Newark Academy

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school Newark Academy is a coeducational private day school located in Livingston, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in sixth through twelfth grades.

It was the first school in New Jersey to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.<ref>International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, Newark Academy. Accessed April 11, 2024. "The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) is a rigorous and highly respected pre-university program offered by select schools throughout the world. Newark Academy was the first school in New Jersey, public or private, to offer this exceptional advanced learning educational option and we remain the only private, independent school in the region offering the IB."</ref> The school receives about 650 applicants for 115 spots, an acceptance rate of 17%.<ref>Frequently Asked Questions, Newark Academy. Accessed April 11, 2024. "Each year Newark Academy receives nearly 650 applications for approximately 115 new students."</ref> The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.<ref name="MSA-CESS">Newark Academy, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 9, 2022.</ref>

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 654 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1. The school's student body was 43.4% (284) White, 30.0% (196) Asian, 11.8% (77) two or more races, 10.1% (66) Black, 4.6% (30) Hispanic and 0.2% (1) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.<ref name=NCES>School data for Newark Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref>

History

Newark Academy is one of several pre-Revolutionary War schools still operating in the United States and is considered the seventh-oldest private school in the country and the second-oldest day school in the state of New Jersey (behind Rutgers Preparatory School).<ref name="NYT1973">Warner, Ray. "Newark Academy: '29 vs. '73; Preparing for Princeton", The New York Times, November 25, 1973. Accessed September 12, 2012. "Academy officials say that the school is the seventh oldest independent secondary institution in the nation and the second oldest in New Jersey."</ref> The Academy was founded in 1774 by Alexander MacWhorter, a cleric and advisor to George Washington, and was located on Market Street in Downtown Newark.<ref name=NJHS>"Guide to the Newark Academy Collection 1917-1985 MG 1671", New Jersey Historical Society. Accessed April 7, 2025. "Newark Academy is the second oldest day school in the state of New Jersey, and one of a handful of pre-Revolutionary schools still operating in the United States. The Academy was founded in 1774 by Alexander Macwhorter, a leading cleric and advisor to George Washington."</ref> Newark Academy was briefly closed after it was burned by the British during the Revolutionary War. The school then reopened in new quarters in 1792. In 1802, the Academy opened a separate division for girls, but this program was closed in 1859. After 1929, it moved to First Street in the Roseville section of Newark. The Academy moved from Newark to its Template:Convert campus in Livingston, in 1964, and became fully co-educational in 1971.<ref name="NYT1973" />

Campus

Newark Academy is located on a Template:Convert campus in northern New Jersey.

The Upper School Academic Center, or the "New Wing", opened in fall 2012 and encompasses Template:Convert of new construction and Template:Convert of renovated space and includes 13 classrooms, two science labs, a multi-purpose area, several small-group collaborative learning spaces and a commons area.

The Wilf Middle School wing opened in fall 2017 and houses two floors of classrooms, laboratories, offices and common spaces that accommodate Middle School teachers and students. Classrooms have Apple TV technology and SmartBoards, which have since been implemented throughout the school. During the construction of the new middle school, Newark Academy also renovated all of the sciences labs, starting with the second-floor natural science and chemistry rooms, and moving on to the first-floor physical science room. These rooms, as well as the laboratories in the middle school, include lab equipment.<ref>Construction Updates, Newark Academy, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 21, 2018. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref> As part of Experiential learning programs, middle schoolers of every grade go on a series of trips/excursions at the end of the year, called "Capstone" to such destinations as the United Nations.<ref>Capstone Experiences, Newark Academy. Accessed March 28, 2023.</ref>

The Coraci Performance Hall, which opened in summer 2020, is a 700-seat facility that has been rebuilt to accommodate the increased size of the student body for Morning Meetings and to provide a performance space for student artists that take the stage for dance, choral, orchestral, jazz, and theatrical performances throughout the school year.<ref>Arts Facilities, Newark Academy. Accessed March 28, 2023.</ref>

The Hawkes Memorial Library, opened in 1974, houses a 23,000-volume collection, and a periodical and microfilm collection.

The Elizabeth B. McGraw Arts Center, which opened in 1992, contains three studio art classrooms (ceramics, drawing/painting, and a digital media lab for film and photography that opened in the summer of 2022), a band/orchestra room, a choral room, a dance studio, a "black box" theater and an art gallery.

