Category: Feature
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Our History of Acceptance, Relatively Speaking
By Courtney Cooperman ’16, Feature Editor With additional reporting by staff writer Elizabeth Merrigan ’16 Earlier this fall, the IB/Advanced Acting Morning Meeting presentation parodied the homogeneity of Newark Academy before the mid-20th century. Qualified applicants that were non-white, non-Christian, or non-male were turned away in the skit, while a white male was accepted simply…
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Life Lessons from the President’s Desk
By Matt Thekkethala ’15, Feature Columnist Labor Day. The last day of summer vacation. It’s supposed to be a holiday to honor the labor movement of the 1800s, but to me, Labor Day is a reminder of the labor that I will endure over the next ten months at Newark Academy. 10:30PM. I sit on…
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Creativity, Cycling, Climbing, Compassion: Students’ Most Intense Summer Enrichment
By Mauranda Men ’16 and Elizabeth Merrigan ’16, Staff Writers From Creative Writing to Camping Maggie DeNoon ’16 went on two separate two-week excursions. On a creative writing program by Putney Student Travel, she traveled to Ireland, exploring places as iconic as Dublin as well as the relatively-unknown island of Inishbofin. Maggie describes the island…
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Faculty-Led and External Immersions: Diverse Yet Equally Valuable
By Sanya Bery ’17, Staff Writer Students at Newark Academy live relatively exciting lives, excelling not only academically but also athletically and in the arts. However, all of us dream about getting away from day to day life and exploring unfamiliar places. Newark Academy’s immersion requirement means that all students must immerse themselves in another…
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A Summer-Themed Feature to Start the School Year
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16 and Courtney Cooperman ’16, Feature Editors After the first few days of school, many students lament that ‘it feels like summer never happened’. But three months of memories should not wash away in classes, assessments, and busy schedules as soon as we step through the doors of 91 South Orange…
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Feinberg Grant Trip to China: A Valuable Dose of Culture Shock
By Hassiet Asberom ’15, Guest Writer My trip began with an excruciatingly long 12-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean to Beijing. I was both excited and extremely nervous for the month that I would be spending in China. I felt confident that I would adapt well, even though this would be my longest time spent…
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Exchanging the Beach for DC with Summer Internships
By Abel Dawit ’15, Staff Writer For most teenagers, summer is a time reserved exclusively for relaxation and recreation. Often, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the word “summer” is lying on a beach towel on a cloudless sunny day with their close friends or family. Who wouldn’t want to spend…
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Summer Recap from The Automotive Press
By Jordan Zucker ’16, Feature Columnist Hello ladies and gents! Welcome back to another school year at Newark Academy, and another year full of automotive extravaganza. This summer saw the release of the all-new Mazda Miata which is slated to go on sale sometime next year. The new Miata may come packed with a 1.3L…
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Three Weeks Under Fire
By Courtney Cooperman ’16, Feature Editor As I pulled my hair into a messy ponytail, a blaring sound cut through the morning conversation in our hotel room. My roommates and I peered out through the window at the small city of Arad, looking for a possible source of the sound. There were no ambulances or…
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How Do Teachers Spend Their Summers?
By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Staff Writer As summers come and go, students visit all types of fun, interesting, and exotic places. Students’ travels are the topic of conversation during the first weeks of school. But nobody asks the question of what teachers do over their summers. Contrary to popular belief, teachers do not live in…