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Reflecting<br />
on the<br />
Class of <strong>2023</strong>
G2 JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong><br />
PEABODY HIGH’S GRADUATION<br />
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From left, McKenna Forni, Mia Foley, and Allison Flewelling show off their diplomas.<br />
Rudy Peña flashes a peace sign as he walks to receive his<br />
diploma.<br />
Sean Golden lets out a yell as he walks to receive his diploma during <strong>Peabody</strong> High’s graduation<br />
on Friday.<br />
Congratulations to the Class of <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
“<strong>Graduation</strong> is an exciting time. It marks both an ending<br />
and a beginning; warm memories from the past<br />
and BIG dreams for the future.”<br />
May all your dreams come true!<br />
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Vice President, Realtor®<br />
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Caps fly into the air as <strong>Peabody</strong> High graduates celebrate at the end of their commencement ceremony on Friday.<br />
Aim for integrity,<br />
work for kindness,<br />
strive for greatness.<br />
Greatness is never an accident. We encourage you to set your sights beyond the average.<br />
Reach further than you thought possible. We will always be the first to applaud.<br />
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<strong>Peabody</strong> High seniors files onto the field for graduation.<br />
Isabella Turco and Dante Martiniello are all smiles before<br />
graduation.<br />
Penny Spack celebrates after receiving her diploma during<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High’s graduation.<br />
From left, Isabella Turco, Isabella Bettencourt, and Taylor Bettencourt are ready for graduation<br />
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JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong> G5<br />
<strong>2023</strong> GRADUATES<br />
Ajadis Abad<br />
Holger Ademi<br />
Tolulope Adeniyi<br />
Sherene Al-Salimi<br />
Tyler Allen<br />
Michaela Alperen<br />
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Ryan Alves<br />
Elizabeth Amore-Renon<br />
Connor Anezis<br />
Eric Aroke<br />
John Victor Arruda<br />
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Alexis Bambino<br />
Julia Bandeira<br />
Angelina Barreiro<br />
Daniel Barrett<br />
Makenzi Barrett<br />
Tiffany Bastos<br />
Rafael Batista<br />
Yoskar Batista<br />
Jake Bedard<br />
Youness Benlaatmania<br />
Tyler Benoit<br />
Sabrina Berryman<br />
Isabel Bettencourt<br />
Lydia Bettencourt<br />
Marcus Bettencourt<br />
Taylor Bettencourt<br />
Natalie Beydoun<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High School<br />
Class of <strong>2023</strong><br />
Be bold, be courageous, be your best.<br />
Let your Tanners’ Pride shine through!<br />
Massachusetts State House, Rm 124<br />
Boston, MA 02133<br />
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Angel Cabrera<br />
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Olivia Capobianco<br />
Anna Carazas<br />
Luke Caruso<br />
Madeline Castro<br />
Dianaliz Castrodad<br />
Shaun Ceruolo<br />
Allison Ciaramitaro<br />
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Victor Da Costa<br />
Michael Dalton<br />
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Luke Davis<br />
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Vanessa Demakis<br />
Jesica Demiri<br />
Brooke Despres<br />
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Sabrina Diaz<br />
Gianna DiGianfelice<br />
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Leo Diotte<br />
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Jayce Dooley<br />
Dougenie Dorvilus<br />
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Adam Farhat<br />
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Hannah Fessenden<br />
Emma Festa<br />
Camila Fialho<br />
Natalie Fiandaca<br />
Emma Fidalgo<br />
Jada Filsaime<br />
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Allison Flewelling<br />
Mia Foley<br />
McKenna Forni<br />
Rachel Freedman<br />
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Julianne Faye Gabriel<br />
Jozsef Gal<br />
Kendall Gallant<br />
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIOR CLASS OF <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Kaya Grabowski<br />
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Kayla Hennessy<br />
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Tori Holmes<br />
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Matthew Houvardas<br />
Maya Houvardas<br />
Michael Houvardas<br />
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Dylan Hunt<br />
Haley Ireland<br />
Shaymaa Jabbar<br />
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Bryce Jorgenson<br />
Ramata Kaba<br />
Adrian Kadeli<br />
Ahsan Khan<br />
Nikodhim Kolani<br />
Nicole Kordas<br />
Eftyghia Kourtelidis<br />
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Tanisha Kyomuhendo<br />
Maria LaFontant<br />
Sajjad Lami<br />
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515 Lowell Street, <strong>Peabody</strong> Ma.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
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Congratulations<br />
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Kaylee Lemaire<br />
Taylor Lemaire<br />
Joshua Lewis<br />
Julianna Lewis<br />
Samantha Linda<br />
Matthew Lindstrom<br />
Kyle Lobao<br />
Ella Luise<br />
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Lyndsay Lynch<br />
Sarah Lynch<br />
Shea Lynch<br />
Vitoria Machado<br />
Nolan Maher<br />
Lauren Malcolm<br />
Joseph Marmiani<br />
Gabriella Martinez<br />
Dante Martiniello<br />
Gina Martiniello<br />
Wendy Mavros<br />
Caitlyn McCarthy<br />
Ryan McGrath<br />
Lauryn Mendonca<br />
Samuel Merrill<br />
Ashley Milne<br />
John Minichillo<br />
Tony Molle<br />
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF <strong>2023</strong><br />
Wishing you a safe and Healthy Future<br />
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Congratulations Class of <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
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William Pinto<br />
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Mya Powell<br />
Thomas Prince<br />
Jorgena Qole<br />
Yanibel Ramirez<br />
Brady Rich<br />
Jillian Rich<br />
Jacob Richards<br />
Jessica Richards<br />
Matthew Richards<br />
Colin Ridley<br />
Basil Rigano<br />
Yasmin Robinson<br />
Galdi Rodriguez<br />
Josanahh Rodriguez<br />
Tatiana Rodriguez<br />
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Stephanie Ross<br />
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Michael Sablone<br />
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Nicholas Salvati<br />
Achilies Sanders<br />
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Brandon Santos<br />
Joyce Santos<br />
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Congratulation to all the<br />
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JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong> G13<br />
Patrick Senfuma<br />
Elizabeth Seredkina<br />
Sofia Serra<br />
Kiaralys Serrano<br />
