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Northeast Metro Tech to Hold Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Northeast Metro Tech
Superintendent David DiBarri
100 Hemlock Road
Wakefield, MA 01880

For Immediate Release

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

 

Northeast Metro Tech to Hold Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

WAKEFIELD — Director of Athletics Donald Heres announces that Northeast Metro Tech will host its 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony later this month.

WHEN:

Friday, March 30 at 6 p.m.

WHERE:

Anthony’s of Malden, 105 Canal St.

WHAT:

Established in 2015, Northeast’s Hall of Fame recognizes and honors past athletes, coaches, individuals, and teams who made outstanding contributions that brought pride and distinction to the athletic program. Inductees are chosen on a bi-annual basis.

Nominations for this year’s induction opened in June. Candidates were eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame five years after graduation or five years after leaving the program.

Following a careful review of the applicants, 10 nominees will be inducted into the Hall of Fame:

  • The late David Barriss, three-sport coach
  • Coach Neil Valeriani — founded the lacrosse team as its first head coach and currently serves as assistant coach
  • Alaina DiBiasi, three-sport athlete
  • Ryan Allen, two-sport captain
  • Peter Ward, hockey player and team captain
  • David Turilli, three-sport athlete and two-team captain
  • Deborah Stewart Davis, three sport-athlete
  • James Paiva, four-year soccer athlete and team captain
  • 1987-88 state champion hockey team
  • 1988-89 state champion hockey team

“We’re excited to honor our inductees for their athletic accomplishments,” Heres said. “We encourage all who played with or knew these coaches and athletes to join us in celebrating their achievements.”

Tickets for the evening are $35 and will include dinner prior to the ceremony. The event is limited to 200 guests, so anyone interested is encouraged to purchase tickets early. To do so, contact Heres at dheres@northeastmetrotech.com.

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Northeast Metro Tech Students Repair, Repaint Reading Police Car as Part of Community Partnership

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For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Northeast Metro Tech Students Repair, Repaint Reading Police Car as Part of Community Partnership

READING — Chief Mark D. Segalla and Superintendent David DiBarri are pleased to announce that students at Northeast Metro Tech completed a project that involved repairing and repainting a vehicle for the Reading Police Department.

In September, Reading Police brought their 2007 Ford Crown Victoria to Northeast Metro Tech to be worked on by Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing students.

Tenth grade students Erick Menjivar Mejia, of Chelsea, Jorge Benavides Chavez, of Revere, Andrew O’Neil, of Chelsea, Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing instructor Robert MacGregor, Juan Valasquez Restrepo, of Chelsea, Luis Barillas, of Chelsea, Christopher Mendez, of Chelsea, Jay Martinez, of Chelsea and Payten Kiley, of Melrose, tackled the project, which they showcased to Chief Segalla on Dec. 8.

“This vehicle was in serious need of some repair work, and instead of taking it to a body shop, we wanted to partner with Northeast Metro Tech to give students the opportunity to take on this task,” Chief Segalla said. “We are always looking for ways to strengthen community relations and we’re so pleased with how the vehicle turned out.”

Students overhauled the Crown Vic by removing dents throughout the body, clearing away rust, replacing the front fender and giving it a fresh coat of paint.

“Because these were tenth grade students who just picked their technical area of study last year, this was their first big project in Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing,” instructor Robert MacGregor said. “We appreciate partnerships like what we have with the Reading Police Department because students got real experience working on a vehicle and they were able take their time learning the proper way to repair different areas of the Crown Vic. Plus, I think they really took pride working on a vehicle that would be used by law enforcement.”

Barillas worked on fixing a hole that had formed on the right side back door, first grinding out the rust from the area, repairing it with fiberglass and body filler, then priming it before the whole car was painted

Kiley spent her time removing scratches and dents and later preparing the car for its new paint color.

“Since we had the car for a while, I think we all learned from our mistakes,” she said. “It was a good car to start the year off with.”

Mendez focused his efforts on repairing stretched metal on the hood of the car, and said that because it was the first time the group got to work on a large-scale project, the experience was extremely worthwhile and beneficial.

“When we first started, we didn’t know how to really do any of the body work, and I think now we’re a bit more confident seeing how great the car came out,” he said.

