Eastside Catholic updated its website announcing Father William Heric, the school's chaplain, as the interim president on Thursday. Those tests were part of a 50-step corrective action plan implemented by Paterson Public Schools in the aftermath of the scandal that resulted in Eastsides basketball teams being banned from this years state tournament as well as the dismissals and suspensions of several athletic department staff members. A KIRO 7 crew went to Eastside Catholic to try to talk to administrators and was told to leave. Maybe that will ease his regrets. The turmoil weighed on Aquino, who confided in a teacher in 2015, according to the school report. Abraham wrote, "I will not remain at a parochial school whose singular religious figure, and now, president badly lies to his faculty and staff.". The high and mighty went as low as they could go, and it did not play well in Boyle Heights. In January, the NJSIAA representative assigned to monitor Patersons athletics program sent the district a letter saying he had checked the basketball roster against eligibility lists and transfer records. "This is her cry for help.". *Report leaves more questions than answers, Wallace documentminimizes the actions of key figures, even referring to the ousted boys basketball coach as a "humanitarian. We are in the process of hiring an interim president. For most of the kids working at the Beat, getting accepted to college is only the first hurdle. On Saturday morning at the Boyle Heights Beat, a student-run journalism operation, the hot topic was the college entrance cheating scandal and how . The punishments imposed against Cooper and the others stemmed from an investigation conducted by a. The players came to Paterson Eastside from Nigeria, Paraguay and Puerto Rico in search of their own hoops dream. No at least not in our view. The parents of an Eastside High School student accused a former tennis coach of having sexually inappropriate conversations with their teenage son on a cellphone he secretly gave the . We are not taking away any of the prior successes they have had this year, but we want them to know their actions have consequences.That said, even though we will be making this a growth opportunity for our students, we will also continue to contest the unfounded allegations being investigated by the NJSIAA. Given the broad investigatory powers this federal agency possesses when it comes to all manner of cybercrime there is literally no telling what facets of this saga it could be probing. Home. Here's why. 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Here are 10 you cant miss, Yosemite breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing national park indefinitely, San Diego federal judge had defendants 13-year-old daughter handcuffed. Ayala also told people he was related to Aquino, and the ESPN articlerefers to Aquino having a cousin in New Jersey. We had hope," said Selwyn's older brother, Esteban, who joined him in Paterson at their father's insistence. "We just needed one college scout to come and visit him, but nobody ever came. Follow him on Twitter @MattStanmyre. All Rights Reserved. Got something youd like to say in response to one of our articles? *District busted budget on$90k Wallace report. Good question. Even the women making rice-and-beans in the back of the room stopped to snap photos. 1 Union City. Wealthy celebrities and business executives allegedly paid small fortunes to rig their kids SAT scores, bribe coaches and gain entrance to elite colleges, in some cases taking tax deductions for bribes disguised as charitable donations. "I really thought for me, right now, I was supposed to be playing in the NBA. 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"As a result of the information that Andrea has shared, it is evident that Andrea may be the victim of neglect, child exploitation, emotional abuse and child endangerment," the report reads. I am sure we can agree that getting our kids back to school and focused on their studies, their friendships and their future's is the important goal, and we look forward to doing just that.". Selwyn Rodriguez with Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico. A fight broke out during the Camden County Tournament championship game between Camden High School and Eastside High School. Most found something much closer to a nightmare. As of this writing, we are told the internal investigation conducted by the Greenville sheriffs office into the deputys conduct is complete and that the local agency has no plans to investigate the matter further. Aquino was moved to a Prospect Park apartment with a district employee, an arrangement that "was supposed to last a couple weeks." The apartment was an attic in a Paterson house without heat or air conditioning, the Rodriguezes said. coach blew up. A few minutes later, the emcee hummed a few bars from "The Final Countdown" as a basketball-shaped mascot with a cowboy hat and bushy moustache made its grand entrance. How the administrative changes were