Haverhill High School Releases 2024-2025 Second Term Honor Roll; Complete List Here

Haverhill High School this week released its second term honor roll, naming students who have earned Honors with Distinction, High Honors and Honors. A full list appears below. Honors with Distinction
Lauryn Calkins, Sophie Coelho, Sophie Da Silveira, Melissa Deferia, Graydon England, Olivia Feil, Ansley Harrison, William Jimenez, Sophia Lee, Patrick McGowan, Merely Melendez, Malika Meskine, Makayla Miller, Ariel Minervini, Enelyse Morales, Khoi Nguyen Le, Samantha Noonan, Asher Snay, Samuel Stanley, Christopher Tziavas, Reina Vicioso Perez and Andrew Yattaw. High Honors
Janine Alcivar, Joseph Alleva, Cadence Arivella, Elizabeth Axford, Isabelle Ayala, Joe Badell Nivar, Adrian Baez Colon, Amauri Baez, Matthew Baker, Emma Barman, Eve Barton, Emma Bednarek, Tatiyanna Bethune, Alexander Bissonnette, Madeleine Boucher, Emil Burgos, Sany Busato Ribeiro, Noah Cabrera, Raphaela Carvalho, Kiara Castillo, Amaya Castro, Justin Thomas Chase, Jaliyah Chase-Barton, Sophia Ciccariello, Sienna Cooper, Isaac Cortes Polo, Ella Crowley, Michelle De La Cruz, Sophia DeFrank, Ryan DeVinney, Mamadou Diallo, Emily Dicker, Lila Dion, Natasha Dion, Brendan Doody, Kiernan Doody, Aidan Dorador, Keira Drouin, Aaron Duclos, Ryan Dunn, Joshua Ferreira, Isaac Garcia, Collin Garrison, McKenna Gendron, Cecilia Geyer, Eleanor Gilbert, Elsa Gillogly, Isabella Giordano, Nathan Harrington, Kylie Hart-Langlois, Tinotenda Hatidani, Lina Hedstrom, Lucas Hernandez, Michael Hickey, Cedric Holcomb, Julie Howes, Ethan Jalbert, Darlecha Abigaelle Jean Gilles, Sierra Jepson, Carson Johnston, Chloe Jones, Nevaeh Joubert, J’Anna Joyce, Eleanor Kutschke, Corbin Kuzmitski, Violet Landry, Evelyn Leger, Avery Lescord, Caydan Lessard, Natalie Libby, Isabella Libucha, Emily Littlefield, Jaiden Littlefield, Tyler Lovejoy, Dostin Lozano Hernandez, Trey Lynch, Liam Mackey, Kelsey Madden, Madonna Maldonado, Emma Manning,Rowalsi Mateo Germosen, Kaelie McCracken, Ryleigh McGinley, Jason McKeon, Kaylee Mena, Liam Menzie, Aisha Monroy, Ava Moscaritolo, Ava Mueller, Madison Muise, Thomas Murphy, Bella Nieves, Cassidy Noonan, Courtney Noonan, Jude Oosting, Aneida Ortega, Patrick Osgood, Alysha Otero Burgos, Joel Otero Burgos, Cole Pagliuca, Vanessa Palmacci, Austin Palmisano, Kaiden Papaefthemiou, Georgios Papanikolaou, Ava Jane Paquette, Theodora Parkioti, Diya Patel, Leonardo Pereira, Abigail Pfeil, Myan Pham, Haley Pierre, Alexander Pinardi, Colten Pinto, Kenneth Poy, Jesus Quinones, Phoenix Quinones, Joanna Quintin, Jeremiah Rivera, Marianna Robinson, Noah Rodrigue, Raily Romano Hidalgo, Spencer Roux, John Rubera, Jacob Ryan-Smith, Shantel Santiago, Kayley Shapiro, Luke Smith, Michael Smith, Kelly Sullivan, Tiah Tarabay, Valerie Tarabay, Brennan Tarasuk, Irving Taveras, Isabelle Taylor, Framely Tejada Garcia, Landon Terry, Teddy Thorner, Yoanny Trinidad, Fae Tyler, Dimitri Tzortzis, Becky Weeden, Nathaniel Wholley, John Wloszczyna, Aidan Wood, Alex Yaguachi Aucanzhala, Alexandra Yattaw, Amanda Ziminski, Kate Ziminski and James Zito.  Highest Honors
Gianna Aloisi, Eduarda Alves Pereira, Ashley Auguste, Kamila Avila Charles, Sandy Awad Salib, Joy Barman, Rachael Barman, Joseph Bednarek, Rayane Benaicha, Camila Benitez Jurado, Brookelyn Blais, Kai’ri Bohanan, Jake Bourque, Riley Bradish, Jacob Brindis, Miles Bunyar, Gabriella Burdier, Sadie Campbell, Bee Campiola, Isabella Cannon, Natasha Cedar-Penn, Juan Chogllo Nucshi, Maeve Crowley, Payton Crump, Alexandra Dalphin, Connor Damske, Anyelin De Leon Maldonado, Olivia Dicker, Jacob Dube, Aya Elkadmiri, Benjamin Ellis, Kylie Etling, Eve Farrell, Edward Feoli, Avery Fumia, Shannon Gallagher, Vasiliki Gioldasis, Callan Goncalves, Evelin Gonzalez Herrera, Aleigh Gonzalez, Tucker Grant, Natalie Guice, Molly Guthrie, Madeline Halupowski, Thomas Hardy, Ruby Hatch, McKenna Heusser, Liam Holcomb, Molly Jordan, Tyler Joslin, Shulamis Karas, Jacob Kelley, Sophia Lafontaine, Emily Lenihan, Ryan Lessard, Andrew Leung, Jack Libucha, Shawn Lynch, Megan Manning, Hendry Martinez Dorrejo, Madalyn McDonald, Brodie Melvin, Lucia Mendez Pineiro, Abigail Mistretta, Emmy Carolina Monrreal Duran, Edwards Mukuna, Harper Mundy, Nahdya Nunez, Ezequiel Ovalle Blanco, Evelyn Palmer, Kathryn Papageorgiou, Leah Paradis, Disha Patel, Grace Pelletier, Aaron Pernilla-Roche, Alexis Pernilla-Roche, Brandon Piraino, Julianne Piraino, Julia Plassmann, Claire Plourde, Baran Raad, Saralis Ramirez Rosario, Pierce Rowe, Cecily Russell, Lilly Russo, Brennah Ryan, Jenna Schultz, Sky Seneca, Alec Simoneau, Anna Smith, Colby Smith, Jovan Soto, Gianna Spero, Miles Stapel, Jisiah Stone, Meredith Tabb, Elijah Thompson, Ryan Trebicka, Chloe Truong, Vintage Veth, Abigail Walsh, Cameron Whitten, Cale Wood, Grace Wood, Sean Ziminski and Anna Zuccarello.

