1. Decline The Crown invite. 2. Focus all time, energy and resources on building an NCAA tourney roster for next year.

Welp, the Big Ten title drought rolls on. I do feel that last year's Purdue squad & the Oden/Conley Bucks were title quality teams who just happened to face above average title teams.

Newark HS Sourcesof Strength served as a guest panel @ the Amer Assoc of Suicidology conference in Columbus today. Jack, Kate, Olivia, Lorelei & Savannah did an outstanding job and received a standing ovation!

Outstanding ⁦Sources of Strength⁩ mural ⁦Newark High School⁩ created by senior Julia Fitterer. Julia, thank you for your dedication to ⁦Newark City Schools⁩ and your leadership. Making a positive impact! ⁦Scott Koebel⁩

Congrats to Newark Alum and Ohio State Basketball Manager Eric Oberholtzer!

Newark High School Sources of Strength Program supports students, increases conversations about mental health thereportingproject.org/newark-high-sc…

300 NHS students participated in the 10th annual #NHSCommunityCleanUp Day. Students from JROTC, football, National Honor Society, Key Club, band, track, basketball, science club & more spread through the city to pick up trash, spread mulch, paint over graffiti and more.

Congratulations to Mboty Jungers, Ian Casteel, and Jacob Snow, Newark High School recipients of the Daughters of the American Revolution Youth Leadership Medal!

UPDATE: Baseball will play for a District Title today at 5:00 PM vs. Thomas Worthington @ Marysville Yesterday, Roy Price qualified for Regional Finals in the 110 Hurdles. He will run Friday (6:05 PM) at Pick North. Emma Ray will compete in Pole Vault Friday at Austintown Fitch.

On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!

Delaney, Olivia, Carmen, Emily and Jacob represented Newark HS Key Club at the Key Club International Convention in Orlando the past few days! Thank you for your leadership!

The 2025-2026 Key Club Executive Board made dinner this evening for the children and families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.

The Newark Wildcats Football linemen took 2nd place in the OHSFCA State Linemen Challenge. Participants were Israel Frazier, Dakota Howard, Jakoby Workman, Cam Davis, Kyle Green, Chase Parkinson, Josh Moody, Force Byrnes, JT Abbott, and Trent Carter. Way to make us proud Wildcats! 🐾🏈

Today would have been my dad’s 74th birthday. This season carries gravity. Father’s Day, his birthday, and the anniversary of his passing all fall within 60 days. For me, grief has no straight path. It revisits, reshapes, and rises when I least expect it. But alongside it

Newark football linemen take runners-up in state event newarkadvocate.com/story/sports/h…

Nearly 2,000 Dayton, OH, public school students start the year with no yellow buses—while their district is forced by law to bus private school kids. This is what happens when politics outweigh children’s safety and education. Our kids deserve better. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

Newark with a 56-21 win over Licking Heights. Come support the Wildcats at home next Friday against Mt. Vernon. Go Cats!

Cats win 56-21 over Licking Heights! Here's some offensive stats for your Wildcats:

If Nigel Farage is correct that Britain has “become North Korea”, how come he has his own national TV show when he’s leader of an opposition party?

Final. Newark defeats Zanesville 52-20 and move to 2-1. Come out to support the Wildcats as they take on Groveport next Friday at home. Go Cats!