THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 5, 2024 Page 11 ~ Excellence in the EpS ~ Making a Statement – at the State Level: EHS students participate in computer science event S tudents in Neil Plotnick’s cybersecurity class had the chance to exhibit their work during a special showcase at the Massachusetts State House on March 20. The event was hosted by the organization CSforMA, a leader in providing professional development for computer science educators in the Commonwealth. “It was a great day for everyone, as the students got to showcase their work in our cybersecurity classes and the Computer Science Honor Society,” Plotnick said. The EHS students set up a table and laptops in the Great Hall of Flags, where they showed and talked about their work with Linux (a family of open-source operating systems), Bash (a command processor) and Python (a general-purpose programming language). The students interacted with their peers from around the state, as well as State Senator Sal DiDomenico and State Representative Joseph McGonagle. Rep. McGonagle brought the EHS contingent to the Grand Staircase, where the offi cial State House photographer took a group picture of the students and their teacher. Sen. DiDomenico is one of the primary sponsors of proposed legislation that would mandate that all Massachusetts THREE HONORS | FROM PAGE 10 the faculty-led team of Artistic Director Evan DeMarzo, Scenic Director Briana Pierce, Costume Director Josephine Dougan, Theatrical Advisor Britt Mitchell and Scenic Construction Advisor Eric Pierce. EHS’s cast and crew included the following: Gabrielle DeGouveia, Gia Price, Eva Pappas, Gianna Rodriguez-Sanchez, Anthony Santizo, Kawanne Marins, Nilabhro Pal, Dannie Foster, Rebecca Louine, Sophia Melo, Ace Donnelly, Cecia Troches Cruz, Milton Garcia Gonzalez, Anne Souza, Jack Whiting, Yasmine Laabadla, Alanna O’Brien, Joao Vitor Demo, Randy Maldonado, Isabella Vaz, Na’Tayeja Robinson, Shane Fitzgibbon, Melodie Ghiraldelli, Apollo Blatt, Keyly Ortega Estrada and Sarah Jasmin. While the festival season is over, the EHS Theatre Co. is far from fi nished. Students and faculty are hard at work on a spring production of “Chicago” that is set for June 6 and 7, 2024, in the EHS Center for Performing Arts. high school students take at least once computer science class to graduate. According to its website, “CSforMA is the Massachusetts Computer Science Education Hub for passionate stakeholders dedicated to ensuring that all K-12 students have access to, are able to take and be successful in high-quality computer science coursework. Our priority is to broaden the participation of females, students of color, rural students, and other underserved populations.” State Rep. Joseph McGonagle (left) and State Sen. Sal DiDomenico (right) joined Everett High School (EHS) computer science teacher Neil Plotnick and EHS cybersecurity students at the 2024 CSforMA Day at the Massachusetts State House.
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