executed and the timing was a mistake and our community has spoken. And he regrets others who followed him encountered similar problems. Some of these Disciples are members at the Thornblade club, we are told. 0:00. *Homeland Security joins probe, with eye on international pipeline. What if she owed money to drug dealers? At 6-foot-7, people in her village thoughtshewas a freak --all arms and legs clinging to themotorcycle she and her mother sold clothes from to support themselves. CLICK HERE. All four ended up in Paterson, playing for the powerhouse teams at Eastside High School, . *This is just tip of iceberg, senator says in demanding full probe. For now, however, he thinks about other opportunities he had after that big international tournament in 2011, and how his career might have been different had he never met Griles. After that, theres figuring out how to pay for it. Another school board member, Emmanuel Capers, said he still believes the actions taken as a result of the news stories were excessive. Eastside had been one of the favorites to win both county and state titles. In the meantime, a disclaimer as we have been investigating these reports, we have been cautioned (repeatedly) that controversial behavior is not necessarily the same as criminal behavior. Over the weekend, Shafer reached out to Mayor Andre Sayegh and Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale and was put in contact with . For example, we reported earlier this week that HSI agents have been asking questions about Brian Gem Garrison - a former adjunct tennis coach at Eastside High School in Taylors, S.C. who was . Griles, he said, even bragged that he had contacts on the coaching staff at Rutgers, and that a Division 1 scholarship could be his if he came to Paterson. We had faith. This decision was announced in an email that was sent to our community last night. The school will be known as Eastside High School effective the 2022-2023 school year, which begins in the fall, following a vote during Tuesday evening's board of education meeting. They had to be heard. *NJSIAA slams Eastside with unprecedented penalties. All rights reserved. NJSIAA officials say they will take action in wake of NJ Advance Media's reporting. Some turn down out-of-state offers because their parents need them to help out at home, or because of a fear of leaving California at a time of anti-immigrant fervor and uncertainty about whether Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protections will continue. See the documents, African players are flocking to top N.J. basketball teams. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. I would call the school about that.". Selwyn's knee healed, but his relationship with the coach never did. The college admissions cheating scandal is roiling some of Southern California's most elite prep schools, . The Paterson Public School District announced wide-ranging penalties to its athletics department. Community Forums on the 2023-2024 District Budget Tuesday, February 28 th, 6 p.m. - Virtual Forum hosted by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) CLICK HERE to join the virtual forum.. Wednesday, March 1st, 6 p.m. International High School auditorium, 200 Grand St., or CLICK HERE to watch the live stream.. Thursday, March 2nd, 6 p.m. Eastside High School, 150 Park Ave. or "No, I'm not her legal guardian," Ayala said when reached by phone earlier this year. Lyde also told Ugboaja the school could accept international students with I-20s, Ugboaja said. She filed for medical leave in spring 2017 and has been on paid leave since then. 1:07. CLICK HERE. EHS ASB. He left Paterson midway through the season and returned to Puerto Rico. Specifically, the inquiry sought to determine whether the deputy in question failed to report his knowledge of alleged illegal activity including the dissemination of sexually explicit material to minors to his superiors. "She was treated like a freak because she was so tall," said a New Jersey coach familiar with Aquino who declined to be identified due to the delicacy of the situation. On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, we reported that Rick Mathews had been interviewed on the previousTuesday (August 25, 2020)by agents of DHS Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)unit. Thirteen faculty members quit in protest, most of them teachers. The promises were the same he made Rodriguez, his future teammate. The college scouts never came, either. F: contact@email.org Get Directions. Get more of Steve Lopezs work and follow him on Twitter @LATstevelopez. It has also prompted an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) although it is not initially clear which component of the multi-faceted situation the feds are focused on. In an interview, Ugboaja said officials at Evelyn Mack demanded money for room and board for Ejiofor and he refused. You pay him and youll get a guaranteed school.. But there he was Wednesday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at a massive Goya factory. She applied to Yale in 2017 and paid an . Directions on submission are attached. *Troubling new questions, including concerns of human trafficking, broadside Eastside boys and girls programs. Between five and six boys basketball players from Paterson Eastside lived with the team's head coach this season. Once students fake their way in, do the parents keep paying to have someone fix the tests they take in class? 