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EspañolWEEQUAHIC HIGH SCHOOL
'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 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 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. The 1967 team was the number one ranked team in the country. 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.
The 2002 Boys Basketball won North II, Group III state sectional championship, edging West Side High School in the tournament final.[1]
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.
★ Sid Dorfman 1937
★ Philip Roth 1950, author, whose works — notably ''Portnoy's Complaint'' — have mentioned the school.[2]
★ Alvin Attles 1955
★ Allen Garfield 1957
★ Al "Bubba" Baker 1974
1. 2002 Boys Basketball - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
2. 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."
★ Weequahic High School
★ 12/17/06 Newark Star-Ledger Article
★ Alumni Assn. Main Page
★ Famous Alumni
★ Sid Dorfman IMDB Listing
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 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).
| Contents |
| Athletics |
| Notable alumni |
| References |
| External links |
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. The 1967 team was the number one ranked team in the country. 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.
The 2002 Boys Basketball won North II, Group III state sectional championship, edging West Side High School in the tournament final.[1]
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.
Notable alumni
★ Sid Dorfman 1937
★ Philip Roth 1950, author, whose works — notably ''Portnoy's Complaint'' — have mentioned the school.[2]
★ Alvin Attles 1955
★ Allen Garfield 1957
★ Al "Bubba" Baker 1974
References
1. 2002 Boys Basketball - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
2. 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."
External links
★ Weequahic High School
★ 12/17/06 Newark Star-Ledger Article
★ Alumni Assn. Main Page
★ Famous Alumni
★ Sid Dorfman IMDB Listing
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