Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 24, 2024 Local high school students share their perspectives on immigration Winners of Teen Perspectives contest announced S tudents from Everett, Malden and Medford High Schools competed in the annual Teen Perspectives contest hosted by The Immigrant Learning Center (The ILC). They expressed their take on the theme “What immigration means to me” through essays, videos and works of art. Student fi nalists from fi rst place through honorable mention were awarded cash prizes from $50 to $300 during the awards ceremony at The ILC’s Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Mid-grade Regular $3.95 3.35 73 69 headquarters in Malden on Friday, May 17, 2024. The ceremony was attended by the contestants and their family members and teachers, School Committee members and offi cials from all three school districts, including Malden Principal Chris Mastrangelo, Everett Principal Dennis Lynch and Medford Superintendent Marice Edouard-Vincent. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson addressed the theme Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com Simran Tamang, Everett High School student and essay winner of the Teen Perspectives 2024 contest. (Courtesy of The ILC) of the competition by sharing how immigration has expanded his worldview during his public tenure. Talking specifi cally of local high school graduates, he said, “It’s so gratifying to hear when people come back, they feel like it’s been such an advantage to have lived in Malden, MedEverett High School student Gabriela Paniagua Castro with her winning work of art (on left) at The ILC Teen Perspectives 2024 award ceremony. (Courtesy of The ILC) ford and Everett because they have experienced things like I have, and it gives them an advantage that I don’t think other students have in other parts of the state and country.” First prize essayist Simran Tamang from Everett High School read her riveting story, “The Nose Ring on My Lip.” Through the cultural emblem of her nose ring, Tamang shares her personal journey from a child in Nepal to a scared fourth-grade “outsider” in Malden to becoming the confi dent young adult she is today. The piece concludes with her saying, “The fl ow of TIPS | SEE PAGE 20 Eastern Bank Building on Rte. 1S 605 Broadway, #301 * Saugus (781) 233-6844 www.bostonnorthdental.com ORANGE ROSE FOUNDATION BOCCE TOURNAMENT FOR THE ERSILIA CUPTO BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION. Orange Rose Foundation is proud to announce the ORF Bocce Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 1st at the Methuen Sons of Italy, 459 Merrimack St, Methuen at 8:00 am. First place team wins The Ersilia Cup and a $1000 cash prize. Second place team wins a $450 cash prize. Dr. Priti Amlani Dr. Bhavisha Patel Please join our fun competition and worthy cause! It is a great time with great people! Enter a team of four for $200 or as an individual for $50. No experience needed! We will teach you how to play! Cost includes a souvenir t-shirt and BBQ by Chef Rocco! Various table raffles including a brick of Lottery tickets! Please consider playing, being a sponsor or donating a raffle prize! SPONSORED BY: * Restorative Dentistry * Cosmetic Dentistry * Implant Restoration * Zoom Whitening * Teeth in a Day - All on 6 * Invisalign * CEREC Crowns (Single Visit Crowns) * Root Canal Treatment * Sedation Dentistry ~ Full Mouth Rehabilitation ~ Before After SABATINO INSURANCE Mastrocola Insurance 519 Broadway LLC Richardson Family Totten Family Aces Group Boisvert Electrical LLC Mayor Carlo & Stacy DeMaria Atty Joseph D. Cataldo Metropolitan Credit Union The Advocate Newspapers Councilor Anthony DiPierro Power Edge Hockey Skills Universal Screening Studio The Sign Shop Gianna & Marlene gpa.biz The Nicholas Family Boston Light Source
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