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Science National Honors Society Carolina Cuevas Reporter

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he Science National Honor Society (SNHS) is a club for those looking to express their knowledge and creativity in the field of science. While many people may wish to work as rappers, singers, actors or television personalities, the goal of SNHS is to stress how important science is to society and to encourage more knowledge and appreciation of it. This “society” will give Malden High School a chance to not only share their knowledge with

each other, but relay it to others outside of school.

The SNHS was created during the summer of 2017 by junior Taylor Dill. Dill first developed a passion for science when her brother became a nurse. She began to read his textbooks and her interest flourished from there. Dill later decided to create the SNHS by asking her friend and fellow junior Novia Li, who responded with “Yeah, why not?”. So the two began making flyers, getting advisors and gaining members.

Even though the SNHS was created in the summer, the process started about a month before. It was a long process that involved getting permission from teachers and paying a $100 fee out of their

own pockets.

The SNHS consists of five officers who are all juniors, two advisers and any other members who sign up. The officers are Dill (President/ Co-founder), Novia Li (Vice President/ Co-founder), Felix Li (Historian), Nicole Chen (Secretary) and Queenie Dang (Treasurer). Besides the President and Vice President, the officers were chosen due to the fact they all share suitable traits useful for the club. The officers are organized, reliable, determined, trustworthy, hard working and take their work seriously. And finally, the clubs advisers consists of Chemistry teacher Gregory Simone and fresh-

men guidance counselor Taryn Belowsky.

As part of the process of gaining new members, announcements are said over the loudspeaker for everyone in the school to hear. Belowsky then goes over the list of who signs up to see whether or not they fill the requirements. Requirements include having at least a GPA of 3.6 and an 85 average in all sci... continued page 6 maldenblueandgold.com Malden High School Volume 103 Edition 1 October 2017

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1.This is Cassandra Poole’s favorite movie.

6.Richard ____ has been coaching gold for 29 years 7.Mr. ___ is the advisor for Chemistry club.

8.Which teacher received a 15K grant from the O’Toole Teacher Leadership Grant?

9.Although he is a math teacher, what other subject is new teacher, Daniel O’Connell also qualified to teach?

12.New Biology teacher, Suzanne Brill started off as a researcher in a lab for how many years?

13.Junior Taylor ___ helped start the Science National Honor’s Society 16.The ____ Mustangs have been rivals with the Malden Boy’s soccer team for a long time 17.What skill does the field hockey team want to improve on this season?

18.Charlie Conefrey is the ____ Director.

19. What MHS girls’ sports team has the motto “forget about the last hit, the last set, the last mistake that was made and just leave it behind because there is a new set”?

20.Thomas ___ is the advisor of Philosophy Club.

2.Courtney ___ is the coach for girl’s cross country 3.Massachusetts Clean Energy Center funded the Tiny House Project to prepare students for ___ energy jobs 4.The new starting quarterback for the MHS football team is Jose _____ 5.What is Kyle O’Brian’s goal this year in cross country?

6.Thus far, what was the only team the girl’s cross country team defeated by?

8.Douglas Oliveira began taking soccer seriously at ___ years old.

10.The ____ Club joined PlayPro to help with their play “Once on This Island” 11.Where did ESL teacher, Mr. Defante teach besides Boston and Italy?

14.This newcomer co-teaches with Mr. Gelling and Ms. Scheitlin 15.What thing was renovated recently since it opened up 36 years ago?

16.This new teacher has a dog named River?

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“A person is only forgotten when his or her name is forgotten.”

There were many Malden High students and staff who organized, supported and took part in this project. Of the many, I want to recognize Taylor Winters, Hajar El Khalfaoui, and Greg Hurley for helping to organize the event. I also want to recognize the following students who supported the event: Rebeca Pereira Yongting Chen, Danny Kwong, Giovanna Lanciani, Sherley Maximin, Brooke Smith, Cindy Siu, Jessica Horacius, Eric Toh, Jenny Huynh, Hasifah Kyaabe, Alexa Murray, Jade Farrell, Natalia Restrepo, Harrison Zeiberg, Birukti Tsige, Fatima Lhaloui, Mirabelle Jean Louis, Michael Giordano, and Hervensky Jean-Baptiste. The history department at MHS. Mayor Gary Christenson, Superintendent John Ortei, Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh, and the German Consulate. Janet Singer Applefield, Israel Arbeiter, Anna Ornstein, the Remedi-Brown family, and the Ardai family.

In light of a Malden resident vandalizing the New England Holocaust memorial, Malden High students and staff have assembled together to represent what the city of Malden really stands for. Not long after the incident, the Mayor invited us to join him at the Holocaust Memorial after receiving an invitation from the German Consulate of Boston where students read obituaries from victims of the Holocaust.

We then later attended the exhibit opening of the Stolpersteine project: “an art project that commemorates the victims of National Socialism. Keeping alive the memory of all Jews, Roma and Sinti, homosexuals, dissidents, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and victims of Euthanasia who were deported and exterminated.”

In coordination with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston and Non-profit Social Studies organization Facing History and Ourselves we decided to hold a proper remembrance at the Memorial. Holocaust survivors and their families willing spoke about their experiences. Within a short

span of two weeks, Taylor Winters and I along with the help of others gathered information on and wrote obituaries of victims of the Holocaust, including relatives of some of our own Malden residents. The destruction of a pane of glass at the Memorial was something that deeply disturbed the community of Malden so we felt that in order to properly honor them and their families, we needed to express our will for social justice. We knew we wanted show our appreciation and pay proper respect.

The Mayor of Boston, Mayor Marty Walsh, thanked us for being there and honored some of the survivors that came to speak.

It was incredibly moving to listen to Janet Singer Applefield, Israel Arbeiter, Anna Ornstein, the Remedi-Brown family, and the Ardai family speak on behalf of their experiences during those times. Janet Singer Applefield visits Malden High every year to share her story. Both the RemediBrowns and Ardais are Malden families, some of whom are current Malden High students, and who have relatives who were Ho-

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locaust survivors. Fern RemediBrown, the daughter of survivor Dr. Alan Brown visits both the Linden School and Malden High School every year to share her father’s story of survival.

After the ceremony and walking through the Memorial, we attended the exhibit opening at Boston City Hall. Here, we were made aware of the Stolpersteine (Stumbling Stones) project. The artist Gunter Demnig remembers the victims of National Socialism by installing commemorative brass plaques in the pavement in front of their last address of choice. We wanted to properly show how Malden can pay respect to victims of the Holocaust, particularly those living in our community.

We have begun fundraising at Malden High School to purchase and have installed Stolpersteine in Europe to honor victims of the Holocaust. While we hope to purchase as many of these as we can, we wanted to start by recognizing and honoring the relatives of two people who are part of our community because they have opened up

their lives to us and have moved us to stand up for justice. We are working to have stones installed in honor of Dr. Alan Brown, father of Fern Remedi-Brown, as well as the family of Janet Singer Applefield who comes to Malden High every year free of charge, by writing a grant herself to cover her expenses. We are indebted to both Ms. Remedi-Brown and Ms. Applefield as they have served as an inspiration to us. While we know the pain and sorrow in their families’ pasts is too much to imagine, we want to honor them and remember their names.

