Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, AUGUST 23, 2024 Saugus Public School teachers prepare for back-to-school next Tuesday By Tara Vocino N ew and veteran teachers were welcomed back to Saugus Public Schools on Tuesday. Saugus High School 2020 alum Taylor Bogdanski will teach fourth grade (general education) at Belmonte STEAM Academy. Bogdanski has deep roots in the town, attending Lynnhurst Elementary School and Saugus Middle School. She also worked as a substitute teacher in Saugus in 2021. “I love the academics, teachers/adjustment counselors, including Maureen Lueke, Tracey Ragucci, the Hashems, and Jessica Manuel,” Bogdanski said. “I want to give back to the town where I loved growing up.” She graduated from Endicott College, where she played Division II basketball and studied elementary education. Oaklandvale Elementary School 2007 alum Sara Rocco will teach kindergarten (general education) at Veterans Memorial Elementary School. She taught integrated kindergarten at Salemwood School in Malden last year, and attended Shining Stars preschool in 2006. “I remember how scared the kids got, but teachers were so welcoming,” Rocco said. “I still think of the impact that they made on me.” Rocco said Saugus is a welcoming place. She graduated from Stonehill College in 2023, where she studied early childhood education and psychology. Saugus resident Erin Rego graduated from Saugus High School in 2019, where she played field hockey and lacrosse. Reno graduated from the Veterans Memorial Elementary School in 2010 and Belmonte STEAM Academy in 2015. She will teach fifth grade (general education) at Belmonte STEAM Academy. “I’m excited to finally have my own classroom and excited for the challenge,” Rego said. “I have a great support system, including Veterans Memorial New teachers were welcomed to the Saugus Public Schools district with a training and orientation on Tuesday morning. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Elementary School Math Curriculum Coordinator Belmonte Tracey Ragucci, Belmonte STEAM Academy Principal Maureen Lueke and Belmonte STEAM Academy Assistant Principal Tayler DiPesa.” Rego graduated from Plymouth State in 2023, where she Shown from left to right: Sara Rocco, Taylor Bogdanski and Erin Rego all went to school in town and are giving back to their community by beginning working in the district this year. Belmonte STEAM Academy wellness teacher Jesse Fusco with Superintendent of Schools Michael Hashem and Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Susan Terban.
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