Peabody High Chef Aims for Big Win in 'Cake War'

Which high school senior created the best cake?

A Peabody Veterans Memorial High School senior is one of five local seniors hoping to win Cakes for Occasion's first annual "Cake Wars." Kimberly Sousa is taking her cake creation up against Tess Greenberg of Beverly High School, Ari Cipriani of Masconomet Regional High School, Jamie Tarricone of Danvers High School and Catherine Kinsella of Salem High School. The winner will get a college scholarship and win dessert for her Senior Class Up All Night event. Voting runs through Thursday at 3 p.m. on Cakes for Occasion's Facebook page. The cake with the most votes will win. The cakes were created at Cakes for Occasions, on Maple Street in Danvers Square, in a three-hour span on Saturday. Family members and friends looked on as the senior …

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Newsweek Names Peabody High as #1837 High School in USA

The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday.

On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked Peabody Veterans Memorial High School as the 1837th best high school in the country. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about PVMHS' ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The …

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PVMHS Hairdressers Wash, Cut, Wax to Benefit Mom, Daughter Injured in Bombing

"Hair Through the Hurt" supports Celeste Corcoran and her daughter Sydney, who were both severely injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.

Aspiring beauticians, alumni and local professionals are doing their part to help out two victims of the Boston Marathon bombing with a fundraiser May 14 at Peabody High. "Hair Through the Hurt," which offers haircuts to eyebrow waxes, benefits a recovery fund for Celeste Corcoran and her daughter Sydney, who were both severely injured in the bombing. Celeste, a hair stylist, lost both her legs below the knees, while her daughter Sydney, a senior at Lowell High School, also suffered severe injuries. Mother and daughter face a long road to recovery. Cheryl English, who heads up the Cosmetology Department at PVMHS, and a few of her students also traveled to Raynham a couple weeks ago to pitch in at another fundraiser for the Corcorans. The …

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Peabody High Senior Wins a Car in Keys to Success

The program with Hyundai Village of Danvers gives one student a chance to win a car of a $5,000 college scholarship.

Peabody High senior Joseph Borgatti won a pre-owned Honda Civic Thursday after placing the right key -- one of 50 -- in the ignition. The field house at Peabody High erupted in cheers and streamers at the sound of the engine coming to life. "I don't think too many high schools give away cars," Principal Ed Sapienza told the crowd in the gym as Thursday's event got underway. "This is special." The students lined up single file, facing each other as they each took turns to see if their key was the right one. After 14 of his peers rotated through, it was Borgatti's turn, and he came away the winner. Sapienza said Borgatti recently won the distinction of an Advanced Placement Scholar from the College Board and is a "very good student." Now in …

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Peabody High DECA Students Compete on International Stage

A group of six DECA students from Peabody High are competing in two categories at the international competition this weekend in Anaheim, Calif.

Peabody High DECA students are competing on an international stage in Anaheim, Calif. this weekend to showcase their public relations campaign on the dangers of distracted driving along with some smart financial decision-making. Juniors Shantel Silva and Chris Ciampa worked on the project Peabody CRAASH (Citizens Raising Awareness for Accidents, Safety and Hazards) with help from Phil Richard Insurance and business teacher and DECA advisor Leonard Brand. Brand, six DECA students and Kathryn Coggeshall, a marketing manager for Phil Richard Insurance, departed Peabody on Wednesday with a send off attended by Mayor Ted Bettencourt. The team will return Sunday. The competition at the DECA International Career Development Conference runs …

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Keys to Success Will Leave Lucky Peabody High Student With a Car

The program, in its sixth year now, is run by Hyundai Village of Danvers and focuses on student achievement. On May 3, one lucky student will win a certified pre-owned car from the dealership.

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LETTER: Thanks for the Pizza, Plum Tomatoes Wins 1st Annual Peabody High Pizza Tasting

Twelve Peabody pizza shops competed for high school students' taste buds and the winning title at the 1st Annual A Taste of Peabody event.

[The following letter was submitted to Peabody Patch.] The 2013 senior class officers of Peabody High School held the first annual “A Taste of Peabody” pizza tasting on March 7 in the high school cafeteria. People purchased tickets and sampled slices of pizza from 12 different pizza shops around Peabody. Each pizza shop had a table with representatives and volunteers handing out their pizza. The pizza shops dished out all different kinds of pizza starting with the classic cheese pizza right up to wild flavors like buffalo chicken pizza. After people stuffed their faces with as much pizza as they could eat they voted on the best tasting pizza. Plum Tomatoes in South Peabody was the big winner of the night and was voted “A Taste of Peabody’s…

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Stage One Performs 'Night Train to Bolina'

Due to the blizzard, last Friday's scheduled performance "Night Train to Bolina" was rescheduled to Feb. 15. There will be two performances: one with principal actors and one with understudies.

Bettencourt Named Head Football Coach at Peabody High

Tanners' baseball coach Mark Bettencourt will be taking the reigns of the high school football team as well.

Bettencourt Named Head Football Coach at Peabody High

Tanners' baseball coach Mark Bettencourt will be taking the reigns of the high school football team as well.

Peabody native Mark Bettencourt is the new head football coach at Peabody High. Athletic Director Phil Sheridan announced Thursday that Bettencourt, who is also the Tanners' head baseball coach, was hired this week after being recommended by a football coach search committee. The Salem News reports that Bettencourt was a finalist for the job back in 2008 when Scott Wlasuk was hired instead to lead the Tanners' football club. "The committee felt strongly that Mr. Bettencourt has the necessary skills and personal attributes that are needed in our football program right now. We believe that his passion, discipline, organizational skills and knowledge of both the game and our community uniquely qualify him as we move forward," said Sheridan in…

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