The William E. and Carol G. Simon Family Field House opened in 2001. This Template:Convert athletic center houses a gymnasium with three basketball courts, a six-lane pool with a spectator area, a four-lane track and a fitness center. Wrestling and fencing gyms are located in the main building.

Newark Academy's outdoor facilities include courtyards with seating areas, two baseball diamonds, a softball field, an all-weather track, a field hockey area, two lacrosse and soccer fields, two football fields, one basketball half-court, a cross country course and 10 tennis courts.

Faculty and administration

Newark Academy's faculty has an average of 17.5 years of teaching experience, and 90 percent of the 92 teachers and administrators have advanced degrees; 14 have earned doctorate degrees.<ref name=FastFacts>Fast Facts, Newark Academy. Accessed December 14, 2022.</ref>

In 2007, Donald M. Austin was appointed as the 49th Head of School for Newark Academy. He previously served as resident director for School Year Abroad in Rennes, France. He earned an undergraduate degree in English and French from Georgetown University and a master's of philosophy in French studies from New York University.

Austin's team of administrators includes Cathy Atwell, upper school principal; Tom Ashburn, middle school principal; Pegeen Galvin, dean of students; and Traci Osterhagen Brock, dean of faculty.<ref>Administration, Faculty & Staff, Newark Academy. Accessed March 28, 2023.</ref>

Student body

For the 2023–2024 school year, Newark Academy has students from over 90 communities in grades 6–12. There are 473 students in the Upper School and 204 students in Middle School. Students of color represent 60% of the student population.

Academics

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate students must complete four years of English, three years of humanities, three years of mathematics, three years of laboratory science, proficiency in a second language (level 3), one year of arts, three June Terms, an immersion trip, 40 hours of community service, and a senior project.

Academic offerings

Newark Academy offers a wide variety of classes across disciplines and at many different levels. Newark Academy offers many IB and AP classes, in addition to other college-level classes in Multivariable calculus, Differential Equations, Linear algebra, Non-Euclidean geometry, and Number theory.

Newark Academy is part of the Malone Schools Online Network, a consortium of 27 independent schools across the country that offers a selection of 46 classes available online in conjunction with one another, run by teachers at the member schools.<ref name="newarka.myschoolapp.com">Colleges and Universities Attended by Newark Academy Graduates 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Newark Academy. Accessed March 16, 2022.</ref> MSON offers many college-level and elective classes such as "Are We Rome?," "Creative Writing in the Digital Age" and "Positive Psychology."<ref>About MSON, Malone Schools Online Network. Accessed January 10, 2024. "27 member schools enroll their students in 46 courses from Organic Chemistry to Ancient Greek to Philosophy in Pop Culture."</ref>

Newark Academy also offers an Independent Studies program for seniors. Seniors may elect to take a self-designed full-year course on a topic of their choosing. Students work with a faculty advisor, and often one other student who helped design the course, throughout the year researching the topic at hand and culminating in a final project. Courses in the past have focused on feminism, and American modern judicial history, amongst other subjects.<ref name="newarka.myschoolapp.com"/>

Advanced curricula

Newark Academy is the only independent school in New Jersey that offers both the Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) programs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=NJAIS/>

Advanced Placement

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) offers high school students the opportunity to do college-level work. Successful achievement on the culminating exams may result in credit or advanced placement upon matriculation to college.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Newark Academy offers 4 AP classes (US History, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Calculus AB/BC).

International Baccalaureate

In 1991, Newark Academy became the first school in New Jersey to grant the International Baccalaureate diploma.<ref>Newark Academy, International Baccalaureate. Accessed July 22, 2007.</ref> The I.B. diploma is awarded following the successful completion of a rigorous two-year curriculum. 47 members of the Class of 2021 pursued the full IB diploma. Approximately 95 percent of the Class of 2023 was enrolled in at least one IB course.<ref name=FastFacts/>

