THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MARCH 15, 2024 Page 19 ~ Excellence in the EPS ~ Read Across America – and the Adams! Teachers visit their colleagues’ classrooms Free to pursue her passion! EHS senior earns a full scholarship to the Pratt institute C “ The Adams School celebrated Read Across America Day by having the PreK3 teachers read to the PreK4 students, and vice versa. Thanks to teachers Mrs. Dattoli, Mrs. Rao-Santos, Ms. Antonelli, and Ms. Armata (PreK4) and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Goodrich, Mrs. Hachey, and Ms. Hardy (PreK-3) for their eff orts, which proved to be a very big hit with the young students, who were excited to see familiar faces!” ongratulations to EHS senior Na’Tayeja Robinson for earning a full merit-based scholarship to the Pratt Institute, one of the top art colleges in the nation. Pratt has a distinguished history that dates to 1887 and off ers nearly 50 graduate and undergraduate degree programs in art, design and architecture, among many others. Congratulations to Na’Tayeja, as well as her AP Art Teacher, Briana Pierce, and her Studio Art II teacher, Josephine Dougan. Pictured above are selections of Na’Tayeja’s artwork. Student priorities are on the money! Budget and Grants Director meets with the EHS Student Council Pictured from left to right: Seated: Members of the Student Advisory Council Benjamin Braga, Sal DiDomenico, Kelly St. Fort, Emilia Maria Babcock and Trinity Chen; standing: EHS Vice Principal James Murphy, School Committee Vice Chairperson Samantha Lambert, Student Council Advisor Carolyn MacWilliam and Budget and Grants Director Chris Schweitzer. M embers of the Student Advisory Council shared their priorities and ideas with the Everett Public Schools (EPS) Budget and Grants Director during a productive and inclusive part of the district’s ongoing budget process. The meeting was held on Wednesday, February 28, at EHS. Advisory Council members Emilia Babcock, Benjamin Braga, Trinity Chen, Sal DiDomenico and Kelly St. Fort met with Budget and Grants Director Chris Schweitzer to share their ideas on how to maximize the fiscal year 25 (FY25) budget. Student Government Advisor and social studies teacher Carolyn MacWilliam, School Committee Vice Chairperson Samantha Lambert and EHS Vice Principal James Murphy also attended the meeting. “This is an important component of our broad outreach efforts to obtain feedback from as many stakeholders as possible while developing the district’s FY25 budget proposal,” Schweitzer said. “These students are peer leaders, and I value their opinions on what they view as the priorities of the student body.” Interestingly and positively, the meeting revealed consistencies among the student’s priorities and what the EPS Budget Team has heard from school leaders and department heads. Commonalities include the need to address the district’s space constraints, make further technology enhancements, and, at EHS, create greater access to career pathways and internships. Schweitzer said that the Budget Offi ce is using the feedback from the stakeholder meetings to develop the FY25 budget and to plan for further investments in upcoming years.
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