EV R Vol. 33, No.33 -FREEEVE ER TT www.advocatenews.net Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! ADDOCCO TEAT Free Every Friday Rep. McGonagle invited by Governor The Repto celebrate Hero Act signing . joined governor, members of her cabinet and other legislative offi cials at the signing in Lexington 617-387-2200 Friday, August 16, 2024 Everett High athletic director Tammy Turner gets ready for new school sports year New coaches, pilot program, football schedule changes highlight the 2024-25 calendar By Joe McConnell S State Representative Joe McGonagle (second from right), Everett Director of Veterans Aff airs Antoine Coleman (right) and Major General Gary Keefe (second from left) with some happy veterans. (Courtesy photo) CELEBRATE | SEE PAGE 14 SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com ummer vacation is over for Everett High School Athletic Director Tammy Turner. The games are the fun part, but now it’s all about the paperwork from the fi nalization of the sports and bus schedules to the completed players forms, which includes their medical and parental permission papers. They all have to be sorted out and checked for accuracy, before getting down to the business of touchdowns, goals and stopwatches. However, when it’s all said and done, the Crimson Tide’s sports mission remains the same, according to Turner, and she spells it out this way: “Our mission is to develop young adults that excel both on and off the fi eld. We want our student-athletes to understand the value of hard work and integrity and to apply those principles as students, athletes and leaders in our community.” Going into any new high school sports season, optimism runs rampant. Dreams of winning titles will always be fi rst and foremost in the athlete’s mind. But for Turner, the expectations go beyond the here and now. It’s all about Crimson Tide history. “Our expectations have, and always will be high for our student-athletes and coaches,” she said. “Whether they are in class, on the fi eld/court or out in the community, they all know the rich history and tradition that they represent.” Turner has some help this year with the addition of Steve Gallagher to the athletic departSPORTS YEAR | SEE PAGE 4
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