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St. Mary’s School
Newsletter
Volume IV, Number 1
Fall 2007
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4 Myrtle Street, Melrose, MA
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Web: www.stmarysmelrose.org
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Mary’s an even better place for our students, faculty and
entire school community. Mrs. Boyle has 35 years of
experience in Catholic education. She comes to us from
St. Anthony’s School in Everett where she was principal
for the last 11 years. Prior to her tenure as principal at
St. Anthony’s she spent 24 years in the classroom
teaching grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and even college math.
The newsletter interviewed Mrs. Boyle this summer
before the start of school with some “get to know you”
questions. Here is what we learned. Mrs. Boyle grew
up in Somerville and attended St. Ann’s School. Some
of her favorite things to do as a child were to swim, read
and roughhouse with her siblings. She is the youngest of
five children. Her favorite books were the Nancy Drew
series and her favorite subject was math. She
remembers always wanting to be a teacher when she
grew up.
What’s New at St. Mary’s
The fall was an eventful season at St. Mary’s School.
One of the most notable challenges has been navigating
in and around the school as the City of Melrose proceeds
with a huge water and sewer improvement project that
created new traffic patterns and brought a fleet of
backhoes, dump trucks and steam rollers to our front
doors. Myrtle Street is now freshly paved and we are
grateful to have the bulk of this project behind us. In
addition to the massive construction project, many other
new things greeted us at the start of school this year
including a new principal, three new teachers and a new
after school program. We go forward into the Advent
Season with hope and high spirits.
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New Principal
Mrs. Boyle moved to Melrose with her husband in 1972
and in 1973 joined St. Mary’s Parish. The four Boyle
children attended St. Mary’s School in the 1980s and
early 1990s and Mrs. Boyle was an active parent
volunteer in events and fundraisers at the school. She
even ran the Candy Sale more than once!!!
St. Mary’s School welcomed a new principal this fall.
Mrs. Cynthia Boyle is now in the “corner office”
assisted by the ever-able Mrs. Debbie Mobilia. Mrs.
Boyle is very excited about her new position as the
principal and is filled with ideas and plans to make St.
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student in my class told me that her child loves school
this year, for the first time ever!”
What she liked most about the school when she applied
for the job as principal was this long-standing history
and involvement with the school and parish. Myrtle
Street, the school, the church - have all been a part of her
family’s life for over thirty years. St. Mary’s is a
touchstone, and as she expressed it herself, “God guided
me here.”
Ms. Tyacke’s family includes herself, her mother and
father, a sister, three cats, and a bunny. An avid reader,
she particularly enjoys the “Outlander” series by Diana
Gabaldon. She also enjoyed reading “Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory,” by Roald Dahl, with her second
grade class.
Mrs. Boyle
gets ready
to bowl at
the PSO fun
night as
Isabelle
Scannell
(Grade 6A)
looks on.
When asked what memory she hoped her students would
take with them as they progress to higher grades, Ms.
Tyacke responded, “I hope they remember that I care
about them, and that while we learned a lot, we also had
a lot of fun.”
Ms. Merrill Stead
Mrs. Boyle is an avid sports fan. She loves her home
teams – the Red Sox and the Patriots. Her favorite
activities (when not in the office) include golfing, skiing,
and playing tennis. She also loves music of all kinds,
and, of course, reading. We welcome Mrs. Boyle to St.
Mary’s School and know that we will continue to grow
in faith and love as a school community under her
guidance.
New Faculty
Ms. Cheri Tyacke-Grade 2B -New Kid on the Block
[By Ellen Barrasso, Parent Reporter]
The Grade 3A classroom is home to another new teacher
this year – Ms. Merrill Stead. Ms. Stead has been
teaching for four years and brings lots of enthusiasm and
LOTS of creative ideas with her to St. Mary’s. She grew
up in Wakefield with her twin brothers and older sister.
As a kid she loved to run like the wind and to read, read,
read.
Ms. Stead loved school as a child. She remembers a
favorite teacher in second grade who sent out a postcard
during the summer and the excitement it generated about
the first day of school. In elementary school Ms. Stead
loved to read the Nancy Drew series as well as all of the
Beverly Cleary books. Remember Beezus and Ramona?
Her all time favorite children’s book is The Little Engine
that Could.
Ms. Cheri Tyacke teaches second grade at St. Mary’s
School. A lifelong resident of Lynnfield, she was
educated in the Lynnfield public schools. Ms. Tyacke
recently graduated from Salem State College, and is
currently pursuing her Masters Degree.
When Ms. Stead was in third grade she wanted to be a
lawyer. In fact, she was all set to head off to law school
when she changed course and decided to try teaching.
She received her Masters in Education from Emmanuel
College in Boston. She says it was the best decision she
ever made. Ms. Stead loves teaching. She did her
student teaching in Wakefield and taught second grade at
“This is my first year teaching, and I am loving St.
Mary’s so far,” she says. “Recently, the parent of a
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“I love trying new recipes, and my family is always
willing to taste test them!” she says.
St. Anthony’s in Everett prior to coming to St. Mary’s.
Her favorite subject in school was always reading and
writing. These are still her favorite subjects to teach.
She reports that the greatest thing about teaching is when
she can see the progress of the children.
In her role as a Special Educator at St. Mary’s, Mrs.
Harutunian hopes to provide a little extra attention to
students who may need assistance, and also to establish a
Resource/Learning Center for teachers and students.
When Ms. Stead is not teaching her favorite thing to do
is – RUN. She has run TEN Marathons including seven
Boston Marathons and three Marine Corps Marathons in
Washington D.C. Her favorite thing about St. Mary’s so
far is how extremely kind and welcoming all of the
children have been.
Mrs. Harutunian says that one of the most rewarding
things about teaching is seeing hard work pay off. “The
best part of teaching is watching the smile on a student’s
face when he or she finally ‘gets it’,” she says. “When
teaching Special Education, the struggle to learn is often
long, but when a student finally succeeds, the smile is
glorious!”
Mrs. Corinne Harutunian [By Ellen Barrasso, Parent Reporter]
Mrs. Katrina Villandry
Mrs. Villandry is not new to St. Mary’s having taught
second grade here for the past seven years, but she is
new to the 3rd floor where she is now the fifth grade
science and reading teacher and captain of homeroom
5B! Mrs. Villandry grew up in East Boston, the
youngest in a family of eight children. She has five
sisters and two brothers who all remain in very close
touch and even vacation together once a year.
Mrs. Corinne Harutunian says that returning to St.
Mary’s School is a sort of homecoming. She began her
teaching career in public schools, but took several years
off to care for her children. When she returned to
teaching in 1986, she joined St. Mary’s School as a
Special Education teacher, working part-time under
former principal Sister Charlotte Anne Ciommo.
