"You're a part of history," Superintendent says to student cast members at premier event NEWARK, N.J. , Oct.
2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of last night's stellar premiere, the Newark Public Schools and the Newark School of Fashion and Design released the first episode of the new reality show, Newark Fashion Forward . The entire first episode of the three-part series can be seen on the following platforms: The Newark School of Fashion and Design website home page: https://www.nps.
k12.nj.us/fashion-design/ Superintendent León was expressively proud of the school's students after the first episode was screened by an audience of 200 people at the Newark Museum of Art last night.
"You're a part of history," Superintendent León told the 11 student cast members of Newark Fashion Forward , their principal, Sakina Pitts , and their teacher, Omneya Elsoufani. Superintendent León also credited his Chief of Staff, Havier Nazario, for developing the idea of a high school focused on the fashion industry as a new Career Technical Education (CTE) initiative as well as a major part of the district's redesigning of its high schools. "He dreamt of this high school when he was in college," Superintendent León said of Nazario, a former student of the Superintendent's as well as a former teacher and principal in the district.
"You don't know how much joy he feels." Principal Pitts said that watching Newark Fashion Forward allowed her to see the school she leads through a "different.