Arrianna Servideo<br />
Victoria Shaw<br />
Caio Silva<br />
Nathan Silva<br />
Nicholas Silva<br />
Nicolas Silva<br />
Sean Silva<br />
Tulliany Silva<br />
Emily Smith<br />
Siobhan Smith<br />
Trotman Smith<br />
Rosalee Sores<br />
Jonathan Sotosoto<br />
Ashton Sousa<br />
Penelope Spack<br />
Lauren Squibb<br />
Autumn Stickney<br />
Sandra Sylvain<br />
Tynan Tilley<br />
Jeremy Titus<br />
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Award Winning Realtor<br />
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Congratulations to all the<br />
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Cherish fond memories from your past and dream<br />
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JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong> G15<br />
CLASS OF <strong>2023</strong> HONOR GRADUATES<br />
RECIPIENTS OF<br />
GEORGE PEABODY MEDALS<br />
Summa cum laude<br />
Jessica Richards<br />
Samuel Oliveri<br />
Magna cum laude<br />
Isabella Turco<br />
Isabel Bettencourt<br />
Jesica DemiriP<br />
enelope Spack<br />
Elana Altfeld<br />
Ashley Milne<br />
P<br />
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M<br />
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HONORABLE MENTION<br />
Cum laude<br />
Lauren Squibb<br />
Jacob Richards<br />
Eftyghia Kourtelidis<br />
Sarah DiVasta<br />
Carissa Furtado<br />
Tony Molle<br />
Tolulope Adeniyi<br />
Madeline Castro<br />
Miguel Oliveira Bonela<br />
Paul Dominic Drilon<br />
Dillon Bresnahan<br />
Anthony Curcio<br />
These are the top 20 students in the Class of <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
PHOTO | PEABODY TV<br />
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Congratulations<br />
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Best wishes for a<br />
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All of the NTHS students are top students in the following CTE (Career & Technical Education) Shops: Medical Assisting, Early Childhood Education, Electronics,<br />
Protective Services, Cosmetology, and Culinary & Baking Arts. Photo courtesy of Caroline Morgan.<br />
The co-presidents of the National Technical Honor Society are Allison Flewelling, left, and Mia Foley.<br />
Best Wishes to all the Graduates for a Happy and Healthy Future<br />
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STUDENT CLASS OFFICERS<br />
JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong> G17<br />
President Dante Martiniello<br />
Co-President Paul Drillon<br />
Treasurer Julianne Faye Gabriel<br />
Congratulations to all of<br />
this year’s <strong>Peabody</strong> High<br />
School graduates!<br />
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Congratulations and the best of<br />
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Follow Your Dreams<br />
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G18 JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong><br />
PEABODY LEARNING ACADEMY<br />
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<strong>Peabody</strong> Learning Academy graduates are all smiles after turning their tassles and graduating on Friday at the Northshore Mall in <strong>Peabody</strong>.<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Learning Academy graduates 19<br />
By Anne Marie Tobin<br />
Weekly News Staff<br />
19 young men and women<br />
proudly accepted their<br />
diplomas during the Simon<br />
Youth <strong>Peabody</strong> Learning<br />
Academy’s (PLA) annual<br />
graduation at the Northshore<br />
Mall on May 25.<br />
“Today is something you<br />
can be proud of for the rest of<br />
your lives,” PLA Executive<br />
Director Dr. Chris Lord said.<br />
“Your resilience is inspiring.<br />
You have already conquered<br />
many obstacles many adults<br />
would find formidable, if not<br />
impossible to overcome. Your<br />
resilience and the ability to<br />
persist and pursue your dreams<br />
will serve you well in the years<br />
ahead.”<br />
According to its website,<br />
PLA offers an alternativelearning<br />
setting to students who<br />
are struggling in traditional<br />
settings, and have fallen<br />
behind or dropped out. PLA<br />
provides individually-designed<br />
approaches to help put students<br />
on track to graduate.<br />
The celebration was far<br />
from ordinary, as many of<br />
the graduates shared stories<br />
about their struggles and the<br />
challenges they faced on their<br />
journey to graduation day.<br />
Nearly all of the speakers<br />
fought through tears.<br />
Graduates shared heartfelt<br />
hugs with special guests and<br />
administrators as they received<br />
their diplomas.<br />
Ellasandra O’Neil, the<br />
recipient of a $3,500 Simon<br />
Youth Foundation scholarship,<br />
said she had been skipping<br />
classes at <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans<br />
Memorial High School and had<br />
lost total interest in school. She<br />
eventually decided that PLA<br />
was her best option to finish<br />
high school.<br />
“I was an anxious kid so<br />
I didn’t really go to school,<br />
especially during COVID, and<br />
I had so much going on with<br />
home stuff my junior year, so<br />
eventually I listened to people<br />
who were pushing me to come<br />
to this place,” O’Neill said.<br />
“It’s the best decision I’ve ever<br />
made.”<br />
O’Neill plans to attend<br />
North Shore Community<br />
College and study earlychildhood<br />
education.<br />
Student of the Year Layara<br />
Mariano said she plans to<br />
attend a state university next<br />
spring to study nursing. She,<br />
too, felt lost at the high school.<br />
“I wasn’t really having a<br />
good time at <strong>Peabody</strong> High, so<br />
I came here this year and it’s<br />
been amazing,” she said. “All<br />
the teachers and administrators<br />
are really good. They make a<br />
perfect effort to make sure that<br />
everyone comes to school with<br />
morning phone calls.”<br />
School Committee member<br />
Beverley Griffin Dunne said<br />
it “broke her heart” to hear<br />
students speak about their<br />
struggles.<br />
“They are so heartfelt and<br />
there is so much in those<br />
speeches that tells me why<br />
this program is important,”<br />
she said. “Thankfully, those<br />
students came to this program<br />
and were rescued before we<br />
lost them.”<br />
State Sen. Joan B. Lovely<br />
(D-Salem) echoed Dunne’s<br />
sentiments.<br />
“But for this academy, for<br />
these students who grace the<br />
academy, these students would<br />
be lost,” said Lovely.<br />
Keynote speaker and former<br />
PLA Executive Director Seith<br />
Bedard, an assistant principal<br />
at the high school, said that<br />
for many PLA students, “this<br />
is their last-ditch effort to get<br />
through high school.”<br />
“As you get to meet<br />
people outside your bubble in<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong>, you’ll start to notice<br />
that they are just like you,”<br />
he told the graduates. “People<br />
that define their story are a lot<br />
like you. They overcame their<br />
adversity.”<br />
State Rep. Thomas Walsh<br />
(D-<strong>Peabody</strong>) said the academy<br />
is all about investment.<br />