Originally, Mrs. Harutunian ran the “Gifted and
Talented” Program, but then became a second grade
teacher, a position she held at St. Mary’s for eight years.
As a kid, Mrs. Villandry was a tomboy who loved bike
riding on her super cool banana seat bike with the
sparkly purple seat and long gleaming handlebars. She
loved to put on shows with her sisters and friends for
family and neighbors. She was never crazy about school
but began to love reading in third grade when a lunch
mother read the class “Charlotte’s Web.” She
remembers that her second grade teacher was always her
favorite because she was “fun, hands-on, kind, and softspoken.”
Mrs. Harutunian decided to teach math to middle school
students, so she left St. Mary’s in 1998 to teach at St.
Anthony’s School in Everett, MA. Her principal at St.
Anthony’s School was Mrs. Cynthia Boyle. When Mrs.
Boyle came to St. Mary’s School as our new principal,
she offered the open position of Special Education
teacher to Mrs. Harutunian. “I've gone full circle,” says
Mrs. Harutunian. “I'm back in Special Ed, and back to
a school that I love, which educated my own children,
and where I have so many good friends.”
All through her early school years Mrs. Villandry
dreamed of being a veterinarian. Her favorite book in
fifth grade was James Herriott’s All Things Bright and
Beautiful about an animal doctor in rural England. She
continues to surround herself with animals (like her three
cats Benny, Margarita, and Olivia) and volunteers at an
Mrs. Harutunian and her husband, Arthur, have been
Melrose residents for nearly twenty years. They have
three grown children named Julie, Steve, and Matthew.
Mrs. Harutunian enjoys reading, traveling, and cooking.
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animal shelter on Cape Cod that takes care of orphaned
and injured animals.
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that you will find a caring and friendly community here
at St. Mary’s. All of you “old” veteran families reach
out with a special smile and be generous with your
“how-to” knowledge during the school year.
Mrs. Villandry and some of her 5th Grade
students- Ray Daley, Krystal Nalen, Julia Ryan
and Alex Vito.
Mrs. Villandry first worked in the corporate fitness
world as a trainer, teacher and sales representative. She
continues to love sports and exercising, especially longdistance running. When she switched careers from
fitness to teaching, she threw herself into the process and
is currently working on her Masters Degree in
Elementary Reading and Literacy. The degree focuses
on comprehension, fluency and writing. With her fifth
grade classes she is able to transfer her new knowledge
and utilize strategies that she is learning in the master’s
program including discussion webs, retelling narratives,
and the inclusion of literature based pre- and postreading activities. She will finish the degree in June.
She has a lot of homework of her own to do and she says
that her 6:00 a.m. run is a MUST-it is what keeps her
sane.
GRADES K-6
Kindergarten
Emily Boutchia
Shannon Burke
Abigail Carr
Sofia Dennis
Skyla Furey
Taylor Giles
Trevor McDonough
Robert Sullivan
First Grade
Alivia Burke
Jack Burke
Fiona Dunn
Grace Loeser
Seamus McAvoy
Patrick Quinn
Katherine Regan
Clara Sexton
Fifth Grade
Charles Lozides
Sixth Grade
Robert Sipple
Courtney Norton
Rebecca Norton
Mrs. Villandry’s favorite thing about St. Mary’s School
is the families (parents and students) and the support of
the families ensuring that everyone is on the same page.
She decided to switch from second to fifth grade because
of the Masters Degree that she has been working on.
When asked how it will be to have former second grade
students in her fifth grade class she exclaimed, “That’s
the best part!” Her favorite thing about teaching is the
moment when she sees a student comprehend something
after struggling with it - the light bulb blazes on and you
know that “By George - they’ve got it”.
When not teaching Mrs. Villandry loves to run, go to the
beach, and curl up with her cat and read.
New Families
Eighth Graders
Sophie Platcow
Samuel Rossi
Several new families have joined the St. Mary’s School
community this year. We welcome you all and know
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Mauriello (Grade 2A) runs the before school program in
her classroom. The after school program runs each day
from 2:30 – 5:30 and from 12:00-5:30 on early dismissal
days.
Making a clubhouse on the school playground during
the after school program. Left to right Alivia Burke,
Olivia Hynes, Sarah and Marianna McKenzie.
Pre-K A.M. and P.M
Brooke Brown
Devon Burke
Emily Chase
Ella DeCecca
Adam Diller
Bennett Donnelly
Brooke Dovale
Emily Hudson
Steven Jones
James Kehoe
Padraic Kelly
Ms. Stead (Grade 3A), Ms. Tyacke (Grade 2B) and Ms.
Dunne (Grade 7A) are the primary staff for the after
school program. During the program the children are
able to play games, do crafts, read, work on homework,
visit the playground (weather permitting) and much
more. Each week activities follow a loosely assigned
theme as follows; Monday and Friday are free choice
days, Tuesday is Sports Day, Wednesday is arts and
crafts day and Thursday is Game day.
Gwyneth Kirby
Paige Littlehale
Gwyneth Littlehale
Kyle Lonigro
Graham MacDonald
Gabriela Molinar
Thu Pham
Hannah Sullivan
Sarah Winslow
Charlie Youssef
A new homework club option has been added to after
school hours for students in Grades 5-8 who might need
a little extra help and a quiet place for working on
homework. The homework club is available to any
student in grades 5-8 from 2:30 – 4:00 at a cost of
$10.00. Ms. Dunne is currently the staff teacher
overseeing the homework club.
Ms. Stead and Ms. Dunne share a bench on the
playground during the After School Program.
New After School Program
One of Mrs. Boyle’s first improvements to St. Mary’s
was the establishment of a before and after school
program. A welcome addition, the before school
program is available beginning each day at 7:00. Mrs.
New Computers
[by parent reporter Thomas Lew]
This summer the school introduced new PC’s to all of
the classrooms. These PC’s were purchased from Our
Lady of Grace School in Everett. Our Lady of Grace
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Native Americans: The History and Activities of
Native Americans; Wampanoag of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
School closed earlier this year and had on hand 26
modern Pentium 4 PCs, screens and printers. These
computers were augmented with additional memory and
wireless network cards and added to the school’s
network. The broken countertops in the computer room
were also replaced with brand new custom designed
counter tops. These new countertops are larger, and
better architected to support classroom use. Technology
committee members, Charles Loycano, his son’s
Christopher and Michael, Kevin McMahon and his son
Nick were all instrumental in this work. Kevin and
Chuck personally designed and built the counter tops.
Mrs. Galusi and Thomas Lew and his sons Ethan and
Adam also helped set up the new systems.
