Our Drug Team focuses on drug awareness and drug education. We celebrated Red Ribbon Week and held activities to help students make the right decisions about drugs and alcohol. Teachers of Skills for Adolescence classes teach a drug unit on refusal skills. Staff Professional Development Newark Junior High School has a quality instructional staff. All teachers have Bachelors' Degrees and have more than 30 units of academic work beyond their Bachelors' Degrees.
Most teachers have specialized credentials.
Three of our teachers are Mentor teachers. All teachers are teaching in their major or minor areas of training. Newark Junior High School embraces a strong basic skills program in all disciplines with a good blend of hands-on, cooperative, and interactive learning. Cross-curricular learning is stressed in all classes and houses. Six days last year were devoted to in-service days for teachers.