News
List of 20 news stories.
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Newark Academy Students Unveil Sustainable Water Bottle Chandelier
Newark Academy students transformed 4,000 plastic water bottles into a beautiful piece of sustainable art — a massive chandelier under the guidance of renowned New Jersey-based contemporary sculptor and upcycler Willie Cole.Read More -
Sophia Hou ’28 Earns 2nd Place Engineering Award in Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Newark Academy freshman Sophia Hou ’28 received the second place Engineering Award in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition.Read More -
Newark Academy Director of Band Earns DownBeat Lifetime Achievement Award
Newark Academy's Director of Band, Julius Tolentino, has been named the recipient of a DownBeat Lifetime Achievement Award in Jazz Education by DownBeat magazine, a national music publication devoted to jazz, blues and beyond.Read More -
Newark Academy Names Tom Ashburn as its Next Head of School
Read MoreThe Board of Trustees of Newark Academy have appointed current Middle School Principal Tom Ashburn to serve as the next Head of School for Newark Academy, effective July 1, 2025. -
Renowned Upcycler Willie Cole To Lead Sustainable Sculpture Building at Newark Academy
Renowned New Jersey-based contemporary sculptor and upcycler Willie Cole spoke to Newark Academy students about his career in sustainable art as the school’s Signature Speaker on Wednesday, September 25.Read More -
Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Stephen Mallon engages Newark Academy students in 2-day residency
Award-winning photographer and filmmaker, Stephen Mallon, held a two-day residency for Newark Academy arts students on Thursday, September 12 and Friday, September 13. He is currently exhibiting a body of work titled, “Machines and Materials,” in the David Teiger ’47 Gallery for Studio Arts through October 24, 2024.Read More -
Convocation Kicks off the 2024-25 School Year
Newark Academy students, faculty, staff and representatives from our Alumni Board of Governors gathered together to kick off the 2024-25 school year with the annual Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, September 4 in the Coraci Performance Hall. NA alumnus Ben Cohen ’06 was the keynote speaker.Read More -
Newark Academy Graduates the Class of 2024
Newark Academy conferred the degrees of 112 students from the Class of 2024 at the 250th Commencement Exercises in the Kirby Gymnasium on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The Class of 2024 boasted 58 International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidates, 36 National Merit Scholars and 21 Cum Laude Society Members. In addition, 11 members of the class led the Chameleon jazz band to become the No. 1 high school jazz band in the country, 16 are going on to play NCAA athletics in college and 18 served as peer leaders.Read More -
NA Middle School Chamber Music Performs at Prestigious Chamber Music Society
Newark Academy’s Middle School Chamber Music was selected as one of just 14 middle school ensembles in the New York City metropolitan area to perform in the Chamber Music Society (CMS) Young Ensembles Program in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS at Lincoln Center on May 23, 2024.Read More -
NA Theater Arts Earns Five FOXY Awards
Newark Academy’s theater arts program garnered five awards at Montclair State University’s Theatre Night FOXY Awards on May 20, 2024 for both its Middle School fall production of PUFFS and Upper School fall drama Blue Stockings.Read More -
Newark Academy Jazz Band Named No. 1 in the Country at Essentially Ellington Competition
Read MoreNewark Academy’s jazz band, Chameleon, was named the No. 1 high school jazz band in the country at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival this past weekend at Jazz at Lincoln Center. -
ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman '96 Speaks to Students
ABC News Chief National Correspondent and Newark Academy alumnus Matt Gutman '96 spoke about his experience as a war zone reporter to NA students on May 8, 2024 as part of the school’s Signature Speaker Series.Read More -
Newark Academy Celebrates its Historic 250th Anniversary
Read MoreMore than 600 members of the Newark Academy community gathered to celebrate the school's 250th anniversary on Saturday, May 4 at the school’s campus in Livingston, NJ. -
Newark Academy Announces 2024 Ad Lumen Awards
Read MoreThe prestigious Ad Lumen Award is presented annually to seniors who, in the eyes of their peers and of the faculty, best represent the ideals expressed in the Newark Academy mission statement. While the award recipients typically excel in the classroom, what truly distinguishes them is their commitment to enriching the NA community. -
Social Awakening Founder Max Stossel Speaks to Students about the Impact of Social Media
Max Stossel, an award-winning speaker and the founder of Social Awakening, spoke about the impact of social media to students at Newark Academy on March 6, 2024 as part of the school’s Signature Speaker Series.Read More -
Abby Hsu '25 Publishes Paper in Prestigious IEEE Journal
Newark Academy junior Abigail Hsu '25 had a research paper published in the 2023 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE).Read More -
Chameleon Jazz Band Named a Finalist in the 29th Essentially Ellington Competition
Newark Academy’s jazz band, Chameleon, was chosen as one of just 15 finalists throughout the United States to perform at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, which will be held May 9-11, 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.Read More -
Former NFL Quarterback Don McPherson Discusses “Aspirational Masculinity” with Newark Academy Students
Former NFL and CFL quarterback Don McPherson, a national advocate for the prevention of sexual and domestic violence, spoke to Newark Academy students about aspirational masculinity on February 6, 2024 as part of the school’s Signature Speaker Series.Read More -
Newark Academy Director of Business and Finance Earns NBOA Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award
Newark Academy Director of Business and Finance Sam Goldfischer is the recipient of the 2024 Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award from the National Business Officers Association (NBOA).Read More -
Aaron Li ’24 Named Top 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar
Read MoreNewark Academy senior Aaron Li ’24 has been named one of the top 300 scholars in the 83rd Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors.
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