Awards, recognition and rankings

Niche.com ranked Newark Academy fourth in its "Best College Prep Private High Schools in New Jersey", fourth in "Best Private High Schools in New Jersey" and ninth in "Best High Schools for STEM in New Jersey."<ref name="Niche">Newark Academy, Niche. Accessed November 22, 2022.</ref> The school received an A+ for teachers, academics, clubs & activities, and college prep.<ref name="Niche" /> Niche ranked it as the 12th best private high school in the New York City area.<ref>2021 Best Private High Schools in the New York City Area, Niche. Accessed March 28, 2023.</ref> Niche.com ranked the school as the 37th best private high school on its list of the 2024 Best Schools in America.<ref>2024 Best Schools in America, Niche. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref>

The school was listed in the top 100 prep schools in the world according to Prep Review.<ref>Newark Academy, Prep Review. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref> In 2024, Niche awarded it the best school in Essex County for its high school program.<ref>2024 Best Private High Schools in Essex County, Niche. Accessed April 11, 2024.</ref>

Athletics

The Newark Academy Minutemen<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>Newark Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).<ref>League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> Before the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had previously participated in the Colonial Hills Conference which included public and private high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west Central Jersey.<ref>Home Page, Colonial Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive, as of November 19, 2010. Accessed December 15, 2014.</ref> With 315 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools).<ref>NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group B (equivalent to Group I/II for public schools) for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 140 to 686 students.<ref>NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref>

Newark Academy offers a total of 25 varsity sports programs over the course of the school year:<ref>Athletics, Newark Academy. Accessed December 14, 2022.</ref>

• Fall sports: boys' and girls' cross country, field hockey, football, boys' and girls' soccer, girls' tennis, and girls' volleyball.
• Winter sports: boys' and girls' basketball, fencing, boys' and girls' fencing, boys' and girls' swimming, winter track and boys' wrestling.
• Spring sports: baseball, boys' and girls' golf, boys' and girls' lacrosse, softball, boys' tennis and boys' and girls' track and field.

Middle School students are required to participate in at least one sport each season. Students in the Upper School are not required to play a sport but approximately 87% choose to do so.<ref name=FastFacts/>

The boys' fencing team was the overall state champion in 2020 and was the foil team winner in 2014 and 2016.<ref>NJSIAA History of Boys Fencing Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> Head Coach Daniel Bailey-Yavonditte was named the USA Fencing 2020 High School Coach of the Year.<ref>Henneman, Kristen. "Newark Academy’s Daniel Bailey-Yavonditte Named 2020 High School Coach of the Year", USA Fencing, August 19, 2020. Accessed March 28, 2023.</ref>

The girls' tennis team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1992, 1993, 1996-2002, 2010, 2011, 2013-2016 and 2021. The team won the Tournament of Champions in 1993 (defeating runner-up Moorestown High School in the finals), 1996-1998 (vs. Millburn High School all three years), 1999-2001 (vs. Moorestown all three years) and 2002 (vs. Cherry Hill High School East). The program's 16 state championships are the fourth-most in the state and the eight ToC titles are ranked second.<ref name=NJSIAAGirlsTennis>Girls Tennis Championship History: 1971–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref>

The boys' tennis team was the Non-Public state group champions in 1992-2007, 2009, and 2011-2021. The program's 27 state group titles are the most of any school in the state and the streak of 16 consecutive titles from 1992 to 2007 is the state's longest. The team won the Tournament of Champions in 1995-2001, 2003-2005, 2009, 2016 and 2021. The program's 14 ToC titles are the most in New Jersey.<ref>Nalwasky, Chris. "Newark Academy is the NJ.com boys tennis Team of the Year, 2021", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 28, 2021. Accessed June 20, 2022. "Newark Academy, the No. 1 team in New Jersey, stepped off the bus and expected to win. That’s all it did this season as the Minutemen went 25-0 and won the Super Essex Conference - American Division, the Essex County Tournament, the Newark Academy Invitational, the Bryan Bennett Memorial Tournament, the North Jersey, Non-Public state tournament, the Non-Public group tournament, and the overall Tournament of Champions title.... In fact, they lead the state in most T of C titles (14) and Group titles (27). "</ref> The 2021 team won the program's record 27th state title with a 5-0 win in the Non-Public tournament final against Pingry School.<ref>Nawalsky, Chris. "Boys Tennis: No. 1 Newark Academy wins Non-Public crown over No. 3 Pingry to keep streak alive", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 8, 2021. Accessed March 28, 2023. "The only thing that prevented Newark Academy from winning another group title last year was a pandemic. Back at Mercer County Park this time around, the No. 1-ranked Minutemen kept the train going by defeating No. 3 Pingry, 5-0, in the Non-Public final. It is their 10th title in a row and state-high 27th all-time. This season, due to many opt-outs within the private school ranks, North Jersey and South Jersey Non-Public A and B shrunk down to North, Non-Public and South, Non-Public so there is only one team representing that side of the lane this year."</ref>

