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Arts High School Senior Accepted to Seven of the Nation’s Ivy League Universities
Angel Ortiz, who intends to study political science, will decide which of the schools to attend NEWARK, N.J. – Angel Ortiz, a senior at Newark’s historic Arts High School, knows he is interested in political science. He just needs to decide where he will study it. That choice might prove to be as hard as […]
Read More District Speech & Debate Teams Win Five State Championships
Students from Arts, Barringer, Central, Science Park, and University high schools are among the tournament’s competitors FLEMINGTON, N.J. – Newark Public Schools’ student debaters and orators from five District high schools with first-place wins in five categories at the New Jersey Speech and Debate League’s state championships. Mofoluwa Olagadeyo and Risiqat Adeniji of Science Park […]
Read More District Releases Video Promoting Student Voter Registration
Students who will be 16 or older on April 15 can register through March 25 NEWARK, N.J. – As the Newark Board of Education approaches its first election in which the voting age is 16, Newark Public Schools officials today released a video promoting student voter registration. “This is the first time Newark students can […]
Read More 19 Newark Public Schools Students Qualify For The NCFL Grand National Tournament
Four District High Schools will be represented in Chicago tournament this May NEWARK, N.J. – Students from four district high schools have qualified for the National Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Tournament, which will be held in Chicago in May. “This is the largest group of students that we have ever sent to this event,” […]
Read More The District Celebrates Black History Month With Aurway’s “A Black Broadway Review”
Newark Public Schools’ officially celebrated Black History Month with an array of stunning theatrical performances presented as “A Black Broadway Review,” by the Aurway Repertory Theater. Musical selections and dramatic scenes were delivered in reverence to the rich history of Black actors, singers, dancers, and writers that have contributed to Broadway stages throughout the past […]
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Famous Arts High School Alumni
Creating famous actors, artists and musicians for decades.

Jazz Legend
Sarah Vaughan (1930s)
Jazz Legend Sarah Vaughan attended Arts High School in the 1930s.

Famous Actor
Michael B. Jordan (2005)
Arts High Alum Michael B. Jordan with AHS students during a 2019 Photo Shoot at Arts High School.

Saxophonist & Composer
Wayne Shorter (1952)
Saxophonist and Composer Wayne Shorter.

Latin Award Winning Artist
Kat DeLuna (2006)
Latin Billboard Music Award Winning Artist Kat DeLuna.

Tony Award Winner
Melba Moore (1958)
Tony Award Winner, Grammy Nominee, Star of Stage and Screen Melba Moore

Actor
Crystal Clarke (2011)
Crystal Clarke of Ordeal by Innocence and Star Wars in Sanditon.

Golden Globe Winner
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (2008)
Golden Globe Winner Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.

Actor
Tisha Campbell (1988)
Star of Martin and My Wife and Kids, Tisha Campbell.

Dancer, Choreographer, and Actor
Savion Glover (1992)
Tony Award Winning Dancer, Choreographer, and Actor Savion Glover