Page 14 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 15, 2023 Pioneer Charter Schools of Science I & II named among U.S. News & World Report’s best Massachusetts High Schools R ecently, U.S. News and World Report ranked the 2023 Best High Schools in the nation, with Pioneer Charter Schools of Science I and II again recognized among Massachusetts’ best. Landing in the top 20 in Massachusetts for the third consecutive year, PCSS I in Everett ranked 14th on the list, and PCSS II in Saugus, 18th. PCSS I was also named one of the country’s top 100 charter schools. The report ranks schools based on the previous year’s performance in college preparedness, state assessments and graduation rate. This year 15 charter schools were listed in the top 100 Massachusetts high schools. “We are proud of our ‘threepeat’ rankings,” said PCSS’s CEO, Barish Icin. “We value our work to prepare students for continued success in higher education and beyond. These accomplishments are a credit to the PCSS community of teachers, students, families, and those supporting our mission and commitment to excellence.” PCSS I scored 97.33 out of POLLS | FROM PAGE 1 Nov. election seat; Daniel Skerrit, Pattiann Scalesse, Thomas Abruzzese, and Joseph A. D’Onofrio. Director of Elections Danielle Pietrantonio is predicting a turnout of approximately RESNEK | FROM PAGE 8 the company’s balance statement shows total assets of $1,214. And liabilities over $300,00 – 300 times the company’s total assets. Sparrow agreed. Atty. Robbins asked Sparrow if he’s ever seen any notes or instruments of any kind documenting any monies to the company; any notes or instruments of any kind reflecting any obligations on the part of Dorchester Publications to repay Philbin; or any itemization of money from customers or a complete listing of receipts from any source. Sparrow stated that he did not. The witness was then presented an exhibit that featured excerpts from a deposition from Philbin’s former office manager, Elena Vega Molina, where she states under 100 points on the U.S. News rating scale. At PCSS I, 79% of the students rated proficient in math, 84% in English and 91% in Science – well beyond state averages for public schools. The school had a 98% graduation rate. PCSS I ranked 29th in Massachusetts in terms of college readiness and breadth of its college curriculum and fourth in terms of state assessment performance ranking. More than 61% of the students at PCSS I are Black or Hispanic. PCSS II scored 96.57 out of a possible 100 points on the U.S. News rating scale. At PCSS II, 86% of the students rated proficient in math, 79% in English and 98% in Science – all well above state averages for public schools. The school had a 98% graduation rate. PCSS II ranked 58th in college readiness, 33rd in the breadth of its college curriculum and seventh in state performance ranking. More than 77% of the students at PCSS II are Black or Hispanic. The two schools have a mission to prepare educationally under-resourced students 4,000 voters of Everett’s 22,000 registered voters for primary day. According to the director, 2,000 ballots have been mailed out and the elections dept. have been receiving them daily. Polling places in the city are oath she confirms that the newspaper’s corrupt publisher, Josh Resnek, made a deposit of a large amount of cash, stating that she believes the amount of the deposit was approximately $7,000, based on her recollection. Vega stated that QuickBooks would reflect when cash was deposited and would also have the source of the cash. Robbins presented another exhibit from another deposition, this time from Resnek himself in September 2022, where Resnek testified that cash was paid to the newspaper and was logged in by Mary Schovanec, the office manager. Resnek admitted that he took cash payments from opponents of Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “So you were the instrument through which cash was provided to the Leader Herald by opponents of Mr. DeMaria, corfor higher education and a competitive workforce. Seniors from both campuses were accepted to nationally renowned schools, including Harvard, Tufts, MIT, Cornell and Brandeis. The schools’ graduation rates were among Massachusetts’ best, with PCSS I and PCSS II graduating 98 percent of their classes. About the Pioneer Charter School of Science: With schools in Everett (PCSS I) and Saugus (PCSS II), Pioneer Charter School of Science offers a rigorous academic curriculum emphasizing math, science and analytical thinking skills balanced by a strong foundation in the humanities. The school offers extended days/hours and career-oriented college preparation. Students must pass five math and five science classes in order to graduate – more than state standards – and students must complete 40 hours of community service. The school has a 195-day school calendar, extended days, afterschool tutoring and “voluntary” Saturday classes for students who need extra help. as follows: Ward 1: Connolly Center on Chelsea St. and Whittier