Page 12 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 19, 2024 Scholarship recipients honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy By Tara Vocino R everend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy was celebrated locally during the 18th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast sponsored by the Zion Church Ministries at the Edward G. Connolly Center on Monday. Shown from left to right: Everett High School (EHS) Guidance Counselor Kelly Buonopane, George Keverian School Principal Alex Naumann, Ward 4 School Committee Member Robin Babcock, Supt. of Schools William Hart, School Committee Member Samantha Hurley, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, EHS Music Dept. Director Gene O’Brien and EHS Choir Director Corey Crofoot. Everett High School Choir member Gabriella De Gouveia sang a solo. Shown from left to right: Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro, City Council President Robert Van Campen (Ward 5), Councillors-at-Large Guerline Alcy Jabouin and Katy Rogers and Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins. Shown from left to right: former councillor Alfred Lattanzi, Zion Church Ministries Evangelist Marcia Brown, Dolores Lattanzi and Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro. Loyd Joseph, who goes to Northeastern University, is a 2023 scholarship recipient. Shown from left to right: Everett High School Choir members Daisy Matthias, Gianna Rodriguez Sanchez and Mia Walsh performed, “Homeward Bound.” Zion Church Ministries Executive Pastor Bishop Regina Shearer, left, along with Dominique Gooding and Trevon Carrington, of the Zion Praise Team, performed “We Worship You” during the 18th Annual Scholarship Breakfast at the Connolly Center on Monday. Shreeya Musyaju, who attends Yale University, is a 2023 scholarship recipient. Ward 2 Councillor Stephanie Martins (far right), Judge Talesha Saint-Marc and the judge’s mother, Willette Caynon (at left). Eliot Community Human S er vices Dir ec t or of Community Engagement Liliana Patino accepted the 2024 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Recognition Award. Scholarship recipients for 2023: Loyd Joseph and Shreeya Musyaju. Mayor Carlo DeMaria congratulated Liliana Patino as a recipient of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Recognition Award in appreciation for outstanding service to her community of Everett.
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