By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Middle School Editor On Friday, April 11, 2014 hundreds of parents, students, friends, and fellow musicians took their seats in the auditorium, awaiting the soulful and stimulating jazz music that would soon bring pleasure to their ears. The Second Annual Evening of Jazz for Newton was an extremely successful event that…

By Dean Tan ’18, Staff Writer On March 8th, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after takeoff. It never arrived at its destination, with its 227 passengers and 14 crew members on board. As the news broke out and the…

By Ryan Gajarawala ’18, Staff Writer Every year during March, Newark Academy’s 8th Grade gathers for an afternoon of dancing, pizza and a time to bond. The 8th Grade Hoedown is an event that everyone will remember. There were so many memories like the Cotton Eye Joe, Dosidoing, sashay, and the crowd around the pizza…

By Katy Kim ’18, Staff Writer As my first year at Newark Academy draws to a close, I look forward to a traditional bonding event of eighth grade; the Capstone trip. Other unforgettable (ha!) events past this year include the Eighth Grade Hoedown, Fairview Lake Camping, Girls’ Night Out and the Boys’ Sport Tournament. For…

By David You ’19, Middle School Editor Michael Kay was a NA alumni who came to talk to us as a Global Speaker. One that we will all remember due to his humor and knowledge.  He was a Green Beret that worked in Iraq with a special team to help a village. After interviewing ten…

By Siddarth Tumu ’18 and Charles Pan ’18, Middle School Editors The last two months of school are here and our time as newspaper editors is coming to an end. As we look ahead to our high school years, it’s time for some reflection on our run as editors. We have learned a lot about…

By David You ’19 and Drew Flanagan ’19, Middle School Editors It was a hard election, but in the end, we prevailed. It was a proud moment when we got elected, one that will be reflected on for the next year. As your new Middle School editors, we will continue to improve the Middle School…

By Charles Pan ’18, Middle School Editor Go around the Middle School Office showing all the teachers the newest Old Spice commercial. Stay in the cafeteria (ahem… dining hall) for longer than 15 minutes so that high schoolers have trouble finding places to sit. Practice yoga with Mr. Ball while discussing metacognition and listening to…

By Charles Pan ’18, Middle School Editor Catching Fire: Did it Catch Fire? As 8th grader William Hayward entered the Summit Bowtie Cinemas to watch the sequel to The Hunger Games, he knew he was in for a good movie. Catching Fire, the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy, released on November 22nd, 2013.…

By Ryan Gajarawala ’18, Staff Writer It’s a new year and Hollywood has once again embarked on a major awards show season. Every year, it seems that there are more and more events to keep track of and shows to add to your DVR. The 2014 awards season was slightly altered this year to make…