Evacuation Day & St. Patrick’s Day St. Peter Academy News

What a great week at St. Peter Academy! St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day are the most wonderful Days of the year in South Boston. Boston History and the story of St. Patrick make for the perfect learning experience! There would be no 4th of July without Evacuation Day! The upper grades with Mr. Christian’s (Art Teacher) guidance enter their posters into the Evacuation Day Poster Contest. On March 17th, Grades K1 through 6 walked up to Dorchester Heights for the South Boston Citizen Association Evacuation Day Exercises. There were three winners from SPA in the contest, Arianna Meli Omodei, Avan

O’Brien and Daniela Hidalgo Perez. We filled the week building Leprechaun Traps, wearing Green for a donation to Liam’s Lucky Charms MS Society, learning about Henry Knox, Admiral David Farragut and Dorchester Heights. It is so exciting to have so much history right in our own neighborhood! Bring on the Spring!

St. Peter Academy is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year.

St. Peter Academy is an independent, community-based private school and serves students from ages 15 months through grade 6. SPA is currently accepting applications for the limited spaces available in the year-round toddler program (beginning at age 15 months) and for students in Pre-K (School Year and Full Year Programs), Kindergarten and grades 1-6. Financial Aid Available. Two Scholarships will be offered this year for applicants for Grades 1 through 6. You may request scholarship information from the Front Office (spa@stpeteracademy. com). Appointments for individual virtual tours can be made by contacting Maria Blasi, at 617-268-0750 or by emailing spa@StPeterAcademy.com.

So, is Aaron Rodgers a New York Jet yet?

I do find it strange that Rodgers would want to play for the Jets, considering that his predecessor also went from being a Green Bay Packer icon to a short stint with the Jets. Does Rodgers really want to mimic the same path that Brett Favre took? It seems like kind of a weird move, considering that the Jets aren’t the only team in the NFL that needs a quarterback. By the time you read this, a Rodgers trade to the Jets might be official. Even if it’s not, the expectation is that it will be official at some point this offseason.

So, what’s holding it up?

According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, the Packers want more than a first-round pick. “Per multiple sources, the Packers want a first-round pick and more from the Jets for Rodgers,” said Florio in his report. “The Packers want more than a first-round pick as part of the base deal. They want protection in 2025, in the event Rodgers plays in 2024. And that’s more than the Jets believe they should surrender for a player the Packers no longer want.

“If the Jets are willing to offer something like a conditional package that would entail as much as a second-round pick this year and up to a secondround pick next year, the Packers would be nuts to not take it.” To me, this seems like a situation where the Jets have all the leverage in the world. Rodgers has a $58.3 million option bonus that becomes guaranteed base salary in Week 1 of next season. And the Packers have basically already committed, internally, to moving on from Rodgers. They pretty much have to move him at this point. Rodgers didn’t do the Packers any favors in the negotiations by going on “The Pat McAfee Show” last week and saying he “intends” to be the Jets’ starting quarterback in 2023.

“I made it clear my intention was to play and to play for the New York Jets, and I haven’t been holding anything up,” said Rodgers on the show. “It’s the compensation that the Packers are trying to get . . . The Packers want to move on and have let me know that in so many words. “I

[expletive] love [Green Bay],” added Rodgers. “I love that organization and always going to have love for that organization. The facts are right now they want to move on, and now so do I.

“I got to be the starting quarterback of the Packers for 15 years . . . So, I love you, Green Bay. Thank you. I’m as sad as some of you are, but we’ll meet again.” Again, let me just point out to you that the whole thing seems crazy to me. I mean, Aaron, the Jets? Really? The New York Jets? I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again. If Rodgers is committed to going to a wacky franchise, then why doesn’t he just go to the Washington Commanders, a team that has some crazy young talent at the receiver position, and a defense that’s more than capable of being the best defense in the NFC East, if not the entire conference.

I still don’t understand why the Las Vegas Raiders didn’t make a harder push for Rodgers before they decided to sign Jimmy Garoppolo. But that’s for another time. But I guess, to play devil’s advocate to my own personal belief that choosing the Jets over the Packers is bat-bleep crazy, then perhaps Rodgers is looking at New York as a chance to become a legend.

It’s wild to think that Rodgers only has one Super Bowl ring, and yet his name is still brought up in the “Greatest of All Time” conversation. I, personally, don’t ever compare him to Tom Brady, and I never will. But, if Rodgers is to win a Super Bowl with the New York Jets, then it’ll probably be time for me to start putting a little more respect on Rodgers’ name and legacy.

The Jets haven’t even made the playoffs since 2010. And they haven’t been to the Super Bowl since 1968, when they beat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Yes, that’s right, Super Bowl III. New York definitely has a defense that’s just waiting for an offense to help them out. Rodgers’ presence would do just that. If anything, the Jets are overdue to make a Super Bowl run. But if Rodgers goes to New York and melts into that pit of misery at MetLife Stadium, then nobody should be surprised. Follow Danny on instagram @ DannyPicard.