250th Celebration

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Did You Know?

Newark Academy received an official congratulatory note from The White House for its bicentennial celebration in 1974.

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Celebrate With Us All Year Long!

Convocation — September 6, 2023 ✓
Fall Homecoming Festival — September 30, 2023 ✓
Reunion (celebrating years ending in 4 and 9) — May 4, 2024 ✓
250th Celebration Event — May 4, 2024 ✓
Commencement — June 9, 2024

1774-1780

An artist's rendering depicts Newark Academy's first schoolhouse, before it was burned down during the Revolutionary War.
1792-1857

NA's second Newark location was at the intersection of Broad and Academy Streets.
1857-1929

NA's third Newark location at the intersection of High, William and Shipman Streets now hosts the Arts High School of Newark.
1929-1964

NA's fourth and final Newark location was on First Street.
1930s

Students in the 1930s
1950s

Students in the 1950s
1964

Newark Academy moves to its 68-acre campus in Livingston, New Jersey.
1970s

The first class of girls was admitted in 1971.

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250th News & Updates

List of 5 news stories.

Over 800 People Form "250" in Honor of Newark Academy's Historic Anniversary!
10/17/2023
As seen 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. View the time lapse video below!
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Media Release: Livingston's Newark Academy Showing “The Many Faces of Newark” Exhibit
10/16/2023
As seen in Livingston Patch

Livingston, NJ: Newark Academy (NA) — an independent school for grades 6-12 in Livingston, NJ — 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.
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Media Release: Newark Academy Kicks Off its Historic 250th Anniversary Year at The Newark Museum of Art
10/4/2023
Newark Academy — an independent school for grades 6-12 in Livingston, NJ — kicked off its historic 250th anniversary year with a celebration at The Newark Museum of Art on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
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Media Release: Newark Academy Kicks Off Its Historic 250th School Year with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer and Alumna
9/13/2023
Livingston, NJ: On Wednesday, September 7, Newark Academy (NA) — an independent school for grades 6-12 in Livingston, NJ — 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.
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Newark Academy Concludes its 249th Year and Prepares For its Historic 250th with a Trip to Newark
7/14/2023
As seen in Newark Patch

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 Newark — reflecting on the past before heading into the school’s 250th year.

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