School at 337 Broadway; Ward 2: Keverian School and the Parlin School; Ward 3: Community Center on Whittier Drive, and the Rec Center on Elm St., Ward 4: Lafayrect?” asked the attorney. “Opponents and others,” replied Resnek. “Will you agree with me – if not, no problem – that you have received thousands of dollars of cash payments for the Leader Herald from individuals that you knew were opponents of Mr. DeMaria?” asked Robbins. “Yes,” replied Resnek. Atty. Robbins then asked Resnek if the information of cash payments made to the newspaper over the past several years would be on record; that Mrs. Schovanec would have that information, Resnek replied it would be. The attorney then asked Sparrow if any of records that were provided by Dorchester Publications reflect its receipt of cash payments; Sparrow replied, “no.” The CPA is then shown an Everett field hockey falls to Waltham, Haverhill to start season By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School field hockey team, under first-year Head Coach Sabrina Wright, dropped a 5-0 decision to Waltham in the home opener at Seven Acre Park on Sept. 6, 5-0. “Our freshman goalie and last week’s honorary captain Willins Julien saw about 34 shots on net and 24 penalty corners,” said Wright after the game. “As a freshman goalie, he really left it all out on the field, and only allowed five goals, while facing 34 shots altogether, plus 24 corners. That was an extremely impressive performance in my book. I’m excited to see him grow.” Two days later, the Crimson Tide fell to non-league Haverhill, also at home, by a similar score. “We played as a team in this game and looked so much better than our first game against Waltham,” said Wright. “Haverhill was just a half-a-second quicker than us. But I was extremely impressed and happy with the team I saw out there in this game. They should all be proud of themselves.” “I think our biggest hurdles were the heat and early seaette School on Bryant St., and Glendale Towers at 381 Ferry Street; Ward 5: Madeline English School on Woodville St., City Hall on Broadway, and Parlin School on Broadway; and Ward 6: Madeline English School, Parlin Library on Broadexhibit of a document provided by Dorchester Publications which lists balance sheets from the years 2019, 2020 and 2022, which also lists a separate page called “cash flows, profit and loss statements” and another page titled “Received Payments for All Customers” – all of which pertain to the years 2019, 2020 and 2022. Sparrow stated that he has never seen the document “Received Payments for All Customers” before or was aware that the company kept it in their ordinary course of business. The attorney points out that in the document “Received Payments for All Customers” from January through December 2020, the only cash payment was for $20 dated Jan. 21, 2020, from “Over The Counter.” In 2021, the only cash payment made was on September 23 from the “Committee son jitters,” added Wright. “But at the end of the day, the most important thing is that after each game these players can hold their heads up high and say, ‘even though we lost I still had fun out there,’ and if they can do that, then I have done my job as their coach.” The Tide has since taken on Northeast Voke, another nonleague foe, on Wednesday, Sept. 13 (after press deadline). Peabody then comes to town later today (Sept. 15) at Seven Acre Park, starting at 4 p.m. “This is a game I’m looking forward to,” said Wright, “because my coach, when I played for the Prime Field Hockey club, is Peabody’s new head coach [Jillian Tobin]. So, for me to play against my coach that has taught me so much is a very full-circle moment, and it should be a lot of fun.” Everett will begin next week at Wakefield to face the Warriors on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 4:15 p.m., before heading back home to go up against Greater Lowell the next day at Seven Acre Park, starting at 4:30 p.m. They will close out the week versus host Haverhill in a rematch on Friday afternoon, Sept. 22, at 4:30 p.m. way; and City Services, 19 Norman Street. Log on to: www.cityofEverett.com and go to city hall elections department. According to the elections director, primary election results will be posted by 9:30 PM. to Elect Stephanie Smith” for $500. and another cash payment made on September 13 for $20 from “Over The Counter.” Sparrow stated that by looking at the documents he could only identify $520 logged into the Dorchester Publications QuickBooks ledger. Asked if there was cash received by Dorchester Publications but not logged into QuickBooks, if he would not know about it, Sparrow agreed he wouldn’t. And if they took cash and paid vendors, he wouldn’t know about it. “As a tax preparer, you know that Dorchester Publications is required to list all their income, correct?” “Correct,” replied the CPA. “And if they didn’t pay taxes on that income, that would be a problem, correct?” asked Atty. Robbins. “Correct,” replied Sparrow.
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