Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 19, 2024 Saugus Sachems athletes sign letters of intent for athletic scholarships L ast Friday five Saugus High School student-athletes signed letters of intent for scholarships. SHS Athletic Director Terri Pillsbury is shown with the Saugus Sachems students signing letters of intent: Jessica Bremberg, Violet Hawley, Isaiah Rodriguez, Tommy DeSimone and Braden Faiella. The Sachems’ Jessica Bremberg will be attending St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., for women’s Track & Field. She is shown with her parents, Jen and Eric Bremberg, brother Justin, grandmother Charlene Bremberg, Aunt Jannette Ferrara, cousin Chris Ferrara and Coach Joe Alba. The Sachems’ Isaiah Rodriguez will be attending the University of Rochester in New York for football. He is shown with his dad, Dave Sacco, mom, Jessika Rodriguez, brother, Jordan, stepdad, Jose Rodriguez, and Sophia Cavalcante and football coaches: Asst. Mark Poto, Head Coach Steve Cummings and Asst. Coaches Greg Bluestein and Shane Rhuda. The Sachems’ Violet Hawley will be attending Lasell University in Boston for women’s soccer. She is shown with her mother, Kristin Hawley, grandfather Bob Hawley and Coaches Chris Coviello and Brianna Alimonti. The Sachems’ Braden Faiella will be attending St. Anselm College for football. He is shown with his dad, Jim Toomey, mom, Katie Faiella, sister, Mara and brother, Nolan Faiella, and Madi Femino, along with football coaches Mark Poto, Steve Cummings, Greg Bluestein and Shane Rhuda. EARTH DAY | FROM PAGE 7 “We certainly surpassed last year’s effort. But Scott Brazis, director of recycling, authorized our project on that site and supplied us with bags and gloves. I wanted to give DPW credit for facilitating the project,” she said. SAVE Co-President Stephanie Shalkoski declared that the cleanup was “a great way to demonstrate good stewardship of our planet.” “It was a lot of fun last year, we made a big difference in the area in just a few hours, and it felt good for SAVE to take ‘action’ to help the community,” she said. Participating in this year’s event with Duggan, Kinsell and Shalkoski were: SAVE Vice President Margery Hunter, SAVE The Sachems’ Tommy DeSimone will be attending the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, for football. He is shown with his mom, Rachael Lavoie, grandmother Kathy Lavoie and football coaches: Mark Poto, Steve Cummings, Greg Bluestein and Shane Rhuda. Board member Nancy Prag, SAVE Board member Mary Robblee, Dick Lynch, Maureen Whitcomb, Donna Manoogian, Karen Speziale, Sharon Genevese, Laura DeBenedictis, Isabella Vasi and Zenera Shahu. Vasi and Shahu are copresidents of the Saugus Middle-High School Environmental Club, which they recently created. Earth Day will be observed next Monday, April 22. Earth Day Week for 2024 begins on Sunday (April 21) and will last through Saturday (April 27).
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