Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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ren several teachers, like speech teacher Donna Mullen, took part in the all-district play. Wx iifiigf 4 itudents from schools in the area participated in the first all-district play. Christmas pIayf27

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CHRISTMAS PLAY Working together hink vvhat Christmas would be without Ebeneezor Scrooge around to remind us of its true meaning, Many feel their Christmas vvould not be the same without remembering the Charles Dickens' classic. Home Box Office had its own version starring Rich Little,as every- one, and the NHS drama department put on their ovvn production of A Christmas Carol. Opening night came quickly Dec. 10, after only a few vveeks of practice. Matt Harms, junior, vvho played the ghost of Christmas Present, said, This vvas my first theatrical experience. lt went pretty good, but vve needed more time and organization. Starring in this first alledistrict production vvas Dudley Dodgion, vvho teaches at Santa Fe Middle School. Melanie Hege, sophomore, said it vvas different working with Mr. Dodgion because he use to be my director in middle school. Other leading characters in the play vvere: David Learned as Bob Cratchit, Scott Neufeld as Marley's Ghost, Kent Lambert as Ghost of Christmas Past, and Jon Andreas as Ghost of Christ- mas Future. Over 100 others helped out with the production of the Christmas play. Ebeneezor Scrooge lDudIey Dodgionl tells Bob Cratchit iDavid Learnedl to be at work early the next day, even though it is Christmas. 26fAll-district production Ann Anderson, freshman, curls her hair before her mance. Annette Sanseda, freshman, and Sian DYCK, iUni0f. dance at a Christmas office P3l'fY-

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YEARBOOK Versatile vets eing part of either the yearbook or newspaper staff can bring maturity and responsibility to a student. Being on the newspaper staff has helped in- crease my responsibility by meeting deadlines and trying to be accurate on my stories, said junior Dena Thomas. Staff expectations put a lot of pressure on the students. The members of a staff are relied upon to represent as much of NHS as possible. They are responsible for meeting deadlines, getting stories and photos, and stay- ing within their budget. All these tasks result in building responsibility in a person. The staff is not only working for their own grade but also they work as a team to produce the publications. If one person doesn't take responsibility for hisfher assign- ments, the deadline is not met and the budget increases. l think if every student in NHS had to work on the newspaper and go throughjhe whole cycle of putting it together, they would appreciate it a lot more, said juniorVicE1i Smith. Time and effort is put into the publications. The paper comes out whether or not you did a good job, but it reflects on you if you don't, said Smith. lt has to be done, but you are the only one who can make it good. . Senior Susan Deschner, yearbook staff, said, Self-motivation is the key to success if you want to be on the staff. A staff person has to pace himself to allow time to get everything done efficiently. The timing relieves a lot of the stress put on a staff a week before deadline. The first year on staff is a new experience for students. lt lnewspaper staffl was new and I was worried that l wouIdn't be able to do what was asked of me, said junior Wes Kruse. When comparing their first year with their second year, most staff members agree that their first year was mainly for learning. Senior Sonya Tafolla, yearbook staff, said I learned something new every deadline. Senior Karen Harve, , editor of the Newtonian, thought her first year was kind of scary when she had to interview someone for the first time. By the end of the year, interviews had made me much more assertive, she said. The seniors on the staff find they have morelresponei' lity their second year. They are responsible for showing the new staff members the ropes. Senior Robby Roberson, news- paper staff, said Second year is more of a teaching job. lVlore is expected of the vets. Since the Manhatten yearbook workshop was the Student Union, seniors Gary Eis and Susan ner take a break in the bookstore. .Wai Proofreading stories for the Newtong' n are reporters junior Amy Girard and Leanne Richardson. 28!Building responsibility