Weequahic High School - Legend Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Executive Superintendent Eugene Campbell eoneo or EDUCATION orncc or '» EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENT ■(wan. »i»,«•»» ©» oi-»© - CUGCNC C CAXMCU Congratulations Graduates, Graduation frc » high school is a commencement of an important chapter In your lives. Your diploma will be your passport to the world of opportunity. Mow far you will travel depends upon your application of the principles that your parents, teachers and friends helped you to develop. The academic foundation thot you have received will enable you to take advantage of the opportunities end overcome difficulties you will face in your future. Betray neither your principles nor fail to build upon your academic foundations and your lives will be filled with success. As you move through life, remember your days at Heequhaic. the friends you made, the experiences you shared and the lessons you learned. Use them as a point of reference but not as a refuge from the future. Again, congratulations: I am certain you will represent your parents. Executive Superintendent

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Principal Lawrence Majors BOAAO Of EOUCAnON WtEQOAHJC HIGH SCHOOL 2’9 CMANCEU.O AVENUE NIViV .. NEW j(ASFV 07112 CUOENEC CAMPBELL CMO rw wiwnam LAWRENCE MAJOR C«l A MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES This graduation of 1987 narks the attalnscnt of a new level of understanding and perception that shapes the future and explains the past. It is a culalnation of acadealc pursuits at one level which provides the students with tools for continued acadenlc success. Graduation is both a ternlnlation and a beginning. The experiences and the knowledge attained at Wecquahlc High School should allow you to be sore perceptive and nnre concerned for the broader problcss of society which face us today. There are new ideas that beckon you, and unresolved provleas which cahllengc you for solutions. Each of you oust sake the personal choice, and then follow through with consistent and tireless effort. You will succeed in your choice because you have been prepared by dedicated and highly skilled teachers. Through and help you, and your faith and through your deeds, you slj jie your 11 f« shape the lives of others as well. I congratulate 1 wish you continued success.

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 BENJAMIN O'NEAL YOUR YEARS AT WEEQUA-HIC HIGH SCHOOL ARE NOW PAST AND ARE RELEGATED TO MEMORIES, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF THIS SCHOOL. JUST AS IT WILL BE PART OF YOU. WISHING YOU STRENGTH TO DO WELL AND WISDOM TO BE POSITIVE AND COURAGE TO GO FORWARD. BENJAMIN O’NEAL VICE PRINCIPALS SUCCESS IS GOING FROM FAILURE TO FAILURE WITHOUT LOSS OF ENTHUSIASM SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL IT S ALWAYS NECESSARY FOR ME TO HAVE A STARTING PLACE. THIS QUOTE IS THAT. THE POINT IS NOT THAT ANY OF US IS A FAILURE; BUT RATHER. WE ARE NOT. AND SHOULD NOT BE STOPPED IN OUR TRACKS BY ANY ONE FAILURE. THERE WILL BE FAILURES; THERE WILL BE RE-DIRECTION OF GOALS; THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WE ARE POWERLESS TO CHANGE THAT THAT MUST BE CHANGED. NEVERTHELESS. WE MUST GO ON AND ON AND ON. ENTHUSIASM ALLOWS US TO GO—ON AND ON AND ON. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF ENTHUSIASM: TO WORK THROUGH WHATEVER OBSTACLES MAY BE IN THE PLACE TO THWART YOUR SUCCESS; TO ACCEPT SOME FAILURES. BUT TO KEEP IN MIND YOUR ULTIMATE GOALS. I BELIEVE IN THE WORK ETHIC. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD. TOO. AND. ULTIMATELY. I ASK THAT YOU WORK TO ENJOY LIFE. IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME. JEANNE N. OPPEL JEANNE N OPPEL