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With Help from Students, Rutgers-Newark Mascot Gets a Makeover

February 15, 2024

The Rutgers-Newark campus mascot, a fox named Scarlet Raider, has gotten a new look. But the transformation won’t be complete until students shape Raider’s style and identity. “Over the course of this year, we’ll be developing the mascot story and background. What is its personality? What is its major? What are its interests? What does it wear? How does it move? Does it dance? We want to personify it. And that will involve a lot of student engagement,” said Kimberlee Williams, Rutgers-Newark Director of Communications and Marketing in the Office […]

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Newark School of Fashion & Design High School Students Collaborate to Design Custom Cleats for the New York Jets’ Garret Wilson

December 7, 2023

[Newark, NJ] Students from the Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) recently embarked on an extraordinary journey as they were granted a rare opportunity to design custom football cleats for New York Jets star wide receiver Garrett Wilson. This exclusive collaboration unfolded through a strategic partnership between the New York Jets and Microsoft Surface, with the aim of not only fostering creativity but also spotlighting the exceptional talents of the budding designers at the Newark School of Fashion & Design. The initiative kicked off on Friday, October 27th, 2023, […]

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Newark School of Fashion & Design Receives $10,000 Donation From Macy’s

March 24, 2023

Students partner with experts at The Blueprint Denim Washhouse and Macy’s presents a $10,000 donation for the second consecutive year The Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) is proud to announce, through their continued partnership with Macy’s, a generous donation of $10,000 for a second consecutive year! NSFD students were able to learn about denim creation and curation at the Blueprint Denim (BPD) Washhouse, located in Jersey City, New Jersey, through grant funding provided by Macy’s. The BPD Washhouse experts worked to teach NSFD students all about the fashion […]

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NSFD x Parsons School of Design

September 23, 2022

Posted in: Posts navigation ← Welcome Back with Smiles!

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Welcome Back with Smiles!

September 13, 2022

Posted in: Posts navigation ← Newark School of Fashion & Design Freshman Student Wins 1st Place FCCLA National Fashion Competition

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Newark School of Fashion & Design Freshman Student Wins 1st Place FCCLA National Fashion Competition

July 8, 2022

Newark, NJ [July 7, 2022] Just eleven short months ago, first-year students arrived at the Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) having limited to no sewing skills. By the time of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Fashion Competition in Spring 2022, twelve students created their custom-designed formal wear and placed in the Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories. NSFD also took home the State’s Northern Region Membership Award for 2022!  One NSFD freshman, Sa’Kayla Mclendon, proceeded to the National Leadership Conference in San Diego, California held […]

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Beta Alpha Omega Chapter AKA Sorority Inc Global Impact Project for Haiti

April 19, 2022

Highlighted here is the Newark School of Fashion & Design and Beta Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc’s Global Impact Project for Haiti. Our freshman students worked extremely diligently to create these 62 shirts & dresses made of converted pillow cases as well as a variety of other fabrics for the children in Haiti! We are honored to have been able to support this endeavor & look forward to continuing our new partnership w/ the Sorority! This Global Impact Project was truly in alignment with our school’s mantra: “Newark School of […]

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NSFD WINNERS: NJ FCCLA State Spring Competition

March 29, 2022

Out of 600 students, the following NSFD students placed in the Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories: Gold Tiphanie Feliciano Yamile Idrovo Sa’Kayla McLendon (Now going to Nationals in CA June 2022) Amanda Silva Angie Vergara Silver Maria Colodetti Zhamariah Godfrey Khaye Robertson Mia Sabido Leslie Santillan Nadia Trujillo Bronze Ayesha Jawneh NSFD also took home the State’s Northern Region Membership Award for 2022! Posted in: Posts navigation ← Newark School of Fashion & Design Students Win FCCLA Fashion Competition

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Newark School of Fashion & Design Students Win FCCLA Fashion Competition

November 30, 2021

[November 30, 2021, Newark, NJ]  Students from the Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) took home Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in their first competition after being in a new school that opened just 3 months ago.   Twenty-eight NSFD students competed in the statewide Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Fashion Competition. Students participated in categories such as Creative Stitches, Fashion Posters, and Passion for Fashion Sketches. Overall students placed at First Place Gold, Second Place Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Superintendent Roger León said, “I am not […]

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Newark School of Fashion & Design Teams Up with Macy’s To Provide Students With Blueprint Denim Washhouse Experience

November 5, 2021

[November 5, 2021 – Newark, NJ] The Newark Board of Education is honored to announce through the courtesy of Macy’s and their generous donation of $10,000 – the students of Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) High School will be granted the opportunity of professional development through a partnership with Blueprint Denim (BPD) Washhouse, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Students will be given the chance to work with professionals who specialize in denim wear and will curate their own denim pieces. In small cohorts of five or six, […]

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