By Michaela Wang ’21, Feature Writer You may have followed the kitten-heel clicks and purple rolling backpack through the hallways.  She stops once at Profe’s room to remind him it’s Fro-Yo day, and pivots to the Octagon to greet one of her students, always starting with “cómo estás?”, or “how are you?” Realizing her student…

By Justine Seo ’19, Feature Editor “Graduation Goggles” is a term coined in the 20th episode of the 6th season of the show How I Met Your Mother. It refers to the special nostalgia that seems to invariably gloss over all your memories of a place as soon as you realize you have to leave,…

By Suie Choi ’20, Feature Writer As April approaches, people count down the days to the annual holiday celebrated worldwide by over a billion people on April 22. This day is Earth Day. It is the most popular secular holiday in the world after New Year’s Eve and International Workers Day. Earth Day is not…

By Kira Lu ’20, Feature Editor Though many feel that reading books for English class takes away from the joy of reading, this is not the case for many Newark Academy students; NA English teachers do a great job of encouraging learning and critical thinking through the curriculum. Books read in each grade are not…

By Justine Seo ‘19, Feature Editor The abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock was known worldwide for his dynamic drip painting technique, used to create his wild, gestural, and highly recognizable paint patterns. With pieces marked by such a unique style of painting, it should be easy to tell which of the following works is a Pollock…

By Kira Lu ’20, Feature Editor With the holiday season and the Gregorian calendar New Year behind us, the festivities have mostly come to a close. But the year is full of fresh starts, and another one presents itself to those who celebrate on February fifth this year– the Lunar New Year. Millions of families…

By Erica Edman ‘21, Feature Writer As we delve deeper into the New Year and continue down a path of self improvement, we can learn from the show The Good Place how to accomplish your goals and ultimately become your best self. While using comedy as an outlet, the show propels its audience through four…

By Michael Pyo ’22, Feature Writer Chess is a game for the patient, strategic, and sharp minded. In other words, one could say that chess advances your academic standing at Newark Academy. What other way can we see examples of that in our daily life than to exemplify Newark Academy’s very own Chess Club. In…

By Suie Choi ‘20, Feature Writer As the end of the semester and exams approach, the stress is building within the Newark Academy community–teachers, staff, and students included. I interviewed three teachers, Dr. DeSanta, Mr. McCall, and Dr. Hobson, to get their perspective on giving assessments towards the end of the semester and how they…

By Justine Seo ‘19, Feature Editor Friendsgiving has become a widely recognized event across America, almost enough to parallel the celebration of Thanksgiving itself. The rules of this holiday are very loose; it can be in any location, with any type of food, as long as it occurs somewhere around the third week of November…