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Clubs and Organizations Page 88 People Page46 Student Life Page4 Sports Page 100 Community I_)age 116 ADVENTURES T The 2002 Legend ADVENTURES ....... Weequahic High School 279 Chancellor A venue Newark, New Jersey 07112 (973) 705-3900 917 Students Volume68 1 Your Life Is An Adventure High School Is Four Years Of Your Life That's right, your life is an ad venture and high school is four years of your life. How hard you work, what courses and exams you take, and what you do out side your classes can make a dif ference for years to come. This is the first leg of your journey. 2 GRHTINGS, SALUTATION , AND WEL OME If hm\ \OU get to your destin,ltion is a important as the dl•Sttn.ltion 1tself then vou've come to the right pl.1 e' You'll find frel•dom, adventure, new fncnds .tnd gre.1t food. Our ,ldH'nture n1l',m hiking and Looking For An Adventure biking, napping a piCture, sitting under a tn•c, read Reading and writing are ing a book, dotng sonwthing or doing nothmg. \.\'e major activities at or !-Chool v. til gl'l you there and let vou go. Come and examine It 1 1mportant that seniors up do l' the m.my optwn our school has to offer, and like ZahmierJh Benson can you will discoH•r a ll~t of Jdventures. hold their own in the work world. Ad ... entures await vou at the \\ igwam. Rafik Ba~ron experi ences them in tyle and luxury. 3 4 L ..... T U D E T F E 4 . __...~., Adventures 5 Leadership Brcakins Down and terC'otype Barrier~ Derrick Brown, Jame Morri on, teacher Peter 1 runk, Latifah \in and Calvin Williams gl'l to kmm one another and them eh e r e plore proJL'c..b tlwy can perform for tlwir '>c..hool ,1nd c..ommu Retreat On March 16, 2000, the Cla , of 2002 ho ted our cho 1' fir t er lead r hip r - treat, at th R b on C nter, n th Rutger Univer ity - wark Campu . What made thi e p nenc c ptional wa th opp rtunity for tud nt to b a part of a leader hip training program that h lp d th m c nn ct with one another in an t m-building en ironm nt. Trained tudent leader can and will et the ton for the ntir tud nt b dy throughout the year. Get Food, Fun People Thi retr at allowed student to get acquainted with An important dement that -,hape retreat expenencl., .ue fun a games and good food ju!>t ask William Crawford, akyyah one anoth r, learn orne leadership skills and discuss man, Steve Durham and Ronetta eptune their tran ition into high ch ol. "We hoped to produce trong, confident, accepting, hone t and int grity ba ed tudent leader ",said class co-advisor Velda Water . 6