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Lawrence basketball player graduates at top of his class, has Ivy League future
LAWRENCE - A basketball star on and off the court, Obbie Luciano graduated at the top of his class and has an Ivy League future ahead of him.Credits Boys & Girls Club for his love of basketballLuciano is not just a top player on Lawrence High School's basketball team, he's the Class of 2024's salutatorian and is headed to Yale University in the fall. A strong influence on his path to success came from spending afternoons at the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club."I had to be second grade, like 7 years old, around that time. Here at the Boys Club,...
Peabody graduates 320
Benjamin PiercePEABODY — The skies cleared over Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday evening as Peabody Veterans Memorial High School’s Class of 2024 marched onto the field. The 320 graduates were met with thunderous applause and cheers from their families and friends as their entrance was complemented with the school concert band’s rendition of “Pomp and Circumstance.” […] The post Peabody graduates 320 appeared first on Itemlive.
Exeter High School grads encouraged to fail, learn and keep going
EXETER — Exeter High School valedictorian Neiming Wu didn’t want to give the usual graduation speech to his classmates. Instead, he shared the three ways to fail, citing the old saying, “failure is the mother of all success.”. “I’m not really good with motivational speeches,” he joked....
'Welcome to The Club': Winnacunnet grads told to work hard, 'take everything by storm'
HAMPTON — Tony Piotrowski entered his senior year ranked first academically at Winnacunnet High School. “I was hoping I dropped to third, so I wouldn’t have to give a speech,” laughed Piotrowski, who maintained his academic standing and was notified on Tuesday that he was, in fact, the valedictorian of Winnacunnet’s Class of 2024.
Exeter High School's Ann Gorman awarded scholarship by Rockingham Choral Society
EXETER — The Rockingham Choral Society has selected recent Exeter High School grad Ann Gorman as the first recipient of the Dr. Henry Wing Memorial Music Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is named in honor of former music director Dr. Henry Wing, who served as the artistic director and conductor of the organization for 30 years. Among his many achievements, he instituted a policy of choosing the vocal soloists from the membership and hiring the best orchestral players...
GLTS celebrates graduation of 401 seniors
ANDOVER — Just over 400 Greater Lawrence Technical School seniors turned their tassels at the school’s graduation Thursday evening. Despite concerns about weather, everything went as planned for the ceremony held at GLTS for 401 students. The graduation began with a welcome from Assistant Superintendent Brenda Richardson followed...
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Logan Poulin's OT goal sends Nauset boys lacrosse to Final 4
Logan Poulin scored the winning goal six seconds into overtime for the No. 5 Nauset boys lacrosse team's 10-9 win over No. 4 Newburyport Saturday in the Elite Eight of the MIAA stater tournament. Logan Poulin and Colby Smith each scored three goals, Joey Berardi added two goals, and Sawyer McCutchen and Riley Meehan each chipped in one goal for Nauset (12-9). Zach Coelho, Brendan Peno, Liam Johnston, Mason Santos, Owen Dubis, Logan Daniels Julien, Jake...
Prep’s first quarter stuns Franklin
Mark AboyounDANVERS — There’s starting fast, and then there’s starting No. 1 St. John’s Prep fast. The Eagles came out of the gates on fire blowing past No. 9 Franklin 17-3 on Friday. With another Final Four berth, the Prep has now reached the semifinals four years running. “It feels good. We work really hard and […] The post Prep’s first quarter stuns Franklin appeared first on Itemlive.
TMHS baseball beats Tri-County in preliminary playoff game
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury High baseball team was seconds removed from its first postseason win since 2012. The Redmen captured the moment, racing from their dugout to meet Kyle Cummings on the pitcher’s mound, who secured the save in the top of the seventh inning to send Tewksbury to the round of 32 — quite the way to celebrate their last home game at Strong Field in 2024.
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