Arts High School Volleyball Team finished with a 17-7 overall record and a 15-1 record in our division. The team won the Freedom Division championship and finished second place in the Newark Public Schools city tournament. We also had three student-athletes (Syasia Bryant, Euda Dongo, and Yasmille Ubiera) receive all-tournament […]

Submitted by RLS Staff Joined by more than a dozen administrators, former/present coaches, parents, students and friends, 17-year-old Arts High School senior Fredrayah Heyward has confirmed that her basketball talents will be shared with the Wagner College Seahawks to begin the 2019-2020 college basketball season. Arts High School’s Principal Ricardo […]

Congratulations to our 42 students who scored perfect scores on the PARCC test.

Banquet Held for Students and Families – Students Honored at Board Meeting [Newark, NJ – September 26, 2018] Newark’s Superintendent of Schools Roger León recognized the 42 students who obtained perfect scores on the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) Exam.  The students were recognized at […]

A son of Newark has come home. Rahfeal Gordon, an Arts High School graduate who is now an award-winning entrepreneur, author and lecturer, returned home to Newark Public Schools on Monday, back to where his journey to success began almost two decades ago. Tapinto.net

This is the first line of “Art is Home,” a rhythmic, reflective poetic piece written by recent Arts High School graduate Kayla Muldrow—one that typifies the young artist’s relationship with creative expression. Source: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/newark/articles/college-bound-nps-graduate-hopes-to-advocate-for

By: Elana Knopp | www.tapinto.net Cambridge, Massachusetts, is known for its cool arts scene, historic architecture and top colleges, but as much as Lucia Couto loves the scenic city that sits on the banks of the Charles River, she hopes for the opportunity to one day return home to Newark. […]

PHOTO: (left to right) Lashana Thomas (Mother), Principal Ricardo Pedro, Lamont Rouse, Akeem Bowman (Uncle) A letter of intent to join the newly formed Caldwell University ‘sprint football’ program has a Newark Arts High School student anxious for the opportunity that he’s been waiting for a long time. Wednesday afternoon’s […]

Lucia Couto says academic excellence was stressed every day in her home growing up in Newark and attending First Avenue School. Neither Lucia’s mother nor father had an opportunity to attend college and wanted to make sure their children attended college, and had an opportunity to excel, in a way […]

Thirteen Newark students participated in year-long entrepreneurship programs focused on planning, preparing, marketing and managing a business   [Newark, NJ — May 24, 2017] — Thirteen high school students across the city of Newark participated in GlassRoots’ 13th Annual Business Plan Competition and Trade Fair on Tuesday, May 23 at […]