States: Welcome to the USA: Massachusetts; The
Colony of Massachusetts.
Countries: Algeria; El Salvador; Myanmar; Taiwan;
Yemen.
This was the first year the survey was taken; it will be
repeated again in the spring. In the meantime, anyone
wishing to donate books to the library media center on
topics listed by our teaching staff can check our wish list
on Amazon.com.
New Student Council Members, 2007-2008
New School WEBSITE
St. Mary’s School and Parish has a new website!!
Improving and updating the site was begun last spring
and has been a time consuming and complex
undertaking carried out entirely through the generous
donation of volunteer hours– and YOUZA! What Great
Results! CHECK IT OUT at www.stmarysmelrose.org.
New at the Library
[by parent reporter, Eileen McSherry]
Last spring, St. Mary’s Librarian, Mary Caferelli and her
volunteers surveyed the school staff to determine which
non-fiction topics were most important in their teaching
and special projects. A list of age-appropriate books was
generated and submitted to the PSO officers for funding
– the $436.00 requested was quickly approved. Mrs. C.
would like to thank the PSO for their support. The
following titles were added to St. Mary’s Nolfi Library
Media Center and have been on display since the start of
the school year.
Officers
President – Kelly Brennan
Vice-Presidents – Thomas Flynn
Treasurer – Joseph Flynn
Secretary – Anya Ioffredo
Class Representatives
4th Grade – Michael Nigro (4A), Eileen Flynn (4B)
5th Grade – Olivia Scioletti (5A), Daniel Jaroz (5B)
6th Grade – Catherine Charry (6A), Danny Seibel and
Felicia D’Amico (6B)
7th Grade – Gianna Scioletti (7A), Alexa Lucas (7B)
8th Grade – Matt Mahoney (8A), Robert Steele (8B)
Health and Life Science: Juvenile Diabetes; Taking
Care of Your Teeth; Sleeping Well; Allergies; Body
Systems and Health; Nutrition Sense; Bones: the
Skeletal System.
Biographies: Jane Goodall; Irving Berlin.
Faculty Supervisors
Mr. Mark Flint
Mrs. Corinne Harutunian
Animals: A Pack of Wolves.
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A Welcome
from Student Council President Kelly Brennan
As the Student Council of St. Mary’s School, we
are organizing many activities, events, and
fundraisers throughout the year. On the first
day of school, the Student Council distributed
welcome back notes and flowers to each of the
teachers. Each new member of our school
community filled out a “Get to Know…” sheet.
Hanging in the hallways, these posters
described the individuals’ personalities, giving
us a chance to know them better. Also, the
members of the Student Council recite prayer
over the loudspeaker every morning.
Student Council officers with some of the donated
rosaries ready for distribution. Joe Flynn, Tom
Flynn, Kelly Brennan, and Anya Ioffredo.
For a Halloween event, the Student Council is
sponsoring an Oktoberfest. This activity will
include games such as bobbing for apples,
Twister, and a water balloon toss. To get
students into the Halloween spirit, Oktoberfest
is taking place on October 31. Since October is
the month of the Rosary, Rosary beads were
donated to the school. They are available for
each student and teacher.
Student Council Summer Leadership Conference
[by President Kelly Brennan]
As newly-elected Student Council officers, VicePresident Thomas Flynn and I attended The Association
of Catholic Student Council’s 25th annual Summer
Leadership Conference in August. The five-day
conference was held at Neumann College, in Aston,
Pennsylvania. It focused on training in basic leadership
skills and techniques for communicating effectively with
others. The program also included seminars in planning
school projects, fundraising, school spirit, problem
solving, and decision making. Not only did we learn
during this experience, we also had a lot of fun. We
made new friends from different parts of the country and
participated in different activities. The conference
concluded with the celebration of Sunday Mass which
stressed the message of the importance of keeping and
living a Catholic faith and service toward others.
The Student Council Class Representative
election was held on Thursday, September 28,
2007. The elected student representatives are
listed above. Congratulations!
Sadly, we offer our condolences to Mrs. Boyle
and Mrs. Belanger on the loss of their beloved
mothers. The Student Council officers attended
the wakes representing the students of St.
Mary’s School.
Oktoberfest
Halloween Day at St. Mary’s was extra special this year
with the addition of the Student Council’s Oktober Fest.
The Student Council plans to make this a year
that no one will forget.
Rosary Donation and Distribution
The St. Mary’s Parish Rosary Club donated 400 rosaries
to St. Mary’s School for distribution to the students
during October – the Month of the Rosary. Student
Council officers and representatives handed out the
rosaries to all of the classes.
Sarah Lynch applies a rainbow to little Dorothy
(aka Juliana Rauseo) at the face painting station.
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from anyone in their families who was a veteran in the
past or the present. The oversized bulletin board in the
front hall of the elementary school was transformed into
a “Wall of Honor” for the month of November. Letters,
photos, sketches, battleship monikers, Presidential
Citations, Medals of Honor, badges, ribbons, and even a
color guard hat were among the amazing array of items
placed upon the wall.
Danny Jarosz mans the apple bobbing station while
Robbie Steele looks on waiting for a challenger!
Much planning and work was evident in this fun filled
fair set up in Mary Foley Park with all kinds of seasonal
activities manned by Student Council members and
enjoyed by each and every grade.
Grandpas, brothers, fathers, cousins, uncles, and friends
all shared space and represented service in every conflict
from World War I to the present. The “Wall of Honor”
was an extremely moving tribute to all who have served
our country in the armed services. We admire them and
we thank them. They touch our lives in ways we do not
always recognize. God Bless America.
Doing Good Works
Mark Panzini and Sydney Johnson face off in the
wheelbarrow race aided by their buddies Jim O’Donnell
and Maura Buckley.
A Servant’s Heart Kitchen
On October 17th, as part of their Religion Class,
volunteers from the sixth grade served a community
meal at The Servants Heart Food Pantry (Faith
Evangelical Church). The students were gracious as
always, very kind and respectful. They helped set up for
the dinner, served and cleaned up. As an added treat,
several students made cookies and desserts for the guests
to take home with them. Well done.
Spooky Twister, wheelbarrow races, bobbing for apples,
balloon relays, face painting and bean bag tosses were
some of the choices for visitors to the fair. Pre-K
students in costume were accompanied by 8th Grade
buddies. Sixth graders challenged each other at the
apple bobbing and third graders raced across the grass
on their hands steered by 6th grade buddies. It was loud,
rambunctious, colorful, and terrific fun - all the things an
autumn fest should be!
The Student Council is to be commended for their
organization and thorough attention to detail throughout
the event - from plan to action to clean up. Thanks for a
great time!
