From the 1930 Seward Almanac...

"At last it has come! Seward's first graduation. The forty-four students who will leave Seward this June are her first graduates, her staunch pioneers... When in later years, they sometimes sweep aside the cobwebs of memory, may they recall with happiness and pride that they were Seward's first alumni."

"Some of them are continuing their education in college; others are entering the business world. Perhaps, in the years to come, we shall see their names in 'Who's Who.' Perhaps we will read their works, and swell with pride as we think that they, too, went to Seward. We shall hear of them as members of the professional and business worlds, as 'butchers, bakers, or candle-stick makers.' Whatever they do, success to all of them."

Truer words were never written. Over the years, Seward graduates have included the following notables:

Neil Leifer - Photographer

Richie Inqui, lead singer of the Soul Survivors

William J Becker-Brigadier General US Air Force (retired)

Roberto Abramowitz - Sportscaster

Aida Turturro - Actress

Nikki Tomlinson - Fencing

Walter Mathau - Entertainer

Tony Curtis - Entertainer

Sammy Cahn - Entertainer

Jerry Stiller - Entertainer

Zero Mostel - Entertainer

Tom "Satch" Sanders - Sports

Julius Axelrod - 1970 Nobel Prize Winner

Moe Biller - Labor

Kevin Bright - Television Producer

Keenan Ivory Wayans - Entertainer

Estelle Getty - Entertainer

Mickey Freeman - Entertainer

Joe E. Ross - Entertainer

Steven Sanders - Government

Bill McCreary - Television

Dr. Jane Katz - Swimming Champion & Fitness Specialist

Anna Berger - Actress

Ely Landau - Television & Movie Producer

Samuel Spiegel - Jurist

Gilbert Ramirez - Jurist

Peter Tom - Jurist

Beatrice Shainswit - Jurist

Virginia Capers - Actress

Harold Fisher - Transportation

Luis Guzman - Actor

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