THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 Page 13 Meet the 2022 SHS Sachems Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team SHS Sachems Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team, pictured from left to right: Jeury Barbosa, Ben Tapia-Gately, Mark MacEachern, Ryan Anderson and Max Anajjar; back row: Assistant Coach William Cahill, Isaiah Garcia, Tyrone Manderson, Kevin Jolicoeur, Ryan Mabee and Head Coach Joseph Bertrand, Class of 2014. Not pictured: Brendan Kelleher and Daniel Shea. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Co-Captains, pictured from left to right: Tyrone Manderson and Ryan Mabee. Juniors, pictured from left to right: kneeling: Ben Tapia Gately, Brendan Kelleher, Max Anajjar – and the lone sophomore on the team, Isaiah Rodriguez; standing: Assistant Coach William Cahill, Jeury Barbosa, Kevin Jolicoeur, Isaiah Garcia and Head Coach Joseph Bertrand. BASKETBALL | FROM PAGE 12 Ashleen Escobar with six each. In the previous night ’s win over Classical, Millerick poured in 14 points and Castle contributed 12 to lead Saugus, which pulled away after holding a close 25-23 lead after two periods. AshMcMAHON | FROM PAGE 3 down a budget that makes sense for the schools,” he said. Gould noted that the town is facing some fiscal challenges. “We have a lot going on,” he said, noting various projects that could impact local taxes. “We have a third fire station that people have been pressing for,” Gould said. He also noted that Saugus will have to pay its fair share on the proposed new Northeast Metro Tech school. In recent years, Saugus school superintendents have not been successful in lobbying for large increases in the School Departleigh Moore added seven points, DiBiasio and Aldred, six each, and Cassandra Israelson, three. Escobar hauled down nine rebounds. Head Coach Mark Schruender praised the all-around play of his squad after the game. “I loved the way we moved and distributed the ment budget. School officials have consistently argued that the town’s public education has been underfunded. Meanwhile, Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and Finance Committee members have argued that adequate funding has been provided for schools. Town and school officials have often sparred at Finance Committee meetings over the question of whether Saugus Public Schools are adequately funded or underfunded. “We’re not talking about the schools in opposition to the town,” McMahon said. “We’re actually talking about the schools in service to the town. Assistant Coach William Cahill with seniors, pictured from left to right – Tyrone Manderson, Ryan Anderson, Mark MacEachern and Ryan Mabee – and Head Coach Joseph Bertrand. ball out there,” he told the press. “The girls were incredibly unselfish, and we had a ton of girls make shots for us.” Last Friday night, the Sachems rebounded from the previous evening’s 58-43 loss at Masconomet with a low-scoring, hard-fought 3028 victory at Marblehead, a The investment we’re making now is really 1 to 3 percent of the overall town government budget,” she said. School Committee Member Ryan Fisher noted that an important question that often comes up in conversation with people who are considering moving here is “Tell me about the schools in Saugus.” School Committee Member John Hatch said he agreed with Fisher’s observation. “The education itself is the investment,” Hatch said. “That is the Number One thing that brings new families to town, as Mr. Fisher says.” In her PowerPoint presentateam that had seven wins entering the contest. Both teams played stellar defense. The Sachems came out on top with the aid of a clutch threepoint shot by Jessica Bremberg with about a minute left in the game. Castle led the Sachems with eight points and DiBiasio had six. tion, the superintendent notes: “In fact, we’ve heard clearly – from both town residents and MA DESE [state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education] – that schools are important but new buildings are not enough.” McMahon’s PowerPoint presentation also includes a summary of some of the most glaring deficiencies cited in the District Review published by DESE in 2019: insufficient training for staff and educators to administer effective teaching in new facilities, inconsistency in quality of instruction districtwide, insufficient feedback system for stuMillerick produced a big offensive effort with 17 points in the loss at Masco. Also contributing on the scoreboard were DiBiasio with 12 and Bremberg with four. The 6-4 Sachems face a huge test on Friday night when they play at 10-1 Peabody. dents, lack of focus on the diverse learning needs of all students, lack of rigorous learning opportunities, lack of focus on the development of higher order thinking skills, insufficient educator evaluation systems, no sense of urgency in the district office, lack of transparency in budgeting on the school level, incomplete district improvement plans or school improvement plans. “The 2023 Proposed Budget addresses the root causes of the 2019 DESE Report,” McMahon concluded in her PowerPoint presentation. “Further, it works to close the gaps caused by COVID,” she said.
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