Caring Hands Consolation
A local family grieving the loss of their two year old
daughter received “Caring Hands” covered with
thoughtful sentiments from the fifth and sixth grade
classes to try and bring some small happiness to them as
they try to cope with this enormous loss.
Wall of Honor
In order to honor our veterans, the student council asked
students to bring in articles, pictures, and other items
Thanksgiving Food Drive
A school wide food drive for the Faith Evangelical
Church and food pantry was carried out. Each grade was
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responsible for providing a particular item for a
Thanksgiving distribution. Bags of canned pears, green
beans, cranberry sauce, boxed stuffing and gravy were
collected and brought to the food pantry for distribution
ensuring a traditional feast for many families in the area.
The junior high classes collected bundles of diapers for
Catholic Charities at the same time with great success.
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The current pack of fifteen British Columbian timber
wolves started with just five pups donated to Wolf
Hollow. The students were able to see the wolves run,
eat and even howl!
-The 3rd Grade was also treated to two walking field trips
to the Melrose Fire Station and Melrose Police Station as
a part of their social studies curriculum on neighborhood
and community.
Red Cross Christmas Stockings
The BIG Trip – 5th Grade Goes to E-CAMP
Awesome Activities
[By Student Reporter Jack Eccles]
6th graders Nick Iacoviello, Sarah Hanley, Emma Leyne,
Olivia Guarino and Brian Stack hold some of the stockings
stuffed for the American Red Cross ELF project.
The 5th and 6th Grade Students embarked on their annual
Advent Season service project filling Christmas
stockings for needy children in Melrose and surrounding
communities. Stockings were provided by, and will be
delivered by, the American Red Cross ELF Project.
Each class received twenty stockings to fill with items
for children ranging in age from newborn to 12 years.
Each stocking was assigned an age and gender so that
students could select specific items. Stockings were
filled to overflowing with gifts such as key chains,
baseball cards, art supplies, bibs, rattles, mittens, toy
cars and small dolls. Students carried out the project
with heartfelt joy knowing that they were helping to
bring Christmas to so many children!
Home base – an E-Camp cabin in the woods of Alton Jones.
On our first day the bus left at 7:45am. It was a really
nice bus, it had TVs, bathrooms and at least 40 seats.
When we got there we hung out in our cabins for a little
bit. Then we played a couple games on a big field. Then
the lunch bell rang and it was a bell so loud you could
here it across campus. Then we had rec. time which is
basically recess. Then we wrote what to bring and what
not to bring on a day hike and we went on a short day
hike to a place called pine grove. Then we learned how
to make shelters. So we all made shelters leaned against
the trees. They had to be big enough to fit a book bag
and it had to be well insulated with pine needles.
St. Mary’s Goes Traveling
- The 3rd Grade made a field trip to Wolf Hollow in
Ipswich, Massachusetts to complement their science unit
on animal habitats. Wolf Hollow was established in
1988 as a place where people could view and learn about
wolves in the hopes that visitors might be inclined to
help preserve the species in the wild.
Samantha Muzarol and pal Sara Dunn share a smile at
breakfast.
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bottom of the main building. After that they explained to
us how to play the underground railroad.
Jack Eccles, Ethan Lew, Lindsey Thorpe and Jackie
Manganaro with their forest shelter.
By then it was 4 o’clock, which means it was time for
cabin time. Some people played cards, some people took
showers, and some people even took naps. Then we had
a dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, and salad. Then we
had rec. time and we played dodge ball and someone got
injured and that was the end of dodge ball. Then we took
a long hike to a beach on the side of a lake. Then we had
a bonfire on the beach, we sang songs, did comedy acts
and played a couple games. Then we went for a night
hike. Everybody was scared, falling over, and clinging
on to peoples hoods. But it was fun. Then we all went to
bed at about 9:30.
Team-building activities such as this one, where a ring
must be passed around the circle without breaking the
human connection, were part of the daily schedule.
It is kind of a play but we don’t know what is going to
happen. The way it goes is we are slaves and we have to
find our way to freedom. People got caught, lost,
confused, and scared. Everybody was hugging, high
fiving and screaming.
The next day we got up and went to breakfast. Then we
went to group building classes. Then we went to lunch
and the way the meal system goes, one kids is a “maple”
and they go and get the food and whoever kills (eats the
last of it) the food has to go and get more. Then there are
vultures and they clean up the table after the meal. After
lunch everybody got ready for rec time including Mrs.
Beebe. She got all excited to do stuff with us during
recess but then unfortunately we had to begin our ride
home. It was a long ride home but we managed to get
through it with our movie the Polar Express. When we
got to St. Mary’s kids raced off the bus. Hugs and kisses
- we were all home!
We all woke up at 7 o’clock on Thursday. There were
parents walking miles for Dunkin doughnuts coffee. At
7:55 we had breakfast. As a matter of fact, we had recess
after breakfast. We ended up playing dodge ball again
and another person got injured and that was the true end
of dodge ball. Then for the rest of rec. time we played
kickball.
We took a couple indoor classes and after that we went
to “under log studies”. We found ants with eggs, red and
black salamanders, and fungi. It was a lot of fun that
time. Then we had lunch and then rec. time and we
played Newcome. We had another class inside and then
we went ponding. We found a lot of stuff - salamanders,
dragonfly nymphs, and a lot of other stuff. But, the most
interesting to everybody was the prestatious diving
beetle, caught by the one and only Steven Doucette and
John Lapusata. Then we went to our cabins for cabin
time.
We had a dinner of chicken, baked potatoes, green
beans, and salad yum. That night both schools that were
there at the time split up. We went downstairs to the
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also a huge deal because they were everywhere! You
have to be really careful not to step on them. The
underground railroad is not just fun, but it is also scary.
It is scary because it is during the night and we do not
have flashlights. It is more like a play than a game. The
object of the play is to get to freedom by following the
Big Dipper. In the play, you really do have to follow the
Big Dipper. It was amazing – we could all see it! When
you get to freedom, there are drinks and snacks waiting
for you!
E-Camp Favorites
[By Student Reporter Olivia Scioletti, Grade 5A]
The food was a really big hit at e-camp. It was so good
and everybody loved it! There were so many things to
choose from and of course, there was dessert after lunch
and dinner. “My favorite food was the chicken nuggets
and mac and cheese,” said Renee Carraggi. “It was my
favorite because it tasted so good.” Meals were eaten
family style and everyone was assigned a job so e-camp
wasn’t only fun and games, it was responsibility too!
Another favorite was group building. In group building,
you were assigned to a group and were given a challenge
to light a fire and keep it going. This is really much
harder than you would think!
