EV Vol. 31, No.49 -FREEEVE ER TT Log on Advocate Online: www.advocatenews.net $150,000 for the Everett PubADDOCCO TEAT 4.0 www.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 Advocate Staff report S tate Senator DiDomenico successfully included lic Schools in the wide-ranging Economic Development bill that passed last month. This funding will help Everett schools off er the Student and %APY* 36 Month CD Missing Out Doesn’t Add Up. Ask about our in-home or office concierge service. IMPRESSIVE INTEREST AND A GREAT TIMING JUST MAKES SENSE. Here’s your chance to run the numbers in your favor. Everett Bank’s 36 Month CD with an amazing 4.0% APY* gets you closer to those financial goals much faster. Easily calculate better earnings with Everett Bank’s 36 Month CD. Go to everettbank.com for details. Mayor Carlo DeMaria and First Lady Stacy welcomed attendees before fl ipping the switch to light the Christmas tree on Friday evening in Everett Square. See photo highlights on page 13. (Photo by Ron Coleman) School Committee members address substance abuse prevention throughout the district By Tara Vocino *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of the date posted and is subject to change without notice. APY assumes that interest remains on deposit until maturity. A withdrawal will reduce earnings. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer may be withdrawn at any time.Minimum of $500 is required to open a Certificate of Deposit and earn the advertised APY. S 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 chool Committee members discussed prevention, education and resources for substance abuse and addiction during Monday’s School Committee meeting at Everett High School. School Committee Vice Chairperson Michael McLaughlin, who represents Ward 6, asked at what grade level is substance abuse addressed in the classroom. “The skills begin in kindergarten, and students are taught to make good decisions and take healthy risks,” the district’s Health and Wellness Coordinator, Julie Ann Whitson, said. The district addresses tobacco use in elementary school, and at the middle school level, they talk about substances. Everything is age appropriate, according to Whitson. McLaughlin said that’s an age group that can easily be infl uenced. School Committee member Samantha Lambert asked if there is an explicit space if drugs are found in the building. The district’s Socio-Emotional Learning Director, Dr. Brian Wallace, said he doesn’t know if there are explicit protocols. “Teachers know their students well,” Wallace said. “They’d go to guidance fi rst and potentially involve a clinician.” She suggested having a decision tree to support staff and caregivers. Wallace said there’s a protocol for more concerning behaviors, including tier II and tier III, that they haven’t 100 percent defi ned for that smaller population of students, who are requiring that support. “Sometimes tier I is preventive,” Lambert said. Wallace said best practices is the focus to identify authentic tier I relations. Lambert said she feels like youths, for the most part, are honest and open, especially in surveys. Ward 1 School Committee member Millie Cardello said one of the things she’s seen since the pandemic is the exPREVENTION | SEE PAGE 9 Parent Internship program and the Reality Check program to students. The Student and Parent Internship program empowers Everett students to gain work experience and serve our younger population. Internship opportunities include culinary arts students providing Friday, December 9, 2022 DiDomenico secures $150,000 for Everett Public Schools food for other high schoolers, student athletes serving as coaches for sports camps, DIDOMENICO | SEE PAGE 10 Happy Holidays, Everett!
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