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Tag Archives: 2022
“Jack in a Mysterious World” by Evan Wong ’24
Enjoy Evan’s gripping rendition of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Jack and the Mysterious World Jack was raised with almost nothing, each meal at most being a stale piece of bread, and most days even nothing. His father was no more … Continue reading
Alumni Dorm Decorations
We might not realize it, but our rooms can be one of the greatest avenues for expressing ourselves artistically. With color schemes, collages, and paintings decorating our walls, we make many creative choices when designing our homes. As freshmen move … Continue reading
Posted in Other, Visual Art
Tagged 2022, alumni, dorms, Kaya Patel, penelope jennings, room decor, Stella Gilbert
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Poems and Ceramic Pots by Julia Polen ’24
At the end of every year, Creative Writing students design and create a final independent project. Julia chose to write a series of flower-themed poems. The poems describe the 5 stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics, Poetry, Visual Art, Writing
Tagged 2022, ceramics, creative writing class, julia polen, poetry, students
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Senior Intern Spotlight: Stella Gilbert ’22
When the WAM Blog first began its intern position in 2018, Stella Gilbert took on the role as a freshman and has become instrumental to our team for the past 4 years. During her time with WAM, Stella has consistently … Continue reading
Senior Intern Spotlight: Albert Zhou ’22
When Albert joined the WAM team in 2020 as a rising junior, he immediately brought energy to our group and took on the role with amazing enthusiasm. For the past 2 years, Albert has spotlighted the arts, writing, and music … Continue reading
Senior Artist Spotlight: Selah Dungey ’22
Selah Dungey is a graduating senior who has repeatedly submitted her artwork to the WAM blog. In honor of her contributions, and graduation from Newark Academy, WAM is spotlighting a collection of her previous work. Her submissions consist of paintings, … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Visual Art
Tagged 2022, painting, Selah Dungey, Senior Spotlight
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Senior Artist Spotlight: Tess Kesler ’22
Senior Tess Kesler has been submitting to WAM since sixth grade! During the past few years, she’s contributed traditional art, poetry, and photography to the blog. She is a great watercolor painter – featured below is her piece “Bill and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Art, Painting, Photography, Visual Art
Tagged 2022, Digital Art, photography, Senior Spotlight, tess kesler, watercolor
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Senior Artist Spotlight: Kaya Patel ’22
As we say goodbye to our graduating class of 2022, we wanted to honor our most active contributors to WAM. An inspiring artist, Kaya Patel is an incredibly valuable contributor to the NA arts through her work with the visual … Continue reading
Senior IB Art Exhibit Showcase
Recently, the Senior IB Art Exhibit has been showing in the Teiger Art Gallery. Enjoy some of the pieces below with excerpts from artists Lucas Alland ’22, Alana Akiwumi ’22, and Lauren Freed ’22:
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Tagged 2022, Alana Akiwumi, art exhibit, David Teiger Gallery, IB Art, Lauren Freed, Lucas Alland
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Notebook Doodles
Posted in Drawing, Visual Art
Tagged 2022, doodles, Drawing, Sadie Kim, Selah Dungey
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Podcast on “Thelma and Louise” by Brynn Garrett & Avi Parameshwar ’22
Seniors Brynn and Avi made a podcast about the movie Thelma and Louise for Ms. Mahoney’s Film Studies class. The assignment was to deliver a podcast in the manner of “The Rewatchables,” a movie podcast from The Ringer that’s available … Continue reading
“The Need for Reed” by Stephen Levitt & Meredith Janay ’22
Because of his devotion to his beloved English teacher, student Stephen Levitt ’22 decided to design a class poster. Stephen’s ingenuity lies in his parody of the movie and video game franchise “The Need for Speed” (the playful witticism of … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Art
Tagged 2022, Digital Art, english, IB English, meredith janay, Mr. Reed, photoshop, poster, Stephen Levitt
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“Self Control by Frank Ocean and Why I Hate It” by Sadie Kim ’22
“I love Frank Ocean, more than you might be able to understand. He can verbalize so many emotions that I didn’t even know that I had… However, upon listening to “Self Control” by my friend Frank, I felt a deep anger rise inside of me…” Continue reading
Posted in Nonfiction
Tagged 2022, creative nonfiction, personal essay, Sadie Kim, writing
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Othello Original Scene by Sam Witt, Meredith Janay, and Stella Gilbert ’22
In Mr. Reed’s IB English HL class, students had free rein to take on any creative project in response to Shakespeare’s Othello. Seniors Samantha Witt, Meredith Janay, and Stella Gilbert decided to collaborate to create an original scene as an … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Theater
Tagged 2022, english, IB, meredith janay, othello, Samantha Witt, shakespeare, Stella Gilbert
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“Loosing Teeth,” a personal essay by Sadie Kim ’22
“Throughout my entire childhood, one of the things I feared most was losing teeth. I don’t think it is uncommon for children to dislike the idea of losing teeth…” Continue reading
“Nature’s Nurture,” a video essay
Noah Chirnomas ’22 and Tyler Lorenz ’22 created this video essay about Into the Wild for Ms. Mahoney’s Film Studies class. Enjoy!
