Malcolm X Shabazz High School
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Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. The school was formerly named South Side High School, but was renamed in 1972.
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[edit] Athletics
The Malcolm X Shabazz High School Bulldogs compete in the Watchung Conference, which consists of eleven public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County in northern New Jersey. The conference is a high school sports association that operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The Boys' Basketball Team won the 2006 North 2 Group III State Championships. In the Group III State Tournament, the team knocked off North 2 Group III champion Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 77-68 in the semifinals, before falling to Hamilton High School 66-34 in the Group III championship game on March 12, 2006, at Rutgers University.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City, graduated from the school in 1941 when it was South Side High School.
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Boys Basketball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed December 7, 2006