The wrestling team won the Non-Parochial Group B state sectional championship and the Non-Parochial B state title in 1997.<ref>NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref>

The boys' soccer team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 2007 (defeating runner-up Holy Cross Preparatory Academy in the final of the tournament) and 2015 (vs. Moorestown Friends School).<ref name=NJSIAAsoccerB>NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The 2007 team won the Non-Public B state title with a 1-0 win against Holy Cross in the championship game.<ref>Watson, Andre. "Holy Cross stopped in state final", Courier-Post, November 14, 2007. Accessed January 26, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Holy Cross High School boys' soccer coach Tom Guida won't have any regrets when he looks back on his first season as coach of the Lancers. After all, finishing as the state runner-up in your first year as a head coach isn't too bad. Marc Murray's goal 12 minutes into the first half proved to be the difference as Newark Academy edged Holy Cross 1-0 to win the Non-Public B state championship."</ref>

The boys' cross-country team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021.<ref name=NJSIAABoysCrossCountry>NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> In 2021, head coach Sarah Guelich was awarded NJ Coach of the Year by NJ.com.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The volleyball team won the program’s first-ever NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship in 2021, defeating Immaculate Conception High School in the finals.<ref>Girls Volleyball Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref>Potter, PJ. "Newark Academy’s composure lifts team to Non-Public B championship", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 13, 2021. Accessed December 14, 2022. "Newark Academy as a whole would go on to finish the second set on a 7-4 run to earn the Non-Public B title in the NJSIAA JAG-ONE Physical Therapy Girls Volleyball Championship 25-18, 25-22 over Lodi Immaculate at William Paterson University."</ref>

From 1984 to 1989, Newark Academy was the site of the Livingston Open, a Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament.Template:Citation needed The Grand Prix was the only professional circuit from 1985 until it was succeeded by the ATP Tour in 1990. The tournament was won by Andre Agassi in 1988, earning him the seventh title in his career.<ref>Livingston, NJ, U.S.A. August 07 - 13 1989, ATP World Tour. Accessed July 8, 2015. As of date accessed, results are listed for 1998-2014 from another tournament under past champions.</ref>

Publications

Newark Academy has five publications: the student newspaper, The Minuteman in publication since 1941; the newspaper's annual magazine Minuteman Life; the yearbook, The Polymnian; and the literary magazine, Prisms. Newark Academy also publishes an alumni magazine, Lumen, twice a year.