“It’s an investment that all<br />
of you made in yourselves,”<br />
he said. “Everyone has come<br />
together to make sure that you<br />
succeed. This is a phenomenal<br />
program. The lives they have<br />
changed with this program is<br />
quite something.”<br />
SYF Youth Foundation CEO<br />
and President said, “You are<br />
amazing leaders who have had<br />
great challenges to overcome…<br />
Some thought perhaps you<br />
would not make it to this day…<br />
but you did.”<br />
Northshore Mall General<br />
Manager Mark Whiting<br />
concluded the ceremony with a<br />
reading of Robert Frost’s poem<br />
“The Road Not Taken.” He said<br />
the graduates will face similar<br />
choices and that the decisions<br />
they make will outline their<br />
futures.<br />
Following the ceremony,<br />
Whiting, who announced he<br />
will retire in August, summed<br />
up the emotional day.<br />
“I’m a tough bird, and<br />
every year I completely break<br />
down and get a good cry in<br />
because I’m so proud of what<br />
is accomplished here,” Whiting<br />
said. “It’s my absolute best<br />
accomplishment in my 27 years<br />
of being here.”<br />
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CLASS OF <strong>2023</strong><br />
STAFF PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK<br />
Ramata Kaba lets out a cheer after receiving her diploma during the <strong>Peabody</strong> Learning Academy<br />
graduation.<br />
Laura Benedito<br />
Dianaliz Castrodad<br />
Axcel Cueves<br />
Kyleigh Daniels<br />
Gabrielle Da Silva<br />
Renata Feitosa<br />
Christian Fequiere<br />
Apsor Fineberg<br />
Hayden Gallo<br />
Kayla Hennessey<br />
Ramata Kaba<br />
Layara Mariano<br />
Rachel Monges<br />
Ellasandra O’Neil<br />
Mason Petitto<br />
Lori Sackor<br />
James Straticos<br />
Rosalee Soares<br />
Tatyana Ward<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Learning Academy Executive Director Chris Lord, left, Northshore Mall General Manager Mark Whiting, and Simon Youth Foundation President<br />
Andrea Neely present academy graduate Ella O’Neil with the Simon Youth Foundation Scholarship during graduation.<br />
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Avrie Fiandaca and Joe Marimiani were the first pair to walk the red<br />
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Wednesday.<br />
DeAndre Oxford and Angelina Buonapane walk the red carpet during<br />
the promenade Wednesday night at <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans Memorial High<br />
School.<br />
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Danny Barrett, Adrian Kadeli, and John Minichillo walked the red carpet as a trio<br />
during the promenade at <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans Memorial High School on Wednesday.<br />
Tori McCoy and Michael Dalton sported matching heart-shaped<br />
sunglasses during their walk down the red carpet at <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans<br />
Memorial High School on Wednesday.<br />
Lily David, Aaliyah Callahan, and Trinity Cabrera get their photo taken as they start<br />
their walk down the red carpet at the promenade at <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans Memorial High<br />
School on Wednesday.<br />
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PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL <strong>2023</strong> CONVOCATION<br />
Special Presentations by Presenters:<br />
Frank & Patricia O’Keefe Scholarship Fund Alyssa Dang UMass - Amherst<br />
Abraham Joseph Brand Business Scholarship Ryan Brunet Emmanuel<br />
College<br />
Abraham Joseph Brand Business Scholarship Madeline Castro University of<br />
Connecticut<br />
Abraham Joseph Brand Business Scholarship<br />
Giovanni Guglielmo Suffolk University<br />
Abraham Joseph Brand Business Scholarship Dante Martiniello Boston University<br />
Abraham Joseph Brand Business Scholarship GinaMartiniello Boston University<br />
Abraham Joseph Brand Business Scholarship<br />
Abbie Mae Nicholson<br />
UMass Amherst<br />
Charlotte Rose Brand Art Scholarship Paul Drilon UMass Amherst<br />
Charlotte Rose Brand Art Scholarship Samantha Linda Salem State University<br />
Katherine Grant Memorial Scholarship Ryan Donnelly University of Maine -<br />
Orono<br />
Katherine Grant Memorial Scholarship Dougenie Dorvilus Salem State University<br />
Maria C. Branquinho-Cunha Memorial Scholarship Tony Molle Providence College<br />
Supportive Sibling Scholarship Daniel Barrett Endicott College<br />
Exquisite Journey Scholarship Angelina DeLima Mass College of Art and<br />
Design<br />
Anthony Koutzoukis Memorial Scholarship, Presented by the <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans CouncilNathan-<br />
BrazUniversity of Connecticut<br />
Judith Anne Raponi Parent/Child Memorial ScholarshipKacperLataczUniversity of Hartford<br />
Metro Credit Union ScholarshipAngelinaBarrerioTaking over her Family’s Business<br />
Metro Credit Union ScholarshipJason CostaCurry College<br />
Metro Credit Union ScholarshipLuke DavisTrade School<br />
Metro Credit Union ScholarshipJoshua LewisThe Peterson School for Electrical<br />
Metro Credit Union ScholarshipYamirelysTorres PerezLasell University<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Lions Club ScholarshpLoganTraciaGrand Valley State University<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Lions Club ScholarshpNinaTseitlinClark University<br />
Cheryl Ann Sacramone Memorial ScholarshipWilliam PintoPlymoyuth State University<br />
Ross M. “Skip” Kolhonen Memorial ScholarshipWilliam PintoPlymouth State University<br />
Cell Signaling STEM ScholarshipPaulDrilonUniversity of Mass - Amherst<br />
MiuelOliveira BonelaNortheastern University<br />
Tania Diachisin Memorial ScholarshipJulianna LewisWorking in the Cosmetology Field<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardElanaAltfeldNortheastern University<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardBrookeDespresUNH<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardAntonioHerreraGoing into the Workforce<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardSpencerKimaniFitchburg State University<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardJasbielLopezNorth Shore Community College<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardJaneyssyMorilloUMass - Boston<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardMadisonMurphyRegis College<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardMelinaPapadopoulosSalem State University<br />
Brooksby Village Book Award*NarayannaPortes SanchezSalem State University<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardVictoria ShawSavanah College of Art & Design<br />
Brooksby Village Book AwardLaurenSquibbEndicott College<br />
Eileen C. Rollins ScholarshipEllaLuiseUniversity of Mass - Amherst<br />
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:<br />
Arthur J. Barry & Marie Curtis Barry Memorial AwardDanielBarrettEndicott College<br />
Awarded to two student athletes, one boy, one girl, who demonstrates excellence in academics.Penelope<br />
SpackUniversity of Rhode Island<br />
McCarthy Family Foundation Scholarship FundCarissaFurtadoUniversity of Maine - Orono<br />
