Lowell High School Ribbon Cutting

On Thursday, September 8, State Senator Ed Kennedy was honored to join with members of the Raymond Riddick Family, the John F. Abraham Family, the Ramon Rivera Family, members of the Lowell City Council, members of the Lowell High School Building Committee, State Representative Vanna Howard, State Representative Rady Mom, former Mayor and LHS Headmaster Bill Samaras, and City Manager Tom Golden at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Lowell High School gymnasium building. The gymnasium building will be known as the Raymond Riddick Athletic Center. The second-floor gymnasium is named for John F. Abraham and the basketball court is named for Ramon Rivera. 

The ribbon cutting for the new gymnasium building marks the completion of the first phase of the four-phase Lowell High School building project.  

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the entrance to the new Lowell High School gymnasium building, which will be known as the Raymond E. Riddick Athletic Center.
State Senator Ed Kennedy speaks to the audience just before the ribbon cutting at the new Lowell High School gymnasium on Thursday, September 8.
State Senator Ed Kennedy discusses the next phases of the Lowell High School construction project with Soumita Acharya in front of the Ramon Rivera Basketball Court following the ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 8.
Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, Lowell High School Building Committee members, UMass Attorney Maria Sheehy and State Senator Ed Kennedy tour the John F. Abraham Gymnasium on the upper level of the Raymond Riddick Athletic Center.