Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 1, 2022 Schnitzer donates $54K to Grace Food Pantry By Christopher Roberson S chnitzer Steel recently presented Everett Grace Food Pantry with a lofty donation of $54,422. Schnitzer has been making donations to the food pantry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “You guys were really making a difference; we wanted to make a diff erence with you,” said Schnitzer spokesperson Colin Kelly to food pantry Director Irene Cardillo as the check was presented on March 29. “You make it look fun.” Kelly said the donation was funded by contributions from employees and suppliers. Those donations were then matched by Schnitzer. “Schnitzer employees are active members of the communities where we operate,” said Shown, from left to right, are Everett Police Sgt. Robert Hall, Schnitzer Steel General Manager Michael LaChance, Schnitzer Steel Director of Public Aff airs Colin Kelly, Schnitzer Steel Project Administrator Simona DelloRusso, Everett Grace Food Pantry Director Irene Cardillo and Schnitzer Steel Director of Recycling Operations John Silva. (Advocate Photo by Christopher Roberson) Kelly. “We are proud to continue our support of meaningful community resources like those administered by EverANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $3.999 Mid Unleaded $4.399 Super $4.439 Diesel Fuel $4.999 "43 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2021 KERO $6.99 DEF $4.75 9 Diesel $4.699 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS ett Grace Food Pantry.” Cardillo could barely find the words to express her gratitude. “This project will be able to go on and on and we’ll be able to help more people,” she said. Cardillo said the food pantry now has a fl eet of four vehicles, which are most active during the weekends. “We do two big, huge events on Saturday and Sunday,” she said. In addition to Everett, the food pantry serves several North Shore communities, including Peabody, Lynn, Dorchester and Revere. School Committee entertains temporary space options By Christopher Roberson A s Everett’s schools are pushed beyond their breaking point for enrollment, it has become clear that there is no time to wait for a new school to be built. Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani said there are currently 7,214 students in the district. That fi gure is expected to reach 7,720 within the next four years. “The district has already paid a big price for the growth in student population,” she said during the March 24 meeting of the School Committee’s Budget Committee of the Whole. “We have taken away libraries, art rooms and music rooms – we are very crunched for space. We need to fi nd ways to immediately address this issue.” Therefore, Tahiliani presented her preliminary recommendations on how to ease overcrowding until a new school is built. She said there is unused space at the Keverian School that was previously reserved for Cambridge Health Alliance. That space can now be converted into a classroom. Tahiliani also said there is storage space at Everett High School which can be converted into a classroom and used for the school’s Connections Program. “The Keverian and Connections projects are not huge in scale, but they are constructive and creative ways to do something proactive right away,” said Tahiliani. In addition, she presented the idea of using the building that formerly housed Pope John XXIII High School. “This is the far more ambitious ask,” she said. “It’s not as easy as simply asking for space as we would need the capital investment to quickly prepare the building.” Tahiliani said the former Everett High School on Broadway could be another possibility. However, like the Pope John building, it would be a stretch fi nancially. “From our understanding, that would cost more to renovate,” she said. Ward 4 School Committee Member Michael Mangan agreed that the district is seriously overcrowded. “It’s getting worse and worse in terms of the crowding,” he said. “It gets more frustrating for everybody when there’s people piled on top of each other. We have to do something.” Regarding Tahiliani’s recommendations, Mangan said he favors the possibility of using the Pope John building as more parking is available there. He also suggested utilizing space at the Masonic Building on Broadway. Ward 2 School Committee Member Jason Marcus spoke in favor of the former Everett High School. “The old high school is a really great idea. I mean for now,” he said. “We only have 3.6 square miles; we’ve got people piled on top of each other.” Deadline for E Club scholarships: April 2 he deadline for students to apply for an E Club scholarship is quickly approaching on Saturday, April 2. We encourage all senior athletes to apply. The E Club also wishes to extend an invitation to our 50th Anniversary Dinner on Tuesday, T May 17. Please note, we have changed the date of our dinner to avoid conflicts with other city events. We look forward to welcoming you. Students may find the scholarship application on our Facebook page or via the following link: https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTmsSLZvg5Ak1MnheG6JoXyglukQ5-VXQaRh1oxa_jnWgoOQ/viewform Please contact Carl Colson at colson49@comcast.net or eclubofeverett@gmail.com with any questions. 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