Posted in Film, Other
Tagged 2022, film studies, Into the Wild, Noah Chirnomas, Tyler Lorenz, video essay
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Mini Watercolor Paintings by Albert Zhou ’22
Albert Zhou ’22 spent his weekend learning how to paint using watercolors. Below are the mini paintings that he has created so far.
Painting by Selah Dungey ’22
Selah Dungey ’22 used oils on canvas to create this painting for her IB Art class. Enjoy!
Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe by Albert Zhou ’22
Ingredients Pork belly with skin Oil Rock sugar Shaoxing cooking wine Soy sauce Dark soy sauce Water Cut pork into cubes Boil water in a pot Place pork into boiling water for a few minutes until white Add one part … Continue reading
Caged Apple Recipe by Albert Zhou ’22
Ingredients Puff pastry Apples Butter Egg Sugar Cut puff pastry into squares Make several equidistance incisions on two opposite sides of half of the squares Continue to make staggered cuts in between the original incisions until there are multiple rows … Continue reading
Photography by Meredith Janay ’22
Here are four nature and animal photographs by Meredith Janay ’22.
“Schoolbound Journey” Photograph by Samantha Witt ’22
While driving to school, Sam stopped at a red light to capture the below photograph of an October sunrise in the clouds.
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Tagged 2022, autumn, nature, photography, Samantha Witt, sunrise
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Sunflower Photographs by Kaya Patel ’22
Kaya Patel ’22 took the below photos at the Sussex County Sunflower Maze in September. Kaya would like to note that that this maze location is the largest producer of sunflower oil in the east coast.
Spirit Week Boards
Part of NA’s Spirit Week competition is the spirit boards challenge, where volunteers from each grade paint one of the big boards based on the grade theme. Congratulations to the seniors for winning the challenge and remember to check out … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Painting
Tagged 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, middle school art, painting, school council, spirit week
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“No Discussions” by Nikhil Kumra ’22, Interview with the Producer
Nikhil Kumra ’22 recently released the song “NO DISCUSSIONS” along with Billboard Baba and ArmstrongWW. Belong is his song along with an interview with Nikhil about the process of producing an original song. How was it working alongside and collaborating … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Music
Tagged 2022, interview, music, music production, Nikhil Kumra
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“Jaguar” by Albert Zhou ’22
Albert Zhou ’22 created this painting to represent software named Jaguar developed by a company he worked at over the summer.
Art Exhibit Showcase
As the year comes to a close, the exhibit in the art gallery is filled with works done by a variety of visual art students. Below, we highlight some of the work that is currently on display by Réal Nix … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibit
Tagged 2021, 2022, Amaani Jetley, art gallery, Avi Parameshwar, ceramics, Kaya Patel, Lauren Hardman, Lucas Alland, nature, painting, Réal Nix, Samantha Witt, sculpture, visual art
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Phone Cases by Albert Zhou ’22
Enjoy these phone cases, painted by Albert Zhou ’22, using spray paint.
