops for a new album at Alco. A favorite fad of many high school students is collecting concert t-shirts. Here, Troy Peterson, senior, displays one of his. 20 Fads such as a music group, clothes, food and so forth. Right now the fad at the colleges is General Hospital. David Hrdlicka definitely thinks the biggest fad right now is being preppie. A fad is, Shari Hoelscher said, a style that comes in quickly and goes out quickly. No matter what fads are around students will always look for some- thing new and exciting. There are a lot of different hairstyles at NHS. With their casual hairstyles are seniors Lisa Benninghoff, Anette Gatz and Ann Morgan. D Clothes reflect student's personalitiesg Seniors Donna Decker, Brenda Becker and Alaina Litsey stop to talk between classes at their lockers. Q