Author: kpatel22
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Creating Community Through Service
By Lily Sternlieb ‘24, Feature Staff Writer On January 17th, students gathered over Zoom to participate in the Newark Academy Community Service Council’s MLK Day of Service. For four hours, participants listened to keynote speaker Tobias Fox, engaged in activities such as making sandwiches for soup kitchens, and discussed topics like food desserts and environmental…
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Solar for NA: Leading the Way to a Bright Future
By Silas Epstein ‘23, Feature Staff Writer The sun beams into Ms. Tavares’ sixth grade classroom. Around her are an assortment of gadgets, models, posters, and 8 students dedicated to fundamentally changing Newark Academy’s environmental impact. These students, Kaya Patel ‘22, Serin Hwang ‘22, Shivan Kundra ‘23, Alex Atlas ‘23, Torin Schraven ‘23, Anusha Thapa…
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“Why Does a Fish Love Water?”: Dr. D’s Reflection on his Transition to the Classroom
By: Emily Swope ‘22, Editor-in-Chief When Mr. Austin sent an email in late November informing the NA community that Upper School Principal, Dr. Richard DiBianca (affectionately known as Dr. D), had decided to step down from his current role and return to the classroom, many community members responded with uncertainty. At Newark Academy, Dr. D…
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Tips from Dr. Hobson for Aspiring STEM Professionals
By Kaya Patel ‘22, Editor-in-Chief Before becoming a teacher, Dr. Hobson studied semiconductor physics and developed technology that has become the backbone of modern communication technology at Bell Laboratories. As an extremely accomplished researcher, Dr. Hobson’s experiences and advice have inspired the way I view STEM research and careers, and I wanted to share some…
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The Curious Savage: The Return of Live Performances at NA
By Kaya Patel ‘22, Editor-in-Chief Image Courtesy of Mr. Worrell On November 4th, The Curious Savage opened as the first indoor performance at NA in nearly two years and the first to be performed in the newly renovated Coraci Performance Hall. After a year of virtual rehearsals and streamed Youtube performances, both the actors and…
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The Scoop on Newark Academy’s Newest Upper School Members
By Juliet Bu ‘23 and Michael Pyo ‘22 Image Courtesy of The Minuteman It’s Friday, September 17th. We hustle around the hallways, laptops in hand, trying to track down NA’s new Upper School faculty members (new Middle School faculty members soon to come!): Mr. Grossen (Math), Ms. Miao (Math), Mr. Duhaime (Humanities), Mr. He (Humanities),…
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An Annual Tradition and What it Means to the Senior Class
By Trisha Bala ‘22 and Ava Cole ‘22, News Editors Members of the class of 2022 after going down the chocolate slide Image courtesy of the Yearbook They say you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. For students at Newark Academy, the absence of school events for the past year and a half…
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Council in COVID: What to Expect This Year
By: Juliet Bu ‘23, Feature Editor Photo Courtesy of the Yearbook When describing traditions at NA, you’d probably throw in words like ‘Back to School Barbeque’ and ‘Food Truck Day’. These events are planned by our School Council. Council brings together the community in a search for chocolate on Chocolate Day and as an army…
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Bertie: NA’s Newest Member
By Michael Pyo ‘22, Feature Editor Photo Courtesy of Ms. Duszak Newark Academy is filled with generous, caring, and supportive community members. Among them is Ms. Duszak, an animal lover and NA’s very own Associate Dean of Student Life. Through a conversation with Ms. Duszak, I was fortunate enough to learn the story of Bertie,…
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NFL Season Preview
By Andrew Rovit ’22, Sports Section Editor The NFL logo which sits at the center of MetLife Stadium, the home for the New York Jets and New York Giants Football is back! The leaves are falling, and the annual tradition of fans spending eight hours of their weekend sitting on their couch and screaming at…