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Northern Essex Community College Celebrates Center for Adult Education’s Class of 2025

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Northern Essex Community College celebrated dozens of students in the Center for Adult Education’s Class of 2025 end-of-year ceremony late last week. Those recognized were 24 High School Equivalency graduates, six passing HiSET Subtests, those completing English for Speakers of Other Languages programs, newly naturalized U.S. citizens and—for the first time—15 students inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society. Northern Essex President Lane A. Glenn welcomed attendees with remarks that included a brief message in Spanish, noting it is no easy task to learn English as a second language. Lawrence Mayor Brian A. DePeña praised students’ resilience and the vital role adult learners play in strengthening the local community. Two student speakers concluded the speaking portion of the evening.

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Haverhill Teachers, Public Schools Far Apart in Negotiations as Contract Expires

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If the city were to agree to union demands in its next contract with the Haverhill Education Association, the city’s lead negotiator says upwards of 65 teachers would lose their jobs. That’s the stark assessment School Committee member Paul A. Magliocchetti, chair of Subcommittee on Teacher Negotiations. In reporting to his Haverhill School Committee colleagues, Magliocchetti said the district and the teachers’ union has met six times since March and found little common ground. “We are very far apart. Financially, their proposal is $22 million over our proposal.

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

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Haverhill High School last week released its fourth term honor roll, naming students who have earned Honors with Distinction, High Honors, Highest Honors and Honors. A full list appears below. Honors with Distinction
Melissa Deferia, Emily Dicker, Olivia Feil, Sophia Lee, Natalie Libby, Abigail Mistretta, Enelyse Morales, Samantha Noonan, Kathryn Papageorgiou, Disha Patel, Diya Patel, Claire Plourde, Baran Raad, Ysabel Suazo, Reinal Vicioso Perez, Becky Weeden, Grace Wood, Andrew Yattaw and Anna Zuccarello
High Honors
Janine Alcivar, Shayla Allende Jones, Joseph Alleva, Emilly Almeida, Isabella Aloisi, Ashley Auguste, Kamila Avila Charles, Sandy Awad Salib, Jude Bach, Emma Barman, Joy Barman, Rachael Barman, Emma Bednarek, Camila Benitez Jurado, Brady Bergeron, Brookelyn Blais, Annabelle Bognanno, Kai’ri Bohanan, Jacob Bonenfant, Madeleine Boucher, Riley Bradish, Noah Cabrera, Verodis Castillo Reyes, Makaylla Cederman, Isaiah Celado, Chiarra Charles, Jaliyah Chase-Barton, Maya Collins, Jayla Colon, Elena Combs, Ella Crowley, John Delva, Olivia Dicker, Ellie Dimopoulos, Kiernan Doody, Lauren Downer, Keira Drouin, Leriane Dubois, Aghama Rex Efosa, Sammy Elfakih, Benjamin Ellis, Kylie Etling, Jaidalee Falcon, Eve Farrell, Lenny Farrell, Edward Feoli, Therine Fleurimond, Thomas Frame, Brooke Gagne, Shannon Gallagher, Evan Garand, Isaac Garcia, Collin Garrison, Megan Gomes, Madeline Goncalves, Aleigh Gonzalez, Tucker Grant, Brody Guice, Natalie Guice, Isabella Guzman, Joshua Harrington, Ansley Harrison, Ruby Hatch, Oliver Havens, Tatiana Hendricks, Lucas Hernandez, McKenna Heusser, Liam Holcomb, Julie Howes, Jacobi Iraola, Ethan Jalbert, Molly Jordan, Eleanor Kutschke, Violet Landry, Kin Lawrence, Chloe Lawson, Aaden LeBlanc, Evelyn Leger, Emily Lenihan, Avery Lescord, Caydan Lessard, Olivia Lesswing, Isabella Libucha, Jack Libucha, Emily Littlefield, Jaiden Littlefield, Flynn Lombard, Dostin Lozano Hernandez, Raicis Lugo Tifa, Trey Lynch, Liam Mackey, Chloe Mahady, Jaden Mao, Lauryn Martinez, Rowalsi Mateo Germosen, Kaelie McCracken, Ryleigh McGinley, Patrick McGowan, Delylah McMahon, Sofia Medina Berrios, Zunaira Meer, Bianca Mejia, Lucia Mendez Pineiro, Liam Menzie, Ava Moscaritolo, Arkai Munoz, Thomas Murphy, Bella Nieves, Nahdya Nunez, Colby O’Donnell, Aneida Ortega, Arianna Ortega, Patrick Osgood, Joel Otero Burgos, Evelyn