Dighton Middle School gym dedicated to beloved teacher, driving instructor
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A plaque outside of the Dighton Middle School gym honoring John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
A plaque outside of the Dighton Middle School gym honoring John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
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A plaque outside of the Dighton Middle School gym honoring John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
A plaque outside of the Dighton Middle School gym honoring John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
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A crowd looks on as speakers honor John Masciarelli at a gym dedication in Dighton Saturday morning (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
A crowd looks on as speakers honor John Masciarelli at a gym dedication in Dighton Saturday morning (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
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Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District Superintendent Bill Runey speaks at the dedication (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District Superintendent Bill Runey speaks at the dedication (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
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Massachusetts state Sen. Marc Pacheco speaks at the dedication ceremony (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
Massachusetts state Sen. Marc Pacheco speaks at the dedication ceremony (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
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The Dighton Middle School gym is dedicated to John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
The Dighton Middle School gym is dedicated to John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
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A plaque outside of the Dighton Middle School gym honoring John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
A plaque outside of the Dighton Middle School gym honoring John Masciarelli (Courtesy of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District).
DIGHTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Dighton Middle School’s gym is now dedicated to a man who spent countless hours teaching and coaching in it.
School administrators officially named the gym after John Masciarelli in a ceremony Saturday morning.
Masciarelli was a physical education teacher and coach at the school for 36 years until his retirement in 2001.
He was also a founding member of the Massasoit Middle School Sports League.
Masciarelli died in a car crash in Mansfield last spring while serving as a student driving instructor.
Plaques are now posted inside and outside the gym recognizing the man known to many friends and colleagues simply as “Mash.”
Retiring state Sen. Marc Pacheco joined a list of speakers paying tribute to Masciarelli, including Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District Superintendent Bill Runey.
“I have been doing this for 36 years as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and now superintendent,” Runey said. “If I can make half the difference that I sense Coach Masciarelli did, I’ll consider it a successful career.”