140 Highway 142, Covington, GA 30014. "I can't say no to this,"Ortiz, now 20, remembers thinking. See the documents. It did not escape the notice of the Boyle Heights Beat reporters that a USC student had put out a video in which she said she didnt care about college but was looking forward to games and parties. Luis says he reads up on the college application process and what his peers say about their experiences. The now-deceased woman who owned the house, the brothers said, was a drug addict who regularly used while they were upstairs. But their jobs dont cover all the bills, Andrea said, so when her mother gets home after her Friday night shift, she prepares the pupusas, then steals an hour of sleep before selling them Saturday morning with Andreas 14-year-old sister. Father Heric was appointed to be interim president after the previous president, John Kennedy, resigned over the summer. Our district prepared and addressed each step of the Corrective Action Plan,and as a result of our follow-up on each area, we have received several positive reports from the NJSIAA monitor regarding our current 2017-18 athletic programs, said Terry Corallo, the district spokeswoman. From news that sixoverseas players were living with the boys coach to the discovery of an international pipeline funneling athletes to Paterson since 2013 and the waves of fallout pounding the school and its officials, here's the reporting of Steve Politi and Matt Stanmyre: *The Fast Break: How final 2 players escaped Eastside. Ejiofor, then 15, had made her own arrangements, navigating the complicated immigration process. Phone 770-784-2920 | Fax 770-784-2918. Selwyn and Esteban added they rarely left that room because they feared what was happening downstairs. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! Be permanently banned from teaching and/ or coaching? "I ended up in Jersey.". ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that But when she landed in Queens, Ejiofor was dealt an immediate and unimaginable surprise: North Carolina was out and she was headed to New Jersey and a school called Paterson Eastside. Andrea Aquino began her journey in Paraguay. Legislation would ban buying, selling, makingor altering a transcript with the intent to deceive. KIRO 7 obtained a resignation letter written by teacher Lisa Abraham. Edwin Rodriguez said he paid Griles $900 a month for an apartment for Selwyn, then 17, and Esteban, then 24. "She's a mature, strong kid and she's hanging in there," Vanderbilt head coach Stephanie Smith said earlier this year. Any charity interested in applying for Eastside's 2023-2024 Spirit Week can apply by filling out the application and submitting no later than March 24, 2023. "I would have been able to pull names out of a hat pretty quick to be able to get her in the right direction. I help her set the whole thing up, said Andrea, a Roosevelt High senior who is waiting to hear back from some of the colleges shes applied to. As we exclusively reported on July 23, 2020, allegations ofserious financial irregularitiesatthe prestigiousThornblade Clubpromptedan investigationby the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) an agency with broad jurisdictional authority when it comes to cyber-enabled financial crimes.. Blessing Ejiofor (left) and Andrea Aquino pose in a picture posted to Twitter in November 2015. "You gotta call her coach and whoever. On Saturday morning at the Boyle Heights Beat, a student-run journalism operation, the hot topic was the college entrance cheating scandal and how to craft stories about it for the groups newspaper and radio show. She planned to study pharmacology at Vanderbilt. when she graduated from high school. Christian Ortiz and his father, William, heard journalists from New Jersey were in Puerto Rico for a story on Eastside and drove 90 minutes from their home for an audience. ASB. After starting high school that spring, Aquino, who now stands 6-9, joined the powerhouse New Jersey Sparks AAU program. "He was very intrigued and impressed with her level and quality of skills and wanted to speak more in depth with her and her family about the opportunity of a lifetime," the report said. Here's why, This is just tip of iceberg, senator says in demanding full probe, Eastside girls team out of states, multiple suspensions announced, Troubling new questions, including concerns of human trafficking, broadside Eastside boys and girls programs, Season's over: Eastside boys pull out of Passaic County Tournament, The (many!) She said students had turned down offers that were close to free rides because they couldnt come up with the several thousand dollars still due. Got a technical question or a glitch to report? - Karen Hatch, Eastside Catholic, Marketing and Communications Director. 