THEY GREW CLOSER: Left to right, Yuzreef Yusuf, Sylaas Vieira and Heloysa Delima – classmates in the third grade at the Belmonte STEAM Academy – enjoy an even stronger bond in their friendship after Yuzreef and Heloysa came to the rescue of Sylaas when he choked on a carrot in the cafeteria last month. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler)