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Lakers win second straight Cashman Tournament

January 6, 2023 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

Text and photos by Steve Gilbert

Over the holiday break, Silver Lake Boys Varsity Hockey participated in the annual Cashman Tournament held at the Rockland Ice Arena. After defeating Whitman-Hanson in the first round, they advanced to the championship game against the Rockland Bulldogs.During the championship, the Lakers were strong at both ends of the rink. Goalie Strummer Beals stopped everything Rockland sent his way while the offense, led by Brandon Cavicchi’s hat trick and two more from Senior Captain Ben Cronin, gave Silver Lake a 5-0 win

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Laker Boys Basketball vs Rockland

December 30, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

Photos and text by Steve Gilbert

Silver Lake’s Boys Basketball took on the Rockland Bulldogs just before the holidays. The Lakers bring five returning Seniors along with a strong Junior class to the court. This experience makes them a challenging squad defensively but a team that is still growing on offense. A 10-game schedule that takes the Lakers through the strength of the Patriot League awaits Silver Lake when they return in the new year.

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Girls Basketball off to a great start!

December 23, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

Story by Steve Gilbert

This year’s edition of Silver Lake Girls Basketball is off to a great start with wins over East Bridgewater and Scituate High School last week. The Sailors from Scituate made this game close down the stretch before the Laker defense took over in the final minutes to allow Silver Lake to pull away to a 60-54 win over their Patriot League rivals.

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Halifax COA enjoys holiday festivities

December 16, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

The Halifax Council on Aging brought the holiday spirit to the Meadow Brook Restaurant in Hanson where they had their holiday get-together.
Vocalist Tommy Rull sang the old favorites and entertained the group and special guest Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz. Luncheon choices were fish filet, roast pork, or chicken, for a taste treat.

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Mendes elected to Lasell SGA

December 9, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

NEWTON — Sarah Mendes of Halifax was elected to Lasell University’s Student Government Association (SGA) this fall.
Mendes was elected as an SGA senator. Senators attend weekly Student Government meetings and participate in at lease one cross-campus committee, focusing on student life, academics, finance, diversity and inclusion, and more. Senators are responsible for representing the experiences of their fellow students to Lasell administrators, and work to keep their peers informed of all Student Government activities.

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Silver Lake Warrior Mites win Super Bowl!

December 2, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

Katie Rondeau
Special to The Express

You play football because you want to. You play football because it’s fun. You play football so you could pretend you’re Joe Montana throwing a touchdown pass, or Emmitt Smith going for a long run. And even if they beat you 8 times out of 9, that still leaves, one time.” Little Giants
Last year this team lost every game. This year was going to be different, this year was their chance at ONE TIME.
The season started in August back at our home town practice field down at Pottle. With last season’s outcome behind them these young athletes all signed up and showed up to play another season of football. Football takes heart and that’s exactly what this team has. After the first month of pre season practice the coaches recognized that these young Warriors were blessed with the kind of raw football talent given to those who were born to bask in gridiron glory. These kids were not going to give up. This was going to be our year.
“FATE WHISPERS TO THE WARRIOR YOU CANNOT WITHSTAND THE STORM. THE WARRIOR REPLIES I AM THE STORM.”
The returning 4th graders and the upcoming 3rd graders created the perfect storm that no team could match. One time turned in to victory after victory for the team. The undefeated Silver Lake Warrior Mite Team defeated the East Bridgewater Vikings by the score of 20–0 finishing with a perfect record of 9-0 for the season. And, a Super Bowl championship!!!
Silver Lake Mite Warriors WIN the Super Bowl with a perfect 11-0 record
The Silver Lake Mite Warriors have Katie Rondeau. Katie wrote the one talking about Emmett Smith and Joe Montana.
Photographer, Rebecca Deaton scored 287 points while shutting out seven teams in eleven games, bringing home the CHAMPIONSHIP!
The Silver Lake Mite Warriors 3rd & 4th Grade youth football team finished the season with a record of 11-0 after a 21-0 win over East Bridgewater in the Super Bowl.
Credit goes out to the coaches Erik Barrette, Chris Hession, Marc McGarry, Robby Cahill, John-Michael Fontes, Doug Carbone, Brandon Barry and Bobby Cyrus who selflessly gave of their time to develop this young team.
This game inspires character, leadership, resilience and teamwork. Above all the game unites a family. And, that bond is the greatest win of all.

