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Newton High School (Kansas)

Coordinates: 38°03′35″N 97°21′51″W / 38.059588°N 97.364108°W / 38.059588; -97.364108
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Newton High School
Address
Map
900 West 12th Street[1]

,
67114

United States
Coordinates38°03′35″N 97°21′51″W / 38.059588°N 97.364108°W / 38.059588; -97.364108
Information
School typePublic, High School
Established1885
School districtNewton USD 373
CEEB code172175[2]
PrincipalBlake Smith[3]
Teaching staff79.71 (FTE)[4]
Grades912
Gendercoed
Enrollment987 (2022-23)[4]
Student to teacher ratio12.38[4]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
AthleticsClass 5A,[5]
District 5[6]
Athletics conferenceArk Valley Chisholm Trail League[3]
SportsFootball, Basketball, Swimming, Bowling, Wrestling, Tennis, Softball, Baseball, Volleyball, Track and field, Cross Country
MascotThe Railerman
RivalHutchinson High School
NewspaperNewtonian
YearbookRailroader
Communities servedNewton, Walton, North Newton
WebsiteSchool Website

Newton High School is a public high school in Newton, Kansas, United States operated by Newton USD 373 school district, and serves students of grades 9 to 12. It is located on a 90-acre (360,000 m2) campus with a Cedar-tree surrounded parking lot.

History

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Newton High School was founded in 1885.[citation needed] Historically, Newton High School has been located at three different locations:

  • first school was located at the northwest corner of 6th and Ash (currently Lincoln Park Apartments) and built in TBD,[citation needed]
  • second school was located at the northeast corner of Broadway and Poplar (currently Santa Fe 5/6 Center school) and built in 1914,
  • third (current) school is located at the northeast corner of 12th and Boyd (in northwest Newton) and built in the early 1970s.[citation needed]

As a result of a bond election that took place in 2007, renovation construction began on the school in 2009 and was completed in 2010. The renovation added several sections to the school and redistributed the rooms within the building; in this redistribution, safety and modernization were both heavy concerns. Aside from significantly changing the exterior of the school, the renovations also pushed the administration offices forward and relocated the school library.[citation needed]

Extracurricular activities

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Athletics

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Students from grades 9-12 participate in football, volleyball, cross country, tennis, girls and boys basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, bowling, swimming, girls and boys soccer, baseball, softball, boys and girls golf, track and field and bowling. Activities available include cheerleading, Railiners Dance Team, Azteca Dancers, debate, forensics, FFA, GSA, KFC, BPA, Drama, Music (Vocal, Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Orchestra), Science Olympiad, Model UN, and FIRST Robotics Competition Team.

State championships

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State Championships[7][8]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Gymnastics, Girls 2 1976, 2009
Softball 1 1985
Winter Basketball, Boys 13 1916, 1917, 1921, 1926, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1979
Basketball, Girls 1 2006
Debate, Girls 8 1931, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 2013 (2-speaker)
Wrestling 4 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977
Spring Baseball 1 1970
Tennis, Boys 1 1970
Track & Field, Boys 1 2009
Track & Field, Girls 3 2016, 2017, 2018
Golf, Boys 2 1972, 1975
Total 37

Updated Summer 2024

Notable people

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Faculty
  • Mike Moore, former head football coach at Bethel College, assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Newton High School
Alumni
Attended

See also

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References

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  1. ^ GNIS entry for Newton High School
  2. ^ High School CEEB Code Search
  3. ^ a b "School Search - Newton HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Newton Sr High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ KSHSAA School Classification List
  6. ^ KSHSAA School District List Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. ^ "1908-2023 Championship History" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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