Melody Xiao ’18
Eva Lebovitz ’18
Eva Lebovitz ’18 and Melody Xiao ’18 performed their poetry at the 30th Anniversary Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America, held at NJPAC in Newark. As 2016 NJCTE Bronze Medalists in Poetry, Eva and Melody participated in the “National Student Poets & NJCTE Student Poets Reading” on Friday, October 21st in Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral. Alumni Valery Tarco ’16 and Michael Lee ’15 were also invited to perform, but were unable to attend due to their college schedules. The performance was attended by Newark Academy faculty members Jessica DeSanta and Alexandra Mahoney along with several enthusiastic students (below). By all accounts, Melody and Eva gave a riveting performance. Congratulations!
James Blume, Julie Phipps, Sarah Chang, Katy Kim, Eva Lebovtiz, Anne Ruble, Sophie Licostie & Melody Xiao