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NJ Regional Day Unifies Newark!

June 3, 2019

For 50 years, Special Olympics has been building a movement to break down barriers – both on and off the field in health and education […]

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New Jersey high school opens doors every Friday night to keep students off streets

April 9, 2019

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — A school full of kids on a Friday night is all part of one man’s mission to keep students at […]

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Ellen Welcomes Back Inspiring Principal Akbar Cook

March 5, 2019

 NJ.COM: Ellen DeGeneres really likes this N.J. principal. She just gave him another $50K check. | By: Barry Carter | NJ Advance Media for […]

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National Signing Day 2019

February 6, 2019

Congratulations to Prince Okituama and Darius Gooden on National Signing Day!

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Road Map to College Success

November 28, 2018

Does Your College Bound Senior Need Financial Aid? [Newark, NJ – November 28, 2018]  Newark Public School’s Office of Family and Community Engagement will be […]

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West Side High School’s “Lights On” Program Wraps Up for the Summer More than 500 Youth Attend Last Night of Summer Evening Programs

August 30, 2018

[NEWARK, New Jersey – August 30, 2018] – West Side High Schools “Lights On” Program, an evening program for Newark youth to engage in positive […]

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Newark City Meet 2018

June 14, 2018

Congratulations to the West Side High School Girls Team and Malcolm X Shabazz High School Boys Team! Licensed to Essex Co. TCA Outdoor Championship Meet […]

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NFL Linebacker Tahir Whitehead Celebrated by Newark West Side Community

April 2, 2018

By: Mike Kinney | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com | March 23, 2018 Giving everything he’s got has always seemed to be a natural inclination […]

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No. 12 Newark East Side tops West Side for Newark Public Schools Tournament 3-peat

December 30, 2017

It might be just the first month of the New Jersey high school basketball season, but some of the biggest Newark games of the year […]

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Newark Public Schools Partners with Newark Yoga Movement to Host Staff Development Focused on Wellness

August 31, 2017

[Newark, NJ – August 31, 2017] This week, Newark Public Schools (NPS), in partnership with the Newark Yoga Movement (NYM), hosted a staff development (SD) […]

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