Author: lsiegel23@newarka.edu
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The Dollar Store No Longer Lives Up to its Name
Emily Qin ‘25, News Section Editor Image courtesy of Marshall Ramsey If you turn on the news anywhere, you might hear that recent inflation has been at an all time high, or that in the coming years, America is at risk of an economic recession. You may also have noticed that dollar store items are…
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Oh No! Tomatoes on Van Gogh?
Claire Wong ‘25, News Staff Writer Image Courtesy of Just Stop Oil / EPA On October 14 2022, climate change activists from Just Stop Oil made headlines when they dumped a can of Heinz tomato soup on Van Gogh’s famous painting “Sunflowers.” Ten days later, members of Just Stop Oil’s sister organization, Last Generation, threw…
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Young People and Fentanyl: How Teens are Being Targeted
Gina Schreier ‘26, News Staff Writer Image Courtesy of CBS 8 Checking your candy on Halloween night was more important this year than ever before. Instead of the usual Halloween candy concerns, this year’s uneasiness was largely surrounding a drug called fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine. It…
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Stress: What it Stems From and What We Can Do About It
Abby Hsu ‘25, Feature Section Writer A person dealing with stress (Banner Health) According to the Harvard Business Review, three quarters of American high schoolers describe themselves as “often or always feeling stressed” by schoolwork. Stress can be caused by a variety of factors, including parental and peer pressure and perfectionism. However, there are many…
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Newark Academy Review: The Perspective of a Freshman
By Elliot Kung ‘25, Feature Staff Writer The 2022-23 school year has started. Similar to previous years, beautiful artwork is displayed in the art gallery, sophomores are dropping like flies out of Honors Chem, and seniors feel the typical college application stress. Even with these annual constants, many new events have transpired this year: the…
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Spirit Week: How Grade Theme Day Brings a Fresh Take to an NA Tradition
By Molly Egan ‘24, Feature Section Writer Throughout Newark Academy’s history, the NA community has created traditions that are still followed today. Spirit Week, a common tradition at schools across the country, has proved to be a favorite among NA students, allowing people to dress up creatively and participate in fun competitions during the day.…
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We Increased Your Tuition Money To Write This Article
By: Ben Glickman ‘23 Humor Editor, Molly Breckman ‘23 Humor Editor with guest contributor Evan Breckman ‘25 This Money Took Your Parents 2 Months to Earn! (Credit: Shuttertock Images) As many of you know, Newark Academy’s annual tuition increased by $5,000 this year. But very few of you know where this money is going. Keeping…
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We Are: NA; He Is: Mr. Lieberman
By Jayden Zhou ‘23, Sports Editor In March of 2022, Newark Academy introduced NYC native Seth Leiberman as the school’s new Athletic Director. Born and raised in Westchester, Mr. Lieberman knows this area well, but he also has experience leading school athletics in Ohio and North Carolina. At NA, he finds that the facilities…
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The Rebound Season
By Arjun Khanna ‘23, Sports Editor The 22-23 Boys Varsity Soccer Team It’s September 9th. Alejandro Lorenzo ’23 dashes past the Cedar Grove midfielder. He slides the ball out wide. Aiden Lu ’24 runs after the ball and chips it from the side. The ball looks out of place, but as it curves farther and…
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How Photography Changes our Perception of War
By Victoria Pevzner ‘24, Arts and Entertainment Editor Borodyanka, Ukraine, on April 5, 2022. Image courtesy of Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo In recent months, we’ve seen the media flooded with photographs from the war in Ukraine that capture the damage that Russia has inflicted on the country. We’ve all seen photographs similar to the one above…