Weequahic High School
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| Weequahic High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 279 Chancellor Avenue Newark, NJ 07112 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Newark Public Schools |
| Principal | Elizabeth Haden (Interim) |
| Enrollment |
1,026 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 86.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 11.9[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Iron Hills Conference |
| Team name | Indians |
| Color(s) | Orange and Brown |
| Yearbook | The Legend |
| Publication | Ergo |
| Newspaper | The Calumet |
| Established | 1933 |
| Information | 973-705-3900 |
| Homepage | School website |
Weequahic High School is a public high school in Newark in Essex County, New Jersey. The school is operated by the Newark Public Schools and is located at 279 Chancellor Avenue.
Construction of the high school was completed in 1932 and classes began in September 1933. Max Herzberg was the first Principal and remained as the leader of the high school for 18 years until his retirement in 1951.
The high school is home to the New Deal era mural "Enlightenment of Man" painted by Michael Lenson who was director of New Jersey mural activities for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.
The high school newspaper is The Calumet, the literary magazine is Ergo, and the yearbook is called The Legend. The school's student governing body is the Orange and Brown Association (OBA).
The Weequahic section of Newark, which is the neighborhood sending students to the high school, was described as it was in the thirties and early forties of the twentieth century by Philip Roth in The Plot Against America.
Weequahic High School has an active alumni association that raises scholarship monies for the students.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,026 students and 86.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.9.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
The school's athletic teams are called the Indians and its colors are orange and brown.
The boys basketball team won its first State Group IV Championship in 1962 and repeated as State Champions in 1966, 1967, 1972 and 2001.[2] The 1967 team was the number one ranked team in the country. The 2002 Boys Basketball won the North II, Group III state sectional championship, edging West Side High School in the tournament final.[3]
The 2006 football team won the Group 2 Central Division State Championship, the first ever for Weequahic and the first in Newark since 1975. Coach Altariq White was named state Coach of the Year and Amara Kamara was selected as the state Defensive Player of the Year.
Lester Fine was the coach of the basketball team in the sixties coaching many winning teams.His most successful season was 1966-67 when his team was 26-0 and captured the New Jersey State Championship in its Group. Some of his players went on to play in the National Basketball Association such as Alvin Attles.
Additionally, the school's marching band is regarded as one of the best in the conference, as their shows include dancing and singing while playing their instruments.
The school competes in the Hills Division of the Iron Hills Conference.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Al Attles 1955, former NBA basketball player.[4]
- Al "Bubba" Baker 1974
- Sid Dorfman 1937
- Allen Garfield 1957
- Philip Roth 1950, author, whose works — notably Portnoy's Complaint — have mentioned the school.[5]
- Richie Roberts 1956, Played by Russell Crowe in the 2007 film American Gangster.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Weequahic High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 22, 2007.
- ^ 2001 - Group II, Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed November 22, 2007.
- ^ 2002 Boys Basketball - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
- ^ Johnson, Roy S. "ATTLES COACHES IN A PERSONAL WAY", The New York Times, January 28, 1982. Accessed November 22, 2007.
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. "Philip Roth Shakes Weequahic High", The New York Times, February 28, 1969. Accessed September 8, 2007. "It has provided the focus for the fiction of Philip Roth, the novelist who evokes his era at Weequahic High School in the highly acclaimed Portnoy's Complaint.... Besides identifying Weequahic High School by name, the novel specifies such sites as the Empire Burlesque, the Weequahic Diner, the Newark Museum and Irvington Park, all local landmarks that helped shape the youth of the real Roth and the fictional Portnoy, both graduates of Weequahic class of '50."
- ^ Jones, Richard G. "A New Jersey Crime Story’s Hollywood Ending", The New York Times, November 1, 2007. Accessed November 22, [[2007].
