Newark Cheerleading is hosting a Cheer Clinic for students in kindergarten through 6th grade from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, in the Newark High School gym. The clinic will feature a fun day of learning motions, jumps and cheers with Newark cheerleaders. The cost is $40 per child and includes a T-shirt, pizza, drink and snack. Pre-registration is available by downloading the following form and mailing it in: Mini Cheer Clinic Form. Registration is also available the day of the clinic beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

We are now accepting nominations for our weekly staff award, the Ripple Effect. Any parent, student, staff member or community member can nominate a district staff member for the award, which celebrates the impact staff members make in the lives of others. Click the following link to fill out a nomination form: https://bit.ly/NCSRippleAward

Mark your calendars! Our Wildcat football team is asking fans to GO PINK in honor of breast cancer awareness month and help them Rumble for the Cure on Friday, October 6. To help support this important cause, glow-in-the-dark Rumble for the Cure merchandise is for sale, and proceeds will go directly to the Licking County Health Department’s Screening and Survivor Support for breast cancer patients. The entire Newark City Schools District will support this cause and will also GO PINK on Friday, October 6. We encourage all students and staff to wear your Rumble for the Cure shirts or pink to school and the football game! If you want to place an order, please download the form at this link or ask your child's school for a form.

You can find our school lunch menus for the 2023-24 school year below. If you haven't filled out your free and reduced price lunch application for the new school year, please click here to fill it out online. You can pay for your students' lunches by clicking here.

With the 2023-24 school year approaching, here are a few important links to visit to get ready:

Please click below for school supply lists for the 2023-24 school year:

There is no high school supply list. You can also shop for supplies online through our TeacherLists link, which will pre-fill online shopping carts with the supplies.

The Newark Athletic Department is offering many types of sponsorship opportunities this year. In addition to standard sponsorships in which a business or individual can choose to purchase a one, two, or three season sponsorship, the department has expanded the types of ads available to help promote businesses on the JumboTron screen in the Jim Allen Gymnasium and the brand new scoreboard at White Field. Please take a look at the options listed and consider being a Newark Athletic Department sponsor: Sponsorship information 23-24 School Year. We thank you in advance for your consideration. If you have further questions, please contact Jeff Quackenbush at [email protected] or call 740-670-7435.

Every month, Newark City Schools honors 30 students in grades 4-12 in a district-wide Citizen of the Month Luncheon. These students were chosen as they displayed acts of leadership, kindness, and service in the classroom and around the school. April’s event took place on was sponsored by the Energy Cooperative. Hillview Elementary’s Ukulele Choir performed for families during the event. Congratulations to all students honored. Click here for a photo gallery.