Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, May 22, 2020 ASKS | from page 3 Shore Relay For Life Event, coordinating a community-based Senior Citizen Prom, donating care packages to military servicemen and women overseas, raising funds to acquire needed goods and assembling finished products for the Bags of Hope project to help women involved in sex trafficking, and leading a team in helping to prepare and launch Boston’s Christmas in the City event – which provides homeless families with gifts and a wholesome Christmas experience. As a community activity apart from the schools, he instructed basketball to children ages eight to 11 on a weekly basis. Highlights of our interview follow. Q: What’s the latest on graduation? A: It’s just been released by Mr. Hashem [Saugus High School Principal Michael Hashem] this past week that we will have the traditional graduation at Stackpole Field on July 25, with a rain date on July 26. Q: And what would your preference have been for this event? A: I was always pushing for the idea of delaying a traditional graduation rather than opting for something different, like a parade-style graduation. I feel like after four years B AN ASPIRING ENGINEER: Ronald DiBiasio, Jr., the second highest ranked student in this year’s graduating class at Saugus High School, has enrolled in an Engineering Honors Program at UMass-Amherst this fall. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) we have earned a traditional graduation and I’d like to see us get that. Q: So, this would be close to traditional. A: Yes, this would be the best that can come out of it at this point. Q: Congratulat ions on achieving the honor of Salutatorian, as the second-highest ranking student in your class at Saugus High School. Looking back on your four years, what is the most valuable part of your educational experience as you look ahead to college and your future? A: The most valuable part of Saugus By the Numbers ased on a count of the stars on local monuments, here are the numbers of Saugus servicemen who were killed while serving their country: • World War I – 14 • World War II – 55 my educational experience is the freedom of choosing the classes that we take, especially AP classes. My whole life I knew that when I went to college, I wanted to do something with numbers, whether it was business or engineering, and I knew during junior year, once I took Physics, that engineering was the major for me. It really helped me make my mind up to what I wanted to do in my life. Q: You’re going to be going to UMass-Amherst? A: Yes. UMass-Amherst Honors College and majoring in Engineering. Q: How much time do you spend on your studies outside the classroom on a daily basis? This would be homework and study. A: On a daily basis, I would say maybe a few hours – two to three hours – depending upon the night; homework and • Korean War – 2 • Vietnam War – 3 Saugus in the Civil War: Killed in action aren’t noted. But the large Civil War Monument inside a large rotary – a keystone-shaped roundabout, two plaques on the study. And maybe some days, I will have practice or meetings of some sort, so it makes it a little tricky on how I have to balance my time. Q: What is the worst grade you have received in High School? A: I think I got a 40 on a Calculus quiz. That was pretty rough. For a semester grade, I never got below a B. I think the lowest grade I got was maybe an 84 in the 10th grade. Q: You have been mostly an A student? A: Yes, mostly an A student. Q: What was your grade point average: A: My GPA was 4.44. Q: You were competing with your friend, Matthew Lanney, the Valedictorian, who we interviewed last week. A: Yes. It was pretty close. We stayed at a steady .04 away from each other throughout the last couple of years. right and left sides of the memorial individually list the 163 enlisted men from Saugus, eight who served in the Navy. Q: Now that you graduated from High School, what do you want to do with your life? A: I plan getting my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering. I am sort of undecided as an Engineering major, but I hope to go on and have a successful and enjoyable career with something I like doing. Q: Do you have any family members who are brains like you? A: Yes. Both of my older sisters were great students. My sister Ariana DiBiasio – she graduated in 2014. She also went to UMass Amherst and she graduated from the Isenberg School of Management and is successful now in business. 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