Note: These players were inadvertently left out of the roster published in last week’s Express. We apologise for this oversight.

Deb Anderson, Publisher.

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Silver Lake Girls Soccer State Champions!!!

November 25, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

Photos and text by Steve Gilbert

The 2022 Division 2 MIAA Champions for Girls Soccer are the Silver Lake Lakers. With playoff wins over West Springfield, Holliston, number 2 ranked Masconomet Regional and finally top ranked Oliver Ames, Silver Lake secured their first Girls State Soccer Championship on Saturday at Walpole High.

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Corrigan tells Traffic and Safety Committee about local concerns

November 18, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

Fred Corrigan, a resident of Halifax Estates, has taken on the project of making the roads safer for drivers and pedestrians alike.

Corrigan told the Halifax Traffic and Safety Committee, chaired by Police Chief Joao Chaves, about speed limits that are just too fast for the area, and blocked vision at intersections and exiting traffic.

Corrigan gave the board the example of exiting Dunkin Donuts onto Plymouth St., where shrubbery has overgrown and limits visibility for drivers trying to exit onto Route 106.  Corrigan used a laser pointer to emphasize his photos demonstrating blocked vision and lack of signage to make clear just what the regulations are.

Chief Chaves brought data for several area roads including the intersection of Holmes  and Plymouth streets, where Route 36 meets Route 106.  Chaves told the assembly that over a period of 7-10 days, major streets in town see 32,000 vehicles using the streets, and while the average speeds are within reason, only a few mph above the posted limit, there are exceptions, up to 107 mph for one vehicle.

Corrigan asked the committee to consider the examples he has delineated and see what can be done.  Chaves said that he has hired two new patrolmen this week who will help with traffic enforcement.

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Dennett kids score above state MCAS average

November 11, 2022 By Kristy Zamagni-Twomey, Express Correspondent

The Plympton School Committee met in person at the Dennett Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Assistant Superintendent Ryan Lynch gave a presentation on the results of the 2022 MCAS testing. Lynch said that data was provided for Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 for both math and ELA but noted that the science data was for just Grade 5. No test was administered in 2020, a half test was given in 2021, and in 2022, all students took the full test. Lynch said that 52 percent of Dennett students are meeting or exceeding expectations in English Landuage Arts compared to 41 percent State-wide. In math, 50 percent of Dennett students are meeting or exceeding expectations compared to just 39 percent across the State. The school’s science scores were significantly higher than the State average. Lynch called science a “bright spot” for Plympton.

“The goal here at Dennett and across the District is to try and move that number back to where it was in 2019… the goal is to get to 70 percent meeting or exceeding,” Lynch explained.  He further explained that while high achievement was noted for Dennett students, slower growth was also observed. The implementation of Collaborative Literacy in Grade 5 was among the programs instituted to ensure continued growth and improvement. A math interventionist and reading tutor is also part of the Dennett team as is a student support team who identifies students who may need increased interventions and progress tracking.

Superintendent Jill Proulx also provided an update to the Committee saying that the Admin team met with building principals regarding interventions and said that it was an important reminder of the role of data in identifying students that may need additional supports including those that are not on an IEP. She also said that herself and Lynch met with building principals, assistant principals, and local Police and Fire Departments regarding emergency support plans.

The Committee voted to join litigation against Juul Vaping for marketing its products to minors. Many other school districts, municipalities, and states have also joined the large-scale settlement. Silver Lake Regional School Committee voted to join during their last meeting as did the Halifax Elementary School Committee.