Ari Fitzemeyer, Noelle DeCroteau, Kyra Guzzo, Olivia
Scioletti, Katelyn DeCroteau, Renee Carraggi and
Jenna Trickett all smiles at cabin time.
Even the adults had a favorite time. “My favorite time
was cabin time”, said Mr. Sardo, a group chaperone.
Katelyn DeCroteau also thought cabin time was a
favorite. During cabin time, you can take a shower, read
a book, write in your journal or play cards. It’s pretty
much quiet time. There were two cabins at e-camp for
Saint Mary’s students. The boys cabin had only one
room, but the girls had two separate rooms and a game
room.
“My favorite time of the day was lunch time and rec
time,” said Jenna Tricket. Rec time is a period after
every meal where you can go outside and run around and
have fun with your friends. At rec time, if you weren’t
where the volley ball net was, you were in the skeet field
playing dodge ball.
When you go to e-camp, you might be surprised whether
you are outside or inside, that there is an awful lot of
learning going on! The learning is done in a very fun
way though!
The Cultural Enrichment Program
[by Parent Reporter, Beth Fantozzi]
For the past several years the St. Mary’s Enrichment
Program has brought assemblies and classroom events to
the school. You may have heard your first grader talk
about City Stage which performed “Why the Rat Came
First” or your second grader mention Ron Mack and his
“Bugs Alive Program” or your fifth grader recall
meeting “Ben Franklin”.
Everyone loves ponding at E-Camp!
The two top favorite activities were ponding and the
underground railroad. At ponding, you go out on a
boardwalk and can catch salamanders, leaches, and just
about anything else that lives in a swamp. Frogs were
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read to us. We are learning the #1 Rule in K-1 – “Be
kind and use kind words!”
These enrichment programs have been and continue to
be funded by private donations and supplemented by
school funds. A small committee of parents under the
guidance of Mrs. Boyle with input from the faculty
research and coordinate school wide and grade specific
programs to enrich the learning experience of all the
students.
1st Grade
Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Webster’s first grade classes enjoyed
making ice cream the old-fashioned way in October. In
connection with their Language Arts unit on doing
things together, the two classes had fun measuring
ingredients and taking turns cranking the cream to make
some out-of-this-world vanilla ice cream. When the ice
cream was ready, they conducted a taste test comparing
store bought vanilla and their “school made” variety.
The “school made” variety won hands down!!
In celebration of Catholic Schools Week past performers
have included David Coffin’s “Music of the King’s
Court”, The Tanglewood Marionettes performing
“Cinderella” and “The Singing, Ringing Tree”. This
year author/illustrator David Biedrzycki will visit St.
Mary’s on February 13, 2008 to help the school
celebrate Catholic Schools week.
5th Grade
Mrs. Beebe reported that - “E-camp was a wonderful
experience. This year Mrs.Villandry and I attended. It
truly is a wonderful experience. Students become aware
of the environment around them, not only the physical
aspects but also in an ecological sense as well.” In
history, the students just finished learning about the first
Americans and are now discovering the “New World”
through a project investigating major explorers such as
Henry Hudson, Vasco DeGama, and Ferdinand
Magellan. The project is structured around a series of
stations including a computer station for research, a
mapping area for tracking travel routes, a writing station
where a journal entry from the deck of the explorer’s
ship is written, a reading station for further knowledge,
and a Viking station where each student creates a
question and answer booklet.
Other events planned for this year include… Mobile
Archeology Programs for second and fifth grade on
Native Americans, Animal Visits to K1 from the Zoo
New England and Lowell National Parks Program in
fourth grade on “Farm to Factory”.
Ideas and suggestions for program ideas can be sent to
Beth Fantozzi c/o Rose 7A or to
Fantozzis5@comcast.net.
Clips from the Classroom
Pre-K
6th Grade
Mrs. Murray reports that one of the things keeping the
6th graders busy this fall was the Earthquake and
Volcano Project. Students were assigned a specific
volcano or known earthquake to research and present to
the class. This year there were Mt. Pele and Mount
Vesuvius cakes, a newscast of the Good Friday
Earthquake, ca. 1964-Alaska, lots of models including
one of Mount St. Helens, an advertisement/commercial
for Mount Fuji and explosions in the schoolyard
reenacting the 1906 earthquake at Mount Pinatuba in the
Phillipines! Sixth graders enjoyed this hands-on project
to the
PSO Corner
PSO Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month
from 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Parish Center conference
room. Please join us to hear the latest PSO news. We
are always looking for ideas and volunteers.
K1-PM climbs on the playground fire truck during “F” week.
Mrs. Cogan writes: It has been a busy start to the school
year in K-1. We have made new friends and enjoyed the
great fall weather on the playground. On Red Sox Sprit
Day our 8th grade buddies took us to the book fair and
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74 participants. We had a beautiful day and fun was had
by all!
2007-2008 PSO Officers
President – Karen Tarmey
Vice-President – Jenn Leyne
Treasurer – Sean O’Brien
Secretary – Donna Scannell
Greetings from the President
Welcome back to school from the PSO! We have had
a great start to this year with a number of funraisers and fund-raisers already held. The turnout
for our first Family Bowling Night was wonderful. All
the families who were able to make it, even with the
short notice, had a great time. We had the
opportunity to bowl with our Principal, Mrs. Boyle and
our Pastor, Father Sullivan. Just a couple of days
later, we showed our community spirit at our St.
Mary’s School booth at the Victorian Fair. Soon
after, we launched our annual Candy Sale. This
fundraiser has once again been a huge success. It
continues to be our second largest fundraiser. This
year’s Ladies Afternoon Tee Golf Tournament beat
some records of its own. A sold out crowd and some
new donations helped this afternoon exceed fundraising expectations although true to its history the
fun-raising was at par. This brings us to our next fall
event, our Halloween Ball. The ghost and goblins of
all ages seemed to have lots of spooky good times
dancing, making mummies and sharing some creative
goodies.
Sombreros and ponchos, essential golf accessories
modeled here by Donna Flowers and Lisa McKenzie.
The “Survivor China” team of Paula Meroski, Karen
Tarmey and Maribeth Williams took home the “crowns”
with an impressive 28- 6 under par. Lori Smith won the
longest drive contest and Maureen Sullivan won the
closest to the pin.
The Old Guard, still swinging! – Jen Buckley, Patsy
Sullivan, Marie Nee, Ann Waitt, Patti Peterson, and Cathy
Ioffredo.
As you can see, these fall fun and fund-raisers, help
to pave the way to achieving our goal of raising
$80,000 as set by the School Board. This is a large
goal to achieve but with all of our efforts we can do
it again this year!
