By Luca Dukovski The Founder’s Concert is a concert that demonstrates the fantastic musical ability of our students from all year groups, including the junior schools, Lindfield and Wyvern House. This year’s concert will be based around “colour”, which will determine the type of music and atmosphere of the night. […]
The AI Singularity with Toby Walsh
By Deyan Nikolic On Thursday 14th August Newington had the honour of having Professor Toby Walsh talk in the OBLT about the AI singularity and what the future of AI might look like. Prof. Toby Walsh is one of the leading and most celebrated AI researchers out there having written […]
A Brief History of Earthquakes
By Deyan Nikolic In the last week there was an 8.8 magnitude earthquake recorded off the coast of Russia. Not only was this the 7th strongest earthquake ever recorded, but it was also the strongest recorded in the past decade. This meant that warnings were sent out as far as New […]
The Eungai Creek Experience
By Seth Bogardus The third group of boys coming from Eungai Creek’s term stay have almost returned, and the excitement has settled enough that we an interview can be held with one of the boys to take a closer look into life at Eungai apart from the brief words in […]
Should We Worry About AI?
By Taj Gupta From classroom to courtroom, office to online shopping, it’s hard to deny the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence in our everyday lives. Now, unlike ever before, we’re less prone to making independent decisions than we are to consulting ChatGPT about every minute dilemma. But how did this […]
The Tony’s 2025
By Riley Bacon After an unforgettable year on Broadway, the 2025 Tony Awards reminded us why we still need live theatre. This year, and for the first time (also highlighted by several nominees from Broadway across different genres), the Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall, and celebrated […]
Tennis through the Ages
By Harry Benscher Over the past few decades, the game of tennis has evolved to new heights, a true ace of the sporting world. In this article, I will go through the evolution of tennis and how it has changed this world. Where did it come from? Tennis came from […]
8 Lessons in Year 12’s Final 8 Weeks of School
By Oscar McConnell As I approach my final days at Newington, I thought it would be appropriate to offer the 8 most important lessons and thoughts for one’s >me at school. These aren’t school guidelines, nor the teachers’ ones, but instead my individual thoughts on how to best spend the […]
House Singing
The annual 2025 House Singing occurred on Friday the 12th of June with our sixteen houses singing a range of classic and amazing songs, competing for victory. This year’s House Singing Competition was a great time for both staff and students, and there were some unforgettable moments that need to be […]
ROCKFEST!!!
By Ryan Low, Aiden Plumbe and Luca Dukovski The biggest and best day on the contemporary music calendar, RockFest, just happened. Our incredibly talented students performed rock classics and contemporary hits by the likes of Metallica, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, and more! Rockfest is an event led by Mr. Knapman, our […]