THE EVERETT ADVOCATE–Friday, November 15, 2019 Page 9 Saint Anthony School’s third-graders celebrate All Saints Day S aint Anthony School’s third-graders dressed as their favorite saints to celebrate All Saints Day. During the liturgy, they shared interesting facts about their saints. The entire school attended this special liturgy. Principal) (Courtesy of Maria Giggie, School Dept. receives $25K for homeless students By Christopher Roberson T he School Department recently received at $25,000 grant from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance to assist up to 10 homeless students over the age of 18. “It appears as though the situation is getting worse, it’s not getting better,” said Charles Obremski, assistant superintendent of business affairs, during the November 4 School Committee meeting. He said that in November alone, the School Department paid out $70,000 to cover transportation costs for homeless students. “You do that over 10 months, that’s $700,000,” he said. Obremski said that within the $25,000 grant figure, $20,000 will be used for rental assistance, $500 will be used to purchase food and $2,500 will be used for administrative costs. Obremski said the remaining $2,000 will be earmarked to provide emergency shelter, adding that the School Department has a contract with enVision Hotel Boston-Everett. He said the grant will be retroactive to July 1. Scholar Athletes Program update In other news, Daphne Griffin, executive director of the Scholar Athletes program, was pleased to speak about the program’s growth at Everett High School during the past year. The program focuses on academic coaching and mentoring, health and wellness as well as college and career readiness. Griffin said that last year 253 students signed up for Scholar Athletes, which exceeded the goal of 225 students. Within last SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 10
10 Publizr Home