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WELCOME TO NEW FACULTY AND STAFF! Eight new educators joined Newark Academy’s faculty this year: Sarah Fischer (Humanities), Megan Lopretto (Health), Laurie Mason (Science), Candice Powell (English), Lew Potters (Film), Rachael Reeves (Science), Robert Rezvani (Mathematics) and Andrew Ryan (Science).
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Brenda Hamm has joined the College Counseling team full time as the new Associate Director of College Counseling. Cynthia Reinhard has joined the Admission Office as the Director of Financial Aid. Kristen Tinson will strengthen connections to NA’s alumni community in her new position as the Director of Alumni Relations.
After 18 years of teaching in Newark Academy’s science department, Josephine Allocca retired at the end of the 2010-11 school year. During her time at NA, Josephine taught chemistry, physics and biochemistry. She was the faculty advisor of the Minuteman Society, which serves the school by supporting a variety of student and parent programs. Josephine plans to spend time with her family, sons Jonathan ’05 and Andrew ’07, and to travel with her husband, Joe. In addition to his duties as NA’s director of theatre arts, Scott Jacoby will be in the classroom teaching the International Baccalaureate’s signature program, the Theory of Knowledge (TOK). Scott joins Rich DiBianca (Upper School Principal), Jeff Vinikoor (Humanities Chair) and Sarah Fischer (Humanities) in teaching this class. TOK is a course that offers students a venue in which to reflect on the nature of knowledge itself and how it is justified in different ways across academic disciplines. Yvette Luxenberg (Arts) was featured in the August 2011 edition of Dance Teacher magazine. The article highlighted the International Baccalaureate dance program and its formal launch of intercultural dance curriculum for high school students. You can read the entire article at http://www.dance-teacher.com/content/ global-approach.
NEWARK ACADEMY
MILESTONES Congratulations to Pegeen Galvin (left) and Arky Crook for 30 years at Newark Academy!
CONVOCATION 2011 “SCARLETT’S LETTERS” The Newark Academy community enjoyed a venerable academic tradition during the school’s Convocation Ceremony on Monday, September 12. Head of School Donald Austin formally welcomed students and faculty to a new academic year as he led the traditional opening ceremony in the Rose Auditorium. Distinguished alumnus Joseph Scarlett ’62 presented the Convocation address, where he discussed the ideal qualities for future leaders, including honesty, integrity, self-control, confidence, patience and respect for yourself and others.
Joe Scarlett ’62 meets School Council President Shane Neibart ’12