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Building History Originally called the "Newark Public School," the building has existed in three different incarnations over the past 100 years. The second incarnation (housing grades one through twelve) was built in 1924 at a cost of $417,225 off of High Street (later renamed Academy Street). Two blocks away, the Newark Colored School was built for the African-American population of Newark for $36,250. Information about the two schools can be found at the Delaware State Archives. [http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/exhibits/document/schoolval/464.shtml#TopOfPage Following the construction of a new (high) school for both populations in 1956, the older building served as a middle school until 1981 when it was sold to the University Of Delaware . The building was rededicated in 1994 as Pearson Hall and currently houses the departments of Geography and Communications at the University of Delaware. The "modern" facility was built at 750 East Delaware Avenue in 1956. District Information Following the 1954 Brown V. Board Of Education ruling, the "Newark School District" was created by the state. However, the Delaware public school system was redistricted in 1981 following the 1978 U.S. District Court ruling of Evans v. Buchanan which found that inequities still existed. Newark High School at that time became part of the Christina School District , which it remains part of today. Athletic Excellence State Championship Victories
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