Page 10 THE REVERE 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 accepPCSS I Valedictorian Juan Velez Mesa addresses classmates in his graduation speech. 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. PCSS I Salutatorian Summer Ahmed of Malden gives her graduation speech at Faneuil Hall. tance. 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 PCSS II Valedictorian Marwa Bouzit (left) and Salutatorian twin sister Salma Bouzit (right). 2023 were awarded more than $12 million in scholarships. PCSS I’s Juan Velez Mesa of Revere 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,” PiSCHOOL | SEE Page 15 2023 Revere Annual Summer Food Program A cting Mayor Patrick Keefe, together with the Revere School Committee and Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly, has announced that the Revere Public Schools will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program for its 28th summer at various locations throughout Revere. The Program will provide a free lunch to all children age 18 and under at the following schools and sites from June 26 through August 18 (there will be no service on July 3 and July 4th for the holiday). Programs will serve meals Monday thru Friday except where noted. Menus are subject to change and locations are always subject to close depending on participation and weather. • Beachmont School, rear entrance (breakfast 8 a.m.-9 a.m.; lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) • Revere Beach Pavilion #2 (lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) • Sonny Meyers Park on Beach Street (lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) • Costa Park/Shirley Avenue (lunch 11:00 a.m.-1 p.m.) • Paul Revere School, rear entrance (Monday thru Thursday, breakfast 8 a.m.-9 a.m.; lunch 11 FOOD | SEE Page 23
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