Awarded to members of the graduating class of PVMHS who is enrolled in a four year program.<br />
Students must be in the top 25% of their class, has shown great character and have a financial need.<br />
IsabellaTurcoBoston College<br />
Philip Douglas Quinlan Memorial Scholarship FundShaunCeruoloCentral Maine Community College<br />
This is awarded to two students, 1 girl/1boy, who demonstrate strong character and service to their<br />
communityLyndsay LynchBoston University<br />
PVMHS CLASS OF <strong>2023</strong> CLASS OFFICERS:<br />
PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong> Officer-PresidentPaulDrilonUniversity of Mass - Amherst<br />
PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong> Officer-PresidentDanteMartinielloBoston University<br />
PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong> Officer-SecretaryJessica DudaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br />
PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong> Officer-TreasurerJulianne FayeGabrielUMass - Amherst<br />
Anna Niconchuk Scholarship Jessica RichardsGeorgetown University<br />
Top 5 students of PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong><br />
Samuel OliveriBoston College<br />
IsabellaTurcoBoston College<br />
Isabel BettencourtBates College<br />
Jessica DemiriNortheastern University<br />
Rena A. Decatur Memorial ScholarshipLuke MosherSalem State University<br />
Top boy and girl of PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong>Autumn StickneySalem State University<br />
PVMHS Perfect Attendance Award SabrinaDiazNorth Shore Community College<br />
Ednah M. Horner Charitable Foundation Scholarship<br />
Top 20 students of PVMHS Class of <strong>2023</strong><br />
#20AnthonyCurcioWorcester Polytechnic Institute<br />
#19DillonBresnahanWorcester Polytechnic Institute<br />
#18PaulDrilonUMass - Amherst<br />
#17MiguelOliveira BonelaNortheastern University<br />
#16MadelineCastroUniversity of Connecticut<br />
#15Tolulope AdeniyiBoston University<br />
#14TonyMolleProvidence College<br />
#13CarissaFurtadoUniversityof Maine - Orono<br />
#12SarahDiVastaUniversity of South Carolina<br />
#11EftyghiaKourtelidisNortheastern University<br />
#10JacobRichardsJacksonville University<br />
#9LaurenSquibbEndicott College<br />
#8AshleyMilneHofstra University<br />
#7ElenaAltfeldNortheastern University<br />
#6PenelopeSpackUniversity of Rhode Island<br />
#5JesicaDemiriNortheastern University<br />
#4Isabel BettencourtBates College<br />
#3IsabellaTurcoBoston College<br />
#2Samuel OliveriBoston College<br />
#1Jessica RichardsGeorgetown University<br />
Coughlin Family Scholarship in Memory of Melissa BickMichaelaAlperenUniversity of New Hampshire<br />
Thomas Carroll Elementary School Alumni Scholarship Ryan AlvesUniversity of New Hampshire<br />
Northeast Conference Scholar Athlete AwardDanielBarrettEndicott College<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Ward 2 Scholarship<br />
West Memorial School ScholarshipJakeBedardLynn University<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship SabrinaBerrymanWentworth Institute of Tech<br />
Larry McIntire IAABO Board 130 Classic ScholarshipIsabelBettencourtBates College<br />
Michael C. Martin “Sportsmanship” Award<br />
Northeast Conference Scholar Athlete Award<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
West Memorial School Scholarship<br />
Groom Construction ScholarshipNathanBrazUniversityof Connecticut<br />
Higgins Middle School PTO Scholarship<br />
Jenna Angela Buckley Memorial Scholarship<br />
William Welch, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Award<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High School Instrumental Parents Group Scholarship PIPDillonBresnahanWorcester Polytechnic<br />
Institute<br />
Stage One Association of Patrons<br />
Vocal Music Parents of <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans Memorial High School<br />
Cornelia Eleanor Sheehan Scholarship RynBrierleyEmerson College<br />
Donald E. Finegold Memorial ScholarshipEmerson College<br />
Vocal Music Parents of <strong>Peabody</strong> Veterans Memorial High School Emerson College<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship KayleighBrowneMerrimack College<br />
Burger King Foundation ScholarshipRyan BrunetEmmanuel College<br />
Coach John Champi Memorial Scholarship<br />
Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 031<br />
Massachusetts Elks Most Valuable Student Award<br />
Paula and Evelyn Dolan Memorial Scholarship<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Shawn J. McDuff Memorial Scholarship<br />
Ted Rullo Foundation Scholarship<br />
Arthur V. Johnson Scholarship Ryan BuaUniversity of New Hampshire<br />
Higgins Middle School PTO Scholarship<br />
Jenna Angela Buckley Memorial Scholarship<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Ward 4 Scholarship Bob Driscoll Memorial ScholarshipCailynBuckleyUnion College<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship AaliyahCallahanJohnson & Wales University<br />
Cara E. Murtagh Memorial ScholarshipSydney CampbellBridgewater State University<br />
Jane E. Wilson Memorial Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship Luke CarusoUniversity of Southern Maine<br />
Anthony “Tony” P. Leitao Memorial Scholarship FundMadelineCastroUniversity of Connecticut<br />
Congratulations and Best of Luck to the Class of <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
“Best wishes for a happy and healthy future”<br />
CITY OF PEABODY EDWARD A. BETTENCOURT, JR., MAYOR<br />
edward.bettencourt@peabody-ma.gov<br />
From a former 1984 graduate,<br />
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF <strong>2023</strong>!<br />
Nikki Martin<br />
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JUNE 8, <strong>2023</strong> G23<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day Scholarship<br />
Essex Agricultural Society ScholarshipShaunCeruoloCentral Maine Community College<br />
Honey Dew Donuts Scholarship<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Jenna Angela Buckley Memorial ScholarshipShaunConradUMass - Lowell<br />
Ward 2 ScholarshipBranaeCraveiroUMass - Lowell<br />
Jenna Angela Buckley Memorial ScholarshipAnthony CurcioWorcester Polytechnic Institute<br />
Barbara Rich Memorial Scholarship Alyssa DangUMass -Amherst<br />
Catherine Ellen Decoulos Memorial Scholarship<br />
John E. McCarthy School Scholarship<br />
Thomas Carroll Elementary School Alumni Scholarship AngelinaDeLimaMass College of Art & Design<br />
Metislaw & Mary Sawitsky Scholarship FundVanessaDemakisUNH<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Essex Agricultural Society ScholarshipJesicaDemiriNortheastern University<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> - Sam Berns Memorial Scholarship<br />
Ward 2 Scholarship<br />
William Welch School PTO Scholarship<br />
Nick DellaCroce Performing Arts ScholarshipSabrinaDiazNorth Shore Community College<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship LeoDiotteSalem State University<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle ScholarshipSarahDiVastaUniversity of South Carolina<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship Ryan DonnellyUniversity of Maine - Orono<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship DougenieDorvilusSalem State University<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Service Above Self” ScholarshipPaulDrilonUMass - Amherst<br />
