Category: News
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Newark Academy In Coming Years: The Curriculum Committee and Its Proposals
By Sivi Satchithanandan ’15, Staff Writer Newark Academy is in the midst of an overhaul of its upper school courses. The proposed changes cover every department. They range from minor tweaks, such as changing the name of Acting Skills to Introductory Acting Skills, to major transformations like dropping the IB Math Higher Level course. The changes…
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Newark Academy’s Mask Comes Off, At Least Temporarily
By Anna Hope Emerson ’15, Staff Writer On Thursday, February 21st, Dr. Micheal Fowlin visited Newark Academy as part of the annual Feinberg Multicultural Assembly. A psychologist and actor more commonly known as “Mykee,” Dr. Fowlin performed his one-man show “You Don’t Know Me Until You Know Me” for the community. The Feinberg Multicultural Assembly…
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Despite Departures, Mock Trial Continues Success
By Megha Poddar’15, Staff Writer With a team composed of only one senior, two juniors, and nine sophomores, Newark Academy Mock Trial can now boast this year’s Essex County title, after beating rival Seton Hall Prep in a heated matchup. In the club, students undergo a simulation of the judiciary system in America, while developing…
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The Enduring Controversy of Gun Control
By Will Delaney ’14, Staff Writer The nation is still mourning the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Inevitably, this tragic event, along with many other incidents of gun violence over the past year, has brought the debate over gun control back to the forefront of domestic policy. The current interpretation of…
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A “Milestone” for Women
By Megha Poddar’15, Staff Writer The women’s rights movement has been a contentious and divisive issue throughout American history. From the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, to the 19th Amendment in 1920, to the Equal Pay Act in 1963 – different interest groups have argued for and against progress for women in countless settings. Now…
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A Conversation with Nurse Neary as Newark Academy Battles the Flu
By Danielle Sidi ’14, Staff Writer Influenza in the United States this winter has been classified as an epidemic. The flu has spread to 41 states, which constitutes the worst outbreak reported in the past decade. The H3N2 strain has most hurt the elderly, and here in New Jersey, a staggering 31.1% of people have reported…
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Interview with Vihar Desu: Teenage Application Creator
by Rebecca Gorelov’14, News Editor The following are edited excerpts from an interview that I conducted with Vihar Desu on January 31, 2013. Vihar is a sophomore at Newark Academy and the creator of the application myWords SAT Vocabulary. To start us off what exactly does the application do? The application helps kids learn SAT…
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The Rise & Flourish Event: Newark Academy’s $30 Million Campaign
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, News Staff Writer If you walked into the Kirby Gymnasium on January 12th, you would not have recognized it. Massive red and white circular lamps hung from the ceiling, intricately set tables covered the hardwood, and two huge video screens stood in the corner. Thanks to the hard work and…
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Run for FOP Strides Towards a Cure
By Danielle Sidi ’14, News Staff Writer On December 2nd, Newark Academy hosted their 9th annual 5K run for FOP. FOP is a rare genetic disorder that causes muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues to turn to bone. Ian Cali, a Newark Academy alum who graduated in 2008, was diagnosed with FOP at a…
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Living on the Edge: The “Fiscal Cliff” and American Government
By Siddarth Kannan ’14, News Editor The reelection of Barack Obama marks a clear path for the nation for the next four years. The fiscally left-of-center Obama will try increasing taxes on America’s richest in an attempt to spare the middle class from the burden of the deficit and national debt. He will attempt to…