Central High School

Road Map to College Success

Does Your College Bound Senior Need Financial Aid?

[Newark, NJ – November 28, 2018]  Newark Public School’s Office of Family and Community Engagement will be hosting ROAD MAP TO COLLEGE SUCCESS for parents and students to learn more about college admissions, particularly financial aid. 

The Financial Aid Workshop will be held on Thursday, November 29 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Central High School.  Dinner is served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and the workshop is from 6 to 8 p.m.  Central High School is located at 246 18th Avenue, Newark, NJ  07108. 

According to program organizers, families will receive critical information on how to navigate the college experience through various presentations on financial aid, college scholarships, and more.  There will be a student panel, admission officers, and high school counselors who can speak on graduation requirements. 

Students and families can register online at: newark.apppresser.com/events/road-map-to-college-success.

14 Newark Students Are Selected to Participate in the Global Peace Ambassador Program

Students from Eagle Academy, Central and American History High Schools to Travel to Belfast, Ireland

[Newark, New Jersey, November 21, 2019] Students from three Newark high schools will travel to Belfast, Ireland to participate in the Global Peace Ambassador Program next month. Twelve students from Eagle Academy, in addition to a student from Central High School and American History High School (AHHS) will leave Newark for Belfast on December 8 and return on December 16. The two students from Central and AHHS are youth representatives for the City of Newark Youth & College Affairs Program.

“This is an extraordinary learning opportunity for Newark students,” said Superintendent of Newark Schools Roger León, “Our students must be exposed to global experiences – the mission to Belfast will give them a great life experience and a strong global foundation for the future.”

Students from Eagle Academy qualified for the program through a methodology that required students to read the article, “Foreign Yet Familiar: Program Brings Irish, African American Teens Together,” by Peter Smith, write an essay and participate in a personal interview.  In addition, all Newark scholars had to complete a required course that covers, “The Newark Rebellion,” “The Belfast Rebellion,” “The History of Newark and the History of Belfast,” four collaborative online classes with contemporaries from Belfast and a class on photography and vlogging. All participating scholars are required to create and manage a video blog of this experience.  The mission includes trips, tours, discussions and other activities.

“We are very excited that our students have this amazing opportunity to travel abroad to Ireland where they will gain invaluable knowledge while experiencing a new culture,” said Newark Board of Education Chairwoman Josephine C. Garcia. “We are proud of them, we congratulate them, we wish them continued success and encourage them to enjoy the experience. As a mother, whose children traveled outside the country, I know that it will be an experience that they will always remember.”

The theme of the project “Same Melody, Different Key,” was taken from Black playwright Loraine Hansberry.  This project is a unique opportunity for scholars from Eagle Academy and Central and American History High Schools and youth in Belfast to explore the similarities and differences in their cities and their cultures.

“In order for our students to lead this world, they must travel around the world,” added Superintendent of Newark Schools Roger León.

The students serving as Global Ambassadors are:

Mayor’s Youth Council/American History and Central High School Scholars

  • Isa Perkins
  • Jhaques Jones

Eagle Academy Scholars

  • Tylin Battles
  • Ajani Carter
  • Samuel Colon
  • Christopher Cuyun
  • Zachary Halley
  • Kenneth Haynes
  • Jusanic Henry
  • Peter Iyayi
  • Munir Mohammed
  • Sjade Nedd
  • Quadir Sauls
  • Jamar Williams
  • Amani Wilson

The Newark Board of Education will host a special dinner to inform people throughout the city about this unique opportunity for school scholars.

Newark City Meet 2018

Congratulations to the West Side High School Girls Team and Malcolm X Shabazz High School Boys Team!

Licensed to Essex Co. TCA Outdoor Championship Meet

HY-TEK’s Meet Manager 6/5/2018 08:31 AM

Newark City Meet – 5/15/2018

School Stadium

Results

Girls 100 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 12.50 5/18/2005 Shylah Counts, Shabazz

Name Year School Seed Prelims H#

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Preliminaries

1 Simmons, Anyae 11 Shabazz 12.86 12.87q 3

2 Judd, Sumiya 11 Shabazz 13.41 13.06q 2

3 Richardson, Zibiah 11 West Side High 13.50 13.47q 3

4 Kone, Zeinab 12 Weequahic 13.46 13.68q 3

5 Slocum, Jahne 11 West Side High 13.13 13.70q 1

6 Moore, Zreyah 11 Central-Newark 12.90 14.00q 2

7 Young, Meaosjah 11 Weequahic 14.05q 3

8 Moultrie, Kiara 12 Barringer 14.22q 2

9 Sessoms, Angel 10 West Side High 14.14 14.27 1

10 Griffin, Shanelle 11 Barringer 14.34 2

11 Oadele, Tobi 10 Weequahic 14.81 1

12 Villalba, Victoria 9 Science Park 14.61 14.84 2

13 Smith, Aaliyah 11 Bard High Sc 15.80 15.34 2

14 Scott-Holmes, Shaleyah 12 University 15.58 1

15 Jones, Aliyah 10 Technology 14.60 15.62 1

16 Torres, Jocelynn 11 Technology 15.20 16.21 3

17 Skillern, Jordan 9 Technology 16.31 16.24 2

18 Spencer, Takyrah 9 Bard High Sc 16.05 16.55 1

19 Dutervil, Katrina 9 University 15.96 16.92 1

Girls 100 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 12.50 5/18/2005 Shylah Counts, Shabazz