As the Talmud says “a person is only forgotten when his or her name is forgotten.” The Malden High community has stepped up in a big way this year to support this. We have been fundraising for just over three weeks, and we have already raised over $700.00.

There are several initiatives which we are looking into and we hope to have continued support as we move forward with this.

We are committed to proving that Malden High students stand up to hatred and bigotry the right way, as leaders of our community.

Leila Greige

The History and Social Studies faculty at Malden High School is honored to support the Stolpersteine Project. We hope that this page will endure for years to show a lasting commitment to honor victims of genocide.

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Obituaries Sarah (Sarenka) Singer

Maria Nabel Singer Submitted by Marsha Healy.

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aria Nabel Singer, cherished wife of Lolek Singer and mother to Gustava (Janet Singer Applefield) and Sarah (Sarenka) Singer. Maria lived with her family in the small town of Nowy Targ, outside of Krakow Poland.

After Germany began World War II by invading western Poland, Maria and members of her family fled east into the Soviet Union to avoid persecution due to their Jewish heritage. Safe haven in the Soviet Union was short lived

as Maria returned to Nowy Targ to keep her family together and avoid renouncing her Polish citizenship. It was there that Maria lost her youngest daughter, Sarenka, to Diphtheria.

After returning to Poland, Maria and Lolek were determined that their oldest child, Gustava (known as Janet), would survive. They devised a plan for Janet to hide in plain view as a “non-Jewish” child. Not long after they successfully placed Janet in hiding, Maria and Lolek reported for selection just outside of Krakow. In the selection, Lolek was among 1,000 men chosen for slave labor and was able to survive.

Tragically, Maria was sent with 12,000 others. She made the horrific journey to Belzec in the boxcar of a train with approximately 150 victims, standing the entire way. Three hours after her arrival in Belzec, Maria was gassed to death; she was 32 years old.

Helene Melanie Lebel

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elene Melanie Lebel was one of many mentally ill patients who were also targeted during the Holocaust. She was born in Vienna, Austria to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother.

During World War 1, her father passed away. She was the oldest of two sisters and was known to her family as “Helly.” Helene

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arah or Sarenka as she was known, was the youngest daughter of Maria and Lolek Singer, and baby sister to Gustava (Janet Singer Applefield).

As an infant, Sarenka and her family travelled to the former Soviet Union, present day Ukraine, to escape the Nazi occupation of Poland. In 1940, little Sarenka succumbed to the effects of Diphtheria, a highly contagious childhood disease.

Johann Stossier

Submitted by Leila Greige and Taylor Winters showed signs of greatness in her future with her entrance to law school, sadly this was sidetracked by a mental illness that started showing signs at the age of 19. At the age of 23, she was forced to give up both law and her job.

Helene was placed in a psychiatric hospital in Vienna after she was diagnosed as schizophrenic, but even as her condition improved, she was not released.

When her parents thought that she’d soon be released, their hope was taken away as Nazi soldiers transferred her to a converted prison where she was undressed, subject to a physical examination, and then led to a shower room.

Helene along with 9,772 people were gassed that year in the Brandenburg “Euthanasia” center, although “officially” she was listed as dying in her room of “acute schizophrenic excitement.”

Isadore Frenkiel

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ohann was the son of Catholic parents and was raised on a family farm in Austria. He became a Jehovah’s Witness in the late 1920s. Deeply involved in his religion, Johann would actively preach and although he was banned by the Austrian government, he continued to do

sadore Frankiel was born in Gabin, Poland. He was a husband to Sossia, and a father to seven sons. Isadore was a hatmaker who sold his hats in the weekly market but also made hats for the police and the military. During the Depression, his business took a hit but ultimately managed to subsist and was able to provide for his family.

When Germany occupied Gabin, Nazi soldiers poured gasoline on the synagogue and his place of worship was set on fire before his eyes. Isadore and his family were being transported to Chelmno Death camp where him, his wife and four of sons were placed in a sealed and suffocated in exhaust fumes. Among the many other Jewish lives, Isadore and his family were some of many whose lives were taken prematurely. missionary work for Jehovah’s Witnesses. In March of 1938, Jehovah Witnesses lives worsened. When Germany occupied Austria, Johann refused to do many commands. This included refusing to give the Hitler salute, swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler, or to enlist in the army.

In 1940, he was arrested. The Nazis deported him to two different concentration camps. During this time, the Germans tried to force Johann to give up his faith of being a Jehovah’s Witness but like many others, he refused. He had secretly hidden a Bible to ensure his belief that “the power of God was stronger than the power of the Nazi regime.” In 1944, Johann was executed at the age of 34.

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Malden High School Visits Holocaust Memorial Julie Yu Reporter

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uring Summer 2017, a 17 year old Malden student vandalized the Holocaust Memorial in Boston by throwing an object toward a glass panel, causing it to shatter into pieces.

Not only were the Malden city officials upset and devastated but so were the peers at Malden High.

Bystanders of the incident were horrified and shocked about what happened. Mayor Gary Christenson stated that “despite [the incident over the summer], it does not represent Malden High School.” Determined to prove to others about what Malden’s reputation really was, students assisted by Gregory Hurley planned a trip to visit the memorial.

Senior Leila Greige, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Print Edition of the Blue and Gold, and Senior Taylor Winters were “more than privileged to be a part of such a great event.” said Winters. Planning such an important trip was not an easy task. Winters stated that the hardest part was “writing the obituaries for people

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murdered by the Nazis [and] having to put one person’s life into a page was immeasurable.” Greige and Winters were able to split up the work and got all the planning finished within 2 weeks.

The field trip wasn’t too long ago as many students attended and paid their respects. Greige who attended and planned the trip, said that to her it “was very special, because it was destroyed by someone [she] knew, [and she] didn’t want this act of vandalism to represent all of us [here in the city of Malden].”

Winters had much to say as this horrific event in history meant a lot to her. “To know someone desecrated the Holocaust memorial was very disheartening. To many people the memorial symbolizes hope, hope that a genocide of this scale will never happen again.” stated Winters. She went further to explain how much the “Holocaust survivors do for schools and the youth [across the world]” and how much they contribute to the history we know of today.

U.S. History teacher at

Malden High, Damian Aufiero, and the History Club decided it would be a good idea raise money for a stolpersteine, or stumbling stone, to place at the last known voluntary residence of a victim of the Holocaust. Raffle tickets were sold to potentially win two New England Patriots tickets for that weekend. Aufiero said “[they] received the game tickets from a ticket donation.”

There was much deeper meaning to the decision to purchase stumbling stones. Aufiero said “[they] think that history is really important. [It is] really important for students to not just study and do research, but to participate and engage. Stumbling stones are an artistic representation and remembrance for all those who suffered through the Holocaust. Germans and other individuals in European countries are choosing to remember the Holocaust in such a physical way, in something that seems like it would interrupt everyone’s everyday life, and we thought that that was very powerful. The whole point is that you stumble over it.”

