By Ashley Sun ’18 Sleep can be described as a precious thing. When the dreary night falls upon this half of the earth and shadows swallow the horizon, people will climb onto their respective beds and close their eyes to rest. As the moon keeps watch in the sky, some fall heavily onto soft pillows…

By Charles Pan ’18 As students walk into class on the first day, whether tiny 6th grader or hulking 8th grader, they catch up with their friends with a grin. After greeting one another and asking how their summer has been, they’re off to their first period class. However, they are not the only ones…

By Zachary Burd ’19 Middle school students participated in a survey during advisor groups that asked questions such as: What are your favorite vacation spots and why? AND Do you prefer hot or cold vacation spots and why?   These are the results to the question: What are your favorite vacation spots and why?  …

By Young Se Choi ’18 At one point in our lives, we are or will be ninth graders…unfortunately.  Although most students from the class of 2017 say, “I’m getting into the swing of things” or “I can adjust,” by the looks of it, I think they miss the good ol’ middle school.  After you become…

By Harry Echtman ’18 Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? Just warning you, it may be a little bit different than you thought… When most people think of a zombie they think, rotting flesh, craving brains, attacking people in swarms. Well, what if they looked like this photo?  “But that’s just a normal person!”…

By Guilia Socolof ’19 So many great movie titles came out this summer, from May to August. Among these are Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Iron Man 3, Star Trek, Percy Jackson, and Man of Steel. I conducted a survey of the entire middle school, and the results were that Despicable Me 2, with Steve…

By Zachary Burd ’19, Staff Writer Walking down the sixth grade hallway, a Newark Academy student will hear the buzz of gossip and the rabble of conversation.  The student will also hear the constant political debates and will see lines of sixth graders marching up and down the hall saying such humorous chants as: “No…

By Siddarth Tumu ’19, Staff Writer At one point in their life, all kids will experience bullying, whether it is firsthand or just something they witness.. Much of the bullying in America happens in public schools, with 12,024 instances of bullying were reported in the 2011-12 school year alone. To gain insight to bullying at…

By Charles Pan ’18, Middle School Editor Every day, we hear news and reports of Supreme Court cases. From gay marriage, to ObamaCare, sometimes even past cases such as Brown vs. Board of Education. The judiciary branch in our nation today is crucial, and lawyers and judges in cases can alter the course of history.…

By Sophie Licostie ’19, Staff Writer Ask any sixth, seventh, or eighth grader in our school, and if the odds are in their favor, chances are they’ve heard of the Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins. They probably have it on their top favorite book or movie list. Some kids have read the book, some…