Notable alumni

• Ryan Adeleye (born 1987), Israeli-American professional soccer player<ref>Ryan Adeleye, Carolina Tar Heels. Accessed November 13, 2009.</ref>
• Samuel Fowler Bigelow (1837–1915), judge, attorney and author<ref>Lee, Francis Bazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, p. 968. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed March 1, 2023. "Samuel Foster Bigelow, eldest child of Hon. Moses and Julia Ann (Breckenridge) Bigelow, was prepared for college at Newark Academy, Ashland Hall and Freehold Institute."</ref>
• Jennifer Choe-Groves (born 1969, class of 1987), Federal Judge of the United States Court of International Trade<ref>2015-2016 Homecoming & Reunion, Newark Academy. Accessed August 14, 2016. "Awards presentation and ceremony for 2012 alumni award winners. Join us as we honor Dr. Norm Schafler, Tommy Hennigan '77, Jennifer Choe Groves '87 and Joe Scarlett '62"</ref>
• Samuel S. Coursen (1926–1950, class of 1945), posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War<ref>Staff. "Newark Academy to Honor Dead", The New York Times, September 13, 1951. Accessed November 2, 2017.</ref>
• Lanny Davis (born 1945, class of 1963), lawyer, consultant, lobbyist, author and television commentator, who served in both the Clinton and Bush administrations<ref>2013 Commencement Speaker Announced, Newark Academy, April 5, 2013. Accessed August 11, 2013. "Newark Academy is pleased to announce the 2013 commencement speaker. This year, NA will welcome back lawyer, legal crisis manager, consultant, author, weekly political columnist, media commentator and alumnus Lanny J. Davis '63."</ref>
• James Mapes Dodge (1852–1915), mechanical engineer, inventor and industrialist who served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers<ref>"James Mapes Dodge", The Iron Age, p. 1368, December 9, 1915. Accessed November 22, 2022. "James Mapes Dodge was eduacated at the Newark Academy, at Newark, N.J., and subsequently studied at Cornell University and Rutgers College."</ref>
• Forrest F. Dryden (1864–1932), president of Prudential Insurance Company of America (now Prudential Financial) from 1912 until 1922<ref>"Foster F. Dryden Sr.", Bernardsville News, July 21, 1932. Accessed April 7, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Forrest F. Dryden was educated at Newark Academy and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. and after completing the course ln 1888, he began his active career in the office of the Prudential Insurance Company."</ref>
• William W. Evans Jr. (1921–1999), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1960 to 1962 and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1968<ref>"Evans Appointed To Township Post", The Wyckoff News, December 20, 1956. Accessed April 7, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Mr. Evans, who is married to the former Marie Archbold, spent his childhood in Franklin Lakes and Paterson. He attended Newark Academy, Lawrenceville Preparatory School, and Eastside High School."</ref>
• Jared Gilman (born 1998), actor who appeared in the film Moonrise Kingdom<ref>Maynard-Parisi, Carolyn. "Maplewood Rolls Out Red Carpet for Local Movie Stars; Maplewood Theater hosts a premiere of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, featuring two hometown boys." Template:Webarchive, South Orange Patch, June 12, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012. "South Orange teen Jared Gilman and Maplewood resident Wyatt Ralff, actors in the critically acclaimed Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom, will be on hand for a special local premiere of the film on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Theater.... A 6th-grader at Newark Academy and a student of Acting with Emily on Baker Street, Gilman has been performing for years but this is his first movie role. Not too shabby, considering that his co-stars include the likes of Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Frances McDormand."</ref>
• Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), ATP professional tennis player<ref>Seeges, Sandy. "Last Open for Gimelstob: New Vernon tennis player has tough match in Roddick"Template:Dead link, Daily Record, August 28, 2007. Accessed September 3, 2007. "The 30-year-old Gimelstob, a graduate of Newark Academy, has known for a while that his career was coming to an end."</ref>
• Leo M. Gordon (born 1952), Justice of the United States Court of International Trade<ref>Staff. "Leo M. Gordon", Official Congressional Directory, 2007–2008, p. 855, Government Printing Office, 2007. Template:ISBN. Accessed August 11, 2013.</ref>
• Walter Granville-Smith (1870–1938) illustrator and painter who produced the first colored illustration that appeared in the United States<ref>Walter Granville-Smith,National Academy of Design. Accessed November 2, 2022. "Walter Granville-Smith grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and there attended the Newark Academy."</ref>
• Asher Grodman (born 1987), actor who has starred on Ghosts<ref>"Amazing!", Newark Academy, January 8, 2006. Accessed March 28, 2023. "Asher Grodman, Brian Gerrard, Zane Grodman and Eric Hintz Fenced with heart and soul to take 2nd place in a strong field of 37 teams."</ref><ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. "Meet Ghosts stars Asher Grodman and Richie Moriarty, N.J.’s pantsless finance bro and arrowed scout leader", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 28, 2022. Accessed March 28, 2023. "Grodman, an alum of Newark Academy in Livingston and American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, first studied film and English at Columbia University, then sought training as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London."</ref>
