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The Official Newark Academy Newspaper

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  • Matt Thekkethala Wins Student Council President

    Matt Thekkethala Wins Student Council President

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    By Soven Bery ’15, Editor-In-Chief UPDATE 4/10/2014 at 7:24 PM Matt Thekkethala ’15 has defeated Lila Rimalovski, Nick Murray, Morgin Goldberg and Eric Liao to become the Upper School Student Council President. Thekkethala rallied the school around his slogan “Do the RIGHT thing, the WRONG way” and an enduringly hilarious story of a fly in his ear. The…

  • Do Standardized Tests Matter? The Chicago Teacher Strike Sparks Debate

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    By Rebecca Gorelov ’14, News Editor On September 19, while the Newark Academy community was in middle of its third week of school, 350,000 students in the Chicago public school system finally began their first day of school. The extended summer came as a result of the contentious Chicago Teachers Strike. The strike was caused…

  • Giving Back: Our Latest Step Towards Equal Education

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    By Sivi Satchithanandan’15, Staff Writer For the last 238 years, Newark Academy has been a leading educational institution with a track record for helping all students, regardless of socioeconomic means, achieve their full potential. Although it is already one of the most generous schools in terms of financial aid, its reputation is about to get a further boost thanks to a…

  • Seniors Prepare for the Real World

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    By Sivi Satchithanandan ’15, Staff Writer The seniors have finally checked out, but they are not done yet! Each senior has to complete a senior project, which is designed to give seniors a sense of responsibility and test them against the real world. Through identifying, planning, and completing projects, seniors get ready for college. Newark…

  • March Feature: Privacy

    March Feature: Privacy

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    “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…