Saugus Residents Academic Achievements

UMass Amherst announces spring 2026 Dean’s List

The following students were named to the spring 2026 Dean’s List at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Students are appointed to the Dean’s List at the end of a semester in which they have completed a minimum of 12 graded credits and have earned a grade point average of 3.500 or better. From Saugus: Leena Zoubida Abdessemed, Rayan Chahid, Lucca Garcia, Mikayla Chelsea Hashem, Isabella DeBritto Henriques, An P. Huynh, Sophia Jiang, Anthony David Macone, Lily Huynh Nguyen, Hannah Jean O’Brien, Marianna Tamayo Palacio, Safwan Rafiz Rahman, Roodlyana Louise Seide, Siddhi Sharma, Lige Ann Tocco, Dominic Rocco Trabucco, Molly Terese Warner.

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UMass Amherst announces spring 2026 grads

Approximately 7,000 students received bachelor’s degrees in over 100 majors at UMass Amherst’s Undergraduate Commencement on May 15, 2026, at the McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Here is a list of students from Saugus who received a bachelor’s degree from the university: Rayan Chahid, Lucca Garcia, Mikayla Chelsea Hashem, Amren Sefath Hossain, An P. Huynh, Anthony David Macone, Meghan Ann McCarthy, Hannah Jean O’Brien, Lauren Marie Pozark, Siddhi Sharma, Dominic Rocco Trabucco.

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Salem State University announces spring 2026 Dean’s List

Salem State University was proud to announce that 55 students living in Saugus made the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester. Salem State is also celebrating a group of 77 students whose outstanding academic performance while working toward a double-major earned them Dean’s List honors in two majors. This group of students includes Lindsey McGovern, of Saugus, majoring in mathematics and computer science.
To make the Dean’s List, full-time students must attain a minimum grade point average of 3.2 and receive no incomplete grades or missing grades in the given semester, while also meeting all requirements for good academic standing. Part-time, continuing education students are also eligible if they’ve previously completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at Salem State and were enrolled in between six and 11 credit hours for the given semester.
Following are all the Saugus students who made the Dean’s List: Konstantinos Anastasis, Isabella Belluscio, Meghan Billingsley, Christopher Bluette, Brooke Burke, Ava Cardinale, Michael Carney, Madison Casaletto, Jack Castle, Maia Castle, Nathaniel Chadwick, Amanda Coelho, Tiara Darbouze, Bianca De Lima, Nathan DiPesa, Tyler Dockery, Danaille Donahue, Kyera Edeman, Sarah Elwell, Abigail Enwright, Julia Federico, Robert Gaglione, Hasna Hassan, Amber Heffernan, Daryl Jace, Ryan Jones, Diane Jubeili, Rayaan Jubeili, Brendan Kaveney, Ashley Kellett, Tyler Ladderbush, Jessica Lima, Lindsey McGovern, Eden Mejias, Joshua Mudafort, Felicia Mugagga, Aiden Muise, Nicholas Muise, Hailey Murphy, Redina Musaraj, Sophia O’Rourke, Janae Omotosho, David Pepple, Victoria Robertson, Lauren Robinson, Anthony Ruo, Fatima Saab, Josue Salazar, Juan Salazar, Presley Sargent, Gabrielle Valdez, Jake Vater, Anthony Walker, Joseph Walker, Abby Wooldridge.
Known as the Commonwealth’s civic engagement university, Salem State University was established in 1854 and is a comprehensive, public institution of higher learning located on Massachusetts’ North Shore. Salem State enrolls about 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers 32 undergraduate programs and graduate programs that offer degrees in 24 fields. The university also has a continuing education division. Salem State proudly participates in the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement and has shown a student voting rate above the national average, earning it a Silver Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. In 2020, Salem State received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification and was designated a Best for Vets College by Military Times. Salem State is proud to be a developing Hispanic and Minority Serving Institution.

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Local student receives degree from Quinnipiac University

Alexandra McGuire, of Saugus, received a Doctor of Medicine during commencement ceremonies held in May.
About Quinnipiac University: Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The university enrolls 9,700 students in more than 100-degrees programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Computing and Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and the College of Arts & Sciences. Quinnipiac is expanding innovative programs for both traditional and adult learners and developing dynamic corporate partnerships. For more information, please visit qu.edu.