Name Year School Prelims Finals Points

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Finals

1 Simmons, Anyae 11 Shabazz 12.87 12.40R 10

2 Judd, Sumiya 11 Shabazz 13.06 12.86 8

3 Richardson, Zibiah 11 West Side High 13.47 13.06 6

4 Slocum, Jahne 11 West Side High 13.70 13.11 4

5 Kone, Zeinab 12 Weequahic 13.68 13.27 2

6 Moore, Zreyah 11 Central-Newark 14.00 13.52 1

7 Moultrie, Kiara 12 Barringer 14.22 14.16

— Young, Meaosjah 11 Weequahic 14.05 FS

Preliminaries

9 Sessoms, Angel 10 West Side High 14.27

10 Griffin, Shanelle 11 Barringer 14.34

11 Oadele, Tobi 10 Weequahic 14.81

12 Villalba, Victoria 9 Science Park 14.84

13 Smith, Aaliyah 11 Bard High Sc 15.34

14 Scott-Holmes, Shaleyah 12 University 15.58

15 Jones, Aliyah 10 Technology 15.62

16 Torres, Jocelynn 11 Technology 16.21

17 Skillern, Jordan 9 Technology 16.24

18 Spencer, Takyrah 9 Bard High Sc 16.55

19 Dutervil, Katrina 9 University 16.92

Girls 200 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 25.20 5/12/2014 Madeline Soto, University

Name Year School Seed Finals H# Points

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Finals

1 Johnson, Tara 9 University 26.72 25.82 2 10

2 Slocum, Jahne 11 West Side High 26.53 26.52 2 8

3 Judd, Sumiya 11 Shabazz 27.10 26.71 2 6

4 Jimoh, Shalom 11 Weequahic 27.68 26.80 2 4

5 Boyd, Brianna 12 Shabazz 27.58 27.50 2 2

6 Richardson, Zibiah 11 West Side High 28.45 27.66 2 1

7 Kone, Zeinab 12 Weequahic 28.25 27.77 2

8 Young, Meaosjah 11 Weequahic 28.50 1

9 Sylvester, Melesha 10 Shabazz 29.31 1

10 Oadele, Tobi 10 Weequahic 32.45 30.12 1

11 Villalba, Victoria 9 Science Park 31.51 30.13 1

12 Gilbert, Nia 12 Weequahic 32.13 1

13 Lewis, Shay’lah 10 University 32.36 1

14 Dutervil, Katrina 9 University 29.81 35.87 2

Girls 400 Meter Dash Freshman

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Meet Record: R 1:05.99 5/17/2016 Bemi Akinsiku, Science Park

Name Year School Seed Finals

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1 Dutervil, Katrina 9 University 1:24.65

2 Venable, Kyia 9 University 1:29.55

Girls 400 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 58.05 5/12/2010 Shenique Frett, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Johnson, Tara 9 University 1:00.14 58.62 10

2 DeWitt, Shawnaeja 11 Shabazz 1:01.31 1:00.98 8

3 Boyd, Brianna 12 Shabazz 1:04.49 1:03.43 6

4 Mbagwu, Chinomso 11 Weequahic 1:14.94 1:09.47 4

5 Lewis, Shay’lah 10 University 1:16.20 1:21.53 2

Girls 800 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 2:22.67 5/11/2015 Yaminah Smith, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Stamps, Niyonna 9 West Side High 2:55.11 2:49.88 10

2 Sannor, Fatima 11 West Side High 2:36.81 2:49.95 8

Girls 1600 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 5:21.99 5/11/2014 Yaminah Smith, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Stamps, Niyonna 9 West Side High 6:12.60 10

2 Sannor, Fatima 11 West Side High 6:16.14 8

3 Smith-Brown, Denaisha 11 West Side High 6:00.74 6:22.49 6

4 Barrios, Karina 10 Bard High Sc 7:12.98 6:57.81 4

Girls 3200 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 11:50.45 5/11/2015 Yaminah Smith, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Smith-Brown, Denaisha 11 West Side High 13:59.24 14:59.16 10

2 Sannor, Fatima 11 West Side High 14:59.62 8

3 Barrios, Karina 10 Bard High Sc 17:58.28 15:28.01 6

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

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Meet Record: R 14.69 5/17/2016 Kishona Mccray, Central-Newark

Name Year School Seed Finals H# Points

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1 Simmons, Anyae 11 Shabazz 16.78 16.41 3 10

2 Judd, Sumiya 11 Shabazz 17.43 16.92 2 8

3 Richardson, Zibiah 11 West Side High 18.89 3 6

4 Johnson, Tamara 12 University 16.57 18.97 3 4

5 M’Bondi, Toana 11 University 20.19 19.24 2 2

6 Boyd, Brianna 12 Shabazz 19.39 1 1

7 Sessoms, Angel 10 West Side High 18.32 20.27 2

8 Moreira, Veronica 10 Science Park 20.46 1

Girls 400 Meter Hurdles

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Meet Record: R 1:05.28 5/17/2016 Aminah Muhammed, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Evans, Tiyauna 12 West Side High 1:05.30 1:06.83 10

