Author: lsiegel23@newarka.edu
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Mark Your Calendars: NA’s Fall Semester Arts Lineup
By Ivie Drogin ‘25, Arts and Entertainment Editor Image Courtesy of James Worrell The 2021-2022 school year was a breakthrough for NA’s school spirit. The infamous “Mamma Mia Student Section” will go down in history. But just because Jackson Derman ‘22 and Luke Waskow ‘22 left for North Carolina should not mean that our school…
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Reflecting on Sustainability at NA
By: Navyaa Jain ‘23, Commentary Editor In my first week as a freshman at NA, I heard a conversation that sums up the NA student body: two students wanted to attend a climate rally for high schoolers but were worried about missing school. Eventually, this small chat gained so much traction that a large group…
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Let’s De-stress The Seniors!
By: Alyssa Rubin ‘23, Commentary Editor The fall of senior year is challenging. Between assessments, extracurriculars, and many adults asking what college you’re applying to, it can become difficult to resist the urge to scream, “Just leave me alone!” Feelings of apprehension and confusion are normal, but they don’t have to take over your entire…
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One Assessment Too Many
By Emily Qin ‘25, News Editor Photo courtesy of Getty Images Even though school started just a few weeks ago, it may feel like we have been in school long enough that we can start preparing for our next summer break. Whether this feeling may be due to academic workload, extracurriculars, or early wake-up times,…
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PROFILE: New Upper School Teachers and the Newark Academy Learning Curve
By Anika Lippke ‘24, News Editor With a new school year comes a host of enthusiastic new teachers to the Newark Academy Upper School Community. After the first few weeks of the 2022-2023 school year, these five teachers are quickly learning to integrate themselves into the community. Warm welcomes from peers and students have made…
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The Great “Resignation”
By Allie Singh ‘25, News Editor Image Courtesy of Wired UK The Great Resignation is the moniker given to the record number of workers that voluntarily left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of the pandemic, workers sought job flexibility and higher pay as a means to adapt to the challenges imposed…
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Harold Fullilove & New Beginnings
By: Izzy Becker ‘24, Feature Section Editor Harold Fullilove at the Back to School Barbecue, Courtesy of James Worrell As the 2022-23 academic school year kicks into gear, Newark Academy students and faculty alike experience new beginnings. The new sixth graders acclimate to the middle school, the freshmen to the high school, and the seniors…
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Dr. Atwell: Podcast Host, Prince Fan, and Our Upper School Principal
By: Juliet Bu ‘23, Editor-in-Chief With the school year now in full swing, I decided to sit down with Upper School Principal Dr. Atwell to ask how things were going! She shared her goals for our community, offered some great advice, and ended by answering some silly, but incredibly important, questions. How have the first…
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Finding Balance: Embracing the Yins and Yangs of Newark Academy
By Dina Drogin ‘23, Editor in Chief During the first month of IB Philosophy HL, I sat around the Harkness table in Room 2 in awe of Dr. D’s ability to explain complex philosophical concepts with a piece of yellow chalk and a couple of circles. After reading excerpts from the Tao Te Ching, he…
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Justice, the N.F.L, and the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Lauren Siegel ‘23, Arts and Entertainment Editor Image courtesy of Entertainment Weekly The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was undeniably one of the best in history. Hip-hop legends Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Eminem joined the stage on February 13th for an unforgettable fifteen minutes of performances…