MHS students at Holocaust Memorial in Boston with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh along with other supporters. Photo courtesy of Paul Hammersley.

ence classes. If you are a couple of points off of the required GPA, you are still eligible to join. It helps as well if you take any Bunker Hill science classes. Once entered, members must answer a prompt to indicate where they help in the clubs activities.

The SNHS does not have a certain day for the meetings yet but do plan to do events over the weekend and meet once a week. As part of the SNHS activities, they will be holding several volunteer events around Malden such as “Science on the Street” sponsored by Biogen. Biogen is a company that helps in making medicines for curing diseases such as multiple sclerosis and more. The club did this a couple weeks ago and made bottle rockets and kites for five hours. Dill explains that “seeing the kids faces lit...lit us up.”

Other plans for the SNHS include community service projects like gardening and recycling.

The cafeterias in the school do not have recycling bins so the club plans to make that addition for helping the environment and raise awareness for global warming. And for diseases and disasters, they plan to raise money for cancer, Hurricane Harvey, and other hurricanes that have occurred.

Besides the fact participating in the club would look good on your resume, the club wants people to join for their enjoyment and best interest in mind.

Once it starts, the club will have an informational meeting about their plans for the future. “Our advisers are really good, really nice.” added Dill. As one of the advisers, Mr. Simone said “Yeah, I’m into it” and “it puts something into the school that’ll last for hopefully ever.”

Many students at Malden High take AP science classes. With the help from these students, the club believes this could enrich the sense of science awareness and bring a better understanding of it across the school. For it is only students that could make what the future holds.

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speech at the school committee meeting on October 2, 2017.

Other than Louis-Jacques,

website about what the Malden rising Leaders is about. They then went to downtown Boston

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alden Rising Leaders, created on May 17, 2017, is a non-profit organization which develops the next generation of leaders to engage with their community. It teaches them education, life skills, character development, and youth leadership. This helps the young people of our community be organized for themselves and to help their families.

The organization empowers young adults so they can reach their full potential and become problem solvers for the unique challenges they face. That is why the seniors this year are qualified to Malden Public Service Leadership Scholarship to earn one thousand dollars.

Ted D. Louis-Jacques, President and Founder of Malden Rising Leaders, says that he feels the most joy when he is educating people and their families and is passionate about education and equity. He advises students who want to become superintendents, CEOs, and company members and ensures that all students, despite circumstance, have equal opportunity.

A goal for Louis-Jacques is to create not just job seekers but creators. His team consists of experts in education, social services, and business. The organization wants to provide resources for students so that when they leave high school, “they can be ready” stated Louis-Jacques. The organization has met with city officials such as the City Council which participated in Back to School Night and met over 200 MHS students. Malden Rising Leaders is looking for people with different backgrounds to come and volunteer to help make “[it] stronger” said Louis-Jacques during his

From left to right: Kristy R. Magras the vice-president of Malden Rising Leaders, Amanda LaFauci the secretary, Ted D Louis-Jacques the president, Samara Faustin who is a board member, and Karl Denis the treasurer.

Photo submitted by Ted D Louis-Jacques. the Board of Directors for Malden Rising Leaders includes Vice President Kristy R. Magras, Treasurer Karl Denis, Secretary Amanda LaFauci, and a Board Member Samara Faustin.

Magras joined the organization because she was intrigued

by Louis-Jacques presentation of the scholarship for seniors. She has always wanted to do a family scholarship, her family is from Malden and she graduated from Malden and works as a guidance counselor in the district.

She works with families who are dealing with housing disabilities.

She says it is important to give back to the community, so she was really intrigued with the work Louis-Jacques was doing.

The day that they had met and he was talking about his plan she said that it was exactly what she wants to do. After that they had met often after to discuss plans on who they should have on the board of directors.

They had to pick between sixty three different people and ended up with picking three of them. After forming the board of directors they had to create a

and the organization was created.

Denis said that the organization was created to help students to get more engaged into their community, their peers lives, and come out as leaders. He also said that they want to help them on the next step whether it is professionally, join the military, or going off to college. They hope that these students come back and give to the community the same way the organization had done with them in any way (like teaching, being in the government, etc) to come back and pass on the torch.

They want to foster this to everyone in Malden to keep prospering as a city. So when they come back they can be leaders, courage and cultivate leaders that are in the high school. Many of them are Malden High school graduates and the school succeeded in helping them get out into the world. This gave them a little bit of extra edge of how to be successful in the world. Their success inspired them to come back and pass on the torch. Malden has a great and rich history and is great for taking care of its community so they can perpetu-

ate the circle.

The organization came together after they had presented the scholarships (Malden Public Service Leadership Scholarship).

They have been giving it to graduating seniors for the past three years. Students from Malden High School who are going to college can qualify if they are going to pursue and education, public service, or non-profit development.

After the scholarships Magras and Louis-Jacques were figuring out what else they could do with the organization. They decided to keep it a family scholarship or develop it into something bigger thus they created non-profit organization.

There are five people who are in the Board of Directors.

They had contacted over 200 students, guidance counselors, and parents. They were told to join their organization enabling their organization to grow.

LaFauci joined the organization because she thought that it was a great opportunity to help out the students of Malden to help them help others. Denis was not born in Malden but came to Malden when he was five. He joined because he could see the potential in all the students and what they could accomplish in Malden. He sees a lot of potential in what the group is doing and what they can possibly achieve.

He wanted to get into the ground floor and help steer it into the right direction to help out as much as he can. Faustin had joined because she likes to give back and enjoys working with the youth. She says that what Louis-Jacques was doing was a great thing and opportunity on what he was doing.

You can find the organization on Facebook at Malden Rising Leaders and at Maldenrisingleaders.org. You can also find them on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at Maldenrisingleaders.

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Math teacher Lou Difante. Photo

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his year, Malden High gained another English Second Language (ESL) math teacher, Lou Difante.

Difante grew up in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Before becoming a teacher he earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island majoring in Communication with a Minor in Business. Difante later went on to earn himself a Masters degree in International and Comparative language at Stockholm University in Sweden.

Difante has always wanted to teach because he wants to influence “young people in a positive way”. He has a lot of teaching

experience which includes being a long term substitute in the Boston Public Schools, teaching at international language schools in Boston, Indonesia, and Italy, and now teaching here. Difante loves the diversity and the community feeling in Malden.

Difante chose his field as a major because “[he] has always been a strong communicator.” He had been teaching ESL for four years then decided to go to Sweden because they have good education programs. He also wanted to learn about how education worked around the world to better himself as a teacher for English second language students.

When fellow ESL teacher Jessica Haralson was asked about Difante she commented that “Lou comes to us with a rich experience teaching internationally.”

She adds that she loves that he is a great team player and that “he

is already trying to be a problem solver.”

The reason Difante applied is because Holland house Guidance Counselor Caitlin Quinn and him are close friends. Since he was looking for a job, Quinn suggested that he applied here, and he decided that it was a good idea. Quinn mentioned that he seems “excited and eager and [that he] always puts students first...that mentality goes really far here at MHS.” In Difante’s free time he enjoys exercise, running, traveling, biking, watching movies, and skiing. Difante speaks conversational Italian, and knows the basics in both Spanish and Swedish. He also knows how to read and speak parts of Indonesian.