2 Johnson, Tamara 12 University 1:10.88 1:15.71 8

3 McDuffie, Destiny 11 West Side High 1:16.08 1:17.47 6

4 Boyd, Brianna 12 Shabazz 1:14.52 1:22.31 4

5 M’Bondi, Toana 11 University 1:27.82 1:26.55 2

6 Caceres, Aracely 9 Barringer 1:33.05 1:33.93 1

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

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Meet Record: R 4:08.27 5/14/2008 Shabazz High School

A. Lovett, D. Davis, J. Judson, K. Walker

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Shabazz High School ‘A’ 4:16.05 4:25.58 10

1) DeWitt, Shawnaeja 11 2) Boyd, Brianna 12

3) Watson, Nakia 11 4) Simmons, Anyae 11

2 West Side High School ‘A’ 4:26.57 4:30.67 8

1) Richardson, Zibiah 11 2) Stamps, Niyonna 9

3) Hasting, Eya 10 4) Snorton, Tracy 9

3 Weequahic High School ‘A’ 4:54.68 4:32.92 6

1) Kone, Zeinab 12 2) Oadele, Tobi 10

3) Young, Meaosjah 11 4) Jimoh, Shalom 11

Girls High Jump

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Meet Record: R 5-04 5/23/2012 Hassana Smith, Shabazz

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Nantipia Pidru, Josselyn 11 East Side 4-08.00 10

2 Kone, Zeinab 12 Weequahic 4-08.00 4-04.00 7

2 Bunn, Shanae 11 Science Park 4-04.00 4-04.00 7

4 Moultrie, Kiara 12 Barringer 4-02.00 3

4 Chandler, Xarial 11 University 4-02.00 3

— Judd, Sumiya 11 Shabazz NH

— Evans, Tiyauna 12 West Side High 4-06.00 FAIL

Girls Long Jump

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Meet Record: R 17-04.75 5/23/2012 Amenza Uhunwango, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Watson, Nakia 11 Shabazz 15-10.75 15-01.50 10

2 Johnson, Felicia 11 Science Park 15-05.00 15-00.00 8

3 DeWitt, Shawnaeja 11 Shabazz J15-00.00 6

4 Slocum, Jahne 11 West Side High 14-10.25 4

5 Oadele, Tobi 10 Weequahic 12-04.75 14-03.50 2

6 Villalba, Victoria 9 Science Park 12-03.00 12-07.25 1

7 Miller, Sariah Shabazz 11-00.25

Girls Triple Jump

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Meet Record: R 38-02 5/11/2015 Kellyann James, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Watson, Nakia 11 Shabazz 35-07.50 33-09.00 10

2 Johnson, Felicia 11 Science Park 32-10.25 33-01.75 8

3 Snorton, Tracy 9 West Side High 34-07.00 32-10.00 6

4 Slocum, Jahne 11 West Side High 27-04.00 32-04.00 4

5 Villalba, Victoria 9 Science Park 28-00.75 27-10.75 2

6 Bunn, Shanae 11 Science Park 27-03.50 1

— Fulgham, Yasmin 12 Shabazz 32-04.00 ND

Girls Shot Put

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Meet Record: R 46-04 5/24/2013 Shameek Johnson, West Side

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Johnson, Felicia 11 Science Park 32-09.00 34-05.00 10

2 Brake, Zarria 12 West Side High 37-01.00 33-06.50 8

3 Kemp, Shelby 11 Shabazz 28-11.00 28-11.00 6

4 Gonzalez, Karla 9 Science Park 27-05.00 4

5 Bryant, Syasia 11 Shabazz 27-10.50 27-03.50 2

6 Rivera, Maria 11 Technology 24-05.00 24-11.00 1

7 Coleman, Hakeema 11 East Side 23-10.50

8 Taylor, Jada 11 Shabazz 22-07.50 23-03.00

9 copland, zoe 12 West Side High 27-00.00 22-08.50

10 Valentin, Allison 10 Barringer 21-09.50 21-04.00

11 Michalowski, Judhy 9 Science Park 18-07.50 20-11.00

12 Richardson, Summer 10 Weequahic 19-08.00 20-03.00

13 Peguero, Mariah 9 Bard High Sc 19-05.50 18-07.00

14 Zageiry, Valerie 10 University 18-06.00 18-02.00

15 Amoko, Emmanuela 12 Technology 17-10.50

16 Duran, Perla 9 Bard High Sc 15-08.25 16-04.00

17 Lancena, Camara 10 Barringer 12-11.25 12-10.00

Girls Discus Throw

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Meet Record: R 111-08 5/10/2010 Tanya Jones, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Johnson, Felicia 11 Science Park 102-02 91-09 10

2 Bryant, Syasia 11 Shabazz 85-03 77-11 8

3 Brake, Zarria 12 West Side High 72-00 74-11 6

4 Kemp, Shelby 11 Shabazz 68-00 69-04 4

5 Michalowski, Judhy 9 Science Park 41-07 57-03 2

Boys 100 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 10.91 5/12/2014 Michael Reed, Shabazz