PVMHS DECA ScholarshipAngelaDudaUniversity of South Carolina<br />
PVMHS DECA ScholarshipJessica DudaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br />
Coach John Champi Memorial ScholarshipEmmaFestaMerrimack College<br />
Elaine A. Espindle Memorial Scholarship<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship<br />
Metislaw & Mary Sawitsky Scholarship FundEmmaFidalgoEckerd College<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Area Chamber of Commerce -STEM Scholarship<br />
Michael C. Martin “Good Sportsmanship” AwardAllisonFlewellingEmmanuel College<br />
John E. McCarthy School ScholarshipMiaFoleyUniversity of Connecticut<br />
Brown School - James Rice Memorial ScholarshipMcKennaForniContinuing her education in Cosmotology<br />
while working at a Salon<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Technical” Scholarship<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Area Chamber of Commerce -Community Service ScholarshipCarissaFurtadoUniversity of<br />
Maine - Orono<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship Julianne FayeGabrielUMass Amherst<br />
PVMHS Observer Scholarship in Memory of Mr. Willard W. Woodman<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Technical” ScholarshipKendallGallantUmass - Boston<br />
Metislaw & Mary Sawitsky Scholarship FundBenwinGrullon EspinoWentworth Institute of Tech<br />
Anthony “Tony” P. Leitao Memorial Scholarship FundGiovanniGuglielmoSuffolk University<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship SophiaHallowellEmmanuel College<br />
John E. Burke Elementary School PTO Scholarship MayaHouvardasUniversity of Rhode Island<br />
Allergy & Asthma Awareness Initiative of <strong>Peabody</strong> ScholarshipKeenanJonesGordon College<br />
John H. Evans Memorial Scholarship<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High School Instrumental Parents Group Scholarship PIP<br />
PVMHS Business and Technology ScholarshipTanishaKyomuhendoSuffolk University<br />
Captain Samuel Brown School Pto Scholarsiop - Louis J. Surman Memorial JoachinLardizabalUniversity<br />
of Mass - Amherst<br />
Shawn J. McDuff Memorial Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship KacperLataczUniversity of Hartford<br />
Regina Falkowski Scholarship Award<br />
Arnold Dollin Memorial ScholarshipJoshua LewisThe Peterson School for Electrical<br />
Morris and Frances Ankeles ScholarshipEllaLuiseUMass - Amherst<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Allergy & Asthma Awareness Initiative of <strong>Peabody</strong> ScholarshipBelleLurieUNH<br />
Congregation Sons of Israel Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship<br />
Pediatric Health Care Associates ScholarshipAndrewLuuMass College of Pharmacy & Health Science<br />
PVMHS DECA ScholarshipLyndsayLynchBoston University<br />
Jack & Janet Hopkins ScholarshipSarahLynchEndicott College<br />
John E. Burke Elementary School PTO Scholarship<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Area Chamber of Commerce -Business Scholarship<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Business and Technology ScholarshipSheaLynchEndicott College<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship NolanMaherWentworth Institute of Tech<br />
Jack Wilson Memorial ScholarshipDanteMartinielloBoston University<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Area Chamber of Commerce -Community Service Scholarship<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Service Above Self” Scholarship<br />
PVMHS DECA ScholarshipGinaMartinielloBoston University<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day ScholarshipRyanMcGrath<br />
Massachusetts Elks Association ScholarshipAbbie MaeNicholsonClark University<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Service Above Self” ScholarshipJillyanO’ConnorEndicott College<br />
Metislaw & Mary Sawitsky Scholarship FundJonathanOliveriUMass -Lowell<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day ScholarshipMiguel Oliveira BonelaNortheastern University<br />
Maxwell Feiner Memorial scholarshipSamuel OliveriBoston College<br />
North Shore Bank Scholarship<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> - Sam Berns Memorial Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship EmanuellyPachecoSalem State University<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship IvettePenaNorthern Essex Community College<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day ScholarshipNarayanaPortes SanchezSalem State University<br />
Massachusetts AFL-CIO -Frank McGettigan Memorial ScholarshipJacobRichardsJacksonville University<br />
Michael Cassidy Memorial Scholarship<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High School Instrumental Parents Group Scholarship PIP<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Massachusetts AFL-CIO - Robert J. Morgan Memorial ScholarshipJessica RichardsGeorgetown University<br />
Michael Cassidy Memorial Scholarship<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Service Above Self” Scholarship<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Massachusetts AFL-CIO -IUEC Local 4 Boston ScholarshipMatthew RichardsWPI<br />
Michael Cassidy Memorial Scholarship<br />
Nick DellaCroce Performing Arts Scholarship<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High School Instrumental Parents Group Scholarship PIP<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Edward C. Bacherman Memorial ScholarshipElizabeth SeredkinaUconn<br />
Nick DellaCroce Performing Arts Scholarship<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> High School Instrumental Parents Group Scholarship PIPVictoria ShawSavanah College of Art<br />
& Design<br />
Member Plus Credit Union ScholarshipEmilySmithEndicott College<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship<br />
Ward 4 Scholarship Bob Driscoll Memorial Scholarship<br />
Cara E. Murtagh Memorial ScholarshipSiobhanSmithUniversity of New England<br />
Metislaw & Mary Sawitsky Scholarship Fund<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> Youth Girls Lacrosse Scholarship (PYGL)<br />
Ward 4 Scholarship Bob Driscoll Memorial Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day ScholarshipTrotmanSmithUniversity of New England<br />
Ella Jade O’Donnell Memorial ScholarshipPenelopeSpackUniversity of Rhode Island<br />
Jenna Angela Buckley Memorial Scholarship<br />
PLNR Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Scholarship<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Salem Country Club/Joseph O’Boyle Scholarship<br />
Ward 4 Scholarship Bob Driscoll Memorial Scholarship<br />
North Shore Bank ScholarshipMikhaelyTelesGordon College<br />
PVMHS Student Government Day Scholarship<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Service Above Self” Scholarship<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship Chloe TodaUniversity of Hartford<br />
Captain Samuel Brown School Pto Scholarship - George E. Osborne LoganTraciaGrand Valley State<br />
University<br />
Edward Garabedian Scholarship IsabellaTurcoBoston College<br />
