Freddy Espinal, a junior at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, died Sunday, Sept. 22 due to a medical emergency suffered during a wrestling practice, Principal Brooke Randall stated in an email to the school community. Espinal attended Welch Elementary School and Higgins Middle School prior to enrolling at PVMHS. He was a member of Red Roots Wrestling Club in North … [Read more...] about High school student’s death stuns community
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Peabody senior enlists in USMC Reserve
High-school senior Evan Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve over the summer. Johnson said he did not always know he wanted to enlist. “My freshman year… I was super into cooking and I wanted to be a chef,” he said. Johnson joined the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp at Veterans Memorial High School during the second semester of his freshman … [Read more...] about Peabody senior enlists in USMC Reserve
School resource officers report for duty
Police Chief Thomas Griffin welcomed officers Joanna Kamouzis and Vincent Doucette into their new roles as school resource officers. Kamouzis and Doucette will begin this school year replacing recently-retired Officer Manny Costa at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School and soon-to-be-retired Officer Daniel Jenkins at Higgins Middle School, respectively. Kamouzis has been … [Read more...] about School resource officers report for duty
Veterans Memorial graduate Pinto reports to basic training
Recent Peabody Veterans Memorial High School graduate Luiza Pinto will report to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas for her basic training in the U.S. Air Force on Monday. “I'm excited and I'm nervous. It's a lot,” Pinto said. She said she officially enlisted in the Air Force on June 28. She will spend two months at basic training in Texas and another four months at … [Read more...] about Veterans Memorial graduate Pinto reports to basic training
Air Force JROTC dives into pool for senior’s rehab
The Veterans Memorial High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps built an above-ground pool as a service project to help a senior in need on June 29. The school’s Air Force JROTC, which is not a military recruiting program, built the pool for local seniors Paul and Jennifer Tremblay. The pool will be used for aquatic therapy to help Jennifer Tremblay build … [Read more...] about Air Force JROTC dives into pool for senior’s rehab