Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 22, 2024 School Committee questions change in football team uniforms By Neil Zolot S chool Department Budget and Grants Director Chris Schweitzer is tightening up procedures to reconcile Student Activities Accounts and other items. “It’s more about procedure than fi nances,” he told the School Committee at their meeting on Monday, November 18. “It’s about having perfect paperwork to reconcile bank statements with the Treasurer’s Offi ce.” “There are certain procedures you have to follow because they’re public funds,” Superintendent William Hart pointed out. “There was no impropriety. It was just sloppy” – while acknowledging that sloppiness creates an impression of theft. School Committee Chairperson Jeanne Cristiano said issues raised in annual audits conducted by the Powers & Sullivan accounting fi rm had not been addressed until Hart came onboard. “He didn’t just snub it,” she said. “He put in steps to address it.” In other matters, Athletic Director Tammy Turner appeared to discuss the color of school football uniforms in response to an item introduced by Ward 6 member Joseph D’Onofrio about the decision-making process. He wanted to know why the red jerseys, which has been the team color for a century, were suddenly replaced by black ones. “This year, the tradition has been broken,” said D’Onofrio. “A lot of people have talked about it. People who watch football didn’t expect them not to be in red.” Turner answered that the present red, akin to the NFL Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 team San Francisco 49ers colors, has been in use since only 2001. D’Onofrio was on the football team as a running back before he graduated in 2014, and played in those colors. Before that it was maroon and gold similar to Boston College, but a new coach wanted red and white, more akin to Boston University, although their football program ended in 1997. Black was instituted in the three-color rotation with red and white, in part because it has become common among professional sports teams, like the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets in football and Boston Celtics in basketball. The Cardinals have a slightly darker red in their rotation with black and white, and the Jets and Celtics also have green and white in theirs. “We try to give the students a voice and the majority asked for it,” Turner explained. “We’re moving with the times.” “I like [that] you’re listening to the students,” member AtLarge and Vice Chairperson Samantha Hurley reacted. D’Onofrio also wanted to know about changes in the helmets, which are also reminiscent of the 49ers, but with a less shiny gold, which D’Onofrio called Vegas Gold, and the E logo. Turner said the helmets are the same as they were except the center stripe has been removed. No action was taken and the matter was referred back to its sponsor. The School Committee and the School Department, like the rest of the city, is still waiting for City Council action on appropriating $72 million to renovate the old High School UNIFORMS | SEE PAGE 8 City Offi ces Closed Thursday, Nov. 28 as Everett Observes Thanksgiving Trash, recycling, and yard waste will not be picked up on Thursday and will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week following the holiday E VERETT, MA – City offi ces will be closed to the public on Thursday, Nov. 28 as Everett observes the Thanksgiving holiday. City offi ces will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2 with regular hours for residents. Observed annually on the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States. Thursday’s observance will delay trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup by one day for the rest of the week. Please place your trash and recycling bins along with yard waste neatly on the sidewalk on the day after your regularly scheduled pickup for the rest of this week only. This means that pickups regularly scheduled for Thursday will be on Friday, Nov. 29, and pickups regularly scheduled for Friday will be on Saturday, Nov. 30. Please note that trash and recycling pickup during this week prior to the holiday will not be aff ected. This will also be the fi nal week yard waste will be collected for the season. If you have any questions, please call the Constituent Services Department by dialing 311 or 617-394-2270. Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 66 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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