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Officials are looking for ways to ease traffic congestion around the new Saugus Middle-High School which has ramped up this week with the transition to five days of in-person instruction.
On Monday, parents turned to social media to vent frustration with long traffic backups they experienced during drop-off and pickup at the Saugus Middle-High School.
Board of Selectmen Chairman Anthony Cogliano said serious concerns have been raised about the traffic situation.
“It’s causing jams throughout the town, not just the high school,” Cogliano said.
Saugus Middle-High School Principal Michael Hashem outlined in a public notice that the administration and Saugus Police Department collaboratively determined to revise the traffic pattern for the school complex prior to the launch of full in-person learning.
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A push is underway to name the new Saugus Middle-High School athletic complex in honor of the late Christie Serino Jr.
On behalf of the Serino family and the Friends of Saugus High School Hockey, School Committee member John Hatch requested the Board of Selectmen insert an article on the annual Town Meeting warrant to name the athletic complex after Serino.
A former three-sport star and inductee into the Saugus High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Serino went on to coach hockey, baseball and football at his alma mater. He was also a standout performer in all three sports at American International College.
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Saugus Middle/High School
Sited along bustling Route 1, and near the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, the new Saugus Middle/High School supports forward-thinking education and celebrates the town’s rich history of innovation. The 271,000-SF facility brings together 1,360 middle and high school students in a complex of fabrication labs, collaboration spaces, and project areas that offer engaging hands-on learning opportunities.
Students enter “main street” – a central circulation route connecting public spaces including the 750-seat auditorium, cafeteria, gym, and student cafe. Distinct middle and high school academic zones are separated by shared core spaces, while eighth and ninth graders share the same floor to ease the transition from middle to high school. Configured around a STEAM-based curriculum that facilitates exploratory learning, grade-level classroom pods establish small learning communities. Each pod is flooded by natural light from monumental