• Matt Gutman (born 1977), ABC News correspondent<ref>Wilson, Dennis. "Matt Gutman to Be Honored by National Football Group", Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, March 21, 1996. Accessed September 9, 2017. "Westfield's Matt Gutman will be honored by the Essex County Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame at the annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet to be held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. A senior at Newark Academy in Livingston, Gutman is the Minutemen's honoree for the Chapter's prestigious scholar-athlete awards which are presented to 28 outstanding players who excel not only on the gridiron but also in the academic classroom."</ref>
• Alan B. Handler (1931–2024), New Jersey Supreme Court Justice from 1977 until 1999<ref>"Justice Alan B. Handler To Retire From the Supreme Court" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Judiciary, June 4, 1999. Accessed April 27, 2008.</ref>
• Maya Hayes (born 1992), assistant coach for Minnesota Golden Gophers women's soccer team and former player for Sky Blue FC<ref>April, Robbie. "West Orange's Maya Hayes is Signed to Sky Blue FC - Women's Professional Soccer Team", TAP into West Orange, February 17, 2014. Accessed April 18, 2020. "Sky Blue FC, a women's professional soccer team that plays in the National Women's Soccer League, has announced that it has signed West Orange-born Maya Hayes to a contract.... Also during this time, Hayes played high school soccer for Newark Academy in Livingston."</ref>
• Coleman Hughes (born 1996), political columnist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Chris Jacobs (born 1964), swimming medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics<ref>Litsky, Frank. "The Seoul Olympics; Swimmer Outraces His Past", The New York Times, September 18, 1988. Accessed April 11, 2008. "At the age of 12, Chris Jacobs of Livingston, N.J., tried cocaine for the first time.... When the lost child survived junior high school, his parents enrolled him at Newark Academy, a private day school."</ref>
• Denise J. Jamieson (born Template:Circa, class of 1983), gynecologist who is the James Robert McCord Chair in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University and former medical officer in the United States Public Health Service<ref>"Jamieson Named Student Editor", West Essex Tribune, July 15, 1982. Accessed November 19, 2020. "Denise Jamieson, a Livingston student at Newark Academy, has been named associate editor of the Minuteman, the student news magazine, for the coming academic year."</ref>
• Ernest Lester Jones (1876–1929), head of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1914 until his death<ref>Colonel E. Lester Jones, NOAA. Accessed December 20, 2007. "He received his educational training at the High School in Orange, New Jersey and at Newark Academy."</ref>
• Stacey Kent (born 1965), jazz singer<ref>Kaiser, Robert G. "Stacey Kent: A Name, And a Voice, That Lingers", The Washington Post, April 18, 2004. Accessed November 6, 2022. "At Newark Academy, a private school in Livingston, N.J., she studied Latin, French, German and Italian."</ref>
• Thomas Kiernan (1933–2003), writer who was the author of a biographies that featured figures including Laurence Olivier, Jane Fonda, John Steinbeck, and Yasser Arafat<ref>"Thomas Kiernan, 70, acclaimed biographer", New Jersey Hills, January 7, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2022. "Born in Jersey City, he grew up in Orange and attended Newark Academy."</ref>
• Jay I. Kislak (1922–2018), businessman, philanthropist, bibliophile, and aviator<ref>Jay I. Kislak, Library of Congress. Accessed November 6, 2022. "Jay I. Kislak, businessman, philanthropist, aviator and history enthusiast, was born on June 6, 1922, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He earned his first real estate license while still a high school student at Newark Academy and later earned an economics degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania."</ref>
• Thomas N. McCarter (1867–1955), CEO of PSE&G Corporation, developer of Penn Station, and original benefactor of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton<ref>Staff. "T. N. M'Carter Sr., Founded Utility; Former President of Public Service in Jersey Dies – Lawyer, Ex-Legislator", The New York Times, October 24, 1955. Accessed July 23, 2011. "Mr. McCarter was born in Newark on Oct. 20, 1867. He received his early education at the Newark Academy and prepared for college at Dr. Pingry's School in Elizabeth."</ref>
• Roderick Fletcher Mead (1900–1971), painter best known for his engravings<ref>Roderick Mead, askArt. Accessed March 1, 2023. "Roderick Fletcher Mead was born 25 June 1900 in South Orange, New Jersey. He attended the Newark Academy where he received art lessons along with other academic subjects."</ref>