Name Year School Seed Prelims H#

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Preliminaries

1 Artis, Dante 12 Shabazz 11.37 11.42q 1

2 Eastman, Justin 11 Shabazz 11.20 11.58q 2

3 Coker, Jakai 11 West Side High 11.32 11.68q 1

4 Gooden, Darius 11 West Side High 11.61 11.97q 2

5 Butler, Quamir 12 Shabazz 11.81 12.04q 4

6 Woodard, Unique 11 Weequahic 12.26 12.05q 4

7 Harvey, Omar 12 Technology 12.05 12.12q 1

8 Egwuonwu, Augustine 9 Weequahic 12.14q 2

9 Adu-Agyei, Clinton 12 University 11.15 12.35 3

10 Massenburg, Najee 9 University 12.09 12.39 1

11 Goolsby, Dezhonte 11 Central-Newark 11.89 12.40 2

12 Muhammed, Khaire 11 Bard High Sc 12.46 2

13 Clark, Yasin 9 West Side High 11.85 12.49 3

14 Morris, Nahree 11 Bard High Sc 12.73 12.52 2

15 Aboagye, Derrick 10 Technology 12.35 12.53 4

15 Charles, Barry 11 Eagle Academ 12.80 12.53 1

17 Johnson, Mark 12 Barringer 12.54 4

18 Kotey, Daniel 12 Science Park 12.56 1

19 Gomes, Diego 11 East Side 12.59 3

20 Thompson, Sajayda 12 Weequahic 13.12 12.66 1

20 Miller, Keondre 10 Technology 12.24 12.66 3

22 Floyd, Khamar 12 Barringer 12.74 1

23 Sauls, Quadir 11 Eagle Academ 12.10 12.76 2

24 Boachie, Mark 10 Eagle Academ 12.64 12.94 3

25 Afriyie, Melvin 10 Bard High Sc 13.07 3

26 Walloe, Daniel 11 East Side 13.44 13.49 2

27 Bruce, Tyrique 12 Barringer 13.77 4

28 McGee, Markevion 9 University 13.55 13.87 3

Boys 100 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 10.91 5/12/2014 Michael Reed, Shabazz

Name Year School Prelims Finals Points

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Finals

1 Eastman, Justin 11 Shabazz 11.58 11.19 10

2 Artis, Dante 12 Shabazz 11.42 11.24 8

3 Coker, Jakai 11 West Side High 11.68 11.46 6

4 Gooden, Darius 11 West Side High 11.97 11.70 4

5 Woodard, Unique 11 Weequahic 12.05 11.76 2

6 Butler, Quamir 12 Shabazz 12.04 11.83 1

7 Harvey, Omar 12 Technology 12.12 11.85

8 Egwuonwu, Augustine 9 Weequahic 12.14 11.92

Preliminaries

9 Adu-Agyei, Clinton 12 University 12.35

10 Massenburg, Najee 9 University 12.39

11 Goolsby, Dezhonte 11 Central-Newark 12.40

12 Muhammed, Khaire 11 Bard High Sc 12.46

13 Clark, Yasin 9 West Side High 12.49

14 Morris, Nahree 11 Bard High Sc 12.52

15 Aboagye, Derrick 10 Technology 12.53

15 Charles, Barry 11 Eagle Academ 12.53

17 Johnson, Mark 12 Barringer 12.54

18 Kotey, Daniel 12 Science Park 12.56

19 Gomes, Diego 11 East Side 12.59

20 Thompson, Sajayda 12 Weequahic 12.66

20 Miller, Keondre 10 Technology 12.66

22 Floyd, Khamar 12 Barringer 12.74

23 Sauls, Quadir 11 Eagle Academ 12.76

24 Boachie, Mark 10 Eagle Academ 12.94

25 Afriyie, Melvin 10 Bard High Sc 13.07

26 Walloe, Daniel 11 East Side 13.49

27 Bruce, Tyrique 12 Barringer 13.77

28 McGee, Markevion 9 University 13.87

Boys 200 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 22.05 5/24/2013 Jamique Mitchell, Central

Name Year School Seed Finals H# Points

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Finals

1 Artis, Dante 12 Shabazz 22.60 22.14 3 10

2 Adu-Agyei, Clinton 12 University 23.36 23.17 3 8

3 Orduson, David 12 Shabazz 23.26 23.49 3 6

4 Woodard, Unique 11 Weequahic 24.32 23.54 2 4

5 Gomes, Diego 11 East Side 23.40 23.64 3 2

6 Egwuonwu, Augustine 9 Weequahic 24.68 23.97 2 1

7 Boachie, Mark 10 Eagle Academ 23.60 24.19 3

8 Massenburg, Najee 9 University 24.51 24.39 2

9 Clark, Yasin 9 West Side High 25.10 24.46 2

10 Sauls, Quadir 11 Eagle Academ 23.00 24.86 3

11 Thompson, Sajayda 12 Weequahic 26.61 24.88 1

12 Butler, Quamir 12 Shabazz 23.89 24.95 2

13 Charles, Barry 11 Eagle Academ 23.80 25.03 3

14 Lashley, Enrique 12 Weequahic 26.18 25.09 1

15 Kotey, Daniel 12 Science Park 26.15 25.13 2

16 Johnson, Ethan 11 Bard High Sc 23.84 25.23 3

17 Morrison, Az’hon 10 Bard High Sc 27.52 1

Boys 400 Meter Dash

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Meet Record: R 49.05 5/12/2010 Geoffrey Stewart, West Side

