Monthly Archives: March 2017

Three Newark Academy juniors received “Judge’s Choice” distinction from the New Jersey Youth Poet Laureate contest for their poetry collections. Honors go to Young Se Choi ’18, Ezra Lebovitz ’18 and Mel Xiao ’18. Congratulations, poets!

Four Newark Academy students — three writers and one artist — earned five 2017 Scholastic National Medals. Annika Inampudi, grade 8, earned a Gold Medal in Flash Fiction for her story, “Stolen Hearts.” Ava Sharahy, grade 9, earned a Silver … Continue reading →

Plays by James Blume ’19, Kianni Keys ’19, Gabrielle Poisson ’17 and Micah Rivas ’19 have been selected as finalists in the 34th NJ Playwrights Festival annual high school contest. James’s play, “End of the Line,” and Micah’s play, “All … Continue reading →

Poetry by Samantha Burggraf ’19 and Elliott Zorintsky ’18 won 2nd and 3rd place respectively in the the Writer’s Slate annual writing contest sponsored by The Writing Conference, Inc. Their work will be published in the April edition of the … Continue reading →