Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024 JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Daily 4:00 PM Closed Sunday Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only:Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Monday & Tuesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s SHOP LOCAL & DROP BY FOR DINNER! www.eight10barandgrille.com Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Melrose Arts & Crafts President, Georgette Petraglia, enjoying a Mary Kay facial (Courtesy photo) HONOR | FROM Page 1 cut but the district off ered other programs designed for other groups, such as English as a second language. And teachers said the current system of off ering students in courses an honors option with more rigorous requirements for the course creates an excessive workload through scaff olding and does not help move more students into honors-level work. Eliminating the honors programs was part of the de-tracking eff ort, a move to end teaching students separately according to their understood level of ability. Creating classes of students of all levels was believed to open the door to greater challenges to students at lower levels and provide a more equitable system. Several people who spoke to the committee said it made classes diffi cult and frustrating for struggling students, and dull and uninspiring for students who excelled. “I believe we need this,” said School Committee Member Anthony Caggiano of the honors program. “The longer we wait, the more kids will fall through the cracks.” Committee Vice Chair Jacqueline Monterroso supported the proposal to reinstate the honors program. “All students deserve to be challenged,” she said. But Monterroso stressed that Superintendent Dianne Kelly and administrators need time to create an honors program, which would likely require more money and teachers. “We want to be sure the implementation is successful,” she said. Members creating Christmas Diamond Dot pictures (Courtesy photo) Melrose Arts & Crafts Society upcoming meetings T he fi rst monthly meeting of the Melrose Arts & Crafts Society for 2024 will be held on Monday the 21st from 9:00 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church (561 Main St., Melrose). It will be a Game Day meeting. Since the Game Day that was held last year was so popular, it was decided to have another. Card, board, word and other games will be hosted by Linda Camberlain and Helen Chisholm. Lots of fun for everyone!! Also, members will be sewing, stuffi ng and putting ribbons on teddy bears, an ongoing project for the society. After a brief business meeting, refreshments will be served and the members can catch up on all the news, which should be plenty since this meeting is the fi rst since the holidays. The February meeting will be on Monday, the 26th at the same place and time as above. The society has members from 11 surrounding communities and new members are always welcome. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Dorothy Iudice at 781-662-2099.
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