THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, February 1, 2019 Page 3 Field hockey captain signs with Regis College By Tara Vocino A Revere High School senior, who first found field hockey as a way to deal with life’s struggles, signed to play for Regis College at a signing ceremony on Monday afternoon at the high school field house. Joli Giuliano, who started playing varsity field hockey her freshman year as a midfielder and was forward/team captain her senior year, received a financial aid package to attend Regis College in Weston, where she plans to major in Exercise Science. Giuliano originally picked the sport up as something that she would do to make new friends, because, she noted, she loves trying new things. But she never thought that she would take it this far, according to Giuliano. “Throughout high school and even before high school, I went through so much, but I could always count on my teammates and coaches to be there for me,” Giuliano said. “They were there for me for some of the biggest moments of my life, for example, the candlelight vigil on Revere Beach, where I spoke out about my experience with addiction.” She also explained why she Field Hockey teammates support their Captain Joli Giuliano as she signed with Regis College on Monday afternoon. Shown in the front row from left to right are Eve Lescovitz and Jannel Mercado. Shown in the second row from left to right are Erinn Christopher, Kayla Armetta, Jenna Wells, Jessica Vo, Joli Giuliano, Katie O’Donnell, Erica Anderson, Erin Mahoney and Adrianna Fusco. Shown in the third row from left to right are Brianna Senecal, Emily Woodman, Crystal Valente, Franki DeAngeles, Lynzie Anderson, Gianna Uminski and Julianna Raffa. chose Regis. Originally, Giuliano didn’t consider Regis – or any Catholic school, for that matter, as she was only looking at state schools. “I toured Regis with a group of close friends in October and from that day, I knew I was going to Regis,” Giuliano said. “There’s a feeling you get when you visit the school that’s for you, and from the second I set foot on Regis, I had that feeling.” Giuliano went on to say that everyone at Regis welcomed her as if she was already a part of the community and made her feel at home. The college’s coaching staff, Annie Villare and Catherine Peters, made her feel like she was already a part of the team, and the girls on the team treated her like she was their teammate, which is another reason why she chose Regis. Giuliano explained why being a captain really changed the way she played the game. “I took it a lot more seriously,” she said. “I tried my hardest to not only lead my team to success, but I also tried to make sure that my teammates knew it wasn’t all about winning, but it was more about leaving a good impression of us on other teams and coaches.” Athletic Department Administrative Assistant Rosemarie DeStefano called Giuliano a nice, polite girl who makes her parents proud. But it wasn’t always sunshine and roses. After Giuliano’s sophomore year, her team found out that they were getting a completely new coaching staff, which she said wasn’t the best of news at the time. However, the coaches they have had for the past two years, Brianna Scata and Lauren Stanford, have shaped the field hockey program into CAPTAIN SIGNS | SEE PAGE 5 Every kind of job for one kind of person. Exceptional. Encore Boston Harbor is hiring. Explore thousands of fulfilling careers. You deserve an Encore. In accordance with our host and surrounding community agreements, hiring preference is given to properly qualified residents of the cities of (1) Everett, (2) Malden, and (3) Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Medford, and Somerville.
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