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Vassallo 10th in Boston Marathon School officials approve new high school civics course
By Christopher Roberson
nized through the Close Up Foundation, which specialubject to available fund- izes in organizing field trips ing, the School Com- around the country to edumittee voted unanimous- cate students about the inly, during its April 10 meet- ner workings of democracy. ing, to approve an interInterim Superintendent of active civics curriculum at Schools Dr. Herbert Levine Peabody Veterans Memori- said he remembered visital High School. ing the U.S. Supreme Court “The course is about stu- w h e n h e w a s a s t u d e n t dents engaging in civics,” during a trip sponsored by said Social Studies Depart- Close Up. “It is astounding, ment Head Kenneth McCue, it is striking,” he said, addadding that the class would ing that the court was also be taught on the honors lev- in session at the time. el with 20 seats available. School Committee MemFor a cost of $30,720, he ber Jarrod Hochman also said, the course would in- has fond memories of Close clude a guest speaker se- Up from his years as a high ries as well as 10 field trips school student growing up to places such as the State in Brooklyn, N.Y. “I’m preHouse, City Hall and the Ken- pared to make a motion nedy Institute. McCue said to approve this now,” he a large portion of the fund- said, adding that the dising would be earmarked for trict should be able to afa trip to Washington, D.C. He SEE PAGE 15 said the trip would be orga-
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LEADING THE PACK: Daniel Vassallo leads a group of runners through the Newton Hills during the 122nd Boston Marathon on April 16. Vassallo finished in 10th place with a time of two hours, 27 minutes and 50 seconds. (Advocate photo by Christopher Roberson)
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ut of the 25,746 runners who competed in the 122nd Boston Marathon, Pea-
body resident Daniel Vassal- he said. lo finished in 10th place with Vassallo also ran the maraa time of two hours, 27 min- thon in 2008 and finished in utes, 50 seconds. “It’s really a SEE PAGE 4 dream come true, it feels great,”
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Peabody starting pitcher Alex D’Angelo hurled a solid opening game against Danvers, with four no-hit innings and a 4-1 advantage. The Tanners struggled with a second-half rally by Danvers, however, falling to the visitng team in an 8-4 loss. See story and photos on page 8. (Advocate photo by Greg Phipps)