We now take a short break to enjoy the holiday
season with our families and friends, yet we are still
doing quite a bit of preparation for our Spring events,
especially our Annual Auction. Please join us at our
monthly PSO meetings; show your school spirit and
support and get involved. President, St. Mary’s
Principal Mrs. Cindy Boyle and School Board Member
Ms. Eileen McCarthy get ready to hit the links.
School PSO-Karen Tarmey.
We raised $5,445.00 - an impressive way to kick off the
fundraising efforts for St. Mary’s School. Special thanks
go out to all who helped to make the day a huge success
especially the many hole sponsors and those who
donated raffle items. We hope to see you all again next
year!!
Golf Tournament
Golf Tournament Chair Patty Corrigan Kelley reported
the following. On October 20th we held our fifth Annual
Ladies’ Golf Tournament at Mount Hood with a record
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Just for Fun – PSO Sponsored Events
School Bowling Outing
Barbara
Cullen and
Donna
Scannell
ready to roll
out the Red
Sox cart!
Candy Sale
The candy sale chairman, Maureen Kearnan, had the
following good news to report- Over 500 boxes of
candy were sold this year raising approximately $13,000
towards the PSO fundraising goal. Seventeen students
sold seven or more boxes and went on the limo ride to
Prince Pizza for lunch. Twenty-five students sold five or
more boxes and were eligible to grab cash and gift
certificates from the Prize Grabber. The top seller in
each grade won a 5 pound Hershey bar. The Ice Cream
Party goes to Mrs. Wilson’s 4th grade class who sold
more than sixty boxes – almost 3 times as many as the
next closest class. Outstanding Job!
Beth and Jay Flynn make a night of it – enjoying front row
seats to the action.
A night of bowling fun was organized by the PSO in
September and started the school year off with high
spirits. Families met at the Wakefield Bowladrome and
enjoyed an evening of pizza and pins.
The school’s TOP SELLERs were:
Juliana Fosco – KB
Ronnie Jarosz – 5B
Bobby Brodeur – 4B
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Upcoming events:
Mark your calendars – April 5, 2007. Our biggest
fundraiser of the year – The St. Mary’s School Dinner
and Auction will be held at the Malden Irish American
Club. The theme this year is “The Kentucky DerbyRun for the Roses”. The Auction Committee Chair is
veteran Beth Fantozzi and the Donation Committee Cochairs are Terrie Pedicini and Jennifer Sawyer. Any and
all help is most welcome! Check the PSO notes for
Auction Committee meeting dates and news.
Cara Tarmey (Grade 4A) gets ready to let one loose
during the PSO’s family fun bowling night.
Halloween Ball 2007
[By Kristy Hynes, Parent Reporter]
It was a BOO-tiful day and all the ghouls, princesses,
creatures and scary monsters gathered at the American
Civic Center for Saint Mary’s School annual Halloween
Ball. The tables were decorated with black table clothes
and WITCHES hats surrounded by mini PUMPKINS,
one for each child to bring home. The “eye dare you”
table included treats for the daring with strong stomachs.
Kitty poop, maggots, slabs-o-scabs, brains and vomit
were among some of the edible creations.
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Seamus and Griffin McAvoy, dashing Knights
in Shining Armor attend the Ball.
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The main instigators! – Thanks to Laurie Bottaro,
Lisa McKenzie, and Paula Meroski.
Who am I? - Mystery Student - Who am I?
The MONSTER MASH graveyard dash proved to be
SKELE - tons of fun and only the brave hearted put their
hand in the black mystery boxes to find hairy rats, gooey
brains and a lost soul’s hand. The gooey cheesy pizza
provided by Bacci’s was HANNIBAL–lish-ous and the
treat table, provided by the guests, had lots of creative,
interesting, sugary, yummy treats that quickly
disappeared into the night.
????
See page 19 for the identity of this issue’s “Mystery
Student.”
Some prize-winning get-ups at the Halloween Ball!
Special Events
There was a raffle for a Cowboy ZOMBIE and a photo
taken for each family as a memento. The DJ had
everyone on their feet dancing including Mrs. Boyle and
the teachers who BOO-gied to the Macarena. The
highlight of the party was the MUMMY wrap. Four
children MUMMIFIED one adult completely in toilet
paper and were then judged on their GHOUSTLY skills.
Thank you LISA MCKENZIE, everyone had a SPOOKtacular evening!
New statues of Mary purchased by the PSO for school
classrooms are arranged on the altar for a special
blessing during the 5th grade Mass in October.
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Blessed Are You Among Women
New statues of Mary were purchased by last year’s PSO.
Teachers selected the size and style of statue that they
would like for their classroom and the PSO made the
order and funded the purchase. The statues were blessed
by the presiding priest in a special part of the fifth Grade
Mass this October.
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novel “Roots” as part of the Mrs. Sullivan’s curriculum
investigating different literature genres.
All Souls Day - Shrine
In November, the 8th Grade created a Shrine for All
Souls Day as a part of their religion curriculum. A table
was set up in a corner of the classroom with candles and
a Book of Remembrance. Each student was encouraged
to bring in an item to add to the table in memory of
someone close to him or her who has died and to make a
written entry in the shrine’s Book.
Red Sox Spirit Day
To send the home team into the first game of the World
Series, St. Mary’s School held a dress down day in
honor of the Red Sox. A one-dollar donation (per
student) was collected. Red Sox Nation was well
represented by students paying tribute to favorite players
and wearing a variety of red rally shirts. Now we have
even more to celebrate-champions once again!
Robert Sipple
and Toni Foti
put red sox in
the school
windows in
honor of the
HOME
TEAM!.
The candles were lit on All Souls Day and the shrine
maintained throughout the month of November.
Photographs, letters, and even items such as a catcher’s
mask, a baseball cap, a hairbrush, sports banners, and
rosaries covered the table. The items stand as reminders
of the students’ loved ones who touched their lives in a
significant way and who remain in their prayers.
News from the Junior High
Religion
7th Grade Curriculum
The 7th grade has been busy mastering graphs and tables
and other pre-algebra essentials with Mr. Flint.
Eighth graders will also continue to “Walk the Walk” of
Discipleship over the course of the year as each chapter
in their religion curriculum raises their awareness about
how they are getting closer to God. Meditations from
each chapter are placed in a shoe that was brought in by
th
The 7 grade wrote and illustrated fables, compared the
poetry of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman and Walter
de le Mare and explored Alex Haley’s autobiographical
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next (and perhaps toughest) step in this process. We
hope all 8th graders take a deep breath and relax over the
Christmas holidays!
every student at the beginning of the year. Students
carefully chose a shoe that they feel in some way is a
reflection of themselves and that can represent them on
their journey in faith.
