Schools

Congratulations to Watertown High School’s Class of 2018!

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Congratulations to the members of the Watertown High School Class of 2018 on their graduation on Friday evening! The 158 graduates received their diplomas at Victory Field in front of stands overflowing with family and friends. 2018 Watertown High School Graduates

(+ Cum Laude Society, * National Honor Society)
Alexander Abrahamyan +*
Jillian Anissa Achbady

Muhammad Ahad

Melanie Elizabeth Alberico

Evan James Aldridge

Hakeem Alhady

Amelia Blake Allison *

Mosab K. Amleh

Yaiza Andujar

Akram Mohamed Babali

Anthony Edward Bedrosian

Madiha Begum

Sarah Meehan Benites *

Christina Shirley Borelli *

Benjamin Thomas Bresnee

Angus Hugh Gorman Brouillard

Gabriella Ann Cacia *

Alexis Ann Caira *

Liz Krystal Cam

Timothy Nicholas Camelio

Aiden Isabella Carroll

Sandra Maria Chacon

Joseph Alexander Chau *

Sepahn Chiloyan

Gabriel Giovanni Cimino *

Ruby Charlotte Cohen

Nicholas Cameron Cordeiro +*

Caroline Grace Costa +*

Julia Cottone

Gabriel John Craig

William Israel Cruz

Arianna Virginia Curry

Caroline Theresa D’Amico

Nelziclea Lima Da Silva

Robert Danielian

Julie Maryam Der Torossian

Lori Anne Dorian

Katherine Ann Eaton

Harry Peter Edgely

Lauren Ann Ellis

Fernando Alexander Escamilla Flores

Daniel Louis Fabrizio

David Mark Fabrizio

Hadi Hassan Farhat

Rafael Servare Faria

Alexander James Feltner Harrison *

Edward Gomes Ferreira

Michael James Flynn

Meghan Mary Foley *

Liam Sean Forde

WHS Class of 2018: A Tight Knit Group of Students Who Care About Each Other

Julio Fulcar

Jacquelyn Marie Furbish

Claire Hennacy Gabel +*

Valentina Javiera Gaete Hurtado

Owen Patrick Gallagher

Camilla Alejandra Gana

Michela Josephine Gardner

Jaylene Janayna Garzon

Anna Katerina Gellerman

Natali Gevorgyan *

Valerie Gladun

Siobhan Maureen Greene *

Elian Alexander Guerrero

Melanie Halibian *

Nicholas Patrick Hatfield

Miles Benjamin Hohmann

David Ramos Inacio

Dida Jajan

Rebeka Kadi

Saro Karaguesian

David Alexander Kennedy

Jonna Renee Kennedy *

Conor Michael Kennelly

Hovhannes Khacheryan

Risa Maryam Kiani

Michaela Araxi Kinnear

Elizbeth Ann Knell

John Butler Korte

Christopher Anastasios Koufos *

Emily Rose Koufos *

Andrew Charles Koutroukas +*

Benjamin Patrick Landry

Stephanie Athanasios Laskaris

Katherine Olivia Lawn *

Madelyn Alyssa Leitner

Elijah Asher Bertram Levy

Amanda Virginia Lewis

Jaime Leanne MacDonald

Bryan Anthony MacKenzie

Claudia Lilian Marr Calderon

Jake Ryan Matton

Zachery Richardson Mazzie-Smith

Spencer Margaret McClellan +*

Eva Madeleine McDonald

Brianna Grace McKaughan

Cali Anne McMahon

Jose Luis Mendoza Corea

Camryn Rose Moschella

Diego Alejandro Moscoso

Rachael Takyuka Nakato Mukuye

Ruth Mirembe Babirye Mukuye

Matthew Paul Muldrew

Harrison John Myler

Vazken Ariss Nalbandian

Patra Lillianne Namuddu

Jeannie Ngan *

Mark Joseph Nilan

Katherine Nilov +*

Jonathan Antoine Normilus

Taylor Michelle Nygren

Anahid Lily Ohanyan

Jeremy Oliver Sherry Ornstein +*

Anthony Robert Panza

Ioannis Papadopoulos

Styliani-Eleni Papadopoulou *

Stamatios George Papastamatiou

Catherine Anna Papayannopoulos *

Tia Marisa Pellegrini *

Katlin Dorothy Pelletier *

Daniel Stephen Perry

Carolina Pesqueira

Lauren Rose Petrillo +*

Isaiah Thomas Pierre

Stellios George Pistoftzian

Sydney Yolande Poulin *

Elizabeth May Powderly +*

Ayah Rahim

Kian Abe Rice *

Mariam Hassan Roda *

Wenston Andre Rodriguez

Molly Anne Ryan *

Olivia Gail Ruan

Sergio Salas

Kelsey Adriana Sanchez Coronado

Destiny Marie Santalucia +*

Anna Carolina Bomfim Santos

Christine Saroufim *

Julian Giovanni Schepis *

Ana Isabel Murray Scott *

Artur Sedrakyan

Tigran Levoni Shahnazaryan

Elza Arkadievna Shakhverdova *

Ribina Goharik Simikyan

Brianna Cailtin Sullivan

Timothy Tat *

Michael Alexander Thompson *

Li Ping Elizabeth Titterington

Kerrianne Toland

Kaitlin Marie Tracy +*

Adriana Stephania Villa-Perez

Isabella Marion Vitti *

Rubina Rita Vosbigian *

Connor Daniel Walsh

James Daniel Walter

Mehmet Akif Yagcioglu

Albert Stephan Yildirim

Nicholas Anthony Zegarelli

Ana Houri Zoubian

Schools

Hosmer Proposed as Swing Space During School Construction Projects

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The architects for the renovation or rebuilding of Watertown’s three elementary schools presented refined conceptual drawings of the schools, and proposed to the School Building Committee that students from other schools go to school at Hosmer School while their school is being renovated. The conceptual plans for Lowell, Cunniff and Hosmer elementary schools includes some new construction and some renovation at each school. Architects from Ai3 shared a schedule that would stagger the start of construction at the three schools so that the new construction at Hosmer would be finished first, freeing up the old section of the school for other schools to use for a few months. Saving money on the project has been a focus since it was discovered that the construction cost estimates in the School Facilities Masterplan done by SMMA in 2016 were much lower than is realistic. Town Manager Michael Driscoll has pledged $120 million for the three elementary schools that would come out of the Town’s budget, and not require a tax increase, but Ai3 estimated the cost of the project would be as much as $180 million.

Rotary Club

Rotary Club of Watertown Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