• James Parker (1854–1934), Major General in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Philippine–American War during 1899<ref>Parker, James. The Old Army: Memories 1872–1918, p. vii., Stackpole Books, 2003. Template:ISBN. Accessed July 21, 2011. "In 1864, James Parker began his schooling at Englewood Academy, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.... Parker, an intelligent individual, was well-educated, attending the Newark Academy; the well-regarded Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts; and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York."</ref>
• Daniel Quillen (1940–2011), mathematician and Fields Medal recipient in 1978 for his work on algebraic K-theory<ref>Friedlander, Eric; and Grayson, Daniel. "Daniel Quillen", Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Volume 59, Number 10. Accessed March 19, 2013. "His mother, in particular, was very ambitious for her sons and sought out scholarships for Dan which carried him first to Newark Academy, an excellent private secondary school, and then (a year before finishing high school) to Harvard, where after his undergraduate degree he became a graduate student working under Raoul Bott."</ref>
• Stuart Risch (class of 1980), United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the 41st Judge Advocate General of the United States Army<ref>Commencement Speaker 2015 Announced, Newark Academy, April 22, 2015. Accessed November 22, 2022. "Newark Academy is pleased to announce the 2015 commencement speaker. This year, NA will welcome back U.S. Army Brigadier General Stuart W. Risch '80."</ref>
• Lyndsey Scott (born 1984), model, software developer and actress<ref>Lyndsey Scott, Amherst Mammoths. Accessed July 27, 2020. "Hometown: West Orange, N.J.; High School: Newark Academy"</ref>
• William E. Simon (1927–2000), 63rd Secretary of the Treasury under Richard Nixon<ref>History of the Treasury: William E. Simon Template:Webarchive, accessed November 29, 2006.</ref>
• Gus Stager (1923–2019), coach of the 1960 U.S. Olympic swim team who was swimming coach at the University of Michigan for 25 years<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Bo Sullivan (1937–2000), chairman of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and a Republican Party politician who sought the nomination for Governor of New Jersey in the 1981 primary<ref>"Memorial Joseph A. Sullivan ’59", Princeton Alumni Weekly. Accessed December 29, 2017. "Bo came to Princeton from Newark Academy, where he captained the football team and excelled in other student activities."</ref>
• Richard Thaler (born 1945, class of 1963), economist specializing in behavioral economics and Nobel Prize recipient in 2017 for his contributions to the field<ref>"Richard Thaler '63 Gives Us A 'Nudge'", Newark Academy Outreach, Fall 2009, accessed August 28, 2012.</ref><ref>Appelbaum, Binyamin. "Nobel in Economics Is Awarded to Richard Thaler", The New York Times, October 9, 2017. Accessed April 7, 2025.</ref>
• Salamishah Tillet (born 1975, class of 1992), 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism winner, feminist activist, scholar and writer<ref>"Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large, The New York Times", Pulitzer Prize. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref><ref>Feldman, Kathryn Levy. "Salamishah Tillet's Journey", The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 21, 2014. Accessed February 9, 2022. "Her parents separated when she was five, and Tillet moved to Orange, New Jersey, with her mother and her younger sister and brother. She spent her middle-school years in Trinidad, and from eighth grade through the end of high school attended Newark Academy, an independent school in Livingston, New Jersey."</ref>
• Franklin Van Antwerpen (1941–2016, class of 1960), Senior United States Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit<ref>Staff. "Newark Academy begins 215th year", Bernardsville News, September 8, 1988. Accessed March 30, 2016. "The speaker will be the Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, a 1960 graduate of Newark Academy, who was appointed a U.S. District Judge by President Reagan."</ref>
• Cortlandt Whitehead (1842-1922), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1882 to 1922<ref>"Cortlandt Whitehead, B.A. 1863." in Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1922-1923, p.28. Yale University, 1923. Accessed November 22, 2022. "Cortlandt Whitehead was prepared for college at the Newark (N. J.) Academy and at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass."</ref>
• Jocelyn Willoughby (born 1998, class of 2016), free agent basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the WNBA<ref>Ragozzino, Joe. "Jocelyn Willoughby signs with University of Virginia", Essex News Daily, November 20, 2015. Accessed April 19, 2020. "Newark Academy senior Jocelyn Willoughby had cause to celebrate on National Letter of Intent Signing Day this month. Joined by family, friends and coaches, the East Orange resident signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball for University of Virginia."</ref>
• Carl Zigrosser (1891–1975), art dealer best known for founding and running the Weyhe Gallery in the 1920s and 1930s<ref>Carl Zigrosser papers, Philadelphia Area Archives. Accessed November 22, 2022. "Soon after the family's arrival in Newark, Carl was enrolled in Newark Academy, from which he graduated in 1908."</ref>

External links

• Template:Official website
• Data for Newark Academy, National Center for Education Statistics