By Jocelyn Tolpin It seems like only yesterday that we first walked in through the front doors on the newly polished tile floors. We hugged our friends that we hadn’t seen in a long time, said hello to our old teachers, and began our new classes for a new year. In a flash 4 months…

I was once told never to get a Facebook. They said Facebook is extremely distracting and you could never get your homework done. We were then visited by global speaker, Claire Diaz-Ortiz. Her argument was that Facebook was a good thing that could be used to connect to people around the world and help save…

By Siddarth Tumu The start of a new school year is a time of excitement and anticipation. Hallways are thronged with many enthusiastic students. But among these familiar faces, there are nervous faces as well. Anxiously looking around and getting accustomed to their new school, the new students of Newark Academy are readying themselves for…

By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Middle School Staff Writer While many students were sleeping in or playing sports during the summer, the 7th graders were handling a much harder task: the 7th grade immigration project. This project was no simple one. Required were transcripts of hour long interviews of our family members, a map of your…

By Charles Pan, Middle School Staff Writer Dashing across the finish line, the Newark Academy Middle School Cross Country team takes first place yet again. The head coach, Ms. Santos, looks on and comments, “All in a day’s work.” “Yes, indeed, this is the work of a very good team,” remarks assistant coach Mr. Ball.…

By Jocelyn Tolpin, Middle School Staff Writer I was once told never to get a Facebook because it was too distracting. We were then visited by global speaker, Claire Diaz-Ortiz. Her argument was that Facebook could be used to connect to people around the world and help save the world. This had me thinking, was…

By Charles Pan, Middle School Staff Writer If you see the MS Boys A soccer team play an opponent, you can see the level of intensity at which they compete at. This team was composed of eight eighth graders, four seventh graders, and one sixth grader. Led by captains Kiran Damodaran, Matteo Moretti, and Nathaniel…

By Jocelyn Tolpin, Middle School Staff Writer On the corner of the middle school hallway and the arts center is a room made of glass. It resembles a fishbowl, except without the water, and the fish. It used to house a store to buy Newark Academy products, writing utensils, and books. Now it houses many…

By Shaan Pandiri, Middle School Staff Writer The new wing was surprising to all students but it might just become the norm of the school. The new wing comes with some benefits and disadvantages however; students will soon have to get used of the wing’s style. The daily grind of going to class day after…

By Rakhi Kundra, Middle School Staff Writer The lights went out.  This time it wasn’t a flicker.  The lights didn’t come back on.  Hurricane Sandy had finally had it’s full effect on the New Jersey, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power, hundreds of people without homes. Hurricane Sandy had been building up, and people…