PVMHS DECA Scholarship<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Peabody</strong> “Service Above Self” Scholarship<br />
Catherine L. Blodgett Nursing ScholarshipSavanna VargasWheaton College<br />
PVMHS Guidance Department Scholarship Nicholas WaughMerrimack College<br />
Performed by Wallacy Philemondm, Class of <strong>2023</strong>Special Musical Performance:<br />
Dorothy Frances Roome ScholarshipWallacyPhilemondBridgewater State University<br />
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<strong>Peabody</strong> P.R.E.P. graduates Narayana Sanchez, left, and Mikaely Teles<br />
received their seals of biliteracy during graduation on May 30. Greg Hereford hugs Tatyana Leboeuf after she graduated <strong>Peabody</strong> P.R.E.P. on May 30.<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> P.R.E.P. students lauded for pioneering educational path<br />
By Charlie McKenna<br />
Weekly News Staff<br />
At just its second-ever<br />
graduation, the <strong>Peabody</strong><br />
Personalized Remote<br />
Education Program (<strong>Peabody</strong><br />
P.R.E.P.) handed out 11<br />
diplomas to graduating seniors,<br />
who were urged to carry on the<br />
pioneering spirit that led them<br />
to attend a virtual school.The<br />
ceremony was held on May 30<br />
at the Black Box Theater.<br />
The school provides virtual<br />
learning for <strong>Peabody</strong> students<br />
who developed a preference<br />
for the flexibility remote<br />
learning offers, and for those<br />
who have disabilities that<br />
make traditional, in-person<br />
instruction challenging.<br />
Executive Director Dr. Chris<br />
Lord delivered lauded the<br />
program’s flexibility.<br />
“The ability to learn where<br />
you want, when you want, has<br />
provided many opportunities<br />
for our students and their<br />
families,” he said, noting that<br />
six students logged in to their<br />
classes from overseas during<br />
the year.<br />
Lord said the school’s<br />
untraditional format allows<br />
some students to earn more<br />
credits than a traditional highschooler<br />
might, with some<br />
rising high-school freshmen<br />
already beginning their highschool<br />
electives.<br />
Mayor Edward A.<br />
Bettencourt Jr. said he has been<br />
a “tremendous supporter of<br />
our program over the years”<br />
and “the school has “made a<br />
difference in our district, in<br />
our city, and in the lives of our<br />
students.”<br />
He thanked students,<br />
faculty, and staff at the<br />
school for their hard work<br />
and dedication, which made<br />
graduation day possible.<br />
“Each of you has your own<br />
story,” Bettencourt said. “I’m<br />
so happy to be a part of this<br />
special day.”<br />
State Rep. Tom Walsh<br />
(D-<strong>Peabody</strong>) told the graduates<br />
they were pioneers who<br />
bucked the traditional path for<br />
education.<br />
“The world has changed and<br />
you are not only changing with<br />
it, but you now will change the<br />
world for the better,” Walsh<br />
said. “I wish you all well as<br />
you continue on the road to<br />
your careers.”<br />
Superintendent of Schools<br />
Dr. Josh Vadala reflected on<br />
his own background as the<br />
grandson of immigrants who<br />
valued education above all else.<br />
He urged students to continue<br />
prioritizing their own learning.<br />
“What my parents and my<br />
grandparents instilled in me…<br />
was that education, no matter<br />
where you do it, no matter<br />
how you do, is your path to<br />
happiness and success,” Vadala<br />
said. “Each of you have taken<br />
a very unique path, and it<br />
might not look the same as<br />
your peers. I hope you… find<br />
something that you love, and<br />
that you really enjoy your<br />
time, dedicate that time to<br />
your education, to yourself,<br />
and I know that you will all<br />
be successful and happy in the<br />
years to come.”<br />
Valedictorian Danial Mirza<br />
earned a round of applause<br />
when he announced he is<br />
headed to the University of<br />
Massachusetts Amherst in<br />
the fall to pursue a degree in<br />
engineering. He acknowledged<br />
higher education isn’t for<br />
everyone and praised his<br />
classmates who are pursuing<br />
gap years or heading straight<br />
into the workforce.<br />
“I want you all to be proud<br />
of whatever you’re doing, you<br />
all are going to make it far in<br />
life,” he said.<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> P.R.E.P. is one<br />
of seven fully-virtual schools<br />
in Massachusetts. Lord said<br />
the small contingent of heads<br />
of school for programs like<br />
P.R.E.P. meet on a monthly<br />
basis, one of them being Carl<br />
Tillona of the Pittsfield Public<br />
Virtual Academy. He delivered<br />
the keynote speech during<br />
the ceremony — virtually, of<br />
course.<br />
Tillona echoed Walsh<br />
in hammering home the<br />
pioneering nature of the<br />
students, going as far as to<br />
read the definition of the word<br />
“pioneer” in the Merriam-<br />
Webster dictionary.<br />
“I challenge you to keep this<br />
pioneer spirit alive within you,<br />
and you will do great things in<br />
life.”<br />
After Tillona’s remarks,<br />
every graduate was given the<br />
chance to speak.<br />
Tatyana Leboeuf spoke<br />
about the importance of the<br />
accessibility services the<br />
school offered, allowing her to<br />
take advantage of captioning<br />
while masks made it difficult to<br />
lip-read.<br />
Narayana Sanchez thanked<br />
the school’s teachers and staff<br />
for the support they provided<br />
her, while Mikhealy Teles<br />
thanked God.<br />
Lord presented Seals of<br />
Biliteracy to Sanchez and Teles<br />
then presented Leboeuf, Teles,<br />
and Nicolas Silva with coins<br />
minted in their birth years.<br />
Those students earned the<br />
coins by keeping track of the<br />
“one-minute field trips” Lord<br />
would take students on, by<br />
talking about the histories of<br />
different coins at the start of<br />
each school day. Silva earned a<br />
special nod for earning a classbest<br />
152.5 credits.<br />
Lord concluded by<br />
expressing his belief that<br />
<strong>Peabody</strong> P.R.E.P. represents the<br />
next evolution in education.<br />
“I am proud to be at the<br />
spearhead of the educational<br />
spear that we are throwing out<br />
there for what education should<br />
look like for young people in<br />
the future,” he said.<br />
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PEABODY — A crowd gathered on<br />
Bishop Fenwick High School’s Donaldson<br />
Field to celebrate the class of <strong>2023</strong> on May<br />
25. A full section of reserved family seats was<br />
followed by rows of extended-family members<br />
and tailgaters in the parking lot to honor the<br />
122 graduates. President Thomas Nunan Jr.<br />
led a commencement ceremony that included<br />
words from students, staff, and alumni.<br />
Class President Chloe Swartz took the<br />
podium first to discuss her peers’ resilience<br />
during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
“When the pandemic struck in the<br />
