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Newton outruns last year total, raises over $10,000 for Relay for Life
Posted on May 3, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Katia Macklin, Staff Writer
This year, Relay for Life has found a new way to help contribute to research for cancer: eleven brave teachers are willing to throw their pride out of the door and shave their heads. Unlike last year, English teacher George... Read more »
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Dubstep not so underground anymore
Posted on May 3, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Tejai Henry, Staff Writer
The pressure to move forward fuels music development; but which way is forward? For dubstep (the current hottest sound of London underground), forward means seeing how low its bass can go. Dubstep is a genre that comes from... Read more »
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Budget crunching teachers, programs, services
Posted on March 15, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Stormy Kage, Editor-in-Chief
The following is part two of an ongoing series Newton County is expected to face a $17 million cut in its education budget for the 2010-2011 school year. This money will affect personnel, programs, and services at Newton High... Read more »
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Boys basketball team’s historic season ends with loss to Milton
Posted on March 15, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Staff Reports
The end is not near, it’s here. Wrapping up the best season on record in the past four-and-a-half decades, the boys’ basketball team lost its Final Four game last week to eventual state champion Milton High 86-54. Led... Read more »
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“It’s going to be war”: Mad Flexx dancer “Buggzie” determined to capture audiences
Posted on March 14, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Tejai Henry, Staff Writer
With spontaneous dance moves and a passion for his craft, Newton High School, Andre “Buggzie” Venture takes dancing to the next level. “Dancing is in my blood,” Venture said, but it was not until he was at least 13-years-old... Read more »
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February Staff Member of the Month Gailliard calling it a career after 35 years
Posted on March 13, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Stormy Kage, Editor-in-Chief
Looking back, when the walls of Newton High were built and the doors first opened, February’s Staff memeber of the Month Gene Gaillard was here from the beginning, but won’t quite see the building to its end. Gaillard,... Read more »
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Obesity hits home: student refuses to be victimized
Posted on February 25, 2010Posted in Top Stories
Written by Lynae Bogues, Assistant Features Editor
Imagine walking up the stairs and suddenly becoming out of breath and in pain or running around the yard and suddenly be on the brink of fainting. “Jane” does not take these simple things for granted, for she has to deal... Read more »
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Former Georgia Governor Barnes helps Newton mark Black History Month
Posted on February 8, 2010Posted in Special, Top Stories
Written by Katia Macklin, Staff Writer
For the last 34 years, Newton High School has been the host of many Black History Month assemblies. However, for the past four years, Dr. Jacqueline Pennington has been in charge of the gatherings and introductions of previous... Read more »
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Christian fiction author Perry brings perseverance message to Newton
Posted on January 27, 2010Posted in Features, Top Stories
Written by Stormy Kage, Editor-in-Chief
Perseverance, hard work, and dreams helped Christian fiction novelist Stephanie Perry Moore become who she is today. However, if she can have it her way, the dreams are not yet over. Known mostly for her Peyton Skky collection,... Read more »
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W.A.R. rocks stages in Atlanta metro area
Posted on January 27, 2010Posted in Features, Top Stories
Written by Stormy Kage, Editor-in-Chief
In the middle of a battlefield, here stand three men ready for combat. Armed with lyrics and shielded by striking beats, raise your weapons- it is time for W.A.R. As an acronym for “We Are Rebels,” seniors Joel “Fluent”... Read more »
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