Name Year School Seed Finals H# Points

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1 Odom, Brandon 12 University 51.88 51.85 2 10

2 Butler, Quamir 12 Shabazz 53.79 53.12 2 8

3 Patterson, Da-quan 12 University 54.26 54.12 1 6

4 Williams, Shakur 11 Shabazz 55.95 54.74 1 4

5 Adedeji, Foluso 10 Weequahic 55.24 1 2

6 Fields, Mekhi 10 Eagle Academ 52.50 55.27 2 1

7 Johnson, Ethan 11 Bard High Sc 53.23 55.62 2

8 Oswusu, Daniel 12 University 53.59 55.67 2

9 Carter, Jameel 10 East Side 55.67 55.75 1

10 Lashley, Enrique 12 Weequahic 1:01.17 56.52 1

11 Thompson, Sajayda 12 Weequahic 58.49 57.69 1

12 Estrada, Lester 11 East Side 58.03 58.53 1

13 Watson, Aleem 11 Eagle Academ 52.00 58.80 2

14 Jackson, Aahsean 10 Eagle Academ 53.00 59.02 2

15 Cotto, Wilbert 11 East Side 53.50 59.41 2

16 Simoes, Daniel 10 Science Park 1:11.31 59.81 1

Boys 400 Meter Run Freshman

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Meet Record: R 55.42 5/16/2017 Jameel Carter, Barringer

Name Year School Seed Finals H#

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1 Massenburg, Najee 9 University 58.60 54.81R 2

2 Davis, Maki 9 Shabazz 56.11 2

3 Handsford, Nasir 9 West Side High 59.07 2

4 Cooper, Dawayne 9 West Side High 1:00.08 1

5 Cook Jr., Gregory 9 Eagle Academ 1:00.84 2

6 Vauters-Rouse, Elijjah Eagle Academ 58.00 1:02.61 2

7 Johnson, Monair 9 Eagle Academ 1:02.97 2

8 Morrison, Az’hon 10 Bard High Sc 1:06.38 1:05.21 2

9 Oyasodun, David 9 Bard High Sc 1:06.34 1

10 Machado, Matthew 9 East Side 1:07.27 1

Boys 800 Meter Run Freshman

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Meet Record: R 2:09.76 5/17/2016 Samuel Colon, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals

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1 Davis, Maki 9 Shabazz 2:19.57 2:15.31

2 Perez, Matthew 9 Science Park 2:33.73

3 Machado, Matthew 9 East Side 2:34.09

4 Oyasodun, David 9 Bard High Sc 2:47.04

5 Amuzu, Benedict 9 Science Park 2:50.84

Boys 800 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 2:00.26 5/13/2009 Rasaki Adewunmi, Science

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Odom, Brandon 12 University 2:08.14 2:04.62 10

2 Cotto, Wilbert 11 East Side 2:03.95 2:10.58 8

3 Colon III, Samuel 11 Eagle Academ 2:05.20 2:10.62 6

4 Jackson, Aahsean 10 Eagle Academ 2:10.00 2:13.85 4

5 Fields, Mekhi 10 Eagle Academ 2:10.00 2:15.00 2

6 Butler, Quamir 12 Shabazz 2:17.87 1

7 Remache, Louie 11 Science Park 2:26.00 2:18.02

8 Alfaro, Joel 11 Science Park 2:20.24

9 Egwuonwu, Joshua 11 Bard High Sc 2:22.36

10 Baker, Jamirr 10 University 2:21.99 2:22.93

11 Johnson, Ethan 11 Bard High Sc 2:29.91 2:25.46

12 Otoo, Nana 10 Bard High Sc 2:40.63

Boys 1600 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 4:30.23 5/12/2010 Rasaki Adewunmi, Science

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 James, Jimlee 12 West Side High 5:01.94 4:54.95 10

2 Pires, Gabriel 9 East Side 4:55.00 4:56.96 8

3 Alfaro, Joel 11 Science Park 5:19.86 5:09.97 6

4 Adewali, Ayobami 12 Bard High Sc 5:16.59 5:11.32 4

5 Remache, Louie 11 Science Park 5:34.55 5:28.06 2

6 Egwuonwu, Joshua 11 Bard High Sc 6:16.20 5:37.88 1

7 Martinez-Gonzalez, Giova 10 Technology 5:37.98

8 Abrahan, Christian 11 Weequahic 5:51.06

9 Gonzalez, Angel 9 Bard High Sc 6:25.62

Boys 3200 Meter Run

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Meet Record: R 10:49.02 5/23/2012 Michael Martins, Science Park

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Alfaro, Joel 11 Science Park 11:34.90 12:20.07 10