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Northeast Metro Tech Partners with MSBA to Complete New Building Project

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Northeast Metro Tech
Superintendent David DiBarri
100 Hemlock Road
Wakefield, MA 01880

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Northeast Metro Tech Partners with MSBA to Complete New Building Project

The Massachusetts School Building Authority is partnering with Northeast Metro Tech on a new school building project. Left to right: School Committee member Larry Means, School Committee member Judith Dyment, School Committee member Peter Rossetti, Principal Carla Scuzzarella, School Committee Chair Deborah Davis, Superintendent David DiBarri, School Committee member Robert McCarthy, Director of Finance Jay Picone, School Committee member Dawne Armistead and Joseph Papagni, President of Northeast Metro Tech’s Teachers Association. (Courtesy Photo Northeast Metro Tech)

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri, Principal Carla Scuzzarella and School Committee Chair Deborah Davis are pleased to announce that the Massachusetts School Building Authority approved Northeast Metro Tech’s proposal for a new building.

During a Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13, MSBA — a state agency that works with communities to support educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable and cost-effective public school facilities — announced that it accepted Northeast into the Core Program, which assists districts with projects like extensive repairs, renovations, additions and new school construction.

“We’re thrilled to have our project accepted by the MSBA and are extremely thankful for this partnership,” Superintendent DiBarri said. “This new building project will allow us to meet the requirements of 21st century learning and provide our students with an updated space to excel in both academics and their technical areas of study.”

Northeast representatives at the Board of Directors meeting included:

  • Superintendent David DiBarri
  • Dr. Carla Scuzzarella, Principal
  • Jay Picone, Director of Finance
  • Deborah Davis, School Committee Chair, Woburn
  • Judith Dyment, School Committee Vice-Chairman, North Reading
  • Larry Means, School Committee Treasurer, Stoneham
  • Peter Rossetti, School Committee Secretary, Saugus
  • Robert McCarthy, School Committee, Reading
  • Dawne Armistead, School Committee, Winthrop
  • Joseph Papagni, President of Northeast Metro Tech’s Teachers Association

“We’re beyond excited for this opportunity to continue the process of building a new school,” said Davis. “We typically have a waiting list of 400-600 students, and this new school will allow us to keep turning out the best vocational students in the state, and I dare say, in the country. We’d like to thank the MSBA for their consideration on this and also the administration, faculty and my fellow school committee members for all their work that’s brought us this far.”

Superintendent DiBarri would also like to thank Governor Charlie Baker, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, House Minority Leader Bradley Jones and Senator Jason Lewis for their leadership and support for public and vocational education.

With acceptance into the Core Program, the MSBA will reimburse Northeast for 71.84 percent of costs associated with the new building. The remainder will be paid by the cities and towns in the school district — mortgaged over a 30 year period. Local cost will be divided among communities based on the prior year Oct. 1 enrollment, as agreed to in the district’s charter.

Northeast submitted their statement of interest for a new building project to the MSBA in April. School officials first looked into the possibility of a new building two years ago when a feasibility study called for a complete replacement of all mechanical systems and electrical systems, along with a full code and regulations update to the current building.

The study also revealed that Northeast’s building requires modernization to comply with state regulations in terms of size and program demands, and is in need of more special education accommodations and better designated public meeting areas.

Northeast will now begin the process of completing a design study to determine the cost and timeline of the new building, which will be built on adjacent school land.

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Northeast Metro Tech Celebrates its First National Merit Scholarship Commended Student

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Northeast Metro Tech
Superintendent David DiBarri
100 Hemlock Road
Wakefield, MA 01880

For Immediate Release

Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Northeast Metro Tech Celebrates its First National Merit Scholarship Commended Student

Northeast Metro Tech Senior Mary Fung, the school’s first National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Student, with Stoneham School Committee member Larry Means. (Courtesy Photo Northeast Metro Tech).

WAKEFIELD — Principal Carla Scuzzarella is pleased to announce that, for the first time, a Northeast Metro Tech student has been named a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition that recognizes students for their outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Senior Mary Fung, of Stoneham, was presented a Letter of Commendation from Northeast and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation at a School Committee meeting on Oct. 12. She is a member of Northeast’s heating, ventilation and air-conditioning program.

“We are all incredibly proud of Mary and the hard work that contributed to her achieving this honor,” Scuzzarella said. “We hope she’ll serve as a role model for our younger students who are pushing themselves to succeed both academically and in their careers.”

Fung is one of approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the country who are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2018 competition by taking the 2016 PSAT.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation states that the recognition of academically talented students, and the key role played by schools in students’ development, is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in the nation. Those named as Commended Students demonstrate outstanding academic potential through their strong performance on the highly competitive PSAT.

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