Author: mpoddar15
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Fear, Suffering, Stress, & Joy: Student Council Elections
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Editor The end of every year at the Academy marks a time of transition. April 10th marked the first day of this transition for Newark Academy’s student council, when five capable juniors vied for the position of student council president. After these juniors– Matt Thekkethala, Lila Rimalovksi, Nick Murray, Eric…
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Editorial: A Blessing and a Curse
By Soven Bery ’15 and Megha Poddar ’15, Editors-in-Chief As the Seniors check out and graduate, the Classes of 2015 and 2016 are expected to fill the holes left by the departing grade. This turnover is most clearly seen in leadership roles, as vacant positions are quickly earned by able underclassmen. Clubs, committees and organizations…
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Ad Lumen: A New Mindset
By Perrin Clark ’15, Editor As a high school student, it is difficult to know what to expect after college. However, all high school students will understand what lies ahead with better certainty if they have a thorough understanding of personal finance. Unfortunately, most students do not receive an adequate education on financial literacy; only…
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The Testing Time of Year
By Megha Poddar ’15, News Editor As spring nears, a new buzz begins to fill the halls of the Academy—the testing buzz. Often, the final months of school are marked by high stress as students prepare methodically for standardized testing. In addition to AP and IB required tests for those students enrolled in the corresponding…
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A Closer Look Into This Year’s June Term
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, Staff Writer While students from other schools spend the month of June cramming for exams, Newark Academy students participate in June Term, two-week courses of experiential learning. In the words of Anu Sharma ’15, one of three students on the June Term committee, “June Term gives students a chance to…
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The Power of a Voice
By Sanya Bery ’17, News Staff Writer There are times at Newark Academy when it feels like one’s voice is sinking in a sea of six hundred other voices. However for thirty minutes every year, each voice has a chance to be heard during student voice proposals. It is during this time that students at…
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A Changing World: Ukraine Protests Deepen
By Megha Poddar ’15, News Editor In the span of only a few weeks, protests in Ukraine have deepened to the point where former Ukrainian President, Leonid M. Kravchuk, warns that the country is “on the brink of civil war.” Gaining far more media attention as the uprisings begin to grow deadly, the protests started…
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West Virginia Chemical Fiasco Spills Into Our Community
By Megha Poddar ’15, News Editor On January 9th, a steel storage tank near Charleston, West Virginia containing crude 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) began leaking through a one-inch hole. The chemical was soon seeping into the Elk River, a mile and a half upstream of a water treatment center. Since then, up to 300,000 West…
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Half-Way There: A “Master Plan” Update
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, News Staff Writer Completed approximately four years ago, Newark Academy’s “Master Plan” is a dynamic document that outlines the steps that Newark Academy will take to improve and upgrade its school facilities. It is split up into four parts, two of which have already been completed. The first was the…
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A Place at Our Table: Welcoming Global Speaker Kristi Jacobson
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, News Staff Writer As the clock nears 11:30, you struggle to concentrate in class as your stomach grumbles. Fifteen minutes seems like an eternity as you wait outside the cafeteria, until the clock finally reaches 11:45. Once inside, you are served a filling and healthy meal. The only thing you…