2 Abrahan, Christian 11 Weequahic 13:26.36 8

3 Otoo, Nana 10 Bard High Sc 13:48.68 6

4 Egwuonwu, Joshua 11 Bard High Sc 14:00.06 4

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

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Meet Record: R 15.05 5/17/2016 James Jean, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals H# Points

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1 Baker, Jamirr 10 University 17.07 16.29 3 10

2 Barnes, Nasir 11 Shabazz 18.03 16.71 1 8

3 Hunter, Quinten 11 Eagle Academ 18.50 17.65 1 6

4 Williams, Shakur 11 Shabazz 17.89 2 4

5 Williams, Zaire 10 University 18.85 18.29 3 2

6 Harper, Jaylin 10 Eagle Academ 19.00 20.38 2 1

7 Harris, John-Paul 10 Science Park 22.61 22.22 2

8 Vauters-Rouse, Elijjah Eagle Academ 20.00 22.79 1

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles

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Meet Record: R 56.65 5/17/2011 Harold Page, Weequahic

Name Year School Seed Finals H# Points

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1 Gentles, Jarrett 11 West Side High 56.64 58.09 2 10

2 Orduson, David 12 Shabazz 1:01.73 1:01.20 2 8

3 Arline, Jalen 11 West Side High 59.83 1:02.23 2 6

4 Baker, Jamirr 10 University 1:03.99 1:02.56 2 4

5 Hunter, Quinten 11 Eagle Academ 1:07.92 1:03.94 1 2

6 Barnes, Nasir 11 Shabazz 1:06.96 1:06.11 1 1

7 Simoes, Daniel 10 Science Park 1:09.24 1:06.70 1

8 Williams, Zaire 10 University 1:09.70 1:07.78 1

9 Harper, Jaylin 10 Eagle Academ 1:11.24 1:13.34 1

10 Bell, Omari 9 Eagle Academ 1:21.86 1:24.23 1

— Evans, Tiyaun 12 West Side High 58.27 FS 2

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

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Meet Record: R 3:25.66 5/24/2013 Barringer High School

E.Battle, G. Randall, M. Camora, J. Kennedy

School Seed Finals Points

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1 University High School ‘A’ 3:33.43 3:33.77 10

1) Odom, Brandon 12 2) Patterson, Da-quan 12

3) Massenburg, Najee 9 4) Oswusu, Daniel 12

2 Eagle Academy for Young Men of ‘A’ 3:39.97 3:35.87 8

1) Colon III, Samuel 11 2) Sauls, Quadir 11

3) Watson, Aleem 11 4) Fields, Mekhi 10

3 Weequahic High School ‘A’ 3:43.13 3:36.22 6

1) Woodard, Unique 11 2) Adedeji, Foluso 10

3) Egwuonwu, Augustine 9 4) Thompson, Sajayda 12

4 West Side High School ‘A’ 3:22.01 4:00.38 4

1) James, Jimlee 12 2) Bell, James 11

3) Evans, Tiyaun 12 4) Arline, Jalen 11

Boys High Jump

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Meet Record: R 6-06.50 5/16/2017 James Bell, West Side HIgh

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Bell, James 11 West Side High 6-06.50 6-00.00 10

2 Howard, Daniel 11 West Side High 5-08.00 8

3 Travis, Anthony 11 Science Park J5-08.00 6

4 Adedeji, Foluso 10 Weequahic 5-09.00 J5-08.00 4

5 Arnold, Kirk 11 Shabazz 5-06.00 2

6 Woodard, Unique 11 Weequahic 5-06.00 J5-06.00 1

7 Gifted, Nasir 11 Science Park 5-03.00

— Gordon, Jaleel 12 Shabazz NH

Boys Long Jump

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Meet Record: R 22-06.25 5/11/2015 Rasheed Jones, Barringer

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Bell, James 11 West Side High 21-09.50 10

2 Ajeiegbe, Abdul 12 Science Park 16-01.00 21-00.25 8

3 Coker, Jakai 11 West Side High 21-02.00 20-11.75 6

4 Eastman, Justin 11 Shabazz 19-10.00 20-05.00 4

5 Arline, Jalen 11 West Side High 21-01.25 20-00.00 2

6 Boachie, Mark 10 Eagle Academ 7-03.00 19-08.25 1

7 Travis, Anthony 11 Science Park 19-04.00 19-04.50

8 Charles, Barry 11 Eagle Academ 17-00.00 19-03.50

9 Gordon, Jaleel 12 Shabazz 19-02.75

10 Morel, Jamil 12 Barringer 15-06.25 19-02.25

11 Lashley, Enrique 12 Weequahic 18-02.00 18-03.75

12 Watson, Aleem 11 Eagle Academ 16-05.00 18-01.25

13 Gifted, Nasir 11 Science Park 17-00.50 17-10.75

14 Barnes, Nasir 11 Shabazz 17-09.25

15 Williams, Shakur 11 Shabazz 18-04.50 17-00.00

16 Walloe, Daniel 11 East Side 16-06.75

17 Okituama, Prince 11 West Side High 18-00.00 16-04.75

18 Woodard, Unique 11 Weequahic 15-05.75 16-03.50

19 Arocho, Angel 9 Barringer 15-03.25

Boys Triple Jump

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Meet Record: R 45-04 5/17/2016 Rasheed Jones, Barringer