His goals for the year are “to see his students move up to the next level and wants to see them grow and mature as people”.

Madeline Lund

New special education teacher Madeline Lund. Photo by Falyn Kelley.

Sabrina Monteiro Lead Reporter

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alden High School recently received a new special education teacher, Madeline Lund. Lund is a co-teacher in Math 1 with Brad Gelling and Kayla Scheitlin and also teaches numeracy.

Lund went to undergrad at UMass Amherst for Marketing and Creative Writing. Once she started working for Medical Academic and Scientific Regional High School (MASCO), she realized that she loved math so much and began taking online

and night classes at Salem State University to get her Special Education license. Lund is still in the process of receiving her Math teaching license now.

Lund’s first teaching job was as a paraprofessional at Mass Genomic Regional High School, where her mother is a teacher.

During her first year out of college, she became a captionist, where she worked one-on-one with a student and typed everything said in that student’s classes. This program was set up to help those who were hard of hearing and did not know sign language. The student that she worked with is now at R.I.T. studying computer science and computer programming.

Lund says that she “[did not] want to stop working there because it was one of the best experiences that [she has] ever had and so [she] decided to continue working in special education and ended up helping teachers in Math and Physics”.

Lund co-taught a combined math and physics class with a math teacher and a physics teacher, but she does not consider herself a “co-teacher” because she does not have a license for it yet. She describes herself as the “special education support aid”.

Her influence in becoming a teacher was just how much Lund loved being in school and in an

academic environment. Lund says that her life was “naturally gravitating towards becoming a teacher.” Lund likes when the students do well and realize they have potential because some of the kids Lund has worked with don’t believe in themselves. and it makes a difference for Lund when she helps them realize they can do anything they set their mind to.

Helping people impacts Lund “because it’s kind of like if you don’t help people and you’re only kind of in life for yourself, it’s like a downwards spiral.

[She] hasn’t always had that experience in other career choices ,but working in an academic environment has always been positive path.” Lund is looking forward to helping students with understanding the criteria being taught and teaching them how to be a successful student, even if she is no longer their teacher.

Outside of school, Lund enjoys being outdoors with nature and exploring the city. She is looking forward to traveling a bit with her mom and sister. A big hobby of hers is skiing and hiking. Lund also enjoys reading, one of her favorites being the Harry Potter Series. Lund also loves karate, as this year, she is hoping to get her black belt in November.

Jo-anne Cassidy, a special education teacher who’s been

working here at the Malden High School for fifteen years, is mentoring Lund this year. Lund’s presence here impacts Cassidy as a teacher because “[Lund] is part of the Special Education Department and [she] is one of two other teachers that teach the same class that [Cassidy] does: Numeracy.”

In the few weeks Lund has been here, Cassidy says Lund is “enthusiastic, upbeat, positive, eager to learn and willing to take advice and use it in the classroom.” Cassidy also says that Lund is “very sweet and kind”.

Cassidy co-teaches Math 1 classes and two Numeracy classes. Her influence to becoming a teacher was from all the kind teachers she had growing up. “[She] went to very small catholic schools. Thirty-three girls in [her] graduating high school class and [it has] just always felt like home to [her]. School was a second home to [her], that’s why [she] did this and because [she] wanted a family and [she] knew that this would be the perfect job to have a family.”

In the few weeks that Lund has been working here at Malden High School, “[her] experience so far has been wonderful. Everyone that [she has] met has been helpful and everyone has had many tips and suggestions and [it has] been a strong support for [her].”

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Brunelli House Principal. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

his year there have been a few new additions to the Malden High staff, one of which is Ray Garcia, the new principal for the Brunelli house. Garcia was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and this is his first time working outside of his hometown. He graduated from Lawrence High and then went on to major in education at UMass Amherst and Salem State University. He taught for 25 years and before he came to Malden High, and he was previously a school director at Lawrence High. The reason Mr. Garcia decided to

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Math teacher Cassandra Poole Photo by Falyn Kelley.

s a first year teacher, Cassandra Poole is a new math teacher at Malden High School.

Poole is from Williamsburg, Virginia, which is about ten hours south from Malden. Poole came to Malden High School due to her program at Boston University.

She was a student teacher last year and she “loved it so much that when the school needed a new math teacher [she] said sign me up!” Poole has not taught any subject before math, this is her first year officially teaching.

Before Poole came to Malden High School she was in college for four years in her undergrad and one year for her grad. She went to James Madison university for her undergrad and then

come to Malden were because he “liked the diversity and [he] got some good recommendations from friends and family”.

Outside of school, Garcia enjoys cooking, drawing, woodworking, and being outside.

Other Malden High staff already has positive things to say about Garcia. For example, Principal Ted Lombardi describes him as a “very terrific and knowledgeable person and [adds] that he is very fair, professional, and welcoming. [Garcia] is dedicated to making kids succeed and will not stop until that happens because [he] genuinely cares when it comes to students succeeding” and Garcia “hopes to support students as well as staff members”.

Another teacher that had positive things to say about Garcia was English teacher, Me-

lissa Macey. She comments that “[Garcia] seems very supportive of his staff, and clearly wants [the staff] to feel like [they] have [his] support”. She also mentions that “[Garcia] is quick to check in and ask if [the staff needs] anything”, and that he is “very approachable and easy to talk to.”

Freshman guidance counselor Taryn Belowsky also had a few nice things to say about Mr. Garcia describing him as “a great and valuable asset with [his] best interest in mind”. She also mentioned that Garcia is “quiet at first, but when you get to know [him], [he] really opens up and gives you some great advice and ideas.”

Malden High School welcomes Garcia to the staff this year.

went to Boston University for her graduate grad program. She had officially been teaching for one month. She enjoys her “experience here at Malden High School.

The staff is really supportive and there is always someone here to help like if you never taught this they have a lesson on it.” Her favorite part of teaching is when someone is struggling and when they have a look in their eyes when they finally get it. She really enjoys teaching, sometimes it is a struggle but there is never a moment where she gives up.

Poole’s hobbies include reading… “basically anything [she] can get her hands on.” Her favorite novels include the Harry Potter series, her father would read it to her when she was little.

Poole is also a tv, movie affictionato and her favorite movie is the Titanic because she watched it a lot when she was a child. She wants to save up for a trip to Florence, Italy for her twenty fifth birthday next summer, she fell in love with the place when she went there while studying abroad.

She is passionate about social justice issues like the LGBT and to make sure that they are comfortable like their gender

pronouns. [Her] goal this year is “surviving [her] first year teaching. Making sure all [her] students do as well as they can.

For me to survive and for them to survive.”

Poole’s students think that she is a pretty chill and cool teacher. Kathleen Hoag says that she likes Poole and that she seems like a nice person. She also said that she gets to review a lot of her math work. Another one of her students, Harriet Shane says “that [she] generally enjoys Pooles class and [she] feels very comfortable doing her work in class.” She also felt really comfortable sitting with her friends, people who she know, Shane also likes her math class. She says that Poole is “very lovely and thinks that [she] is very sweet and seems like a person you can come to if you have problems.” Shane knows that she can always get help from Poole or from the things that she posts on google classroom. She likes the way Poole teaches fifty/fifty because she had learn what Poole is teaching her. But it is different from the way she was taught in eighth grade, she would get help from Poole if she was struggling.

