Monthly Archives: March 2016

Damodaran ’17 & Merrigan ’16 Earn Scholastic National Medals

Two of Newark Academy’s 16 Scholastic Writing Award Regional Gold Key winners have gone on to earn awards on the national level. Kiran Damodaran ’17 and Elizabeth Merrigan ’16 earned Silver Medals for Poetry. Of over 320,000 Scholastic entries in … Continue reading

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McCullough ’18 & Zhang ’18 Published in Teen Ink National Print Magazine & Aerie International Magazine

“Pulse,” a poem by Alena Zhang ’18 and “Shattering Ice,” a poem  by Megan McCullough ’18 were published in the March and April 2016 issues respectively of the of the national print magazine, Teen Ink, which has a circulation of … Continue reading

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Plays by Betsy Zaubler ’17 Staged in Local Theaters

“Thanksgiving Surprise,” a play by Betsy Zaubler ’17 won third place in the 2016 Theater Project’s Fourteenth Annual Young Playwrights Competition and will be performed on March 12, 2016 at the Cranford Community Center. Last year, “Thanksgiving Surprise,” won the 32nd … Continue reading

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Issi Young ’17 Published in Louisville Review

“Our Romance is Kamikaze,” a poem by Isabel Young ’17 was selected for publication by the Louisville Review and will appear in their Issue 81, Spring 2016. TLR is an adult national literary magazine publishing since 1976. Brava, Issi!

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Samantha Kany ’18 & Betsy Zaubler ’17 Win Writing Conference Contest

“Thanksgiving Surprise” by Betsy Zaubler ’17 and “Sounds of Winter” by Samantha Kany ’18 won 1st and 2nd place respectively in the the Writers’ Slate annual writing contest sponsored by The Writing Conference, Inc. This year’s contest theme was “courage.” … Continue reading

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Badalamenti ’18, Gross ’17 & Zaubler ’17 Finalists in NJ Playwrights Competition

Plays by Francesca Badalamenti ’18, Joelle Gross ’17 and Betsy Zaubler ’17 are three of 18 scripts to reach the final round of judging in the 33rd NJ Playwrights Festival annual high school contest. Joelle’s play, “Double Exposure,” was written during … Continue reading

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