Board of Education
Our School in the News
Families and district staff join Superintendent León for an evening featuring the Arts High School Latin Band and a performance of the acclaimed play La Gringa NEWARK, N.J. – The sounds of Latin music, the rhythms of traditional dance, and the laughter of an appreciative audience filled First Avenue School […]
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Betsy Bermudez Crespo, Arts High School Recreational Coordinator and Assistant Band Director, far right, and the rest of the Arts High School Latin Band Dancers. The Arts High School Latin Band participates in celebration of seven Latino cultures in the heart of New York City NEW YORK CITY – Before […]
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District’s comprehensive approach supports Newark children from before birth through third grade while offering free, high-quality Pre-K programs in our schools and early childhood provider sites NEWARK, N.J. – Newark Public Schools welcomes its youngest learners for the 2026-27 school year with a comprehensive Early Childhood program that gives Newark […]
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Platinum Sound Academy gives high school students an inside look at recording, production, royalties and careers in the music industry NEW YORK CITY – The pressure was on Charles “C.J.” Solomon. The young guitarist from Arts High School was handed an electric guitar and told to play. C.J. was standing […]
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Legendary performer shares wisdom, inspiration, and life lessons with Newark students NEWARK, N.J. – Melba Moore, the Tony Award-winning actress, Grammy-nominated singer, and proud alumna of Arts High School’s Class of 1958, returned to her alma mater this week as the school’s “Principal for a Day,” inspiring students with reflections […]
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Arts High School Senior Ashley Aguirre-Cordon, a published student researcher, plans to study biomedical engineering and aspires to be a pediatric oncologist NEWARK, N.J. – When Ashley Aguirre-Cordon entered Arts High School as a visual arts student, she believed art would shape her future. But after taking biology during her […]
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More than 200 students from district high schools recognized for completing rigorous program focused on skill-building, service, and personal growth NEWARK, N.J. – A year after the historic visit of HRH Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, hundreds of high school students from throughout the Newark Public Schools were awarded […]
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Multiple students earn national qualifications across categories PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. – Newark Public Schools students delivered an outstanding performance at the New Jersey Speech and Debate Tournament, held earlier this month at Phillipsburg High School. Students earned multiple top finishes and securing several national qualifications for the National Speech and Debate […]
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NEWARK, N.J. – Superintendent León released the following statement following Arts High School 2005 graduate Michael B. Jordan winning the Oscars’ Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of Smoke and Stack in the motion picture, “Sinners.” “Before he was an Academy Award winner, Michael B. Jordan was a […]
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NEWARK, N.J. – Superintendent León released the following statement following the Arts High School Girls Basketball Team winning the NJSIAA Group 1 State Championship this afternoon, defeating New Providence, 57-45. It is the first state championship in the school’s history. “It is so great that in the middle of Women’s […]
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