School History
School History
Beginnings 1893
Originally called the Newark Public School, the institution that would become Newark High School has existed in four different incarnations at four different sites since 1893. This makes Newark one of the oldest continuously running public high schools in the state of Delaware.
Newark Public High School , 1898-1925
The new incarnation, the Newark Public High School, opened its doors as a separate institution for the first time in 1898 at the recently vacated Academy of Newark Building at the corner of Main and Academy streets in Newark. As the school (and city) continued to grow, a report on Delaware schools conducted by Columbia University in 1919 ended up spurring the local community to build a more modern facility.
Thirty Years on High Street, 1925-1955
At the High Street address, the Newark Public High School simply became Newark High School. With plenty of land around the site, the school saw several expansions after its opening in 1925.
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Histories of Newark: 1758-2008
History of Newark's Alma Mater
The Alma Mater is credited to Frederick Kutz, then a teacher and later principal, in 1941. A small committee including Anne Richards and Wanda Gilmore worked with Kutz to write the words set to the then popular song "Juanita". The song is sung in four-part harmony, usually with only the first verse and the chorus. Traditionally each class before 1941 had a song with customized words that was sung at graduation.