Palmer, Georgios Papanikolaou, Ava Jane Paquette, Leah Paradis, Dimitrios Pardalis, Norymar Pereira Duclet, Leonardo Pereira, Rina Perez Calderon, Abigail Pfeil, Alexander Pinardi, Colten Pinto, Brandon Piraino, Julia Plassmann, Kleisa Prifti, Jesus Quinones, Yammilett Reyes, France Rigueur, Timothy Robertson, Madison Roosevelt, Spencer Roux, Brennah Ryan, Gianni Salcedo, Bella Salvato, Lauren Samaha, Mariangel Santana Moran, Shantel Santiago, Nicholas Schraffa, Emma Serverius, Brady Smith, Luke Smith, Michael Smith, Brian Story, Kelly Sullivan, Meredith Tabb, Molly Tabb, Tiah Tarabay, Diego Tejada Lopez, Abraham Temple, Landon Terry, Teddy Thorner, Yadiel Torres Gracia, Dimitri Tzortzis, Nick Tzortzis, Sophya Walsh, Nathaniel Wholley, Adam Wilson, Aidan Wood and Kate Ziminski. Highest Honors
Gianna Aloisi, William Axford, Joseph Bednarek, Rayane Benaicha, Cadence Benedict, Jacob Brindis, Miles Bunyar, Lauryn Calkins, Sadie Campbell, Isabella Cannon, Amaya Castro, Natasha Cedar-Penn, Colin Chartier, Justin Thomas Chase, Juan Chogllo Nucshi, Sophia Ciccariello, Sophie Coelho, Maeve Crowley, Sophie Da Silveira, Alexandra Dalphin, Connor Damske, Anyelin De Leon Maldonado, Beatriz De Lima Zocchio, Sophia DeFrank, Mamadou Diallo, Jacob Dube, Aya Elkadmiri, Graydon England, Avery Fumia, Abril Garcia, Cecilia Geyer, Isabella Giordano, Leticia Goncalves Da Silva, Callan Goncalves, Evelin Gonzalez Herrera, Molly Guthrie, Madeline Halupowski, Thomas Hardy, Kylie Hart-Langlois, Caleb Hassan, Michael Hickey, Darlecha Abigaelle Jean Gilles, Sierra Jepson, Chloe Jones, Lauren Keenan, Sophia Lafontaine, Ryan Lessard, Andrew Leung, Adrian Lopez, Emma Manning, Megan Manning, Hendry Martinez Dorrejo, Madalyn McDonald, Brodie Melvin, Kaylee Mena, Malika Meskine, Ariel Minervini, Emmy Carolina Monrreal Duran, Harper Mundy, Khoi Nguyen Le, Cassidy Noonan, Courtney Noonan, Alysha Otero Burgos, Janelys Otero, Ezequiel Ovalle Blanco, Grace Pelletier, Lemuel Perez Calderon, Aaron Pernilla-Roche, Alexis Pernilla-Roche, Myan Pham, Julianne Piraino, Saralis Ramirez Rosario, Sofia Ramirez, Jeremiah Rivera, Cecily Russell, Lilly Russo, Jenna Schultz, Sky Seneca, Kayley Shapiro, Alec Simoneau, Anna Smith, Colby Smith, Asher Snay, Gianna Spero, Samuel Stanley, Miles Stapel, Jisiah Stone, Brennan Tarasuk, Elijah Thompson, Ryan Trebicka, Yoanny Trinidad, Chloe Truong, Vintage Veth, Abigail Walsh, Cameron Whitten, Cale Wood, Anushey Zahid and Amanda Ziminski. Honors
Ava Acosta, Boston Alvino, J’viel Andino, Lucial Antonelli, Nicholas Archer, Amauri Baez, Nicholas Baglieri, Gabriella Bailey, Lexi Baker, Matthew Baker, Eve Barton, Alexia Bassett, Michael Bayko, Maxim Benanchietti, Lincoln Bohanan, Melina Bohanan, Jordan Bonilla, Avery Borden, Larissa Campo, Noe Candelario Fermin, Cristian Clancy, Neickensya Colas, Kaleb Colon, Sienna Cooper, Isaac Cortes Polo, Jake Costa, Stephen Cruz, Hannah Desjardins, Marlens Desrosiers, Alexander Diaz Delarosa, Julio Diaz Torres, Parker DiNatale, Lila Dion, Brendan Doody, Ryan Dunn, Elena Fairbrother, Hileric Feliz Ventura, Gabriella Ferrarini, Benjamin Fitts, Xavier Fortin, McKenna Gendron, Lorenzo Giangregorio, Eleanor Gilbert, Elsa Gillogly, Noah Gingras, Kaydence Giurado, Nathan Harrington, Tinotenda Hatidani, Lina Hedstrom, Rowan Hess, DiMier Hill, Madison Howard, Jonas Jimenez, William Jimenez, Carson Johnston, Tyler Joslin, Anthony Lam, Kendall LaRiviere, Isabelle Leger, Tyler Lovejoy, Shawn Lynch, Omar Maldonado, Aiden McDonough, Marely Melendez, Makayla Miller, Ava Moore, Edwards Mukuna, Roslynn Murphy, Jose Ortiz Sosa, John Papageorgiou, Christian Paraskoulakis, Daksh Patel, Rewin Perez Henriquez, Kylie Petersen, Lucia Philippe, Haley Pierre, Sahelis Ramirez Rosario, Marianna Robinson, Christopher Rodriguez, Pierce Rowe, Gianna Salvato, Rihanna Santiago, Brianna Saylor, Sharon Shuma, Matthew Silva, Kaitlyn Soto Hiraldo, Jovan Soto, Lily Souza, Halley Spurlin, Sophia Suarez, Kylee Sullivan, Irving Taveras, Framely Tejada Garcia, Brian Tejeda, Nadyiah Thurber, Maucekendy Toussaint, Derek Tran, Christopher Tziavas, Enmanuel Vasquez Sosa, Pedro Vieira, Kolin Wagner, Isabel Whittaker, Ark Wightman, Hannon Wipff, Angelique Xagaras, Jayden Zilber and Sean Ziminski.

