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. Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]    - City 67. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... Newark Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves the entire city of Newark, New Jersey. ...

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.

Notable alumni

• Sid Dorfman 1937
• Phillip Roth 1950
• Alvin Attles 1955
• Allen Garfield 1957
• Al "Bubba" Baker 1974

Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933) is a Jewish-American novelist who is known for his 1959 collection, Goodbye, Columbus, as well as his sexually-explicit comedic novel Portnoys Complaint (1969) and for his late-90s trilogy comprising the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Pastoral (1997), I Married a... Allen Garfield (22 November 1939 Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American film person. ... Al Bubba Baker (born December 9, 1956) was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He went to three Pro Bowls during his career. ...

External links

• Weequahic High School
• 12/17/06 Newark Star-Ledger Article
• Alumni Assn. Main Page
• Famous Alumni
• Sid Dorfman IMDB Listing