Salem State Admissions Decision Ceremony Offers Acceptance to 41 SHS Seniors
SALEM (Oct. 25, 2023) – Forty-one Salem High School seniors earned acceptance to Salem State University Thursday, Oct. 19 at the first-ever SSU Applies to You Admissions Decision Ceremony at SHS’s Instructional Multimedia Center.
Many of the 41 students accepted at the ceremony are members of the Early College Program at SHS, with which SSU is partnered. Among them, several have already committed to attending SSU in the fall of 2024.
Amie Capodanno, the Early College Program manager at SHS, estimates between 15-20 percent of the 41 accepted students will attend SSU.
“I feel like it went well,” Ms. Capodanno noted. “I definitely think for students interested in attending Salem State, there is that level of nervousness. This was their acceptance.”
Several officials from the SSU admissions staff were on hand to present letters of acceptance to the SHS students, including Bonnie Galinski, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management.
The Early College Program at SHS is a guided program for students entering their sophomore years to have a gradual immersive experience into a college environment. Students in the program can earn up to 30 college credits by graduation and are taught by SHS educators, SSU professors and have full access to tutors during and after-school in the IMC.
“They all see the benefit of it,” Ms. Capdanno said. “The population of students has already increased since the opening of the program.”
North Shore Community College is also partnered with SHS’s Early College Program.
Among the seniors accepted to SSU Thursday included:
Logan Abboud
Tyler Bizjak
Jessica Cajigal
Adrian Calderon
Suzahna Castiello
Nicholas Da Costa
Camila de los Santos Calderon
Teandra Encarnacion Cespedes
Jamie Duffy
Barza Fathalla
Riley Fenerty
Olivia Fernandez
Alfred Ferrioli, Jr.
John Christopher Gonzalez
Michael Green
Senwong Hwong
Paprika Indresano
Alana Lambray
Nida Lebron Echevarria
Chloe Magee
Colby Mills
Khary Mimms-O’Neal
Dyanna Montalvo
Bryana Muimpe
Ndey Nasso
Aidan O’Loughlin
Alexis Padoski
Maya Pallazola
Pamela Payano Ortiz
Yosmairy Polanco Reynoso
Dylan Polo
Syed Ramim
Liudismar Rodriguez Santos
Sharon Rodriguez Santos
Cristal Severino Fabian
Ana Gabryelle Soares
Collin Sullivan
Skylar Sverker
Jayla Tamilio
Jessica Valatka
Malachi Warley
About Salem Public Schools
Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Our leaders and our teachers are all passionate about education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement with equity and social-emotional needs as the lens we view all of our work through. We respect and value the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students and their families, and have a strong commitment to the Salem community. Salem Public Schools staff serve all of our students, regardless of ability or language. Salem Public Schools enrolls approximately 4,000 students across its eleven schools.
