By Daniel Edman ’16, Staff Writer The Immersion requirement at Newark Academy is one aspect of our school’s community that makes us all global students. A good Immersion experience allows a student to go outside of his or her comfort zone and return home with newfound confidence, incredible stories, knowledge of a different culture or wilderness,…

By Jake Furst ’16, Commentary Editor In 2008, a Canadian oil company called TransCanada proposed a 1,200-mile extension to their Keystone pipeline, which currently transports thousands of barrels of oil per day from Alberta, Canada to Cushing, Oklahoma.1 The proposed extension, called the Keystone XL, would connect to the pipeline in Canada and take oil…

By Perrin Clark ’15, Commentary Editor Mitt Happens? Yes, as many quipped in 2012, Mitt Happens. In fact, it’s happening again. Gather your dusty Romney 2012 T-Shirts (well, even though it’s 2016, the idea is the same) from that box in the basement and tell your friends not to be concerned about the very poor,…

By Elias Neibart ’16, Staff Writer Recently, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of King v. Burwell, in which the plaintiff argued that because of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), the 36 states that rely on healthcare.gov to provide insurance should not be able to receive insurance subsidies from…

By Danny Edman ’16, Staff Writer The library is one of the most important areas in Newark Academy as it functions as the only room in the school where students can work quietly without distractions.  Newark Academy students are generally very busy not only with rigorous academic classes, but also extracurricular activities that take up a…

By Jacob Furst ’16, Commentary Editor   Between Thanksgiving break and Winter break lies a three-week-long period of school that challenges the stamina of even the most dedicated students. There are few times at Newark Academy that are as stressful as this one. The sun goes down around four, leaving us students feeling tired before we…

By Paige Cooper ’16, Staff Writer After students have acclimated to the arduous workload during the first few weeks of the fall semester at the Academy, they anxiously await the arrival of Spirit Week. There is nothing more exciting to Newark Academy students than the busy week of competitions between the different grade levels and…

 By Daniel Edman ’16, Staff Writer Two years ago, Newark Academy installed a security system that altered the atmosphere of the school environment. As a component of this new system, all doors to the school are now locked throughout the school day, and a faculty member must buzz in all non-faculty members. Although this new…

  By Perrin Clark ’15, Section Editor Aristotle once wrote, “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” In other words, attaining an education is difficult work, yet its returns are invaluable. Today, one feels as if one is stuck with the roots of education and devoid of the fruit. The roots have become…