Category: News
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Club Update: Stock Market Club
By Zach Epstein ’14, Staff Writer One of the great things about the way clubs work at Newark Academy is the variety that is offered to the entire student body. Anyone is allowed to join any club, but if a student wants to join a club that does not exist yet, they possess the power…
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The Buffett Rule
By Tyler Goff ’14, Staff Writer Famous investor Warren Buffett originally proposed the concept for the Buffet Rule. Buffett, citing his low annual income tax rate, asserted that the top 1% of American earners should pay more income taxes than less wealthy Americans. The rule has not yet been legally enacted. However, a bill entitled…
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Newark Academy Never Forgets
By Sara Widmann ’15, Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 24th, in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sarah Ludwig, a Livingston resident and Holocaust survivor, came to speak at Newark Academy. Mrs. Ludwig imparted her personal story to an attentive crowd in the Black Box during 5th period. When the period began, she warmly greeted the…
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Global Speaker Series Ends on a Musical Note
By Danielle Sidi ’14, Staff Writer The annual Joyce Abney Spring Celebration, in association with the Global Speaker Series, presented Sam Lardner and his band Barcelona. This was not Lardner’s first time at Newark Academy; he came and performed at the beginning of his music career. However, years later his style of music has changed…
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Dr. Majora Carter: A Look into the Green South Bronx
By Rebecca Gorelov ’14, Staff Writer Dr. Majora Carter, an environmentalist, a public radio host, as well as an economic consultant was welcomed into the Newark Academy Community on February 22, 2012 as the fourth Global Speaker of the 2011-2012 School Year. In 2001 she created a nonprofit organization called Sustainable in South Bronx and…
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A Night of Conquering the Cougars and the Dancefloor
By Danielle Sidi ’14 and Thomas Pan ’14, Staff Writers With an end score of 55-49, Newark Academy’s win over Montclair Kimberly Academy led to spirit on the dance floor. The night of February 24, 2012 began with three basketball games: the girls’ game against Kent Place, followed by the boys’ JV andvarsity games against…
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March Feature: Privacy
“Secrets, secrets are no fun, unless they’re shared with everyone.” These ten words have defined much of our social lives – from the elementary school playground to the high school cafeteria. They signify the role that our “private lives” play in public spheres and the burning question that constantly follows high schoolers around: what is…
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Unsure Expectations for the June Term
By Bill Ulrich ’14, Staff Writer After Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman have completed their end of term assessments as well as AP/IB Exams, this spring, they will not immediately go on summer vacation; instead, students will spend another two weeks at school in a new term: the June Term. For these two weeks, students will…
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Open Department Meetings: A New Forum for the Student Opinion to be Heard
By Siddarth Kannan ’14 and Zach Epstein ’14, Staff Writers Current Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors may remember that in 2007, they were asked to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Academy by way of an online survey to begin the research for the Academy’s Campus Master Plan. Student voice proposals have been around as…