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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Essex County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
1026 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
86 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 243 students | | Grade 10 - 260 students | | Grade 11 - 218 students | | Grade 12 - 179 students | | Grade Not Listed - 126 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:12 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
n/a |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
15% |
| % Black |
98% |
17% |
| % White |
n/a |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
30% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
2% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Newark City School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
75 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
42,555 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$956,412,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$959,550,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$22,475 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$22,548 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
80% |
81% |
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- 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.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,052 students and 74 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.2.
- The school was the 305th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 308th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- History
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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 (WPA).
- 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 Weequahic alumnus Philip Roth in The Plot Against America.
- Weequahic High School has an active alumni association that raises scholarship monies for the students.
- A documentary film, Heart of Stone (2009), is about Ron Stone, the recently deceased principal of the high school and his efforts to work with students and further the mission of the high school. This documentary was presented at the Sundance Film Festival and has been shown in selected venues.
- Athletics
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The school's athletic teams are called the Indians and its colors are orange and brown. The school competes in the Hills Division of the Iron Hills Conference.
- The boys basketball team won its first State Group IV Championship in 1962 and repeated as State Champions in 1966, 1967, 1973 and 2001. 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.
- 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.
- Extracurricular activities
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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).
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- John Tonero, Principal
- Liz Hayden, Vice Principal
- Ronald Morse, Vice Principal
- Terrance Polnitz, Vice Principal
- Notable alumni
- Al Attles 1955, former NBA basketball player.
- Al "Bubba" Baker 1974
- Sid Dorfman 1937
- Allen Garfield 1957
- Amara Kamara 2007, Starting Linebacker for the Temple Owls.
- Sherry Ortner 1956, cultural anthropologist.
- Philip Roth 1950, author, whose works — notably Portnoy's Complaint — have mentioned the school.
- Richie Roberts (born 1941), played by Russell Crowe in the 2007 film American Gangster.
- Dennis "Mo" Layton (born 1948), former NBA player (1971-1978)
- External links
- Weequahic High School
- Data for the Newark Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- 12/17/06 Newark Star-Ledger Article
- Alumni Assn. Main Page
- Famous Alumni
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (07112) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
26,986 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
15% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
32 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$30,392
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.7 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
62 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
28% / 72% |
62% / 38% |
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