Interview with Michael Pyo ’22, Founder of Living Zine
WAM was recently able to interview Michael Pyo ’22, founder of Living Zine, allowing us to gain insight into his inspiration and creative process in developing his zine. What was your inspiration for creating Living Zine? Living Zine started as … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Other
Tagged 2022, interview, Living Zine, magazine, Michael Pyo
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Hamlet Magazine by IB English Students
After reading Hamlet in Ms. Nwokedi’s IB English SL class, students were assigned to make creative projects to be presented at a Shakespeare Showcase open to the public. Juniors Lucy Alaeto, Stella Gilbert, Meredith Janay, Arwen Schnieders-Smith, and Wyatt Shiff … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Art, Nonfiction, Other
Tagged 2022, english, Hamlet, IB, magazine, shakespeare
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“Good TrouBull” by Albert Zhou ’22
Below is Albert Zhou’s ’22 Month of Action art submission depicting the Year of the Ox. The title for this piece was inspired one of the themes for this year’s Month of Action: Never, ever be afraid to make some … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Art
Tagged 2022, Albert Zhou, Month of Action, painting, photography, spray paint
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Earthenware Art by Lauren Freed ’22
Lauren Freed recently won a Scholastic Silver Key Award for her earthenware pieces, titled “Environments.” Lauren’s work has been featured on WAM before, but now her art is accompanied by pages from her sketchbook which outline her inspiration, process, and … Continue reading
Painting by Selah Dungey ’22
Enjoy this painting by IB Art student Selah Dungey!
Photography by Tess Kesler ’22
Here is some recent photography by junior Tess Kesler, a frequent WAM contributor. Enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment below!
Ceramics by Kaya Patel ’22
In her Advanced Art class, junior Kaya Patel has made several ceramic pieces inspired by wildlife that she has seen on diving trips. Three of these pieces are shown below.
Event Highlight: Paint-Along
In the second week of virtual classes after winter break, School Council partnered with several clubs to create Amateur Classes! These classes were hosted and attended by students, coming together to learn new skills and have some much-needed social time. … Continue reading
Crochet Projects by Penelope Jennings ’22
Over the summer, junior Penelope Jennings taught herself how to crochet, creating dozens of crocheted creatures for her friends and family. Penelope looked up basic stitch videos on YouTube and practiced them until they looked right and made sense to … Continue reading
Posted in Fiber Arts
Tagged 2022, animals, crochet, junior, penelope jennings, plush, quarantine
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Visual Art by Lauren Freed ’22
Junior Lauren Freed recently made several pieces of visual art utilizing a range of mediums. Lauren’s works were photographed by Tess Kesler ’22 and are shown below.
Posted in Ceramics, Painting
Tagged 2022, Advanced Art, ceramics, Lauren Freed, painting, tess kesler, visual art
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Outdoors Club Contest Winning Photography by Kaya Patel ’22
Each year, Outdoors Club holds a nature photography contest. This year, the winner was junior Kaya Patel, who submitted three photographs from three different locations in nature.
Posted in Photography
Tagged 2022, contest, Kaya Patel, nature, outdoors club, photography, winner
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Junior Spirit Week Music Video – “Jukebox Juniors”
For this year’s Spirit Week, the juniors (class of 2022) were assigned the theme of Jukebox Juniors. Determined to win the grade video competition, Michael Pyo, Lucy Alaeto, Ethan Lee, Griffin Murphy, and Albert Zhou acted in a music video, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Music
Tagged 2022, Albert Zhou, Ethan Lee, Griffin Murphy, Lucy Alaeto, Michael Pyo, music video, Nikhil Kumra, spirit week
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Acrylic Pouring by Alana Akiwumi ’22
Alana Akiwumi ’22 used acrylic pouring (fluid painting) techniques in her Advanced Art class to create the vibrant patterns and designs shown below.
“NA at Sunset”, Photograph and Painting by Sadie Kim ’22
Sadie Kim ’22 captured a spectacular sunset at our beloved school in both her vibrant photograph and her impressive painting.
Summer Artwork by Tess Kesler ’22
Tess Kesler recently made two amazing new art pieces: digital and physical! The first piece was made using the program Procreate and the second was painted with watercolors.