State Orders Haverhill to Post Notices Telling City Hall Staff Politics is a Protected Right

Correction/clarification: An earlier version of this story used an incorrect legal term to describe the action that led to the city having to post a notice assuring union workers of their protected rights. The hearing officer actually concluded the city violated the law “based on the mayor’s (James J. Fiorentini) comments that the union would regret supporting his opponent and then declaring he would not bargain with the union president individually going forward as these comments could reasonably be seen to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their Section 2 rights.” On the matter of specifically a lowered COVID-19 stipend, the officer ruled “the city did not retaliate against the union.”

The City of Haverhill recently won half of a labor dispute brought by the firefighters’ union, but findings in the other half didn’t depict the former administration in a flattering way. A hearing officer for the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations decided Jan. 15 former Mayor James J. Fiorentini illegally acted against Haverhill Firefighters Local 1011 when the union endorsed the then-mayor’s rival during the 2021 city election. The ruling came after the state heard four alleged prohibited practice charges brought against the city in January of 2022, following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northern Essex Police Academy Training Recruits in Active Shooter and Hostile Event Response

The Northern Essex Community College Police Academy is now training recruits with Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, called the FBI’s gold standard for use in active attack and shooter events. The ALERRT course is designed to improve the safety and survivability of victims and increase the effectiveness, coordination and resource integration between law enforcement, fire, telecommunication and emergency medical services. “Active Shooter and Hostile Event Response training is critical to ensuring first responders are prepared to act decisively and collaboratively during life-threatening emergencies,” said Municipal Police Training Committee Statewide Director of Active Shooter Hostile Event Response John J. Mazza. “The recent ALERRT train-the-trainer program is imperative in rolling out the most up-to-date curriculum and contributing to the Commonwealth’s mission to advance multi-agency preparedness and community resilience.”

The Municipal Police Training Committee held the four-day intensive Train the Trainer course for instructors last month. The program included classroom time during the day and extensive simulated shooting drills in the evenings.

Snowdrop, Marigold and Wisteria Montessori Schools Plan Information Session Today

Snowdrop Montessori, Marigold Montessori and Wisteria Montessori, all part of the Wildflower network, host an information session this afternoon. Teachers will be available to answer questions from families about the schools’ approach to early childhood education. The meeting takes place Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., at Snowdrop Montessori, 181 Washington St., Haverhill. Childcare will be available.

Haverhill Schools Note Dilemma Parents of Special Needs Students Face Over Earning Diploma

Receiving a diploma and graduating from high school may work against a high needs student’s interest. Haverhill School Committee members recently acknowledged a dilemma parents face when a high school diploma actually denies special needs students services to which they are entitled after age 18. School Committee Vice Chair Richard J. Rosa explained post high school programs may better prepare them for adult life. “They can’t get into the 18 to 22 programs, they not going to be able to get into an adult day program if they have a diploma. We know some students with autism, despite getting a diploma, they’re not going to be gainfully employed,” he said.

First Art in the Park Sculpture Goes Up in Haverhill’s Expanded Riverside Park

A bright red, moving, 14-foot-tall sculpture is the first art installation in the newly expanded Riverside Park in Haverhill. Art in the Park advocates Team Haverhill and Creative Haverhill, said purchase of the sculpture was made possible by a state earmark secured by Rep. Andy X. Vargas. The work, “A Divvied Dadaism Emoted,” was created by Newbury artist Waldo Evan Jespersen. It is described as “a dynamic exploration of balance and movement, which felt particularly appropriate to install in a public park that houses a myriad of balance and movement activities, from baseball, to pickleball, outdoor recreation and more.”

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to share Jespersen’s work with the Haverhill community and to add a whole new element to the Riverside Park experience through the installation of public art,” said Creative Haverhill Director Erin Padilla. Art in the Park is an ongoing collaborative effort by Team Haverhill, Creative Haverhill and SJ Art Consulting. Part of the project will include future work with the Haverhill High School Art Department.

Haverhill to Use State Grant to Replace Water Distribution Valves on Fire Trucks

The Haverhill Fire Department plans to use a $35,000 state grant to replace equipment on fire trucks. Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien was recently notified in a letter from Gov. Maura T. Healey and Lt. Gov. Kimberley Driscoll of the award from the state’s Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. O’Brien said his department annually receives such grants and addresses the priorities of the time. This time, money will go to fire trucks. “We’re replacing valves.