Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 Pioneer Charter School of Science II Wins Prestigious Pozen Prize for Innovative Schools School Awarded $70,000 Prize (SAUGUS, Mass.)–The Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS II), a grade 7-12 charter school in Saugus, Mass., was selected as the winner of the prestigious Pozen Prize for Innovative Schools by the Boston Foundation. T he award, which was announced at a ceremony earlier this week, recognizes sustained academic excellence in Greater Boston’s autonomous public schools that consistently boost student achievement through innovative programs. Boston Collegiate Charter School, in Dorchester, which took home a $20,000 prize, was named runner-up. Autonomous public schools include district pilot and innovation schools, Horace Mann charter schools and Commonwealth Charter public schools. The announcement comes on the heels of an exciting month of news for the school, which was also named a Top Five Massachusetts High School by U.S. News and World Report last month, and recently had several students accepted to the prestigious MIT Beaverworks Summer Science Program. Last week, the school also announced that despite a year complicated by the pandemic, several of its seniors had been accepted to some of the top schools in the country including Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University. “It’s quite an honor for Pioneer Charter School of Science to receive the Boston Foundation’s prestigious Pozen Prize. Particularly after the unique year we have all endured with the pandemic,” said Vahit Sevnic, Executive Director of PCSS II. “We dedicate this SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 9 All in the Family For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-233-4446 or Info@advocatenews.net Aluminum Everett 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 62 Years! “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! family since 1958 • 60 •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Vinyl Siding •Vinyl Siding •Free Estimates •Fully Licensed •Roofng •Free Estimates •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Decks •Fully Licensed ng •Roo ng • Fully Insured • Fully Insured • Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! Everett Aluminum KEYS TO HAPPINESS: Well known in many cities and towns, John Fitzpatrick, a multiyear Gold Master Senior sales consultant at McGovern Honda of Boston at 100 Broadway in Everett, is shown handing the keys to his daughter, Sara Fitzpatrick, to her new 2021 Honda Passport last week. “Fitzy”, as he’s known by all, has been selling Honda cars and trucks for 17 years at the Everett dealership, earning multiple sales awards from Honda, and was given a citation from the House of Representatives in 2009 as “Best Car Salesman in Mass.” by former Speaker Robert DeLeo. John also has three sons, John and twins, Sean and David. “Fitzy” is known for his “miles with smiles” by his loyal and new Honda customers because of his keen sense of humor. For a great deal on a new and used Honda, stop by McGovern Cars of Boston and ask for John “Fitzy” Fitzpatrick. Spring!
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