Weequahic High School - Legend Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Vice Principols Senfomln O NeoI No one con moke you feel Inferior without your consent. - €leonor Roosevelt This quote Is chosen for Its relevonce for me ond for you. Rs Neworkers we ore often subjected to condemnotion for mony reosons. In port becouse we exist In the shodow of New Vork. Rs o womon I hove known discrlmlnotlon. but I connot begin to know the discrlmlnotion you hove felt. Vet we must not ollow the condemnotion of others, nor the discrlmlnotlon of fools thwort our drive for success ond occomplishment. I encouroge you to follow your dreoms. to be strong In your convictions, ond to remember the legocy your families hove worked to provide you. Remember thot ot graduation you wll leave behind mony of us whose successes ore touched by your own. I thonk you for the opportunity of working with you ond for you. leorn to creote your own structure ond leorn to recognize ond oppreciote consistency, whether in the application of values or in spirit. My warmest wishes for your future. Jeonne N. Oppel Vke Principal Deon of Instruction First of ol conyotuktflons to the seniors of the class of June 1985; alow me to join the list of mony wishing you success ond prosperity. Rs you venture into the world of business or higher education forget not those who inspired ond urged you to olwoys give your best effort. Today your parents ond teachers hove helped to shape your mind, tomorrow you will be the molder of the future. Voungsters will look to you for odvke ond inspiration, remember your days of confusion and despoir. administer it with love. Respectful. Benjamin O’Neol Jeonne Oppel 7

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Vice Principols Normo frown It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the graduates of 1985. Vou hold a special place in my heort and memories, because most of you mere students in the Music Foundations during my last year of teaching. In many u oys. we've grown and advanced together • you. to the fulfillment of graduation, ond myself, to the position I now hold. I wish you ol the very best of oil that life hos to offer, ond challenge you to not let this be the end of your formol education, whether it be via colege. the armed services or In the business world - make a learning situation out of ol of your experiences. Strive oiwoys for the best, ond if you set your goals in dreams you believe in. they will come true. Best Wishes, Normo Brown Chords Moodouis How rapidly time eludes us. It seems as though it were only yesterday, you were sitting in the ouditorium about to receive your Freshmen Orientation . Vou were immature, fickle, confused ond restless ninth graders, frightened by the enormity of UUeequohic High School, fls o result of the Individual ond group efforts put forth, you hove matured and ore ready to choHenge the structure. Alow yourself the luxury of reminiscing for but o few minutes, think of the hours of labor, the hardship, the frustrations, the moments of triumphs you hove experienced In the lost four years. Profit from these voluoble experiences becouse os a result of them, you ore oware of whot it requires to achieve success. lodies ond gentlemen, you possess inteligence. integrity, dexterity, perseverance ond determination. Utilize these qualities judiciously and your accomplishments will amaze you. Due to the experiences we hove shared in the lost four yeors, I have often thought of myself os the surrogate porent. I will remember ond cherish the thoughts of you for many yeors. I wish you the best. Fondly. Chorles Meadows

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Vice Principals Louis Possooonte 8 As you look bo k over your school yeors it moy seem thot you hove come to the end of o long rood, but In truth you ore just beginning o journey thot will toke you down many highways and by-woys. I hope thot we. the foculty ond odmlnJstrotion of UJeequohic High School hove helped you acquire the knowledge ond skills to embark upon your journey into life with confidence ond determination. Congrotulotions ond good luck. Louis Possononte