2023 www.northjersey.com. She appears to be living in the home owned by Shirley Jordan where the Nigerian players also stayed; NJ Advance Media observed Aquino leave the home and head to school the morning of March 21. "She didn't know any English, so I just kind of guided her through that," Fontan said. * Ousted athletic director: There are others at school involved in scandal. Eastside Catholic later issued the following statement: "Thank you for your interest in our school. *The (many!) Teachers are concerned those athletes are not being supported academically. While membership obviously had its privileges, the club apparently had a strict no cancellation policy. 0:05. Neither do we. (Natalie Jordan also has been suspended by the district.) The veterans still call him "the rookie," but Selwyn hopes it'll be "Rookie of the Year" when the season ends. "Papi, if I don't leave this place soon, it'll drive me crazy," he told his father in a phone conversation. *N.J. lawmakers take steps to halt phony transcripts like ones used at Eastside. Again, though, we are told HSI is looking to question the deputy in connection with its investigation. Two days later, Mathews issued a statement through his attorney confirming our reporting. News never stops. Ortiz grew desperate. PATERSON - Basketball players who transferred to Paterson's Eastside High School from Nigeria and Puerto Rico went through a different school registration process than did other students,. Investigators were also looking to interview several current and former students at Eastside High School as well as several current and former employees of the Thornblade Club, per one of our previous reports. The scuffle broke out with four minutes left in the second quarter of the game. Spirit Week Application SIC Call for Nominations SIC Call for Nominations Paterson school board President Oshin Castillo said the district has emphasized accountability among its staff members. ICE officials are in the process of interviewing officials and players. *State criminal investigators launch probe into Eastside. The female student is then placed behind a gate and the first male student states, "Justice is served." YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com), *Season's over: Eastside boys pull out of Passaic County Tournament. In her resignation letter teacher Lisa Abraham wrote, "Justyna stands up for each, individual student. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! Griles, the Rodriguezes said, was angry Selwyn left practice early to receive an academic award. But there are far more serious allegations being probed by agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)s special investigations unit including the alleged activities of a group of men who apparently refer to themselves as The Disciples.. EHS. "Who's going to respect a coach like him? It's still unclear what sparked the altercation. Ejiofor still hopes to return to the U.S. and pursue her dreams, but she said she has been denied a new visa three times. Now, the state is taking a closer look at how they got here. He was benched for a first-round state playoff game, and the reason seemed almost too cruel to believe. The stories, including allegations of human trafficking, highlighted how players on the boys and girls teams suddenly and mysteriously arrived with promises of playing time, eventual college scholarships and new homes, according to interviews with players and internal school documents. A basketball powerhouse is under fire after packing its roster from overseas, leaving players to live with their coach. They already have money and they have resources, and they still had to do these things to get into college? asked Andrea, who gets up early to catch a 6 a.m. bus to school, gets home after dinnertime and still has a few hours of homework each night. He waved sheepishly when his name was called at a press conference for the Vaqueros de Bayamon. "That's an even bigger responsibility when you're leaving home to play. The students also talked about how, at a high-powered school, they might be in a distinct minority and be looked at as students who maybe didnt deserve to be there but got a break. 0:49. (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com). Faculty members don't believe it and told KIRO 7 high school Principal Justyna King worked to improve the culture at the school, increased diversity and cared about academics for all students. Classes could be delayed at a high school sports power house after more than a dozen teachers walked off the job. ", *The key players in Eastside scandal, fallout. The ongoing drama tied to this upscale Upstate neighborhood which was first reported by this news outlet a week ago has been dominating discussions in the greater Greenville, S.C. area. 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