concluding months of our freshman year, we<br />
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By Andrew Cahill<br />
Bishop Fenwick Salutatorian<br />
Good evening. On behalf of my<br />
fellow classmates, thank you all<br />
for coming to celebrate this great<br />
achievement in the lives of the<br />
Fenwick class of <strong>2023</strong>. After four<br />
long and tiring years, we have made<br />
it to the finish line. Tonight we are<br />
joined by friends, family, teachers,<br />
and administrators, all of whom<br />
play an important role in our lives.<br />
I think I can speak for everyone<br />
when saying that we could not have<br />
gotten this far without each and<br />
every one of those people. While<br />
it’s true that graduating is a personal<br />
accomplishment, it is important to<br />
recognize those who have helped us<br />
along the way and made an impact<br />
on our lives.<br />
When I reflect on those who<br />
have had an influence on me, the<br />
list is never-ending. The first people<br />
that come to mind are family. Our<br />
families are the ones who are there<br />
with us throughout all of life’s ups<br />
and downs. Personally, my family<br />
has had such a great and positive<br />
influence on every stage of my life<br />
so far. My mom, my dad, my sister<br />
Samantha, and the rest of my family<br />
are the reasons that I am the person<br />
that I am today. To you guys, I want<br />
to say a well-deserved thank you<br />
from the bottom of my heart for all<br />
the support you have given me.<br />
But family isn’t just found in<br />
a biological sense. Family can be<br />
found anywhere, for example, in<br />
friends. My friends are one of the<br />
most important parts of my life. My<br />
friends in school are my reason to<br />
be happy every time I step into the<br />
building, and they provide muchneeded<br />
help with class assignments.<br />
Bishop Fenwick graduates 122<br />
being taken away,” said Swartz. “Although<br />
challenging, the situation did not bring our<br />
class down… Each and every person here is<br />
stronger than when they first came through the<br />
doors.”<br />
Then, Fenwick Alumni Board President<br />
Scott Wentzell urged the graduates to stay<br />
close to their alma mater. He ended his speech<br />
with a quote from “The Golden Girls.”<br />
“The bottom line is, in life, sometimes<br />
good things happen, and sometimes bad things<br />
happen. But honey, if you don’t take a chance,<br />
nothing happens,” Wentzell said.<br />
After the “Golden Girls” theme<br />
continued with the Fenwick Concert Choir’s<br />
performance of “Thank You For Being A<br />
Friend,” Salutatorian Andrew Cahill stepped<br />
up to expand on what friendship has meant to<br />
him during his high-school experience.<br />
Shout out to Leo Schroeder for<br />
putting up with me on FaceTime<br />
night after night! Additionally, I<br />
have a few friends who I’ve known<br />
almost all my life that have been<br />
such a positive influence year after<br />
year. Even my friends from my<br />
job at Market Basket have found<br />
a way to be involved in my life.<br />
Friends have always been a source<br />
of inspiration (or other words) in my<br />
life, and for that, they deserve an<br />
equal thank you.<br />
Along with family and friends,<br />
as Ms. Marquez always says, the<br />
collective community at our school<br />
makes up a “Fenwick Family”. This<br />
family starts with my classmates.<br />
Through the study sessions,<br />
group projects, class discussions,<br />
FaceTime calls, free periods, and<br />
collective panic (love the phrase<br />
“collective panic”!), I have seen just<br />
how close the students at Fenwick<br />
are. Each year I felt closer to my<br />
classmates, and the friendships we<br />
have forged through these four years<br />
are irreplaceable. The students at<br />
Fenwick truly are the greatest.<br />
The students make up just<br />
one part of the Fenwick Family,<br />
however. In addition to the students,<br />
Fenwick has some of the best<br />
teachers in the world. Each teacher<br />
that I had truly cares about what<br />
they do and has taught me so much,<br />
not only about the subject matter<br />
but also about how to be a better<br />
person. Mrs. Velonis and Mr. Sousa<br />
were two teachers who helped<br />
me so much in adjusting to high<br />
school during my freshman year.<br />
Ms. O’Dea was always a source<br />
of positive energy whether I had<br />
her for class or homeroom, and she<br />
made math so much fun. My two<br />
years with Delo in chemistry were<br />
filled with some of my favorite<br />
experiences at Fenwick. Father B<br />
and Mr. Canniff successfully opened<br />
my eyes to faith. Lastly, all three of<br />
my Spanish teachers, Mrs. Sheehan,<br />
Ms. Mahoney, and Dr. Cormier<br />
improved my skills far greater than<br />
I ever thought was possible. If I had<br />
more time, I could say something<br />
positive about every single teacher<br />
that I have had over these four years,<br />
but those are just a few. The faculty<br />
at Fenwick, just like the student<br />
body, is truly amazing. When I<br />
reflect on all the amazing times<br />
I’ve had with my classmates and<br />
teachers, I can truly see the essence<br />
of what we call the “Fenwick<br />
Family.” I have been happy to call<br />
Fenwick my home for the past four<br />
years.<br />
I know this is a high school<br />
graduation, but it is also necessary<br />
to highlight the other aspects of<br />
our lives that make us who we<br />
are. School is very important, but<br />
it can’t be our only focus if we<br />
want to have a well-rounded life.<br />
The activities we do and the new<br />
things we try outside of school are<br />
equally important. For example,<br />
I have found happiness in things<br />
like friends, work, and basketball,<br />
among many others. Each person<br />
has a different set of things other<br />
than school that make them unique<br />
and happy.<br />
One fun thing that I plan on<br />
doing after graduation is taking<br />
a trip to Japan, so it is fitting to<br />
give you a quote from a Japanese<br />
writer who said this, “Preoccupied<br />
with a single leaf, you won’t see<br />
the tree. Preoccupied with a single<br />
tree, you’ll miss the entire forest.”<br />
While I’m sure this has many<br />
interpretations, I have always seen<br />
it as a call to not focus on just<br />
one thing, and to find happiness<br />
“My friends are one of the most important<br />
parts of my life, and my friends in school are<br />
the reason to be happy every time I step into<br />
the building,” said Cahill.<br />
Cahill went on to discuss how the<br />
“Fenwick family” will be a part of his life<br />
forever.<br />
The crowd later heard from Valedictorian<br />
Aoife DeClercq, who talked about some of the<br />
physical possessions that will forever remind<br />
her of her time at Fenwick.<br />
“A picture from a photo booth at a dance<br />
freshman year, a varsity letter, a lei from a<br />
charity walk I did with the tennis team, and a<br />
ticket to Spain,” DeClercq recalled. “We have<br />
left our mark on Fenwick, and Fenwick has<br />
left its mark on us.”<br />
