THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Page 9 RHS alum awarded $4K RBP scholarship award Massort Noise Complaint Line: 617-561-3333 ~FLASHBACK~ Seventeenth in a series of Revere Beach Partnership (RBP) President Jeff rey Turco (fourth from right) presented a $4,000 scholarship to RHS alum Aleli Calle (fi fth from left) last Thursday afternoon in front of City Hall. Pictured from left to right: RBP Executive Director Erin Lynch, RBP Board Member Linda DeMaio, RBP Board Secr etary Adrienne Maguire, Mayor Brian Arrigo, RBP scholarship recipient Aleli Calle, Olga Tacure (mother), RBP President Jeff Turco and RBP Advisory Committee Members Kathleen Heiser, Carol Tye and Charlie Giuff rida. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) football cheerleading squad take a timeout at one of the games for a photo opportunity. Each year at the end of the season, Revere High’s talented Tw wo me e embe foooooottbtbabaall ccheheeeererrle f ootball cheerleading squad take a errs oof f tthehe he 2004 Reeve rleleadading sqsquadad taaak ers ke 004 0 R ereReverev reve re Higgh competition. Last Thursday afternoon in front of City Hall, scholarship recipient Aleli Calle and her mother, Olga Tacure, thanked Mayor Brian Arrigo for his input in selecting Calle as the Revere Beach Partnership scholarship winner. By Tara Vocino A recent RHS grad misread a message, and to her surprise, it worked to her advantage. Aleli Calle, who graduated Revere High School this year, opened her e-mail inbox, thinking she had been awarded a $400 annual art festival scholarship, but when she doublechecked, she saw it was actually worth $4,000. “I was flabbergasted,” said Calle of her immediate reaction. “I’m super thankful, and I’m going to put it toward a new laptop/tuition fees.” The largest scholarship that the incoming commuter student has received to-date – she plans to major in illustration at Lesley University in Cambridge to pursue a career in comic art storytelling. Revere Beach Partnership (RBP) President Jeffrey Turco, who presented the check to Calle, said the art-based scholarship is consistent with their mission, encouraging youths to go on and succeed in life. Her proud mom, Olga Tacure, said she is grateful that Calle was a recipient, and that it will come in handy to cover university fees. “As mothers, we want the best for our kids, and I’m supporting my kids every possible way to advance their education,” said Tacure, who thanked Mayor Brian Arrigo, the Revere High School art department, and the scholarship committee for their input. Calle said she was involved in the art club and in gay-straight alliance at RHS. She said she received smaller presidential scholarships for her exceptional grades. “I’m still in shock/surprise,” Calle said after she received her check in front of City Hall last Thursday afternoon. In partnership with the City of Revere and the Community Development Block Grant, a portion of the funds was raised through the annual fall Art Festival at the plaza adjacent to the Christine and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge. —Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@gmail.com.
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