Roosevelt Weaver Trained a Scholar

Athlete and Educator, Roosevelt ‘Dr. Speed’ Weaver, has a distinguished career of inspiring students to great heights – and great speeds.

Roosevelt Weaver Trained a Scholar

Coach Roosevelt Weaver trained Track and Field Scholarship Recipient, Melanie Rodriguez of Bloomfield. Montclair resident, Roosevelt Weaver, has always had a love of running. Growing up in Atlanta, Ga., he realized that he had a talent for running very early, when he could outrun boys much older than he was. But he didn’t begin his official […]

Roosevelt Weaver Believes in Language Immersion

Roosevelt Weaver talks about a unique program he developed for a local elementary school that had students speaking French and Wolof.

Roosevelt Weaver Believes in Language Immersion

Roosevelt Weaver, a retired Principal, believes American schools need greater language exposure. Growing up in the segregated South, Roosevelt Weaver remembers how white boys and black boys would often find themselves on opposite sides of the train tracks. They would start throwing rocks at each other until the cops came and dispersed the group. “I realized […]