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Math teacher David O’Connell.

Photo by David Cartledge.

As students and faculty members returned to school, they welcomed Daniel O’Connell, a new member of the math department.

O’Connell grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts and graduated from Boston University. He majored in English education, but always enjoyed Math, so when the time came to decide what field he wanted to focus on, he decided to teach Math because “of [his] love of patterns”.

One of the reasons he became a teacher was because he “was a middle child, so when [he] was younger [he] would teach [his] little sister things”.

The reason O’Connell decided to come to Malden High was because he has had experience with students in Malden as he was previously a teacher at Mystic Valley. He had enjoyed his experience there, and wanted to keep working with Malden students.

So far, O’Connell said that what “[he] like[s] about Malden High are the teachers and the community”. One of his goals this school year is to do well with his current students so that they are able to master the material.

Principal Ted Lombardi said that some of the things that made O’Connell stick out were that he has a “very broad skill-set because [O’Connell] knows how to teach both English and Math, which makes [him] a very qualified person for a teacher’s position.”

Some of the other staff members at Malden High such as Ronald Janowicz, the Director of the Pathways program, shared that O’Connell is a “great teacher,

who brings a lot to the Pathways program because of [his] skills with computers and being able to set up programs.”

Janowicz described him as a “quiet, respectful person who is a very quick learner.” Julie Fox, a physics teacher here at MHS, added to that by saying O’Connell is “committed and dedicated to [his] students” and that he has “built relationships and cares about [his] students.”

Fox also said that Mr. O’Connell seems to help his students understand the material and that he is good with computers and other electronics. She also added that he seems “committed and dedicated to his work and [his] students” and seems like a “very straightforward person.”

Some of the things O’Connell enjoys outside of school are reading, keeping in touch and playing games with friends, and ballroom dancing.

Malden High is happy to welcome O’Connell as the newest addition to the Math department.

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ollowing the retirement of Superintendent Dr. David DeRuosi, and Dr. Charles Grandson’s stay as Interim Superintendent, the city of Malden’s school committee selected John Oteri for the new Superintendent of Malden Public Schools.

A Malden High alum himself, Oteri expressed great happiness to be back in the city. During the election, he was also a candidate to be the Superintendent of Peabody. When asked about the major decision, Oteri explained how “[he felt] it was [his] duty to come back to Malden and give back to the community”.

Oteri’s overwhelming passion for improving the quality of education for the students of Malden is his goal. He made it clear that Oteri wants MPS teachers to be educators rather than teachers.

Referencing a video of a speech made by Comedian, Michael Jr. where he explains how knowing the “why” can broaden the “possibilities of what your ‘what’ can be”, Oteri voiced that educators

will help students know their “why”. With much glorification, he claimed “Malden has an excellent school system” and that he wants “Malden Public schools to be the best option for parents to send their children”.

Throughout the interview with Oteri, he was very sentimental when expressing the importance of the well-being of all students within the city, When he was a social worker he helped many families and children. In addition, his passion for helping and caring for the Malden student body stems from him “[seeing] a lot of bad” when he was a social worker.

Going further back, Oteri spoke about how “[he] did not grow up with money”. Essentially, he worked his way up by his own grit, which makes him able to understand some of the stress of having to work a bit harder than others because of his family’s financial status.

On top of his years as a social worker, he was also a history teacher, and principal for Somerville High School. Now, as superintendent, Oteri has worked his way diligently up the ranks in the school system. Correspondingly,

Superintendent John Oteri. Photo submitted by John Oteri.

his knowledge from holding different level positions has helped him connect with the faculty of Malden Public Schools as well.

Being that Malden High School is the most diverse high school in Massachusetts. John Oteri feels that “the diversity [of] Malden High School [has] put the students at a great advantage”.

One of the history teachers at Malden High School, Ellsworth Fersch seconded the superintendents claim as well, by

saying “[it is] incredibly valuable to have people of different backgrounds and beliefs in the same classes and hallways as [each other]”. Fersch added that “[he] thinks the students here are much more open minded and worldly” compared to students who do not come from a school as diverse as Malden High School”.

Overall, Oteri is looking forward to his new position and being a part of Malden Public Schools.

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English teacher Anne Mooney.

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ew English teacher Anne Mooney, started her first year at Malden High smiling.

Graduating from the State University of New York and Salem State University, Mooney went on to teach tenth and twelfth grade English classes at Haverhill High School after finishing college.

During college, Mooney received her Bachelor’s of Arts in English from the State University of New York and two Masters of Arts in English and Education.

While in graduate school, Mooney worked as an assistant behavior therapist and behaviorial therapist with children with autism. After hearing amazing

things from her friend about Malden High School, Mooney jumped at the opportunity when she saw a position open up for an English teacher. Mooney comes from a long line of other English teachers, as both of her grandparents happened to teach English as well.

Even though she has only taught here for a short amount of time, the amazing things she has heard about the school have come into fruition. The students of MHS are her favorite part so far.

Mooney said, “[MHS students] are so nice. Like, crazy nice!”

According to her, students here have more of a connection with teachers than any other place, which to her is amazing. Mooney teaches eleventh grade CP English class, as well as “Through the Looking Glass” and “Monsters” which are elective English classes for seniors. Mooney explained that “[Through the Looking Glass] is about multicultural literature, which is something [she is] super into, so really [it is] a perfect fit for [her]”. “Monsters”, on the other hand, is another thing entirely.

Mooney is actually quite afraid of

monsters and hopes the class will allow her to get over her fears.

Although Mooney likes reading, she loves writing, as she stated that “writing is [her] passion”. Mooney used to believe she would be a journalist, but she then realized it was not what she wanted to do. What she wanted to do was share her passion for writing and reading, and helping others grow the same feeling inside of them. Mooney hopes to help all of her students grow a passion for writing. To do this, Mooney has inherited the Literary Society and is very excited for the first meeting.

When Mooney is not pushing kids to be their very best, she is most definitely at home, playing with her wonderful German Shepherd, Malamute mix named River. According to Mooney, “Everyone should come talk to [her] about [her] dog, because [her dog] is perfect.” Mooney is also an active feminist, who tries to stay in the loop wither her social justice and she heavily believes in female empowerment.

Shereen Escovitz Jenkins House Principal Shereen Escovits. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

Sabrina Monteiro Lead Reporter

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ntering her eighth year working at Malden High, another busy year is upon Shereen Escovitz as the new House Principal for Jenkins House, just after she was selected as the new STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) director last year.

Escovitz’s previous job as STEM director consisted of working with the Kindergarten

to twelfth grade at the elementary schools of the Malden Public Schools. With this position she was involved with the “curriculum and instruction” of students along with gathering the materials they need in order to learn.

These materials include necessities for labs and course material for math classes.

She found the experience of being director a positive and joyful one. as she was able to meet a lot of elementary and middle school teachers and learn about what goes on in the lower grades.

