34 Weequahic High School
students received 2010 scholarships from the WHS Alumni Association
totaling $51,000. A Scholarship Celebration Dinner, with 120 people
attending - representing students, parents, family members, faculty, and
WHS Board members, took place on June 17th at the Solid Rock Baptist
Church in Irvington. Nadine Walker Jenkins, WHS 1983, was the
keynote speaker. The scholarship recipients are as follows:
Felicity Appiah-Kubi, Kadim Bobbitt, Andrew Bodison, Elijah Brice, Marquis
Brown, Niyale Brown, Jerry Butler, Jamil Coleman, Kenyana Davis-Fuentes,
Eunice Dwumfour, Evette Fedd, Leemu Freeman, Aiyanna Griffin, Kareem
Gifford, Curtis Grimsley, Sharon Grimsley, Quadir Hargrove, DeVante Hawes,
Sabrina Houseman, Al Mustafa Ingram, Rochelle James, Keanu Johnson,
Tanaya Jones, Tashebia Jones, Ali Myrick, Marven Neptune, Lenita Onque,
Yasmina Reed, Katrice Sheard, Laquan Steed, Sheena Thomas, Destinney
Williams, Kamia Williams, Perry Williams.
Note: If you have received a Weequahic High School Alumni Association
scholarship during the past 12 years and have graduated from college, please
contact us.
* NEW WEEQUAHIC ATHLETIC FACILITY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
A few months ago, construction of the 2000-seat arena for Weequahic
High
School began. The facility, which is being built in Chancellor Avenue
playground, will face Goldsmith Avenue. It will provide the high school with a
state-of-the-art gymnasium, activity rooms, offices, and a home-court arena
for
the basketball teams - something they haven't had since the early 1970's. A
parking area is being constructed across the street.
* NEWARK ATHLETIC HALL OF
FAME 2009 INDUCTEES
On October 15th, five Weequahic High School graduates were inducted
into the
Newark Athletic Hall of Fame. They are: Hal Braff, 1952; Bobby Mack,
1959;
Warren Bratter, 1960; Wilbur Ross, III, 1973; and Hasson
Arkbubakrr, 1979.
* WEEQUAHIC ALUMNI MURAL
RESTORATION
PROJECT
The WHS Alumni Association has established a fund to restore the
murals entitled, "The Enlightenment of Man," which are in the lobby at
Weequahic High School. The murals were originally painted in 1939 by
Michael
Lenson as part of the government's WPA Art projects. We need to raise
$50,000 as
soon as possible. Please consider contributing to this worthy cause.
* ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
The first class of our Alumni Hall of Fame: Alvin Attles, 1955
(professional basketball player, coach, and executive); Sid
Dorfman, 1937 (Star-Ledger journalist); Les Fein (Weequahic's
legendary basketball coach); Max Herzberg (Weequahic's first
Principal
for 18 years); Sandra King, 1965 (journalist and news show host);
Benilde Little, 1976 (award-winning author); Dr. Robert
Lowenstein
(distinguished faculty and chair of the WHS foreign languages department -
now
100 years old); Hilda Lutzke (popular long-time WHS English
teacher - now
96 years old); Seymour "Swede" Masin, 1938 (one of Weequahic
greatest
athletes); Dr. Victor Parsonnet, 1941 (world famous cardiologist at
the
Beth); Philip Roth, 1951 (Pulitzer Prize-winning author); and Ron
Stone (dynamic Weequahic Principal of the current era who passed away
suddenly in 2007).
* GET YOUR ALUMNI
CALUMET
The 30th issue (Summer 2010) of the popular 20-page ALUMNI
CALUMET
newsletter will be mailed in late June to all current members of the Weequahic
High
School Alumni Association. To receive the newsletter free, all you have to do
is
become a MEMBER and support the good works that our alumni are doing.
* CONTACT US OR VISIT THE
HIGH
SCHOOL:
If you are interested in visiting the high school, arranging for an
individual or small group tour, purchasing alumni merchandise, looking at
yearbooks and memorabilia in the alumni office, etc., please contact Phil
Yourish, our Executive
Director, at (973) 923-3133 or (973) 303-5294 or
weequahicalumni@gmail.com.
