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COACH BURNEY ADAMS; ALVIN ATTLES, 1955; ANTOINETTE BASKERVILLE-RICHARDSON, 1970; HAL BRAFF, 1952; STEVEN. DINETZ, 1965; SID DORFMAN, 1937; HISANI DUBOSE, 1971; COACH LES FEIN; WARREN GROVER, 1955; PRINCIPAL MAX HERZBERG; ELI HOFFMAN, 1956; JAMES OLIVER HORTON, 1961; CARRIE JACKSON, 1968; ALTURRICK KENNEY, 1995; SANDRA KING, 1965; BENILDE LITTLE, 1976; ELEANOR LUTZKE LEWIS, 1959; ROBERT LOWENSTEIN, Faculty; HILDA LUTZKE, Faculty; STANLEY MARKOWITZ, 1955; SEYMOUR “SWEDE” MASIN, 1938; WILFREDO NIEVES, 1966; SHEILA OLIVER, 1970; VICTOR PARSONNET, 1941; PHILIP ROTH, 1950; SADIE ROUS, Faculty; DAVID SCHECHNER, 1946; PRINCIPAL RONALD G. STONE; JACOB TOPOREK, 1963; PAUL TRACTENBERG, 1956; FREDERICK TYSON, 1972; NATHAN WEISS, 1940.
- $42,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO THE CLASS OF 2020
During this challenging time, the Weequahic High School Alumni Association is proud to announce that 28 students from the Class of 2020 will each receive a $1,500 scholarship which can be used for tuition or for a computer. The value of the scholarships comes to $42,000. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Scholarship […]
Read More - READ THE ALUMNI CALUMET – SPRING 2020 NEWSLETTER
Click The Link Below To Read The ALUMNI CALUMET 44-Spring 2020 Alumni Calumet Compressed Postal Edition
Read More - CORONAVIRUS CLOSES NEWARK SCHOOLS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE ALL SCHOOLS & CENTRAL OFFICE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. While schools are closed, Learning at Home Plans are in full effect. All before school, after school, evening, weekend activities, and extended classroom experiences are cancelled. Essential staff required to report will be notified accordingly. Please check the […]
Read More - 20 NOTABLE GRADS INDUCTED INTO ALUMNI HALL OF DISTINCTION
On October 17, 2019, eighteen alumni and two faculty members were inducted into the Weequahic High School Alumni Association Hall of Distinction on the occasion of the organization’s 22nd anniversary. They join previous inductees Max Herzberg, Ronald Stone, Lester Fein, Dr. Robert Lowenstein, Hilda Lutzke, Dr. Victor Parsonett, Philip Roth, Alvin Attles, Seymour “Swede” Masin, […]
Read More - ALVIN ATTLES INDUCTED INTO BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
1955: Weequahic High School graduate. Participated in basketball, football and track. 1960: North Carolina A&T graduate. His basketball team number 22 retired. 1960-1971: NBA basketball player, Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors. His number 16 retired. 1975: NBA Championship coach, San Francisco Warriors. 2006: Honored at WHS Alumni Association Fundraising Dinner that raised $125,000 for student […]
Read More - $28,500 AWARDED FOR CLASS OF 2019 SCHOLARSHIPS
In June 2019, at the Weequahic High School Senior Awards Ceremony, the WHS Alumni Association honored 18 deserving students from the Class of 2019 with scholarships in the total amount of $28,500 to attend college or a trade school. In addition, the $13,500 was given to previous scholarship recipients currently attending college.
Read More - HAL BRAFF, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CO-FOUNDER, PASSES AWAY
Attorney, family man, humanitarian, loyal to Weequahic High School, Temple Sha’arey Shalom – and the New York Mets Hal Braff learned early in life that being Jewish meant more than just religious observance. “Going to service was not sufficient,” he said. “Make the world a better place, that is your responsibility.” That statement became the […]
Read More - BURNEY ADAMS, LEGENDARY WHS FOOTBALL COACH, PASSES AWAY
Legendary N.J. football coach has died. His legacy? ‘That man saved my life.’ By Barry Carter, Star-Ledger There’s a picture somewhere of Burney Adams wearing a white suit when he dived head first into a pile of mud at Untermann Field in Newark. His dear friend, Donald Bradley, a former Newark South Ward councilman, hoped […]
Read More - WEEQUAHIC YEARBOOKS – FROM 1950 TO 1990 – ARE NOW DIGITIZED
Through a grant received by The Newark Public Library with assistance provided by the Newark Public Schools Historical Preservation Committee, Weequahic High School’s yearbooks, from 1950 to 1990, are now digitized. Only a few yearbooks during that period of time are missing. Weequahic and East Side High School were the first high schools selected for […]
Read More - WHS NOTE IS NOW ON OUR WEBSITE
The very popular, WHS NOTE, which Jacob Toporek and the Class of 1963 Association have been emailing on Saturdays for many years, is now on our website under the menu item, PUBLICATIONS. In addition, the WHS Alumni Association is emailing the WHS NOTE every Friday using its CONSTANT CONTACT emailing service.
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