By Celina Chen ’28, Columnist

Introducing Newark Academy’s newest section of The Minuteman — your new go-to for advice, opinions, and hot takes. A Word of Advice will answer all your burning questions, from how to nail that elusive APUSH A, to whether or not Spirit Week is really rigged towards the seniors.

If you have a thought, opinion, or just a comment to throw out to the school, let me know at cchen28@newarka.edu. Questions can be serious, funny, or even a poll for the audience, and each issue, I’ll pick a few to feature and ask various NA students or faculty for their thoughts. So if anything is on your mind, speak up, and you just might find your answer in print.

In fact, you’re in luck. We have a question that just came in, one definitely not scripted…

Q: Help! I’ve witnessed wasp massacres while eating lunch outside, and I fear I might be next! What do I do?

A: Well, after witnessing my fair share of panicking friends, I have a pretty good sense of what you shouldn’t do.

1. Don’t scream and cower in terror.
2. Don’t flail your arms around in a mock rendition of Alix Earle from “Dancing with the Stars.”
3. Most definitely do not send your entire plate of lunch flying in the process (a true story).

Instead, stay calm and unbothered. Wasps can smell fear, and probably Sage’s dining, too. If worse comes to worse, the cafeteria is always a viable option as long as you’re on the lookout for the real dangers lurking: the possibility of your phone getting taken away.

And again, since I know everyone will be eagerly awaiting the next edition, and not throwing this out as you walk out of Morning Meeting, make sure to email cchen28@newarka.edu to be featured.

Welcome to A Word of Advice!