The computer lab is used frequently by the teachers and by students. This October a new double computer lab was opened. We have four houses at the 7th grade level and four houses at the 8th grade level. Students in houses rotate among the same teachers during the day. The house structure gives students more personal recognition and a feeling of belonging.
Teachers get to know students on a more personal level.
House teachers meet every Wednesday to plan programs, hold parent conferences, and plan house cross-curricular projects and lessons. All of the students in a house have the same math, English, science, and social studies teachers. The district provides additional funding for operating mandatory study halls every Wednesday for students who need special help academically. Other students may drop in as well. Newark Junior High School's goal is to become a model middle school, and we are proud to fly the California Distinguished School Award Flags we were awarded in 1988 and again in 1996.