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Dr. David Cutts, Principal

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Welcome to Bard High School Early College Newark! BHSEC Newark opened in September 2011 as a collaboration between Bard College and the Newark Public Schools. At BHSEC Newark, we offer a unique educational experience that allows students to earn an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree alongside their high school diploma. Our rigorous curriculum, led by college-level faculty, is designed to challenge and inspire students to think critically, write effectively, and engage deeply with their studies.

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Bard News

Dr. Russell is Chief Historian for the The Rikers Public Memory Project

March 12, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Shana Russell, BHSEC Newark faculty, for completing work as the chief historian for the The Rikers Public Memory Project. The project collects and makes the stories of people most impacted by Rikers Island visible. The exhibit just completed a display at the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn. It includes the historic timeline that Dr. Russell wrote and researched that covers more than […]

Senior Class – Cookie Dough Fundraiser

January 17, 2025

Help raise money for the class of 2025 activities. Let’s make this year great for our seniors. Come One, Come All! Let’s order some cookie dough. The delivery of Cookie dough will be the week of March 7th. Ordering link below: https://app.launchfundraising.com/productFundraiserHome/fundraiser/FAHQZN

Congratulations to our Questbridge Finalists

October 22, 2024

The class of 2025 has 5, yes FIVE Questbridge finalists. These finalists should come as no surprise, they are amazing students and overall outstanding young people. This is the first class in BHSEC history to produce 5 finalists. The Class of 2025 is one of the most academically talented classes and we cannot wait to […]

Newark Students Across the District Earn Perfect Test Scores

September 18, 2024

During the spring of 2024, Newark Board of Education students took the NJSLA and NJGPA state exams. The District is proud to honor 113 students who attained perfect scores on the NJSLA or NJGPA. Among these students, 100 earned a perfect score on the English Language Arts assessment, while 9 earned a perfect score on […]

Dr. Jazmin Puicon and Bard Students featured on the News!

September 17, 2024

Dr. Jazmin Puicon featured on news channels Fox 5 NY and NBC 4 NY On August 30, 2024, our Professor of History, Dr. Jazmin Puicon has been interviewed on Fox 5 NY (Channel 5). See interview here: Puicon Fox 5 Interview On September 16, 2024, Dr. Puicon was featured on NBC NY (Channel 4) along […]

The Gilder Lehrman Institute Announces BHSEC Professor Jazmin Puicon as a 2024 History Teacher of the Year

September 17, 2024

Our very own history professor, Dr. Jazmin Puicon, has been announced as a 2024 History Teacher of the Year for New Jersey by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Puicon, a historian of modern Latin America, focuses her research on popular democracy, Afro-Colombian women, and working-class culture in urban Colombia, and her writing examines […]