Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 LEGACY | FROM PAGE 1 account of rain. The Saugus High Class of 2021 is a special one that will go down as historic for two major reasons: • Sachem seniors who will be graduating tonight (Friday, June 4) will have the distinction of being the fi rst class to graduate from the new Saugus-Middle-High School, which was occupied for the fi rst time during the 2020-21 academic school year. • It will mark the 150th commencement exercises in the history of Saugus High and the fi nal time in many years that Stackpole Field hosted graduation. But School Committee ViceChair Ryan Fisher sees another reason which makes this class so special compared to most of the previous 149 graduating classes in the school hisCONGRATULATIONS, SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021! (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) tory: the challenges they confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years. “They’ve been dealing with COVID-19 since their junior year and all the disruptions it caused,” Fisher said in 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 an interview this week. “Just like the Class of 2020, they adapted together and they overcame it. I’m really proud of them all. They didn’t have an easy time of it and they’re all smiles when you see them. They’re going to do amazing things in life, every one of them,” he said. “Congratulations to the seniors on their day! After the last year, I don’t think any of us will take anything for granted again, and I’m really excited for them that they get to have this moment and that they’re all together with their friends and family.” With Gov. Charlie Baker lifting the last of COVID-19 restrictions last month, this year’s graduates can enjoy their fi nal hours together in a far freer fashion than their predecessors in the Class of 2020 – who would have been the fi rst to graduate from the new complex had the Coronavirus not spoiled that opportunity last year. Even so, Saugus High School Principal Michael Hashem is urging the graduates, their families and anyone attending the commencement exercises to still take precautions to protect themselves from COVID-19. “As far as restrictions, try to practice social distancing and wear a mask if unvaccinated is the recommendation,” Hashem advised, when contacted by The Saugus Advocate. Michael David Kenny, who is headed to Harvard University to study Biomedical Engineering, will give this year’s Valedictory Address as the Class of 2021’s top scholastic ranking student with the highest grade point average. Charles Jerry Denovellis, who plans to attend UMass Lowell, will deliver this year’s Salutatorian Address – the honor bestowed upon the second top-ranking student in the class. Emma Peacock, who plans to study Early Childhood Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is president of the Saugus High Class of 2021. She will also be giving a speech at this year’s commencement exercises. This will mark the fi nal commencement for Saugus Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, Jr., who will be retiring eff ective June 30 at the end of the 2020-21 academic school year. It will end his fi fth year of service as the leader of the town’s public education system. Class of 2021 at-a-glance • Headed to four-year college: 107. • Two-year college: 26. • Employed: 14. • Career Education: eight. • Military: one. • Other: seven. • Total: 163. Spring!
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