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The Rotary Club of Watertown recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local students. The recipients received the awards at the Watertown High School Senior Awards Night. 2018 Rotary Club of Watertown Scholarship Winners

H. Nish Boyajian Memorial Scholarship – Kaitlin Tracy, Watertown High School

Stephen Everett Memorial Scholarship – Elizabteth Powderly, Watertown High School

Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Timothy F. Connors, Jr., Matignon

Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Lauren Petrillo, Watertown High School

Student Speaker Award, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Liz Cam, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Caroline Costa, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Alexander J. Feltner-Harrison, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Claire Gabel, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Mariam Roda, Watertown High School

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses to Visit Around Watertown

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Home buyers have a variety of open houses to check out this week, including condos, a two family and a four unit building. $599,000 – 64 Union St., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath gambrel/dutch, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 1-3

$819,000 – 9-11 Paul St., 2 unit, 13 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$949,000 – 79 Bradford Road, 2 unit, 13 total room, 4 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 1-3

$689,900 – 69 Morse St. Unit 69, room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$364,900 – 20 Riverside St. Unit 3-8, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 2-4

$424,900 – 10 Williams St. Unit 89, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath high-rise, Open Houses: Friday 5-6:30 Saturday 10:30-12 Sunday 10:30-12 Monday 5-6:30

$449,900 – 55 Nyack St., 5 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath ranch, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

Sponsored by:

$779,000 – 244 Edenfield Ave.

Around Town

Legacy of Watertown Soldier Killed in Vietnam Lives 50 Years Later in Annual Scholarship

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Fifty years after his death, Paul Sullivan continues to inspire the youth of Watertown and surrounding communities, and his legacy lives on in the recipients of the scholarship that bears his name. On June 23, 2018, a banquet will be held to honor the winners of the 50th Annual Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship and several other scholarships that have grown out of the effort to commemorate the 24-year-old from Watertown, who was killed in Vietnam on Aug. 9, 1968. The day after the banquet, a plaque will be unveiled at the playground named after Sullivan on the corner of Mt. Auburn Street and Arlington Street. Sullivan joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and trained to become a Ranger.

Around Town

Installation of Replacement Pedestrian Bridge Across Charles River Begins

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Sections of the new Joseph Thompson Pedestrian Bridge arrived Wednesday and will be lifted into place on Thursday morning, however it will still be a few weeks before people can meander across the new span. The bridge has been a topic of discussion and contention for many Watertown residents, especially those living close to the section of the river just west of Watertown Square. Originally planned to be in place by the end of 2017, the new bridge arrived Wednesday. Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Leo Roy visited the construction site Wednesday afternoon as workers prepared the bridge to be lifted into place on Thursday morning. The project is part of the effort by the Baker-Polito Administration to allow more people to access parks and recreational areas around Massachusetts, Roy said.

Around Town

Speaker Remembers Watertown’s Lost Servicemen, Others During Memorial Day Ceremony

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The commander of the Natick Solder Systems Center reminded people of the importance of remembering those killed while serving and protecting their country during Watertown’s Memorial Day Observance on Monday. 

The town held its annual parade, from East Watertown to Town Hall, on Monday, followed by a ceremony in Saltonstall Park. Opening the ceremony, Watertown Veterans Agent Mark Comeiro said that Memorial Day is a time not only to remember those lost in battle, but also those who died after their time in the military. “We mourn our most recent losses, along with their families, and we our ancestors who are now family heroes,” Comeiro said. “We recount their contributions even though we may have never known them. We remember them as those that have done so much to make this country great.”

Sports

Raiders Claim Four Wins at Div. 4 Outdoor Track Championships

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IPSWICH — Watertown High School’s boys and girls track and field teams claimed four individual titles, and the boys finished third overall at Saturday’s Eastern Div. 4 Outdoor Track Championships on Saturday. Sprinter Mange Camara continued his dominant season by winning the spring events at the meet at a sweltering Ipswich High School track. Distance runner Emily Koufos won a title of her own, and Ben Landry got two second places during the championships. They boys also finished in the top three for two relays.