By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Staff Writer Hearing the many announcements in school morning meetings, walking past the construction site, seeing the new buildings, and smelling that “construction smell,” students can’t miss the fact that the Upper School expansion is taking place. But has anyone wondered if the Middle School facilities are going to be updated…

By Jocelyn Tolpin ’17, Staff Writer “I have conceived a great plan,” were the words of the protagonist Pithetaerus (Harry Echtman’18) as he came up with the idea to build a city for birds. Recently, the Middle School has put up a production of “The Birds” directed by Mrs. Brodie. The play was about two…

By Siddarth Tumu’18 When you walk into a classroom at Newark Academy, you will notice many attentive students listening to their engaging teacher. Most of these students will be taking notes on their laptop devices. Technology is a big part of Newark Academy and in part makes NA what it is. It is a doorway…

By Rebecca Zimmerman’17 Recently a series of morning meeting presentations explored the concept of “diversity within” at Newark Academy.  The question one asks is: Are there stereotypes in students’ minds, regardless of the statistical diversity?   A recent survey conducted by the Middle School Newspaper asks Newark Academy Students to describe the average NA middle school student by…

By Christopher Pan’18 As students walked in the Kirby Gym and saw the action packed floor, they knew it was going to be an exciting night. You can’t blame them. When the whole Middle School is there and there are an infinite number of activities to do, it’s hard to not try and jump in…

By Jocelyn Tolpin’16 On January 7, 12 Middle School students competed in a consortium all about general knowledge. Last year the Newark Academy team got third place in a very close competition This year, the team was going for the gold. Before the competition, varsity team captain Alex Chang ’17 told me, “I think the…

By Sanya Bery ’17, Staff Writer As soon as the first bell rang, I raced out of 3rd period Science; my class and teacher close behind. Dumping my backpack on the Common Room shelf, I sprinted to the cafeteria. The clock was ticking… tick tock tick tock… there was no time to waste. If only…

By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Staff Writer If you ask a student at Newark Academy what’s different between NA and their old school, one of the things they’ll mention is the homework load. People have different views when it comes to homework at NA. Some think it’s too much and others think it’s not enough. An…

By Brahm Wieseneck’18 Middle School A Soccer won yet another championship after defeating Gil St. Bernard 4-1 in the finals of the Morris County Coaches Tournament.  With this victory, the team gained a fantastic regular season record of 9-2-1. Behind captains Rory Tell and Sam Goldenring, the team was unstoppable. When asked why the team…

By Jocelyn Tolpin’16 Two weeks. That’s all that’s left. Two weeks is nothing right? No sweat? Wrong. Incredibly wrong. For a student, especially a Newark Academy student, these last two weeks are awful. Every day, at least one big assessment takes place. For me, today I had a test and a lab due. Tomorrow I…