Category: Social Justice
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Pop Culture
By Giulia Socolof ‘19, Staff Writer Summer Movies 4. X-Men: Days of Future Past In the future, mutant-hunting robots called Sentinels target the X-Men. Wolverine must go back in time to stop the creation of these Sentinels, enlisting the help of young Magneto and Professor X. An excellent addition to the franchise, it’s a new…
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Field Trip Day
By David You ’19, Editor-in-Chief On September 19, 2014, a day that will probably be forgotten soon, each grade took a different field trip. However, the 8th grade had a special overnight trip that started the day before. After the trips, the students looked exhausted and were ready to go home, and many of the…
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Starting the GLOBE Club
By Micaela Alpert, ’21, Staff Writer When I first started at Newark Academy, I was nervous, and I didn’t want to participate in anything. I didn’t want my voice to be heard. But after only a few weeks, Newark Academy has taught me that taking action is not as difficult as it seems. I learned…
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Why Hilary Knight?
By Kai Youngren ‘19 and Kaleb Youngren ‘21, Staff Writers Imagine looking up and seeing a vast sea of crazed fans, hearing a deafening roar, and feeling that strange mix of anxiousness and exhilaration. You are standing before a crowd, in the stadium of your favorite sports team, about to begin the biggest game of your…
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The Story Behind the Hair: An Interview with Mr. Rezvani
By Kyra Cooperman ’19 and Samantha Keller ’19, Staff Writers Why do you believe that your hair is your best feature? I’m not sure, I don’t know. Everybody says something about it. We heard that you were in North Korea over the summer; how did the climate affect your hair? It was frizzy. I wasn’t…
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Evening of Jazz for Newtown 2014
By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Middle School Editor On Friday, April 11, 2014 hundreds of parents, students, friends, and fellow musicians took their seats in the auditorium, awaiting the soulful and stimulating jazz music that would soon bring pleasure to their ears. The Second Annual Evening of Jazz for Newton was an extremely successful event that…
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Malaysian Airlines 370
By Dean Tan ’18, Staff Writer On March 8th, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after takeoff. It never arrived at its destination, with its 227 passengers and 14 crew members on board. As the news broke out and the…
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Step Right Up and Dosido
By Ryan Gajarawala ’18, Staff Writer Every year during March, Newark Academy’s 8th Grade gathers for an afternoon of dancing, pizza and a time to bond. The 8th Grade Hoedown is an event that everyone will remember. There were so many memories like the Cotton Eye Joe, Dosidoing, sashay, and the crowd around the pizza…
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Capstone Expectations
By Katy Kim ’18, Staff Writer As my first year at Newark Academy draws to a close, I look forward to a traditional bonding event of eighth grade; the Capstone trip. Other unforgettable (ha!) events past this year include the Eighth Grade Hoedown, Fairview Lake Camping, Girls’ Night Out and the Boys’ Sport Tournament. For…
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Was Michael Kay Worth the Stay?
By David You ’19, Middle School Editor Michael Kay was a NA alumni who came to talk to us as a Global Speaker. One that we will all remember due to his humor and knowledge. He was a Green Beret that worked in Iraq with a special team to help a village. After interviewing ten…