As many people
have known all year, one of our current assistant principals, Mr. Savarino,
was never going to be here past the end of the year. He will be going back to
his (hopefully) peaceful retirement, leaving MHS with an open spot for assistant principal. That position has now been filled. As of May 29th, MHS has
its second assistant principal, one Mr. Jason Merrill. Mr. Merrill is a Melrose
resident and an alumni of MHS, graduating in 1996. He went on to
graduate from Bridgewater State Collage in 2000, and earned his Masters Degree
in School Administration in 2003. He has worked at Saugus High School for the
past 13 years, teaching Wellness, coaching football and track, and was the
Director of Wellness and also the Athletic Director. He has worked for five years as the
Assistant Principal there, and was acting principal for six months last year as well.
Needless to say, he comes well experienced.
Mr. Merrill
graduated from Melrose High School himself, and has fond memories of the
school. He says that the school itself hasn't changed much since his years
here, that the only major difference he noticed was the second
floor central hallway being a classroom area now, as opposed to the open space
that used to be there. He decided to return to Melrose High for several
reasons; he already lives in the city, his two sons will eventually come to
MHS, and he believes that Melrose as a school system and as a town is committed
to achieving great things. “I believe that this city is always looking for ways
to innovate and encourage students, and I want to be part of that,” he says. Seems like Mr. Merrill will be a perfect fit here at Melrose High for years to come.
By Andy Griscom
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