Information for 2023-2024 Applicants

Darleen L. Gearhart
Principal
Principal
About Our School
The mission of Science Park is to offer students a high quality educational experience. Our students will be prepared to engage in further study and make lifelong contributions in the STEM fields, with an appreciation for the arts. Our rigorous curriculum is punctuated by college level coursework which is driven by interdisciplinary study, research, ethical leadership, global perspective, and service. At Science Park, we expect our students to take C.H.A.R.G.E. of their future!
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Science Park High School Students featured authors in “The Helpers”
[Newark, NJ] Science Park High School English Teacher Shawn Adler has been making waves with his leadership and initiative in the Science Park community. Under his guidance, scholars have come together to share their stories of vulnerability and personal growth and have become published authors. These remarkable students were selected to be a part of […]
Read More Science Park High School Teacher to Be Honored at Princeton 2023 Commencement
This year’s recipients of the Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching are Wahab Ashraf of Science Park High School in Newark, Bob Fenster of Hillsborough High School, Maria Maloupis of Lyndhurst Middle School, and Nancy Picinic Ricca of Pascack Valley High School. They each will receive $5,000, as well as $3,000 for their school […]
Read More Energy Diamond Corporation
Energy Diamonds Corporation Jaylyn A. Jackson Dear Esteemed panel of the EDSA Club, Over the summer, I was blessed to be able to participate in a week-long summer program for young teenage women called The Energy Diamonds Sustainability Ambassadors at Science Park High School in the great and historic city of […]
Read More Jose Mercado – 2023 Counselor of the County for Essex County
[Ewing, NJ] On Thursday, March 10, 2023 NJSCA honored school counselors from the different counties within the State of New Jersey at the annual “Counselor of the County” Awards Program. School counselors are nominated by their colleagues and are selected by their own county’s School Counselor Associations for this award. The award honors the professionals who […]
Read More Miss Universe Puerto Rico Visits Science Park High School
NEWARK, NJ – Newark got an inspiring visit from Ashley Cariño, the reigning Miss Universe Puerto Rico, when she made a trip to a local high school on Tuesday. Cariño got a warm welcome at Science Park High School, where she talked to students about overcoming her personal struggles – and how she’s been […]
Read More Five Science Park High School Students Receive QuestBridge Scholarships
NBOE Science Park High School QuestBridge Scholarship RecipientsRooney Salas, Jennifer Sanmartin, Ayomide Adewole Adekoya, and Sthefany Ayumi Fukagawa [NEWARK, New Jersey] The Newark Public Schools is proud to announce that five seniors from Science Park High School have received full four-year QuestBridge scholarships to the nation’s best colleges. QuestBridge’s college partners include top liberal arts colleges […]
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