Saint Search
As a part of the 8th Grade religion curriculum, students
embarked on a “Saint Search”. Mr. Flint calls this
project – “Get to Know a Cool Catholic!” Each student
selects a saint to research. Students are required to give
an oral presentation that includes at least six facts. They
must also bring in one everyday object as a visual prop
during the presentation that is somehow representative
of the saint. Several Catholic websites were visited via
the internet as a part of the research process. Eighth
graders now know quite a bit about, for example, St.
Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and St.
Martin de Porres. What do you know? Ask an eighth
grader!
Sports Spectacular
Inter-disciplinary Civil War Project
Combining history and literature, the 8th grade class
created Civil War photo albums while reading Ray
Bradbury’s short story Drummer Boy of Shiloh for Mrs.
Sullivan. The story is about a teenage boy’s passage
into manhood during America’s bloodiest battle.
The St. Mary’s Tigers Basketball Season is up and
running. St. Mary’s is putting out a girls’ and boys’
team in each grade from 5th – 8th. The coordinator of the
girls’ basketball program is Karen Lenehan. The
coordinator of the boys’ program is Pat Sweeney. Come
and check out a game – the action is non-stop!
Technology
Technology in the classroom is currently a priority at the
Junior High. For example, there has been a concerted
effort to make textbooks available on line and to use email and websites for homework, communication and
class activities. To date, the science, history and
literature texts are available on line.
Mr. Flint created a power point presentation for a
geography project on Australia – a first for the junior
high!. He attended a power point class taught in the St.
Mary’s School computer lab by Technology Committee
parent Thomas Lew last year and was able to use his
new-found knowledge and skills to create the
presentation over the summer for use this fall.
6th grade girls basketball take home the trophy to the
Thanksgiving Tiger Classic Basketball Tournament.
CONGRATULATIONS! to the 6th Grade Girls for
bringing home the trophy in the Thanksgiving Tiger
Classic Basketball Tournament hosted by Pope John
XXIII High School. The St. Mary’s girls dominated the
play solidly defeating their opponents in all three of their
games.
Rite of Passage
The 8th Graders have all been busy with high school
open houses, Catholic School Entrance Exams and high
school applications. Most high school preparation must
be completed by the end of December making for a very
busy fall. The wait for high school acceptances is the
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Where to Now? St. Mary’s School Class of 2003
College Destinations
Anna Maria College
Notre Dame
Babson College
Plymouth State
Bethany College
Providence College
Boston College
Salem State
Boston University
Stonehill College
Catholic University
Suffolk University
Centre College
University of Connecticut
Clemson University
University. of Hartford
Cornell University
University of Mass. (Boston)
Endicott College
University of Nevada
Georgetown University University of New Hampshire
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Ithaca College
University of Vermont
Lyndon State,
Wagner College
Mass College of
Worcester Polytechnic Instit.
Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Merrimack College
Mount Ida College
New York University
On November 12th at the Pingree Hockey Rink in
Hamilton, Melrose Squirt C’s squared off against Saugus
Squirt C’s. Playing for Saugus were Dan Carney,
Patrick Blaney, and Evan Wright and playing for
Melrose were Cole Hinchey and Bobby Brodeur. Both
teams played great and the final score was a tie at 3-3.
Way to go!!! [Contributed by parent reporter Diane
Carney]
School Year Book
Dear Parents and Students:
We are in the process of creating the 20072008 Yearbook. We are looking for pictures of
students at school events. This year the
yearbook is being created using a web-based
program. If you could submit pictures on a cd
that would make our job so much easier It will
allow us to be more creative and use the most
current technology available to us. We are
excited about trying the new process.
Girls Scout News
Please submit your cd’s in a labeled envelope
or ziploc bag via Danielle Ayube (8B). Many
thanks from the 2008 Yearbook Committee.
Danielle Ayube, Ryan Flanagan, Thomas Flynn,
Chris Loycano, John Maffeo, Jenny McGee,
Kaci McLaughlin, Jackie Nikolas
& Rachel Zagarella.
Teacher Advisor – Mrs. Janice Sullivan
Parent Advisors – Debbi Runcie, Chuck Loycano,
Peggy McGee, and Kathie McLaughlin
Alumni News
Troop 7412 had fun taking their Dads camping in July at
Camp Menotomy at Lake Winnepesauke. See gang in
photo below!
A Worthy Cause - Cell Phones for Soldiers
[by Parent Reporter, Diane Carney]
Please join Ryan’s Florist and St Mary’s School in
supporting our troops. We are collecting old, used cell
phones for our soldiers over seas. “Cell Phones for
Soldiers” will accept any model or make cell phone.
You may drop off your old phones and attached
batteries, as well as accessories, in the basket in the front
Happy Grads-Malden Catholic High School Class of
2007. St. Mary’s School Class of 2003. Ryan
McLaughlin, James D’Entremont, and Patrick Kearnan.
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from Most Blessed Sacrament attending included St.
Mary’ Students (from left to right below): Grant
Simpson (7A), Isabelle Scannell (6A), Lia Brodeur (7B),
Dennis Scannell (4B), Bobby Brodeur (4A), and Ryan
Flanagan (8A).
lobby of our school. The phones are recycled for cash to
purchase cards or unlimited free video phone calls for
the soldiers to stay in touch with their families.
Cell Phones for Soldiers is a registered 501c3 non-profit
organization that was started by two Norwell
Massachusetts teenagers to help buy pre-paid calling
cards to send to our service people serving over seas.
Started in April of 2004 Cell Phones for Soldiers has
raised close to one million dollars and has sent more
than 75,000 pre-paid calling cards to our service people.
Please visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com, or
www.ryansflorist.com for more information. Thank you
for your support!
Pray For Our Troops
Mystery Student
Please keep in your prayers the welfare of our troops
serving on behalf of our country. These include U.S.
Army Sergeant Ted Korontjis father of Tyler Korontjis
Grade 5 and Army National Guard Staff Sergeant John
Quinn, father of Patrick Quinn, Grade 1. Both were
recently deployed to Iraq. May God watch over them
and bring them safely home.
Jeff Donahue.
Class of 1985.
Father of Kari
(Grade 4), Jay
(GradeKB),
and Shelly (age
4).
Brother of
Steve (Class of
’83) and Mark
(Class of ’86).
Congratulations are in Order
Fleet of Feet
Marathoner Ms. Merrill Stead (Grade 3A) successfully
completed the Washington D.C. Marine Marathon in
October in 5 hours and 8 minutes. Way to go!
Sergeant Ted Korontji, with son Tyler(Grade 5A) and
wife Jane, will be serving his 3rd tour of duty in Iraq..