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Eastman, Justin 11 Shabazz 44-01.00 43-07.50 10

2 Orduson, David 12 Shabazz 42-00.00 42-11.50 8

3 Travis, Anthony 11 Science Park 39-06.00 41-03.00 6

4 Williams, Shakur 11 Shabazz 38-09.00 40-04.00 4

5 Ajeiegbe, Abdul 12 Science Park 39-02.00 39-03.00 2

Boys Shot Put

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Meet Record: R 48-00 5/17/2016 Michai Beal, Shabazz

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Igiebor, Imade 12 Shabazz 37-03.50 40-03.50 10

2 Slaten, Mushin 12 Shabazz 35-09.50 39-02.00 8

3 Whitted, Tyshaun 12 Shabazz 39-02.50 37-10.00 6

4 Gifted, Nasir 11 Science Park 34-11.50 4

5 Padmore, Benjamin 12 University 30-00.25 33-07.00 2

6 Cineus, Marcus 10 University 27-04.25 27-01.50 1

7 Ortzir, Rafael 10 Weequahic 2-04.25 22-01.00

Boys Discus Throw

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Meet Record: R 130-07 5/12/2014 Adegoke Fakorede, Science Park

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Igiebor, Imade 12 Shabazz 107-03 105-03 10

2 Torres, Xavier 10 Science Park 100-03 95-05 8

3 Whitted, Tyshaun 12 Shabazz 93-08 90-04 6

4 Slaten, Mushin 12 Shabazz 90-03 4

5 Carter-Smallwood, Javari 10 Technology 96-05 86-07 2

6 Lustal, Troy 12 Barringer 85-05 1

7 Hernandez, Jackson 11 Science Park 77-06 68-10

8 Stevenson, D’Andre 10 Technology 67-06 68-04

Boys Javelin Throw

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Meet Record: R 157-05 5/18/2005 Antonio Miranda, East Side

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Torres, Xavier 10 Science Park 104-07 124-01 10

2 Henry, Shamar 12 West Side High 102-06 8

3 Gifted, Nasir 11 Science Park 93-02 6

Women – Team Rankings – 14 Events Scored

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1) West Side High School 137 2) Shabazz High School 119

3) Science Park High School 53 4) University High School 41

5) Weequahic High School 25 6) Bard High School Early Co 10

6) East Side High School 10 8) Barringer High School 4

9) Technology High School 1 9) Central High School 1

Men – Team Rankings – 15 Events Scored

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1) Shabazz High School 141 2) West Side High School 84

3) Science Park High School 68 4) University High School 63

5) Eagle Academy for Young Me 31 6) Weequahic High School 28

7) East Side High School 18 8) Bard High School Early Co 15

9) Technology High School 2 10) Barringer High School 1

Kishona McCray Is Recognized for Extraordinary Athletic Achievement at Central High School

Newark Public Schools recently honored Kishona McCray at the May Board Meeting. Kishona, a member of the Blue Devils Girl’s Track and Field Team, is a graduating senior at Central High School, where she has excelled and is recognized as an extraordinary athlete.

Newark Public Schools recently honored Kishona McCray at the May Board Meeting.  Kishona, a member of the Blue Devils Girl’s Track and Field Team, is a graduating senior at Central High School, where she has excelled and is recognized as an extraordinary athlete.

This year, Kishona won the Newark Public Schools Championship in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 100 hurdles, and 400 hurdles.  In addition, she won the Essex County Championships in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 100 hurdles, and is the first athlete to achieve that triple win.  Kishona also won the Super Essex Conference (SEC) Championship – Colonial Division in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 100 hurdles, and 400 hurdles;

In addition, Kishona was the NJSIAA Meet of Champions winner in the 100 hurdles and the first female athlete from Newark to win the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in the 100 hurdles.  The last time Newark earned this award was in 1991.

Kishona also won the NJSIAA Group II State Championship in the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles; in addition to the NJSIAA North II Group II State Championship in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 100 hurdles, and 400 hurdles;

Finally, Kishona has earned five NJSIAA Group II State titles, 8 Group II State titles, 11 Essex County titles, 17 Super Essex Conference titles, and 19 NPS Individual titles, 11 Central High School records, and is undefeated in 2016 in the 100 hurdles in the State of New Jersey;

Kishona McCray was ranked #1 in New Jersey in the 100 hurdles and in the Top 20 in the United States; and she was ranked #2 in New Jersey in the 400 hurdles and #9 in the United States, as well.  Kishona will attend Northern Illinois University in the fall on a full athletic scholarship.