Each student then took to the stage oneby-one<br />
to receive their diplomas, but they<br />
in everything that’s around you.<br />
We can often be preoccupied with<br />
things like school or work, but in<br />
doing so we miss out on so many<br />
other things. It is very important<br />
to consider this as we head off to<br />
college. I’m certain each of you will<br />
find success in whatever you do, but<br />
remember not to be bogged down by<br />
just one thing. You can find so much<br />
more happiness if you look for other<br />
sources of joy in life like hobbies,<br />
sports, friends, and all sorts of other<br />
things.<br />
It has been such a pleasure to<br />
have been at Fenwick for high<br />
also were given something else. As a Fenwick<br />
tradition, every graduate takes a sunflower to<br />
honor Saint Julie Billiart, the founder of the<br />
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.<br />
“Saint Julie encouraged her Sisters to<br />
be always turned toward the good God, just<br />
as the sunflower turns toward the sun,” the<br />
commencement brochure explained.<br />
After a final word from Nunan, the seniors<br />
gathered in a circle and joyfully threw their<br />
caps.<br />
Afterward, newly-minted graduate Allen<br />
Karabina gave a recap of his early high-school<br />
experience.<br />
“Within two months of going here I made a<br />
group of friends… the Fenwick family means<br />
a lot, its been a really good four years here,”<br />
Karabina said.<br />
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Bishop Fenwick Salutatorian Andrew Cahill addresses seniors<br />
during the graduation ceremony.<br />
school, and these 4 years have been<br />
times of serious positive influences<br />
and changes in my life. I truly<br />
mean it when I say that I will miss<br />
Fenwick after we are gone and<br />
look back on it with many fond<br />
memories. My one final thanks is<br />
to the entire class of <strong>2023</strong> for being<br />
such an amazing and fun (maybe<br />
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here) group of people. I couldn’t<br />
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By Ryan Vermette<br />
Weekly News Staff<br />
Newly minted prep eagles soar<br />
DANVERS — On May 20, 272<br />
diplomas were conferred as St. John’s<br />
Prep held its commencement ceremony for<br />
the class of <strong>2023</strong> at Ryken Field.<br />
The threat of rain didn’t put a damper<br />
on the school’s 113th commencement.<br />
Graduates Thomas Healey of <strong>Peabody</strong><br />
and Leyad Zavriyev of Swampscott came<br />
together for a joint speech at the beginning<br />
of the ceremony, where they reflected on<br />
their favorite memories over the last four<br />
years. The speech also heavily focused<br />
on the impact the pandemic had on the<br />
class of ’23, as it began halfway through<br />
their freshman year. Zavriyev said he<br />
was grateful for the challenges and new<br />
perspectives that St. John’s Prep provided.<br />
“Without St. John’s, I would not<br />
have had so many opportunities to be so<br />
healthily challenged and engaged by my<br />
friends with vastly different political and<br />
religious views,” Zavriyev said.<br />
At the end of their speech, Healey<br />
advised the class to take chances, and<br />
enjoy the process in doing so.<br />
“To the class of <strong>2023</strong>, be bold, take<br />
risks and have fun,” Healey said. “To our<br />
peers, families, faculty and staff, know<br />
that we love you and appreciate you all<br />
immensely.”<br />
This fall, Healey will be attending<br />
UMass Amherst, while Zavriyev will<br />
study at Brown University.<br />
The two were chosen as class speakers<br />
by Jonathan R. Rodriguez, of Lawrence,<br />
who was the class valedictorian.<br />
Rodriguez’s mother immigrated from<br />
the Dominican Republic, and his father<br />
migrated from Puerto Rico, according to a<br />
press release from the Prep.<br />
In his speech, Rodriguez focused on<br />
the importance of family and how his<br />
fellow graduates should not only develop<br />
their own legacy, but preserve and<br />
continue their families’ legacies.<br />
“We must choose to live for things<br />
that will outlive us,” Rodiguez said. “My<br />
family has taught me not only with their<br />
words, but also with their sacrifices that,<br />
whether I succeed or fail spectacularly,<br />
this moment is not the end.”<br />
He continued by asking how the Class<br />
of ’23 will prepare themselves for the<br />
future.<br />
“Following their footsteps, I must learn<br />
to live not only for my own future, but for<br />
the future of my family as well,” he said.<br />
“We have gathered here today to celebrate<br />
our past and to face each of our futures.<br />
How will you choose to shape yours?”<br />
Class Salutatorian Jackson Belanger<br />
introduced student-selected keynote<br />
speaker Bill Britton. Britton is a retiring<br />
social-studies teacher who served in the<br />
Vietnam War as a Marine Corps tank<br />
commander, and gave remarks to the<br />
graduating class inspired by his military<br />
service and experience.<br />
“You go forward from this sacred<br />
ground into a world where you will<br />
be tested, but you go with distinct<br />
advantages” said Britton. “You are armed,<br />
not with the weapons of war, but with<br />
principles that can guide you in moments<br />
of moral jeopardy.”<br />
His speech continued by focusing<br />
on how the graduates will face new<br />
challenges and learn from them.<br />
“You will make mistakes. Own up<br />
to them. You will choose wrong paths.<br />
Change directions,” Britton said. “Pay<br />
the price to put yourself on a path to<br />
happiness, because your joy will be<br />
compelling, and you will have the<br />
opportunity to make the world a better<br />
place for all with whom you come in<br />
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contact.”<br />
Of the 272 graduates, 53 percent are<br />
members of the National Honor Society<br />
and 11 were National Merit Scholarcommended<br />
students. Rodriguez and<br />
Zavriyev, along with Matthew A.P. Dunn<br />
of Danvers and Brian T. Nguyen of<br />
Melrose, were NMS Finalists.<br />
Thirty students were legacy graduates<br />
this year, meaning their fathers,<br />
grandfathers or great-grandfathers<br />
attended the Prep.<br />
Additionally, 38 Eagles signed national<br />
letters of intent to continue their athletic<br />
careers at the collegiate level.<br />
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Tanners.<br />
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St. John’s Prep, Danvers. <strong>Graduation</strong> on Saturday May 20, <strong>2023</strong>. Andrew<br />
DeRosa, <strong>Peabody</strong>, receives his diploma from Headmaster Edward Hardiman.<br />
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<strong>2023</strong> St. John’s Prep graduate Ryan Saslaw, left, shows off his diploma<br />
alongside his father, Joel Saslaw.<br />
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St. John’s Prep students walk in a line at their graduation on May 25.<br />
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