Saugus High School has been recognized by the College Board with an Advanced Placement Computer Science Female Diversity Award. The certificate commends Saugus High for expanding access to AP computer science and improving gender representation in the field. In a letter to the Saugus Public Schools community, Saugus Middle/High School Principal Brendon Sullivan expressed gratitude to the district’s computer science, digital literacy, and STEM teachers for their dedication to sparking students’ interest in computer science. Trevor Packer, head of the College Board’s AP program, wrote to Sullivan congratulating Saugus High School for being one of 834 institutions recognized in the 2022-23 school year for improving gender representation in AP Computer Science Principles. As a copy editor and reporter at Essex Media Group, my name is Stuart Foster. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Arts in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, playing the guitar, and cooking. I am dedicated to community journalism and am thrilled to be reporting with EMG.
