Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 6, 2026 City of Everett welcomes thousands to annual Halloween Party at Rec Center Families enjoy an afternoon of costumes, candy, live entertainment and Halloween fun Halloween-themed performers with two children onstage. From left to right: Assistant Director of Youth Substance Use Prevention Eric Mazzeo, Mayor Robert Van Campen, an Everett community member, Lisa Van Campen and Ward 4 Councillor Holly Garcia. Special to The Advocate T housands of Everett residents, including children and families dressed in their Halloween best, gathered at the Samuel Gentile Recreation Center on Saturday, October 31, for the City of Everett’s annual Halloween Party. Hosted by the City’s Department of Youth Development and Enrichment (YDE), the celebration brought the community together for an afternoon filled with candy, caramel apples, games, live performances, balloon twisting and plenty of Halloween excitement. From the moment families arrived, the Halloween spirit was in full swing. ChilHART | FROM PAGE 2 to services and it helps reduce absenteeism and tardiness.” A second Professional Practice Goal is to use a qualified facilities consultant to make a comprehensive study of facilities to develop a long-term plan to identify and address needs. “I promised the Mayor I’d give him a verifiable list of capital improvements, not just a list, to provide a tool to make decisions,” Hart said. “I promised a specific plan.” Another Professional Practice Goal is to create a new Cooperative Education Coordinator position that would develop and sustain partnerships Kids posing for a group photo. From left to right: Lisa Van Campen, Mayor Robert Van Campen and two Everett community members. dren were greeted with sweet treats before exploring a variety of activities and entertainment throughout the Rec Center. Live performers kept the crowd entertained with Halwith community and industry organizations to expand workbased learning opportunities and connect students with internships and other opportunities that align with curricula and vocational programs. Hart hopes having such a person will create a system for employer engagement, student placement, preparation for employment and monitoring to ensure students have good experiences that will prepare them for employment. “It will help find placements for our students and work with Career Technical Education (CTE) programs,” he said. A fourth District Improvement Goal is to establish a Disloween-themed music, and balloon artists delighted children with creative balloon sculptures. PARTY | SEE PAGE 9 trict Equity Team to develop and implement a coordinated process for monitoring equitable access to educational opportunities, programs and services throughout the school system. “I think these are all important,” School Committee Ward 5 member and vice-chairperson Marcony Almeida Barros said after Hart’s presentation. The School Committee’s evaluation of Hart’s goals for the 2025-26 school year is proceeding, but is behind schedule. Presented October 6, 2025, the 2025-26 goals included managing space issues, upgrading security protocols, fostering high-qualiA YDE volunteer passing out stickers to a child. ty instruction, enhancing student literacy and expanding Social and Emotional Learning and CTE. On November 2, the members referred the matter to an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to formulate a scoring rubric. It consists of School Committee member at-Large and chairperson Samantha Hurley, Almeida Barros, Ward 1 member Margaret Cornelio and Ward 3 member Jeanne Cristiano. For the 2024-25 school year, the School Committee rated his performance as Exemplary. Other business In other business, the members accepted a $1,014,000 CTE Annex Pilot Program grant from the state Executive Office of Education. The program is a $14.5 million state initiative funded by the Fair Share surtax to expand handson, career connected learning and add about 500 student seats annually in comprehensive high schools by June 2028. The Fair Share surtax is a 4% income tax on taxable income exceeding $1,107,750 in 2026. Everett is one of six communities in the state that received the grant, with the funds specifically designated for 95 seats for medical assistance and programming.
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