But, at the same time she really wanted to go back to working with students since this position “doesn’t directly work with kids as much”.

A big difference that she noticed during the transition from director to House Principal was that she was back to having a routine again. She recalled that back when she was a teacher, she had a

classroom and she prepared tasks for the students– there wasn’t much of a routine for STEM considering she was balancing out work in all six schools of the district. Now with the role of House Principal, she can go back to a routine which consists of morning arrivals, signing cut-slips and visiting classrooms.

During the application process, she felt a good amount of stress as she went through a whole many interviews despite knowing most of the staff. Upon hearing the news of receiving the position of House Principal, Escovitz remembered being “ excited” due to the fact that this was something she desired for such a long time. She implied that this was also a goal that she was trying to reach for quite a time.

Principal Edward Lombardi was among the group of eight people who were tasked with choosing the new role along

with counselors and teachers. He revealed that the process took about six weeks and out of all the participants that they saw, they had to narrow the pool down to just four finalists.

Math teacher Aleskandra Kordowska found it to be a “pleasure” working with Escovitz within the math curriculum (Algebra, Geometry) for a year and was impressed at how she engaged the students into listening and respecting her.Three words Kordowska would use to describe Escovitz are “reliable” because of her commitment of getting things done, “consistent” because she has no favoritism among her students and “ held them” to different expectations ,and “caring”, as Kordowska states that “[Escovitz] enjoys working with students and you can tell that she really cares about them, individually.”

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or his fifth year in a row, Martin Berryman will be advising the chemistry club, a place to do science experiments at the school.

Even before Berryman took over, the club existed at MHS, it was just passed down to him.

What exactly is chemistry club? It’s an opportunity for people to get together and do chemistry related things after school.

The main goal of chemistry club is getting students involved and showing them that chemistry experiments can be done without all the strenuous math, even when they seemed uninterested beforehand, and to inspire them to go out and do science on their own, All the experiments in chemistry club are extremely safe and simple but fun, accompanied with detailed instructions and Berryman’s watchful eye making sure everything runs smoothly.

Chemistry club is just about the fun aspect of science experiments, but that doesn’t mean members won’t learn anything.

The club is based around the experimentation not the education of chemistry, but members surely pick up a few things along the way, turning the learning process

Club Officers, (Left to Right) Hien Lau, Kamal Moussa, and Maryam Benouari, and Club Advisor Martin Berryman. Photo taken by Falyn Kelley.

Martin Berryman, chemistry club advisor, demonstrating an Experiment.

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into something fun and interactive.

Every experiment that the chemistry club partakes in, comes with an intricate instructional paper with an easily readable layout and information on the experiment, answering questions such as “why and how does this happen?”. Taking something as simple as a lava lamp experiment and turning it into a learning experience, is meant to be fun.

Kids who enjoy science and kids who don’t can enjoy this club equally. If anyone have an urge to learn or just want to have fun, chemistry club can cater to you with it’s large roster of members, three club officers, and one ecstatic advisor, all ready to help you understand the wonders of chemistry and chemical reactions.

Along with all that it seems like no one would need anything else to be convinced to join, but even with all that, there’s still more. The chemistry club goes to the museum of science in Boston twice a year, every year, and does chemistry demonstrations for museum visitors. The club visits the museum in the fall for National Chemistry Week, and in the spring for Earth Day. In Berryman’s words, “it’s a good idea to join chemistry club if you like making new stuff from old stuff, have fun, and see cool things happen.” Chemistry club takes place in Berryman’s room, B432, every other thursday from 2:30 to 3:30.

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he Tiny House is successful attempt of MHS at working towards and teaching students about a cleaner environment. The project is also a good representation of the capabilities of the wood shop at MHS. The idea of the whole endeavor originally came from Automotive teacher Chris Bazzinotti, and Transitions Coordinator Kelli Collomb.

The inspiration of the idea for The Tiny House came from the wood shop. It was made to gain publicity for the wood shop and for the idea of having construction classes at MHS. Bazzinotti and Collomb got the money for this idea by bringing it forward to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).

The MassCEC only gives a grant to ideas that follow their requirements. The requirements of the MassCEC grant are that the project that the money is being used for has to be using clean energy.

It also has to provide an opportunity of students in grades 9-12 to learn about and work with clean energy. This is meant to prepare them for a future in clean energy jobs.

Collomb and Bazzinotti brought the idea of The Tiny House to the MassCEC and won the grant of 125,000 dollars to make it possible.

Bazzinotti, along with Physics teacher Brian Morrison, were

The MHS Tiny House outside of the Brunelli building at MHS. Photo by Jesaias Benitez responsible for the construction and planning of the House. Creative Engineering and Design teacher Ashley Freeman was responsible for the technology research for the house. However, the house was physically constructed from all three teachers

Tiny House sponsorship sign outside of MHS. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

as well as many students who helped out over the summer.

Solar City was also integral to the project, as a partner and provider of solar panels for the house.

The Tiny House project started in September 2016 and is likely to be completely finished

within the next year. Although the project is a success in teaching students about clean energy, there is still work that needs to be done to such as the insulation and hooking up the solar panels to give it power.

As of now, however, there has been a lot of positive feedback from the community about the whole idea from key figures inthe community such as Mayor Gary Christenson as well as the residents of Malden. The students who worked on the class have been said to have had a sense of pride in working on the project as well.

The hopes of all this success of The Tiny House and teaching students about solar power all points back to gaining publicity for the Construction classes at MHS. The Tiny House is expected to give a good example of what these classes can offer the students, such as improving teamwork and creativity, and pursuing many other projects they can accomplish together.

The Tiny House is still in construction and is still in need of help from students. Students at Malden High School can still sign up to be a part of this project and also get paid to do it. There will be an informational meeting for students who want to join and apply for the job on October 4th in the Malden High School Library.

The opportunity to be a part of a potential piece of Malden history and learn about clean energy is still open.

“Coming soon� sign promoting the tiny house outside of MHS. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

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2017 Freshman Eastern Nazarene College David Cartledge Reporter

Eastern Nazarene is a religious college in Quincy, which students arrived to via public transportation, by taking the orange line from Malden Center to Downtown Crossing, then swapping over to the red line until arriving at Wollaston.

Eastern Nazarene was founded in 1900 by Bertha Munro, the college’s first dean. When one first walks onto the campus, they see Gardner Hall, which is an administrative

office for the college. To their left is the Wollaston Church of the Nazarene, which is a church that is open to both students and local families. There is a big front lawn in the middle of the Campus which is nice for the students and the public to to use. The students at Eastern Nazarene seem to have a variety of different activities at their disposal during the year, including easy walking access to Wollaston Beach.

Every student at the school is also given a free membership to the YMCA, which is a short drive from the school. The college has both girls and boys dorms, and students

are only allowed in each other’s dorms on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for a certain amount of time. The lunch at Eastern Nazarene had a very large array of options to choose from. They have salad, ice cream, pizza and many other things that you could choose from. They have an all-you-can-eat option on the upper level of the cafeteria and on the ground floor they have a coffee shop called the Hebrew Cafe, which serves Starbucks drinks. They also have a fast food area across the hall, which is open for later than the cafeteria.