Posted in Digital Art, Painting
Tagged 2022, Digital Art, procreate, tess kesler, watercolor
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PSA Posters by US History Students
For their citizenship project, sophomore US History students were given the option to create PSA posters to raise awareness about their topic. The posters showcased below, by Cassidy Wong, Sadie Kim, Kaya Patel, Alana Akiwumi, and Jessie Luo, are focused … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Art
Tagged 2022, Alana Akiwumi, art, Cassidy Wong, History, Jessie Luo, Kaya Patel, posters, Sadie Kim
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Excerpt from by Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 11 “Winter Wind” by Albert Zhou ’22
The following performance is a short excerpt from Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 11, more commonly known as the “Winter Wind” by Albert Zhou ’22.
Theater Week: 8 Movements by Meredith Janay ’22
Below is a short, 40-second video by Meredith Janay ’22, done for an acting assignment. It is incredible how many elements of story-telling can be packed into such a short video, while also conveying so much depth and context!
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Tagged 2022, acting, meredith janay, short film, theater, theater week, video
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Theater Week: 10-minute play by Lucy Alaeto ’22
This post was written by guest blogger Yihun Stith ’22. Interested in guest blogging for WAM? Email wam@newarka.edu. For the past few weeks the Intermediate Acting class, composed mainly of sophomores, have been writing their own 10 minute length plays. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, Lucy Alaeto, play, theater, theater week, Yihun Stith
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Theater Week: Reflections on “Godspell” by Meredith Janay ’22
This post was written by guest blogger Meredith Janay ’22. Interested in guest blogging for WAM? Email wam@newarka.edu. From right when we got back to school after winter break to the weekend of February 28, I was in rehearsals for … Continue reading
Nature Week: Painting by Selah Dungey ’22
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Tagged 2022, covid19, Nature Week, painting, quarantine, Selah Dungey
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Experimentation Week: Painted Shoes by Samantha Witt ’22
Stuck at home with paint but no canvas, Samantha Witt found yet another creative way to complete her art homework, giving a fresh new look to an old pair of sneakers.
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Tagged 2022, covid19, Experimentation Week, painting, quarantine, Samantha Witt
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Experimentation Week: Food Dye Painting by Selah Dungey ’22
Stuck at home with only white paint, Selah Dungey didn’t let her lack of supplies stop her from completing her art homework—she used pink, purple and blue food coloring to create this pastel wolf, titled “Self-Image”.
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Tagged 2022, covid19, Experimentation Week, painting, quarantine, Selah Dungey
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Pet Week: Art by Selah Dungey ’22
It’s Pet Week! Enjoy these captivating portraits by Selah Dungey ’22 of her gecko and dog. You can participate too! Submit art (visual or otherwise) depicting or inspired by your pet(s). Think beyond photography—try writing an ode to your goldfish … Continue reading
“Nature Series,” Quarantine Photography by Michael Pyo ’22
Below are four photographs taken by sophomore Michael Pyo during his spring break: “These are meant to be seen as ethereal—an escape from disruptive forces, and an invitation to nature’s serene beauty.”
Posted in Photography
Tagged 2022, coronavirus, covid19, hike, Michael Pyo, photography, quarantine, sophomore, spring break
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Quarantine Artwork by Stella Gilbert ’22
Below are several pieces created by sophomore Stella Gilbert while social distancing over spring break: “Painting with watercolors has always been an outlet for me, especially when I get anxious or stressed. Seeing my friends taking on big artistic projects … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Painting
Tagged 2022, coronavirus, covid19, creativity, oil pastel, quarantine, sophomore, Stella Gilbert, watercolor
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Quarantine Artwork by Kaya Patel ’22
Below are two pieces created by sophomore Kaya Patel while social distancing over spring break:
Posted in Painting
Tagged 2022, coronavirus, covid19, Kaya Patel, origami, painting, quarantine, sophomore, spring break
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Creative Posters from Ms. Tolmie’s 10th Graders
After reading Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Ms. Tolmie’s sophomore English classes created posters blending ideas from the novel with a specific lens used to analyze literature from a chosen chapter in How to Read Literature Like … Continue reading
Photograph by Meredith Janay ’22
Meredith took this photograph on a 4th of July excursion with her camp age group to watch fireworks together in Bridgeton, Maine. She titled this photo “An Outing to Bumblef*ck, Maine.”
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Tagged 2022, camp, fireworks, meredith janay, photo, sophomore, summer
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