Student-Athletes and Jazz Band/Cantare among Honorees at March 26 School Committee Meeting

CHELSEA, Mass. – Chelsea Public Schools recently recognized student-athletes and coaches from the Chelsea High School boys basketball team, all student-athletes who earned Greater Boston League (GBL) Winter All-Star recognition this season and CHS students in the Jazz Band and Cantare who performed in Disney World. These honors and recognitions were bestowed at the Chelsea School Committee meeting on Thursday, March 26, at Chelsea High School. 
 
The boys basketball team was honored for its success on and off the court this past season and the coaching staff received Name, Staff and Story Awards. Head coach Cesar Castro also was honored with a special "EST" Award recognizing the team's mantra, 

"Everyone Shines Together". The team finished second in the Greater Boston League this past season and hosted a game in the MIAA State Tournament. 

Two basketball student-athletes, Monica Cespedes-Cruz and Moe Osman, were celebrated for scoring over 1,000 career points and were among the GBL All-Stars who were honored. In total, the following students from Chelsea High School were named All-Stars: Thania Simon (Indoor Track); Lilly Serrano (Indoor Track); Kevin Romero (Indoor Track); Xavier Guzman (Indoor Track); Moe Osman (Boys Basketball); Geo Brito (Boys Basketball); Jaliyah Santiago Lozada 

(Girls Basketball); Monica Cespedes-Cruz (Girls Basketball).

Students from the CHS Jazz Band and Cantare who performed in Disney World were also recognized alongside their educators, Shannon Chick, Dana Sheridan and Pete Pappavaselio. State Senator Sal DiDomenico, who provided the funding and support for the trip to Disney, was also in attendance to celebrate with the students. They gathered for a group photo with the Disney Imagination Campus trophy that they received front-and-center in the photo.