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MErrimack College Jett-Le Tran Le Reporter

Merrimack College is a private college in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack offers over one hundred academic programs in business, education, science, engineering, and liberal arts. The majority of academic classes are located in the center of campus, while the dorms, stores, and cafeteria are around the outside of the campus.

The tour guide had showed the prospective students places where the students attending the college relax, have meals, and hold events and

she explained that the school wants the students to be active and get to meet new people. They have a lot of majors for students to chose from.

They have monuments for students to see while they walk to their classrooms. They also have an all you can eat buffet for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Students may also go to the cafeteria in between eating hours and snack. The students at Merrimack College have a four by four system, meaning that they take four classes for four credits. The students are required to complete sixteen credits over eight semesters in order to graduate and due to the college’s four by four system, in which the students take four classes during each semester. In order to graduate from the college you need to get one hundred and twenty eight credits.

A group picture of the students and teachers who went to Merrimack college Photo by Jett-le Tran Le.

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College Tours Rivier college Sandra Rivadeneira Reporter

Rivier University banner by the library. Photo by Sandra Rivadeneira.

The Jenkins house freshmen took a trip up to Nashua, New Hampshire to take a tour of Rivier University.

Rivier University is a Catholic college named after the “blessed” Anne-Marie Rivier, and was originally titled Rivier College until July 1, 2012 when it was declared a university. Rivier’s most popular majors include Nursing and Educa-

tion. Other more popular major opportunities include business, criminal justice and political science. 70% of the campus is female and the other 30% is male. A large number of the professors on campus are nuns, and the school has it’s own chapel on campus. Since the university is a religiously based school, all students are required to take religion classes in order to graduate.

As the freshmen toured the school, the tour guide showed them buildings like the dormitories, which are assigned by year, and the library.

Freshmen were also shown one of the classrooms that are used for nursing majors. The room included

hospital beds and machines that college students can place dummies in and practice medical procedures such as surgeries and childbirth. The guide also explained the types of internships students at Rivier were encouraged to enroll in. She talked about her own internship at a local school with kindergarten students.

At the end of the field trip, freshmen were welcomed into the dining area and allowed to take what they desired from a menu with a large variety. The trip concluded with everyone helping themselves to desserts and getting on the school bus for a 45 minute drive home.

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Holland House traveled to Gordon College in Wenham Massachusetts.

Malden High freshmen visited the main building. the Ken Olsen Science Center, which was mainly a science department, with the auditorium on the first floor and the second and third floors were all the science/biology classes. Gordon College is a Christian school that is dedicated and devoted to God; they

all gather twice a week to worship in the A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel.

On the right side of the church is the Lane Dining Hall where the students are provided with a wide variety of food options, along with a coffee shop. The seating area toward the left has flags from many different foreign countries along with quotes on the wall written in many different languages with clocks from many different places around the world. Their unique display shows the diversity among students, even though they are all Christian.

Although some buildings had more information than others, the trip to Gordon served as a very valuable experience for the freshmen.

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ver the summer, the pool at MHS was renovated for the first time since it first opened 36 years ago. When asked why the pool was renovated, Assistant Swim Coach Jessica Bisson replied saying “It really needed to be done it because it [had not] been renovated in a few decades.”

From the end of swim season last year to just before the school year started, the pool has been shut down in order to complete the renovations. Athletic Director Charlie Conefrey said “ [they] shut down the pool right

after swim season, and started in May planning.” He went on to explain that it took around 60 days to repaint the pool.

Conefrey went on to say that there were some challenges they faced when starting the construction . He states that the “timeline was the big challenge from the end of school to start of school, as it was down to the last minute.

[He] also faced back ordered and late deliveries.” Finding a good company was also a struggle for them because many were not eager or willing to work for them no matter the budget. That all changed when the school found Rec. Supply who was eager to work with them on this project.

The athletic department is happy to say they are very pleased with the final product.

Conefrey stated, that “[he thinks] it came out great and a big thing

Malden High School pool post revonations. Photos by Jesaias Benitez.

was the paint chipped off so that made the bottom of the pool have that dirty look because [they were] staring at concrete. Junior swim captain Olivia Forestier said “personally, [she] loves the new pool. [She] thinks this is going to be something very positive for the current and new swimmers.”

When asked if it would make a difference when swimming in it Senior swim captain, Pete Jinapin said “yes because [he will] feel better about the water [he is] swimming in and this translates well into [his] confidence while racing and practicing.” When asked if the renovations will affect the swim team, Junior swim captain Agatha Silva said “Yes, because the blocks were upgraded and they added touchpads so [they will] have more accurate and hopefully faster times.”

In the future there will be other renovations and updates.

Silva said “[she] hopes they redo the deck and the locker rooms.

[She] feels like renovating those will complete the pool and just make everything look nicer.” Forestier also said that “[she] hopes in the future [they] can look into remodeling the deck and making it available for more people to sit and watch.”

The deck, the stands, updating the mechanical room, updating the record board, new ladders, and a new handicap lift are all on the athletic department’s to-do list. Bisson added that this new pool will not only benefit Malden High School students but also our community due to the swim clinic they run every saturday from 9-11 am teaching the community how to swim.

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the positive and rebuild on the mistakes”. With every loss the team experiences, they stay determined and grow even more motivated to win more games.

hopes that she will be a great Captain, considering she is new to holding the position. She revealed that this is her third year on the team. She believes that

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he Malden High School Girl’s Volleyball team has already started the season off stronger than their previous years. The team entered the season with high hopes of winning more games and getting a better record for the season.

One of the captains, senior Tiffany Tortora, spoke about how this season has started off, and how “the season is already better than last year.” Totora explained that one of the team’s goals is “trying to get ready mentally and physically and realizing that [it is] time to start winning more games”, Tortora is already proud of how they have won multiple games already with the long season.

Even though the team has taken some losses, Tortora said that the team has tried to cope with their losses in a positive way. She explains how “every loss is hard, but [the team takes]

MHS girls volleyball team huddling during halftime. Photo by Ronald Batista.

Tortora also described how even though many of the seniors graduated last year, the team has continued to improve and grow.

She said that the new players have “proven [they] deserve to be on varsity and [that they] all have given a new perspective to the team”. She clarified that the team has become much closer and the team has very good chemistry.

Junior Captain Mirabelle Jean-Louis talked about the goals for herself and for the team. She

Junior Tiffany Tortora spking the ball. Photo by Ronald Batista.

will be “very different” because it is only her second year on the varsity team and her first year as a captain, so “it is a huge deal”.

Still, one of her goals is to “really to try to be the mentor for [the] team,” Jean-Louis explained. She also included that a goal for the team is to make it to State level.

Jean-Louis is also excited for the season; she believes that it will even get better. “Just getting closer with [the] team is one of [their] main goals this year, [their]

theme is really being together as a team.” For instance, at each of their games “the chant at the end, before each set is [said] together [because] that is one of [their] major goals” apart from winning games. Jean-Louis explained that the team has improved on the communication they have with one another, “so [they] all know each other really well,and [they] all hang out outside of volleyball”.

