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2021 Scholastic Writing Awards—Regional Winners

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Flannery James

Congratulations to the 22 Newark Academy student who won a total of 28 Scholastic Writing Awards! Gold Key winners Drew France ’22, Annika Inampudi ’21, Sammy Lederman ’22, Olivia Palker ’24, Kaya Patel ’22, and Lily Sternlieb ’24 will go … Continue reading →

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Michaela Wang ’21 Wins Gandhi Art & Writing Contest

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Flannery James

Michaela Wang ’21 was selected as a top contestant in the 2020 Mahatma Gandhi Art and Writing Contest, sponsored by the Association of Indians in America. The annual contest strives to “raise awareness on the importance of Gandhi’s message on … Continue reading →

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“A Tale of Two Cities” by Alexis Romay

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Flannery James

Faculty member Alexis Romay (aka Profe) writes about his complicated relationship with the city of Havana. The piece was published on World Literature Today. You can read his essay and poem in Spanish here. Havana just turned five hundred. The beautiful … Continue reading →

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Ava Sharahy Earns NCTE Achievement Award for Writing

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Flannery James

Each year, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) hosts awards in a range of subjects and for different age groups. This year, Ava Sharahy (’20) was one of 15 11th grade winners from the state of New Jersey … Continue reading →

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Gabrielle Poisson ’17 Wins National Playwrights Contest

Posted on October 13, 2016 by tjames

“Doesn’t That Sound Lovely?” a play written by Gabrielle Poisson ’17 during Newark Academy’s 2016 24-hour Play Writing Festival, won the Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival and was professionally produced in the Stella Adler Theatre in Los Angeles in June … Continue reading →

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New Poetry Collection by Vanessa Jimenez Gabb

Posted on October 3, 2016 by tjames

Newark Academy English Department faculty member Vanessa Jimenez Gabb is the author of Images for Radical Politics, which was the Editor’s Choice in the 2015 Rescue Press Black Box Poetry Prize contest and is forthcoming in November, 2016; and the … Continue reading →

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