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Haverhill Gateway Academy Students Show ‘Marked Improvement’ with GOAL Program

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Haverhill students showed “marked improvements in behavior, motivation and connection to school” while taking part this past school year in a pilot program called Gateway Occupational and Academic Learning—or GOAL, for short. GOAL is a collaboration of Gateway Academy; Haverhill Public Private Partnership, or HP3; and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill. Aimed at the city’s most vulnerable youth, the school-year program was designed to re-engage students in grades 9–12 who face academic, social and behavioral challenges. Progress was reported by Gateway Academy Principal Brian Edmunds. “Together, we are not just keeping students in school, we’re helping them imagine and build a future,” Edmunds said.

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Chronic Absenteeism Continues to Dog Haverhill High School

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Nearly 50% of students at Haverhill High School, or 920 students missed 18 or more days of school this past year, a 6.2% increase in chronic absenteeism over the year before. The Haverhill School Committee reviewed attendance data at its regular meeting Thursday. School Superintendent Margaret Marotta noted that while there are some bright spots at the elementary and middle school levels, the high school numbers remain stubbornly high. “As we discussed in the middle of the year, while it is improving year over year, it is not where yet we want it to be—certainly not in all our schools particularly when we look at our older students,” Marotta said. While absenteeism climbed at the high school, Dr. Albert B. Consentino School posted a 50% drop in the number of students who regularly missed school, moving from 24.5% in the 2023-2024 school year to 12.8% in the 2024-2025 school year.

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Michitson Pushes for More Seats at Planned Whittier Tech, Says it Aids ‘Upward Mobility’

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Haverhill City Councilor John A. Michitson asked his fellow councilors to join him in lobbying for more seats at the proposed new Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, arguing providing more students with training for higher paying jobs helps Haverhill with its affordable housing crisis. Michitson’s comments, which came during the City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday, are timely because the newly-formed Whittier Tech Building Committee is surveying member communities on its enrollment projections as part of its plan to build a new school on the campus of Northern Essex Community College. As previously reported by WHAV, Whittier Tech is submitting an application to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for approval as the next step in a year long planning process. Michitson argued that simply providing more lower-priced homes won’t solve Haverhill’s housing crisis because too many residents are housing cost burdened. That, he argued, suggests that Haverhill has an upward mobility crisis, not just an affordable housing crisis.

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‘Millionaires Tax’ Money to Support Haverhill Stadium, Classroom Needs and Commuter Rail

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Haverhill’s legislators said residents will benefit from more than a million dollars in state spending—including work at Haverhill Stadium—coming to the city as a result of Gov. Maura T. Healey signing a supplemental budget this week. State Sens. Barry R. Finegold and Pavel M. Payano and Reps. Andy X. Vargas and Ryan M. Hamilton said in a joint statement Wednesday that $1 million will go to the Haverhill commuter rail line, $50,000 for upgrades to Haverhill Stadium and $100,000 for, what was termed, “achievement gap programming” in Haverhill schools. The money comes from the $1.32 billion in so-called “millionaires tax” collected in the last fiscal year.

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Eight Haverhill High Athletes Share in $28,500 Penta Golf Tournament Scholarships

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Eight Haverhill High School student athletes were honored at the 29th Annual Penta Golf Tournament Friday, June 13. “We were able to give $28,500 in awards this year to deserving students in honor of our friend, Charlie Penta,” organizer Sean Gleason said. “We are also making a $1,000 contribution to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill in honor of Edward J. Fenlon Sr., who everyone knows as Mr. Fen.”

This year 344 golfers took part in the charitable event held at Far Corners Golf Course and the Bradford Country Club. The winners of the Penta Trophy awarded at Far Corners were Ernie Lupi Jr., Ernie Lupi III, Craig Farley and Mark Casey. The winners of the Ted Murphy Cup at Bradford Country Club were Brian Murphy, Tommy Hinds, Kevin Murphy and Tommy Murphy.