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2024 school retirees recognized
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury School Committee met on May 22, 2024 at Tewksbury Memorial High School. The meeting kicked off with recognition of school district retirees. According to Superintendent Brenda Theriault-Regan, the retirees have a total of “over 200 years of service in education to thousands of Tewksbury students.”
Mass. high school gets some of athletic equipment returned after ‘misunderstanding’
A Massachusetts high school has begun to get some of its athletic uniforms and equipment back after police said it was stolen during an alumni event. A “significant quantity of sports equipment‚” was stolen from the old Stoneham High School’s Athletic Training Room, located at 149 Franklin St., during an alumni event hosted at the school on Tuesday, according to the Stoneham Police Department.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: 8 Wilmington Students Earn Academic Honors At St. John’s Prep
DANVERS, MA — St. John’s Prep recently announced the names of Wilmington students who earned academic honors for the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Headmaster’s List (A- or above in all courses) James Callahan ’24. Ryan Gallozzi ’29. Jonathan Morad ’25. Christopher...
Executive Director of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative Suddenly Resigns
Massachusetts Hall is located in Harvard Yard. Roeshana Moore-Evans, the executive director of Harvard's Legacy of Slavery initiative, announced on Friday that she would be resigning from the initative. By Julian J. Giordano. Roeshana Moore-Evans, the executive director of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative, suddenly announced her resignation on Friday,...
More Academic Honors for Bedford Students
Here are more of the academic awards and honors announcements about Bedford residents sent to The Bedford Citizen from the academic institutions. There will be more to come. The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to more than 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute’s 266th Commencement exercises on May 2 – 4, 2024, at the McCamish Pavilion.
Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian bias and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered preliminary recommendations to the school’s […]
Longhorns get their first victory: Woburn-based semipro football squad blasts Connecticut
WOBURN — Better practices often lead to a better result on game day. In the second week of their first season in the East Coast Football League, the Middlesex County Longhorns picked up the program’s first victory, defeating an undermanned Connecticut Lightning squad, 32-0 on Saturday at Woburn High’s Connolly Stadium.
School Board Approve Paying Unpaid Student Meals Debts
During the June 17 Hudson School Board meeting, the Board was presented with a request for the School District to pay the unpaid student meals debts for the school year. “The School Board has a policy on meal charging – Policy EFAA. Parents/ Guardians are responsible for providing their students with meals for the day or providing funds for the students to purchase meals,” Food Service Director, Karen Atherton, wrote in a memo to the School Board. “They are encouraged to pay into accounts for those students on a monthly basis and pay in advance so that funds can be available on those students’ accounts as they come through the lunch lines.”
Fusion Academy refuted Andover School Committee's arguments
ANDOVER — Fusion Academy has filed a reply in the ongoing lawsuit against the Andover School Committee regarding two refusals from the committee to allow the academy to operate. Fusion Academy is a private school with over 80 locations across the country that focuses on “personalized one-to-one learning,” according...
A graduation collaboration
TEWKSBURY — A very special preschool graduation was held last week. As part of an intergenerational initiative between Heatherwood Gracious Retirement Living and Primrose School of Tewksbury, students in the first graduating pre-K class were presented with their diplomas at the Heatherwood residence. Spearheaded by Heatherwood activities coordinator Kate...
Wakefield High students benefit from $430,000 in scholarships
Three dozen scholarships worth more than $430,000 recently were presented to Wakefield High School students through the Wakefield High School Educational Foundation. Attending the recent ceremony honoring recipients were Michael Wanzer (Wakefield Class of 2004), School Board member David Priddy (Wakefield Class of 1992) and Superintendent Francisco Durán. The...
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Wilmington’s Balaram Desai Graduates From Clark University
WORCESTER, MA — Balaram S. Desai, of Wilmington, received a degree from Clark University during the University’s 120th Commencement exercises on Monday, May 20. Desai graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Desai graduated with honors in Physics. The University awarded 1,376 degrees (503 bachelor’s, 847 master’s, 26 doctoral...
12U team breezes through first three: Tewksbury handles Chelmsford, Methuen and Riverside-Bradford
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury 12U district baseball team is two wins away from checking the first box on its summer bucket list. After a 3-0 start in the district tournament, the Redmen are firing on all cylinders with their final preliminary matchup with Dracut set for Tuesday. If victorious,...
Bright future on the diamond for TMHS baseball
The Tewksbury High baseball program is in good hands. While the varsity squad turned heads this season on the diamond under first-year coach Matt Feld — winning its first postseason game since 2012 — the sub-varsity teams’ successful campaigns only confirm what Feld and his group previewed this spring.
Matthew Serino to take over as Saugus AD
Joey BarrettIt only makes sense. Come Monday, Saugus’ Matthew Serino has a fitting new job. Serino has stepped down as Winthrop High’s athletic director to become one at Saugus Middle High School, his alma mater. He replaces former Athletic Director Terri Pillsbury. Serino was a two-time state champion in hockey (2003, 2004) and an All-Scholastic athlete […] The post Matthew Serino to take over as Saugus AD appeared first on Itemlive.