Chair Jon Wilhelmsen touched on some of the unfinished business including the ongoing issue of dog waste being left on the fields at the Dennett. Wilhelmsen summed up the problem saying, “new signs, no change.” The Plympton Police Chief has been approached regarding placing a large-scale sign by the school’s driveway. If that doesn’t yield results, the issue will again have to be revisited. Regarding the additional rubberized surfacing at the new playground, Director of Business Services Christine Healy said, “we’re on pause until later this winter to see if going out to bid is the best option.” Regarding the solar project at the Dennett, Wilhelmsen said, ““it’s still going… a bunch of emails going back and forth… trying to negotiate the agreements…. there’s just general disagreement about what should be in the contract.”

Each of the standing committees also provided a report. Committee member Jason Fraser provided the status for Admin Review saying that when they last met, they went over the Superintendent’s goals for the year. He noted that they would be meeting back with her again after the new year for the formative review process. Wilhelmsen provided the update for Negotiations saying, “all contracts are done.”

For Union 31, Superintendent Jill Proulx said that it just came to their attention that the current structure of the Silver Lake special education programs at the elementary schools isn’t allowed for under the Regional Agreement. She said that there are 34 staff members who fall under the special education umbrella in Kingston and two or three each in Plympton and Halifax. Proulx said that one of the first recommendations was to bring the pre-K into the regional agreement. Of the proposed change, Wilhelmsen said, “We voted in principle to support that.” Fraser said that DESE will give the District until June 30, 2024, to implement further changes. Proulx said, “We are working with our attorney and the Department of Education on how best to proceed.”

Fraser provided the Legislative update saying, “Next Tuesday is Election Day… please take the time to go out and vote and thank you to those people who put themselves out there to be candidates.”

Principal Peter Veneto was not in attendance so Assistant Principal Christine Marcolini provided the Principal’s Report saying that student enrollment currently stands at 238. She said that CASA put on a luncheon for staff on October 5 and that parent teacher conferences were held on October 27. Marcolini said, “We had a very successful book fair last week… we are grateful for that.” She also said that the entire staff was led in ALICE training by one of the Police Department’s officers.

Marcolini said that Melissa Ritter, a parent of a Dennett kindergartener, was hired for an open Title I reading position. She also reminded the Committee of the upcoming Thanksgiving feast at the School on November 17.

Healy provided an update on Circuit Breaker, the State’s special education reimbursement program. Healy said there is a threshold of anticipated costs and that once those costs are exceeded the Circuit Breaker kicks in and the school is eligible for some form of reimbursement usually in the 75 percent range. Anticipated costs this year are around $46,000. “We’re waiting for that final release of information, so we have some idea of where we stand at the end of the year,” Healy explained. She also told the Committee that Plympton still doesn’t have any students attending out-of-district vocational so the money that was budgeted there would likely be returned to the town at the end of the year.

Proulx told the Committee that budget season was officially underway. She said that she has asked that principals and directors submit their budget proposals for review by November 15. She also asked the School Committee to begin to think about their priorities and goals for the budget so they can work on those with their building principal.  She also shared with the Committee that homeschool enrollment has remained static for Plympton at the elementary level while increasing by one for Grades 7-12. Finally, she said that while Plympton’s shared cost percentage was previously at 13 percent, it was down to 12.5 percent for FY24.

Before adjourning for the evening, Wilhelmsen shared some important dates to remember. He said that there would be no school for students on Tuesday, November 8 while it would be an in-service day for teachers. There will be early release on November 23 and the Thanksgiving break would be on November 24 and 25. The special Town Meeting will be held on November 30 in the cafeteria of the Dennett. There will be a joint school committee meeting on December 1 and a regular meeting on December 12.

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Laker Football Senior Night vs Hingham

November 4, 2022 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

A crisp fall night under a setting crescent moon set the stage perfectly for Silver Lake Football to celebrate their senior players and to be tested against a strong visiting Hingham squad. The Lakers recognized Seniors Ryan Green, DJ Gilmore, Captain John Dickinson, Caleb Berry, Khalid Vicks, Jake Cipullo, Eddie Scigliano, Captain Nick Peterson, Sam Berkachi, Bailey Hooper, Joseph Micklos, Phineas Ering, Captain Ben Carroll, Connor Jones, and team Manager John Venna for their contributions both on and off the field through their years at the Lake.

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