Author: cpan18
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Do We Need a New Middle School Wing? An Upper School Perspective
By Charles Pan ’18, Commentary Editor In July 2014, the Rise and Flourish campaign for Newark Academy, led by Ms. Grider and the Advancement Office, announced its intention to start planning and constructing a new Middle School Wing in Spring 2015. The new, two-story, 26,075 sq. ft. building is set to be built on the softball field…
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A Review of Spirit Week 2015
By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Middle School Editor Spirit Week is a time of grade competition, class activities, artistic creativity, and most importantly, school spirit. It is a week filled with fun activities and opportunities for students to get involved in school-wide activities. However, one prevalent question is: does Spirit Week accomplish everything it is meant…
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Gun Rights in the Twenty-First Century
By Spencer Glassman ’19, Staff Writer Gun control is at the forefront of our national conversation. Americans have begun to question our gun rights because of recent mass shootings, particularly in schools. The calls are born out of the witnessing of tragedy and the inability to relate to men from hundreds of years ago. Despite this, the 1791…
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A Reflection on Ms. DiBianca’s Presentation
By Roman Wright ’19, Staff Writer The inaugural global speaker for the 2015-2016 school year began with few surprises and few controversies, unlike Mr. Kislak’s speech. Besides sharing stories from Dr. DiBianca’s childhood, it largely stuck to the agreed-upon formula for how these speeches generally go. Not to criticize Ms. DiBianca personally (her non-profit business…
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Some Thoughts on the New Middle School Wing
By Charles Pan ’18, Commentary Editor In July 2014, the Rise and Flourish campaign for Newark Academy, led by Ms. Grider and the Advancement Office, announced its intention to start the planning and construction of a new Middle School Wing in Spring 2015. The new, two-story, 26,075 sq. ft. building is set to be built…
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Planned Parenthood: Defund or Not?
By Spencer Glassman ’19, Staff Writer A debate about Planned Parenthood funding cannot be a debate about abortion and the question of its morality. The legality of abortion is clear: it is legal. That does not mean that the federal government should fund Planned Parenthood. Recent tapes allege that the federally-funded private organization Planned Parenthood…
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In Defense of Kislak
By Roman Wright ’19, Staff Writer Mr. Jay Kislak was quite possibly the greatest convocation speaker in recent memory. His off-the-cuff remarks made him few friends and many enemies at this school, but his speech ultimately carried a message that he wished to impart to people whose entire thought process differs greatly from his own. It…