THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – WEDnESDAy, JUly 3, 2024 Page 9 Local residents named to Dean’s List at University of New England T he following Saugonians have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2024 spring semester at the University of New England: Abigail Anthony and Sarah McGonigle. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester. The University of New England is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. For more info, visit une.edu SERINO | FROM PAGE 4 get the kind of athletic director they deserve. I think everybody wins here,” he said. School Committee Member Thomas Whittredge predicted great success for the Sachems athletic program with Matt Serino at the helm. “I’m excited to see Mr. Serino coming back home! He has been highly successful in Winthrop and I have no doubts that he will continue to be successful here,” Whittredge told The Saugus Advocate. “It’s a huge win for the student athletes in Town. The School Department has gotten a huge boost this year with the addition of well-respected educators like Matt Serino, Dr. Scuzzarella and the ongoing work of Greg Bluestein. All three are not just respected educators, but role models as well. We are lucky to have them to complement the quality educators that we have in the district,” he said. School Committee Member Ryan Fisher echoed the sentiments of his colleagues. “I’m very optimistic. The response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive!” Fisher said in a statement to the newspaper. “I’ve heard from several parents over the past few months whose athletes were planning to go elsewhere for high school who are now staying in Saugus. And from the chatter, I’m expecting more of the same. I wish him all the best!” Fisher said he is happy with the promising trajectory of the School Department in recent months. He sees the hiring of Matt Serino as another positive step. “We just had a very successful budget process with a lot of support from the town. We made the case for expanded enrichment programs in all buildings and desperately needed resources and staff, and we got most of what we asked for,” Fisher said. “Over the next year, it’s now on us to turn that opportunity into accomplishments that will benefit the students and families of Saugus. That’s my priority.” The Serino legacy at Saugus High Christie Serino, 63, was the Malden Catholic athletic director and hockey coach when he died of cancer in October of 2012. But his legacy continues to live on as an outstanding student athlete in high school and later college, as a teacher and as a distinguished coach at both the high school and collegiate sports level. While at Saugus High, the 1967 graduate starred in football, hockey and baseball. He was Saugus Sachems’ MVP in all three sports in 1967. “He established such a name for himself with his success that he was inducted into the very first class of SHS Sports Hall of Fame in 1987,” retired Saugus Public Schools educator and coach Rich Salerno wrote in a letter to selectmen several years ago, recommending that the new sports complex at Saugus Middle-High be named in honor of Christie Serino. After graduating from Saugus High, Serino went on to star at American International College (AIC) and set records there. He also played three sports at AIC and made the college’s Hall of Fame. His best sport was baseball, where he was an All-American. Serino spent 16 years as an educator in Saugus Public Schools, first as a Middle SERINO | SEE PAGE 12 Saugus Birthday Celebrations T he Senior Center hosted a special party on June 28, honoring 18 Saugus residents who shared June as their birthday month. Birthdays are always special occasions at the Saugus Senior Center. Each month the Center holds a birthday celebration for any senior who would like their birthday to be recognized. They receive a free pizza lunch, cake and ice cream and a souvenir photo to take home. JUNE 2024 BIRTHDAYS: The Senior Center celebrated the collective birthdays of 17 Saugonians for the month last Friday (June 28). From left to right: Fred Manfredonia, Faith Barrow, Senior Center Director Laurie Davis (kneeling), Ann Marie Fanara, Ethel Swirka, Janet Pothier, Ellen Palleshci, Ed Wawrzynowitz, Annette Slocomb (101), Gloria Johnson, Linda Teal, Rosemary O’Connell, Lorraine Rice, Marie Adinolfi, Kathleen Murphy, Richard Warbin, Florentina Mosqueda and Donna Curley. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) Law Offices of JOSEPH D. 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