Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 16, 2023 Pioneer Charter School of Science celebrates 2023 graduates Graduates from Pioneer Charter School of Science I and II were honored in a ceremony at Boston’s Faneuil Hall O n Friday, June 2, students from PCSS I in Everett and PCSS II in Saugus graduated in a united ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Many of these students spent their formative high school years studying amid a global pandemic and are now looking to employ their resilience as they begin new chapters of their academic careers. Pioneer Charter School of Science, which is comprised of students from Greater Boston and the North Shore, has a strong reputation for collegiate success. The schools’ college acceptance rates are notable. In 2023, all 44 students graduating from PCSS I applied to at least one college with 100 percent acceptance. A number of them are college-bound, as 90 percent of the Everett-based students plan to attend a four-year college, eight percent will attend community college and two percent will attend a trade school. Of the 46 Saugus PCSS II graduates, 100 percent applied to college, with a 100 percent acceptance rate. Eighty-eight percent will attend four-year colleges and universities, 10 percent will attend community college and two percent plan to attend trade school. PCSS I and PCSS II’s Class of 2023 were awarded more than $12 million in scholarships. PCSS I’s Juan Velez Mesa of Re$2.95 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 vere was named Valedictorian of the Everett campus’s class. This fall, he plans to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, where he declared Computer Science and Mathematics as his majors. Students from both campuses have been accepted to nationally renowned schools, including Harvard, Tufts, MIT, Cornell, Boston College and Brandeis. “We are immensely proud of this year’s graduating class,” PiLawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Local residents earn Dean’s List at North Shore Community College N orth Shore Community College President Dr. William Heineman is pleased to announce that the students listed below were Dean’s List students for the spring 2023 semester. Dean’s List Honors are awarded to students who have earned six or more semester hours of academic credit with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.30 or higher. Malden residents among Pioneer Charter School of Science graduates from Saugus are pictured from left to right: Ajey Sasimugunthan, Kynan Ramos, Tianna Lee-Pennant, Faith Dorcely, Wieam Hasaba, Yan Gao, Ashley Adam, Bethany Marcel, Giselle McLaughlin, Erisa Bejgo, Armandeep Kang, Leena Abdessemed and Joshua Alexander. oneer Charter School of Science CEO Barish Icin says. “The Class of 2023 proved their commitment to academic achievement despite the challenges of the pandemic, and their resilience has carried them through. We believe they are destined for success in their futures.” PCSS is a rigorous college preparatory charter school that aims to prepare educationally under-resourced students for today’s competitive world. PCSS I, which is located in Everett, serves students in Grades Pre-K through 12 from several communities north of Boston, including Everett, Chelsea, Lynn, Revere, Malden and Medford. PCSS II, which is located in Saugus, serves students in Grades Pre-K through 12 from Saugus, Salem, Peabody and Danvers. PCSS I Valedictorian Juan Velez Mesa addresses classmates in his graduation speech. PCSS I Salutatorian Summer Ahmed of Malden gives her graduation speech at Faneuil Hall. PCSS II Valedictorian Marwa Bouzit (left) and Salutatorian twin sister Salma Bouzit (right). those that achieved the honors were Marsha Lee Anson, Kelsey Blinn, Olivia Correale, Kristina Del Ponte, Bianca Dipietrantonio, Serena Heard, Toutouh Kintu, Quinn Lemist, Jakelin Martinez Flores, Nikkolaus Menefee, Cameron Mulcahy, Kaitlin Norris, Hind Odeh, Emily Pita, Meredith Rennie, Nicole Rogers, Frederick Whitehouse and Tammy Williams. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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