Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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Back to basics ll of the fun in the sun students had enjoyed for three blistering months, faded with the last of the August days. No longer could students stare into the tv until after mid- night, open your eyes the next day around ll a.m., head for a nearby lake and check out the tanned beautiful bodies. No longer could students return home and hang-out with friends to shoot the breeze. And even the change of pace trips to Wichita to check out city life ended. Now it was time for the serious stuff- school. So, instead of rising sometime after the Donahue re-runs, students were waking up before the Today show hosts even got their act together. Things had really changed. But not only did students have to live through this 360 degree turn-around, but they also were confronted with the tightening education issue. lt appeared that the education experts were starting to express themselves. They concluded that the students of the 80 s weren't getting a good education. Somehow, this genera- tions' educational skills will not surpass, will not equal, will not approach those of our parents. So experts were throwing around ideas to help improve what they called A Nation at Risk. Perhaps we need a seven-hour school day, a 200- day school year, better-trained teachers, more basic requirements, higher teacher salaries or merit pay they said. At any rate, New- ton students began to feel the changes which came with im- proving education. But, it wasn't all that bad. Being young and of bright and agressive state of mind, students grasped their challenges, met their requirements and definitely made the most of it. Even though 1984 was the year our generation turned back to the basics, around every corner, Newton High School students expressed their individuality, uniqueness and personal feelings. Auto mechanics club held a car bash money raiser as part of Homecoming. Anyone could have a blow at the car for 81.50. Senior Danny Lee takes his turn bashing the car to help them raise S15. 4! Student life

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