An unprecedented career comes to a "LoChir"close: MV football star set to graduate, play for Bryant University in the fall

By Abigail Sullivan

Senior James LoChirco poses with his parents at a football game this fall.

Photo taken by: Courtney Ryan

I had the chance to catch up with Mystic Valley football phenom James LoChirco recently. The senior completed his final season as a do-it-all player for the Eagles in November, capping what has been an unprecedented career in the history of MV athletics. James graduates this spring, and he plans to attend and play football for Division I Bryant University in the fall of 2018. Here is what he had to say about his college search experience and what the future holds:

Life after MV: Manley chronicles key college choices, post high school successes and key memories

By: Abigail Sullivan

I recently spoke with Mystic Valley Alumnus Kyle Manley, who graduates in the spring of 2016, about life after MV. Here is what he had to say:

Photo courtesy of Kyle Manley

Gotta getcha head in the game: MV girls' basketball earning wins, reaching milestones

By Mary d’Entremont

Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Flanagan

The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School girls basketball team has begun the year with a great start. They are only three games into the season, and junior shooting-guard Menel Lamadzema scored the 1,000th point of her career. This makes her the youngest person in MV history to achieve the four digit point total.

Megan Foley (Class of '16) holds the current record for most points scored in a career at MV with 1,514. Some projections for the future show Menel reaching 2,000 points, which is an accomplishment that has never been achieved in school history.

A juggling act: Mei investigates winter sports' players' midterm schedules

By: Jeffrey Mei

Swimmers and basketball players....I can’t believe I have to write about them...just kidding! Aside from the fact that swimming and basketball are decidedly not my cup of tea, they do have one other thing in common. They’re both winter sports at Mystic Valley. Oh yeah, and MV's swimming and basketball teams are both historically REALLY GOOD. In school, there are two things we dread about winter each year: cold rooms and midyear exams.

Because of my recent involvement in winter sports, I have always wondered how winter athletes prepare for the third most important tests they’ll take in high school (behind MCAS and SAT). I talked with a number of winter athletes and their three coaches: Mr. Dan for Varsity Swimming, Mr. Cantwell for Varsity Girl’s Basketball, and Professor Tony Ferullo of Suffolk University for Varsity Boy’s Basketball.