Hudson Post 48 Prep Finish Week Two With 5-2 Record Wins
Last week, Hudson’s American Legion Prep team concluded their June schedule with matchups in Rochester, Salem, and home against Portsmouth. Post 48 began their week by splitting a doubleheader in Rochester with a 7-3 win in game one and a 9-2 loss in game two, then played at Michele Park on Thursday in what was supposed to be a doubleheader but saw game two rained out and lost to Post 63 Gold 6-3. They then returned home for the first time since beating Londonderry 11-1 and beat Portsmouth 9-3 from the friendly confines of Alvirne.
Matt Serino steps down as Winthrop High AD
Winthrop High School athletic director Matt Serino has stepped down as the athletic director at Winthrop High School and will become the new athletic director July 1 at Saugus High School, his alma mater. Serino began his tenure in the school district as a health teacher before being appointed to...
Nashua Post 3 downs Salem
Jayce Martinez collected three hits to lead the Nashua Post 3 Senior team to a 7-1 triumph over Salem’s Post 63 Thursday night in Salem. Jake O’Connor tossed three innings of scoreless relief for Nashua. He gave up one hit and struck out five. Austin Suchecki and Ryan Haskell each added two hits for Nashua.
Haverhill High School Releases Fourth Term 2024 Honor Roll; Complete List Here
Haverhill High School has released its fourth-term honor roll, naming students who have earned Honors with Distinction, High Honors and Honors. A full list appears below. Boluwatife Adebayo, Javon Adebayo, Janine Alcivar, Joseph Alleva, Meredith Amirian, Jvian Andino, Ashley Auguste, Samar Awad Salib, Sarah Awad Salib, William Axford, Matthew Baker, Rodolfo Baltodano Reyes, Joy Barman, Joshua Bedient, Jacob Brindis, Miles Bunyar, Marcelina Burrowes, Keira Bushey, Lauryn Calkins, Ella Carroll, Makaylia Cederman, Ava Champa, Sophia Ciccariello, Sophie Coelho, Brenna Corcoran, Isaac Cortes Polo, Sophie Da Silveira, Jaydan Dacey, Thayslaine DaSilva, Sophia DeFrank, Emily Dicker, Kiernan Doody, Francis Dow, Lauren Downer, Aya Elkadmiri, Eve Farrell, Olivia Feil, Edward Feoli, Isabella Foskett, Avery Fumia, Cecilia Geyer, Vasiliki Gioldasis, Madeline Goncalves, Halina Grabski, Cadia Griffin, Molly Guthrie, Katelynn Hannon, Isabella Harb, Orly Hess, Mason Holmes, Yashira Huertas, Shayla Igoe, Sierra Jepson, Chloe Jones, Molly Jordan, Jayla Joseph, Nevaeh Joubert, Lauren Keenan, Mariam Khair, Luke Klauka, Sophie Kwiatkowski, Sophia Lafontaine, Sophia Lee, Caydan Lessard, Ryan Lessard, Andrew Leung, Taylor Lewis, Isabella Libucha, Jack Libucha, Maytrix Marderosian, Kaelie McCracken, Marjorie McIrvin, Abigail Mejia, Malika Meskine, Makayla Miller, Ariel Minervini, Hannah Minnis, Abby Mistretta, Ava Mueller, Khoi Nguyen Le, Ezequiel Ovalle Blanco, April Paez, Georgios Papanikolaou, Disha Patel, Kathryn Pelczar, Grace Pelletier, Alexis Pernilla-Roche, Lucas Pew, Alexander Pinardi, Julianne Piraino, Claire Plourde, Gabriel Potter, Emmalynn Proia, Livia Qose, Saralis Ramirez Rosario, Emmanuela Raymond, Dean Reinoso, Kaitlyn Reynolds, Sophia Riley, Maria Jose Rodriguez, Alexavier Rosado, Cecily Russell, Hannah Russo, Brennah Ryan, Gianna Salvato, Jillian Schultz, Rebecca Seneca, Na’Mat Shqair, Alec Simoneau, Joseph Simoneau, Luke Smith, Mia Smith, Asher Snay, Charles Sparrow, Miles Stapel, Rowan Staples, Brennan Tarasuk, Tristan Taylor, Brian Tejeda, Emiliano Tiburcio Munoz, Ryan Trebicka, Manuel Troncoso De La Cruz, Chloe Truong, Mikayla Tzortzis, Nick Tzortzis, Isabel Whittaker, Cameron Whitten, Isabella Wingren, Jakob Winslow, Aidan Wood, Cale Wood, Grace Wood, Gracie-laine Woodburn, Sean Wynn, Alexandra Yattaw and Sean Ziminski.
Preschoolers Display Artistic Talents at Haverhill Library
The work of the blossoming artists (pun intended) at Marigold Montessori Preschool will be on display this summer for all to see. During the school year, with the help of the Haverhill Cultural Council, students explored the ways artists from all over the world used their artistic voices to connect to the world around. Using those lessons, they crafted their art from this inspiration to find and share their unique creative voice with their community.
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