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Hands Off Weequahic High School

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Anonymous
12 years ago

Graduated in 54 and want other Newarkers to create their memories of the school, as I did,.

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Herman Rosenfeld
12 years ago

The so-called reform plans reflect a move away from the more than a century-old commitment to public education. It is tied to a project that aims to smash teachers' unions, open up the school system to private corporate investors, and subvert what once was a key pillar of democratic social life. It is no accident that all of this is tied to the decades-long reductions of public funding for schools in places like Newark. Weequahic and the schools of our beloved home town need massive infusion of public resources, funded by increasing taxes on the wealthy, and buttressed by new investments in housing and job creation.

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stanley lewis
12 years ago

Don't let the wigwam on the hill shut down

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Linda Krugman Holtzman
12 years ago

Don't let our proud tradition die.

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Janet Hirschfeld
12 years ago

Keep this wonderful school open and allow the alumni to continue to help the students who need a "leg up" to go to college.

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Alan R. Lebowitz
12 years ago

While I have respect for those who are looking out for the best interests of Newark's children, I think they have overlooked the significance of Weequahic's supporting alma mater, it's tradition and rich history of great educators, educational and athletic achievements, and accomplishments of its graduates. To disregard the significance of Weequahic to Newark and beyond, and to relegate that inspirational reputation to obsolescence is a tragic mistake. It presents a strong foundation upon which to build an even better life for Newark's children.

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Jerome
12 years ago

Way close a very dear & good respondsable place for learnin

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joel enda
12 years ago

keep it open it means so much to many people

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gloria portnoff geraghtly
12 years ago

It would be a terrible thing to close a school that was once one of the best schools in the United States. Big business does not need more help.

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Marcia Stein '57
12 years ago

A new principal should signal a new effort that should involve parents, students, faculty, and the entire community in decision-making about Weequahic's future. Leaving decisions solely in the hands of the burocrats in hardly a democratic process.

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marvin kaplan
12 years ago

dont fix what is NOT broken

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Ita Odra Leach
12 years ago

Weequahic is a treasure that should not be lost or abandoned!

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Lori Vining
12 years ago

hands off weequahic

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Irene P Lindeman
12 years ago

Please keep Weequahic High School open

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LHerbert L. Levitt
12 years ago

Keep Weequahic going@

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Dean C McCargo
12 years ago

Weequahic is vital to the community, needs to be saved

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Roz Tarlow
12 years ago

Allow the legacy of Weequahic High School's tradition of educational excellence to live on!

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WYOLENE H. CUTTINO
12 years ago

WE NEED WEEQUAHIC FOR THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS

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Machell Smith
12 years ago

Please don't close Weequahic

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Eleanor Damiano
12 years ago

I already drafted an e-mail off to Anderson