Category: Feature
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The Faculty Social Scene
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Staff Writer I’d be lying to you if I said that friend groups among students don’t exist at Newark Academy. But have you ever considered the possibility of there being friend groups among your teachers? When you think of the term “cliques,” you probably envision the types that exist in a typical Mean Girls…
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MeaN(A) Girls
By Kyra Cooperman ’19, Staff Writer The image describes the high school cafeteria according to Mean Girls, the 2004 teen comedy that pervades pop culture. The limit to the differences between lunchtime at Newark Academy and North Shore does not exist. The first distinction is that North Shore has a cafeteria and we have a dining hall. Additionally, “losers”…
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Are Our Friendships Based on Address?
By Sanya Bery ’17, Feature Editor It is no secret that students at Newark Academy have a different experience than those who attend local public schools in various ways. However, one may argue that location is one of the largest differences. NA is filled with people from various zip codes, ranging from just around the block…
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Divisions at NA: The Hangout Spots of Each Grade (And the Itinerant Sophomores)
By Vicky Li ’18, Staff Writer As they continue to battle against the raging current of homework, assessments, and lectures of the typical NA school day, all the students retreat to their favorite congregational spaces. Hangout areas vary according to the type of person, and more importantly, what grade the person is in. If you’re…
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Divisions at NA: Socioeconomic Status
By Elizabeth Merrigan ’16, Staff Writer You’re in the New Wing, and you and your classmates begin to take your seats around the semicircle of desks. As the second bell rings, almost in unison, you reach into your bags and pull out Macbooks—sleek, silver-bodied, and bearing the same glowing logo. (There might be a PC or…
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Divisions at NA: Age-Based “Schedule Elitism”
By Mauranda Men ’16, Feature Editor In recent years, it would seem with just a glance at their schedules that students in the younger grades are, on average, more advanced than any who have come before in the language, math, and science classes. According to Dr. Hobson, this year’s initial 50-student enrollment in Chemistry Honors (as…
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Divisions at NA: A New Student’s Perspective on Finding a Social Home
By Justine Seo ’19, Staff Writer One of the various wonderful features of NA is the loads of clubs and sports teams you can join. Within these groups, friendships are made, memories are created, and an everlasting bond is established. I’ve heard the Cross Country team being called a “cult” on numerous occasions. Even within mandatory…
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Behind the Scenes: The Five-Day Week Fuss
by Mauranda Men ’16, Feature Editor It began on Monday, September 28th. The first five-day week of the year. It was long and dreadful; and worst of all, that’s what it’ll be like every week until Thanksgiving. How does that feel? Although Ms. Speck cheerfully noted that “it’s about time” that we fulfill the school…
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Behind the Scenes: A Glimpse into the Lives of the NA Producers
by Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Staff Writer As fall starts to kick in and cooler days are upon us, you may want to start attending all the Back to School events. But before you attend a production like the Fall Drama, or decide to put on a Morning Meeting presentation, you’re going to have to thank a…
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Behind the Scenes: Midterms (Breathe…)
by Kyra Cooperman ’19, Staff Writer We’re just over a month into the 9-month school year and midterms are already here. For the entire school, the last assignments before midterm grades can be quite a panic. Making up for that test on which you didn’t do your best, to put it lightly, can lead to…