Girls Bowling: Science Park wins Essex County Tournament

Science Park Girls Bowling
Coach: Luan Goxhaj

Players:

  • Nadiyah Lee
  • Sianna Arruda
  • Adriana Martinho
  • Lisbeth Maza
  • Ivy Robalino

ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

  1. Science Park, 1,948
  2. Newark Central, 1,925
  3. Nutley, 1,895
  4. Mount St. Dominic, 1,718
  5. Bloomfield, 1,713
  6. Caldwell, 1,644
  7. Montclair, 1,485
  8. Belleville, 1,236

All-Newark State Championship Final Renews City Pride for Football

By Matthew Stanmyre | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com on December 01, 2016 7:30 AM

Weequahic quarterback Tymen Sampson (2) is stacked up by Shabazz linebacker Jahsim Gordon (50) in Thursday’s high school football Soul Bowl showdown at Untermann Field in Newark. Weequahic outscored Shabazz for a 22-8 victory. 11/24/2016 (Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance Media)tory. 11/24/2016 (Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance Media)

The 2008 and 2009 seasons were some of the darkest times for Newark high school football. Those years, none of the city’s six public schools that play the sport finished with a winning record, and all combined the teams won just 33 games against 87 losses.

Interest in football was plummeting, athletes were opting for other sports and promising players were flooding to private schools outside of Newark, coaches say.

But change was coming.

In 2010, Darnell Grant took over as head coach at Shabazz High, where the program had gone 7-33 the previous four seasons. The next year, Brian Logan moved over to Weequahic High, inheriting a team that was 16-23 over the four years before.

Since the changes, the football teams at Shabazz and Weequahic have made astounding turnarounds, combining for a 95-48 record, seven trips to the state sectional title game and one elusive state championship.

And now, Newark’s football resurgence has reached a crescendo with Shabazz and Weequahic meeting in Saturday morning’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 state championship game at Kean University after both teams steamrolled through the bracket and trounced opponents by an average of 31 points.

“It’s a testimony to my staff and a testimony to Brian’s staff to be able to build something here where people say that you can’t,” Grant said. “Both of us, that’s the biggest legacy: Building programs and building consistent winners with consistent success.”

Even more incredible, Shabazz and Weequahic both are located in Newark’s South Ward, where the schools are among New Jersey’s most historic — and bitter — rivals. In an unusual twist, the teams also faced off a week ago in their annual Thanksgiving Day matchup dubbed “The Soul Bowl,” where Weequahic prevailed, 22-8.

Newark’s football renaissance even has Mayor Ras Baraka — who will honor both coaches Thursday morning during a ceremony at City Hall — following along closely.

“It absolutely has a great impact in city pride,” Baraka said in a phone interview with NJ Advance Media. “It improves the program, gets people interested in the school, makes a lot of young people want to try out and play football, which is very beneficial because of the discipline and structure of playing on a football team. It goes a long way in the community. It unites parents, it unites whole blocks.”

Baraka, who served as principal of Newark Central High before becoming Mayor, also said having winning programs such as Shabazz and Weequahic helps infuse the student bodies with positive reinforcement.

“It gives them pride, a feeling of success, accomplishment, of being a part of an organization that’s winning, the team effort,” said Baraka, who also formerly served as a vice principal at Weequahic. “It just lifts the entire morale of the student body population and gives them a reason to want to come to school, a reason to be in the school.”

The climb to the top at Shabazz and Weequahic came quickly under Grant and Logan, respectively. Grant moved over from nearby Irvington High, where he had built the Blue Knights into a state power, seeing the potential to resurrect a once-proud Shabazz program that had fallen on hard times but had strong facilities and a beautiful stadium.

In seven seasons, Grant has led Shabazz to three state title game appearances, including a North 2, Group 1 state championship crown in 2014 – the first in school history.

Logan, meanwhile, captured one of Newark’s four overall state football titles since 1974 as head coach at West Side High in 2007, but seized the opportunity to take over his alma mater at Weequahic.

His Indians teams have been nothing short of dominant, winning nine games or more four times and making the state finals three years in a row from 2011 to 2013 but falling short each time.

Logan said the success at both schools is a product of Grant and himself “being more than just an average football coach in the suburbs.”

“It’s a 12-month a year job for us,” said Logan, who also credited his staff for his team’s success. “Football season can’t end and we go home and take a break. It doesn’t work like that with us. You have to constantly know what your players are doing, try to do the best you can to monitor them. When they know somebody’s concerned about them, they’re going to do every effort to try to do right.”

Other Newark schools also are having success in football. Barringer went 8-2 in 2015, Central finished 7-3 in 2014 and West Side was 7-3 in 2013.

East Side, however, has never made the playoffs and finished 0-10 this season.

“We play good football in Newark,” Logan said. “We have just as much talent as anybody around the state.”

The success at Shabazz and Weequahic is even impacting the youth level, where coaches say Newark kids are eager to play football again. This fall, several Pop Warner teams such as the Brick City Lions, Southeast Stallions and Central Ward Blue Devils have qualified for national and regional championship tournaments.

“A ton of kids after this week are going to want to flood to Shabazz and Weequahic just to get that opportunity that these guys are having on the big stage,” said Al Hillman, coach of the Stallions. “The kids feel like, ‘I can actually play on this field and do this.’”

Newarkers say the only downside to Saturday’s championship game is that one of the teams will lose.

The good news? With Grant and Logan leading the charge, Newark’s football future appears bright.

“It would be cool for Newark to have an opportunity to get two titles,” Grant said. “But at the end of the day, Newark’s going to have a champ no matter what this year and that’s a good thing.”

Matthew Stanmyre may be reached at mstanmyre@nullnjadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattStanmyre.