When Blackie and Joan Parlin first met in 1957 at the Silver Bay YMCA in New York, neither could have imagined the profound impact they would both have on the lives of others. Their connection was immediate, and they quickly realized they wanted to live their future together.In 1958, they married and moved to Providence,… Read more »
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Introducing the Donald M. Austin Endowed Scholarship Fund
Earlier this year, the Donald M. Austin Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by the Board of Trustees in celebration of Don’s 18-year legacy and enduring impact on the Newark Academy community.The Donald M. Austin Endowed Scholarship Fund will further Don’s vision for greater access to Newark Academy by providing need-based financial assistance to deserving students…. Read more »
Students Build Solar Suitcases to Provide Power to Schools in Kenya
By Sherrie Negrea A set of solar generators built by a team of Newark Academy Middle School students is bringing light to schools and community centers in northern Kenya, allowing hundreds of children to study at night for the first time. A team of Middle Schoolers spent two weeks assembling four solar suitcases that can… Read more »
Pulitzer Prize Winner Salamishah Tillet Kicks Off NA’s 250th School Year
On Wednesday, September 7, Newark Academy kicked off its historic 250th school year with its traditional Convocation ceremony featuring a keynote address by Dr. Salamishah Tillet ’92, a Pulitzer Prize winner, scholar, writer and activist. During her keynote speech, Dr. Tillet encouraged Newark Academy students to embrace life’s messiness and to be excited about what… Read more »
Newark Academy Features “The Many Faces of Newark” Exhibit
Newark Academy is showing a body of work by Newark-based artist, Chrystofer Davis, at the David Teiger ’47 Gallery for Studio Arts at NA through November 17, 2023. In honor of Newark Academy’s 250th anniversary, the school chose to showcase Davis’s exhibit, “The Many Faces of Newark,” to pay homage to its origin city of… Read more »
Newark Academy Kicks Off its Historic 250th Anniversary Year at The Newark Museum of Art
Newark Academy kicked off its historic 250th anniversary year with a celebration at The Newark Museum of Art on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Livingston Township Councilman Edward Meinhardt and Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon, an alum of NA’s Class of 2002, were in attendance to celebrate the historic milestone. Newark Academy returned to… Read more »
NA’s “250” formation featured on News 12!
On Thursday, October 5, over 800 Newark Academy students, faculty and staff joined together to form the number “250” in honor of the school’s historic anniversary. A time lapse video of the number formation was featured on News 12 New Jersey’s “Jersey Proud” segment here.
Newark Academy Concludes its 249th Year and Prepares For its Historic 250th with a Trip to Newark
In honor of its upcoming 250th anniversary year, the employees of Newark Academy joined together to visit and deepen the school’s connection with its origin city of Newark. On Tuesday, June 13, more than 130 Newark Academy faculty and staff embarked on a bus tour of the school’s four previous locations in the City of… Read more »