Dear God,
We ask You to hold our troops in Your loving hands. Fill
their lonely hours with blessed assurance and protect
them as they protect us.
Altar Server Appreciation
A special Mass was held at the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross in honor of altar servers throughout the
archdiocese on October 13, 2007. Thirty parishes in the
archdiocese were in attendance. The Mass was
celebrated by Cardinal Sean O’Malley. Altar servers
Bless them and their families in this time of selflessness.
Move we pray by Your mighty power in victory to bring
them each one safely home. - Amen.
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procedures. The challenge is to work together
collaboratively and patiently with an open mind
to achieve both individual and institutional
success as we move into the future.
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May the presence of God in our lives help us on
this spiritual and educational journey for the
benefit of all individuals in the St. Mary’s
community!
From the Principal’s Pen
The past few months have been busy
ones—meeting people, sharing
experiences and exploring possibilities for the
future of St. Mary’s School. Throughout this
process students, teachers and parishioners have
offered me a warm welcome into this vibrant and
caring community.
-Mrs. Cynthia Boyle-
The success of a Catholic school rests not in the
physical building but in the collaboration of
teachers and parents working towards a common
goal guided by our faith. It is the caring and
compassion for the individual students that sets
St. Mary’s apart from the rest.
Many thanks to our student, parent and staff
contributors. You make it ALL happen!
Student Contributors
Jack Eccles
Olivia Scioletti
Parent Contributors
Mrs. Boyle lends a hand to Seamus McAvoy and Liam
Cotter in Grade 1B.
Ellen Barrasso
Diane Carney
Beth Fantozzi
Kristy Hynes
Thomas Lew
My vision for St. Mary’s is to ensure that each
student is prepared for the academic, spiritual
and emotional challenges of the future. To do
this we must educate our children to be globally
aware, self-reliant, critical thinkers who are able
to apply their knowledge in everyday life. Our
children must be technologically literate with the
ability to collaborate and become community
builders and leaders. The key to achieving these
goals is to integrate academic excellence with the
strong values of a Catholic education.
Editor
Judi Sullivan
The newsletter gratefully acknowledges
the generous efforts of parent Kyle
Blossom and Ikon Printing in the
publication of this newsletter.
The past six months have been a time of
transition for everyone in this community.
Sometimes new ideas conflict with existing
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SUMMER SCRAP BOOK
Abbey and Caroline
Meroski enjoyed a trip to
Niagara Falls, Canada this
summer.
Will you look at this CROWD of SMS
friends sharing a glorious day at the
beach on Cape Cod this summer!
Canobie Lake fans Emma Duff, Amanda
McKenzie, Brendan O’Brien, Matt
Fitzemeyer, Mike Nee, and Shea Leavis.
Chris, Rowan and Molly Sullivan share
a summer sunset in Rockport with pals
Nina and James Eisenberg.
Sophia and Olivia Hynes enjoy a
summer visit to the penguins.
Tommy O’Donnell, Cam DeCroteau,
and Alec DeBendictis ran in a 3 mile
Fun Run in September together.
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SCHOOL DAYS – SCHOOL DAYS
First Day of School 2007
Off to the Jr. High – 7th Grade
Girls. Raquel Doucette, Lia
Brodeur, Jillian Flowers,
Amanda McKenzie.
4th Grade Boys
Matt O’Donnell,
Mike Nigro,
Anthony Ioffredo,
Dennis Scannell
3rd Grade Girls
Gianna Paladino, Ali
Garvey, Grace Amato, and
Isabella Aristizabal.
3rd Grade Boys Ryan Williams,
Michael Shea, Ryan Sheft,
Connor Smith..
Several Generations at St. Mary’s!
Mrs. Mary Kelley with daughter Jane
Korontjis and grandson Tyler
Korontjis. Mrs. Marylou Johnson and
daughter Maureen Johnson Imbrescia,
with granddaughters Sydney, Sophia,
Olivia and Ava Imbrescia.
6th Grade Girls. Courtney Norton, Emma Leyne, Abby Meroski,
Isabella Scannell, FelciaD’Amico, Brianna Ayube, Ellen Coholen,
Maura Buckley, Katelin Nigro, Amanda Byrnes, Megan White and
Rebecca Norton.
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- - - St. Mary’s Goes - - -
BOWLING
Alec and Stephen DeBenedictis
take a pizza break.
Dennis Scannell serves up a slice
for Father Sullivan.
Janine Hanley and sons Matthew and
Ryan enjoy the evening.
The Tarmey Family lights
up the lanes!
Mrs. Boyle and Kira
DeLucia
Shelly Donahue
masters the score
sheet.
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Big smiles from Eileen
Flynn and Ellen Fantozzi
say it all!!
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RED SOX NATION
World Series Champions
2007
Hannah Andry reads to her
Pre-K buddy Brooke Dovale
at the book fair.
The K-1 AM children
enjoy their Red Sox
Parade. Hooray!
Hooray!
Matt Kelley and John Maffeo
read animatedly to Pre-K
buddy Sophia Hynes.
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SPOOKY TIMES AT THE
HALLOWEEN BALL-2007
Mums the word
Mrs. Smith….
Leslie Doucette and a mystery
guest at the candy apples.
Mrs. Mauriello and Mrs.
McCarthy have a howling
good time at the ball!
Diane Carney with sons
Dan and Michael dressed
for the occasion.
Hilarious, just hilarious!
Andy, Bobby and Kathy
Brodeur. We ALL can
relate to this one!
7th grade helpers, Racquel
Doucette, Megan Peterson,
and Lia Brodeur.
Lori LaPenta and a
tentative Jenna watch over
the spooky treats.
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The Paladino family takes
their Halloween seriouslylooking good!
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Student Council - Oktober Fest
Michael Nigro manning
the water balloon station.
8th graders Kevin
Hennessey and Pat
Smith observe a
relay race.
Caroline Ryan, Emma Leyne,
Olivia Guarino, Maddie
Sullivan and Melissa Maffeo
strike a pose.
Cam Neville and Matt
Mahoney register Ben
Donnelly guess for the
candy corn mystery count.
Olivia Scioletti strings
up ANOTHER donut
for the oh-so-popular
donut eating race!
Jen Feeley keeps a shy
princess (Gwyneth
Littlehale) company.
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In and Around
St. Mary’s
Playground fun with 3rd
graders Miranda McSherry
and Cali LaPenta.
Sporting her turkey hat, Mrs. Boyle
shows that she has quite a sense of
humor!
6th Grade boys mug it up for
the camera at lunch recess.
Jenna Trickett and Allison
Paladino greet visitors to the 5th
Grade Mass.
E-CAMP 2007
Grade 5A-5B
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