The team also has a motto which is “to forget about the last hit, the last set, the last mistake that was made and just leave it behind because there is a new set”. Jean-Louis also commented on how the team does not dwell on any of the past games but focuses on the upcoming games and how it will be better than the one before. Jean-Louis stated “[they] try really hard to focus on the positives and trying to improve on [their] mistakes instead of dwelling on the past… [their] goal..whenever [they] lose is to work harder and beat the next team.”

The team has already started off with a great start and they have won against Lynn English with the score of 3-0 and they won against Saugus. They hope that the upcoming games will be even better and that they will end the season with a better team score and record.

Junior Mena Beshah bumping the ball. Photo by Ronald Batista.

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he Golden Tornadoes Football team have come a long way since last season, and are looking ahead at a very challenging season. Although the team have had no wins out of their first three games, the Tornadoes refuse to capitulate and want to continue towards what they hope will be a successful season.

This season marks the second year of Head Coach, William Manchester’s stay at Malden High. Last season, the team finished with a record of 5-6 under Manchester, falling shy of qualifying for the playoffs and finishing just below the .500 mark. The team this year hopes to improve upon that record but will face numerous obstacles along the way, including losing a few key starters from last year.

When asked about the season, senior captain Edouard Bazile was very optimistic about the rest of the season and hopes to continue work on the team’s defense as he believes that “the defensive line is what really holds [the] team together”. Bazile also

hopes to help each team member improve personally and make sure that everyone achieves their full potential as players. He continued to say that “[the team has] more weapons than last year” while also “[having] two or three more guys that can fill i n the role”

quarterback in junior, Jose Montiero. Montiero hopes to lead the team to a successful season in his first year as a starter, while taking over for an all-star quarterback.

Despite this being Montiero’s first year as a starter, his captain, Bazile praised his performance

of key players team lot from last year.

One of the biggest personnel changes the team has experienced this year, is a new starting

in the season so far. When asked about him, Bazile mentioned that “[Montiero] is doing great” and that he “needs time” as well as

MHS versus Marlboro. Photo by Leila Greige.

protection from the offensive line, concluding that “once everything slows down for him” he will come on to his own as the starter.

Another big change for the team this year is that after having previously been a part of the Greater Boston League (GBL), this season will be the team’s first experience in their new league, the Northeastern Conference (NEC). This change is expected to produce even more added challenges, in addition to the already competitive schedule.

Despite all the changes the team will experience this year, they also have numerous returning members to the team. One key returning member is junior captain and center Tyler Martineau, who last season was the only sophomore on the team to make the All-Scholastic Football team.

When asked about the team’s goals for the season, Martineau expressed the team’s desire “to win the NEC” explaining that “it would be special since [the team] is new” to the conference.

In addition he also mentioned their goal of “trying to make it to the playoffs since [they] did not make the playoffs last year.”

MHS on defense against Marlboro. Photo by Leila Greige.

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tarting off a new season with many freshmen players, Malden High’s Field Hockey team is excited to create a family-like bond with all the new athletes.

Based on what she saw last year, junior and Captain, Queenie Dang stated that “[she is] proud of what the team brought to each and every single game; they pushed their best and hardest.”.

Dang also stated that last season was “exciting, since [they] got to play with a whole bunch of new people”. The Field Hockey team

brought forth their best effort in every game, and will continue to do so this season.

For this upcoming season, their main goal is to improve the communication between the team when they are on the field.

Their usual technique during games is calling each other by name. The captains want to establish “a baseline” for communication, so it can be much easier to interact with other members on the team during a game.

Another goal that ties into communication is learning the names for the new members on the team. There are a lot of new players this year, so it’s important to get to know one another and learn

Jenny Do deking out the opposing teams defensive player.

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names.

The relationship between the team members is an important subject to them.

Everyone tries to make sure that the team feels comfortable enough to try harder next game. The Field Hockey team considers themselves to be “one big, happy family”. They focus on bonding and even host pasta parties for all the players throughout the season.

Dang stated that “because this is a team sport we try t o keep everyone as close as we can”. The team simply communicates better when

they have a tighter bond.

The team Captains are strong, motivating individuals, but being captain is not always easy. They take on added responsibility, such as managing team apparel. The captains also strive to motivate new players with their spirit, and assess performances each game. However, being captain is “an honor” to all three of the captains which apart from Dang, include senior Sydney Addorisio and Jenny Do. Although they hope their team can excel in the sport, it is not necessarily about the statistics, “it is about how you feel on the team”, said Addorisio. The Field Hockey captains try being supportive and bringing a positive energy to the team. Their advice to beginning players is to “just try the sport and never give up”. All senior captains wish to pursue their sport in college, if possible and are willing to come back to Malden High School to help train the other girls.

Senior Brian Tran Le keeping his eye on the ball. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

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alden High School’s Girls Soccer team is starting off the new season with great determination and perseverance.

Senior Izabelly Barros, who is one of the two captains on the team, explained that the season is off to a great start. Their current record stands at 4:1:2. Barros stated, “[They have] only had four games so it’s a good start.”

Barros has been playing soccer for four years and had taken interest in the sport because she wished to play a sport throughout her time in high school. She further explains how the love of soccer runs in her family due to the fact that she is Brazilian. “[She] just wanted to try that out” said Barros.

Barros explained that last season the team as a whole was very close to making States. She also explained how the team has had to work harder than previous years in order to come closer

to achieving this goal and that “hopefully [they] really do well this year.” Barros also described her personal experience of last year’s season. She mentioned that her sophomore year had been her first year on varsity, so it was not until her junior year that she began to get more playing time.

Last year, she had much more to improve on so she worked a lot harder during the summer. She stated that, “just as a captain and individual player, [she] [plays] the way [she] usually [does]... [they] improve every time [they] play.”

She went on further to explain that something she would have done differently from last year would be having a more positive mindset and being more confident in herself. “That was an issue for me[her] last year so that’s one of [her] goals for this year,” she explained.

Aside from playing during the games, Barros has significant responsibility as one of the two captains on the team. She ex-

Junior Angela Tejada-Soliz and Sophomore Nour Chouiki defending the ball. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

plained how it requires self control as an individual and being a role model for her fellow players.

She also adds that it is important to “be there for [the team] if they have any questions or need any help on any plays”. Overall, Barros believes that the players are doing really well during the games. They all have been working hard during the practices and working on what they need to improve on.

Apart from qualifying for States, a few other expectations she has for the team is to work together and maintain good communication. She mentioned that, “communication is always a key for a team and [their] bonding has grown each day during practice and each game”. Barros included, “Each play is important and always know a step ahead of what you’re going to do because with soccer you have to work fast. [They are] definitely working on it. Every game we see an issue and the next practice we try to fix it. Our coach is very

supportive. He’s always there for us, he knows exactly what we need to work on and guides us throughout the way.”

A specific game the team is looking forward to is playing Medford, a rival team of MHS. Usually they do “okay”, but this year Barros want the team to do “more than okay.” Barros explained that Medford is tough competition for Malden due to their lack of seniors. Medford’s Girls Soccer team is made of mostly sophomores and juniors.

To Barros “it’s a new generation because the past seniors have graduated so it’s a whole new team….[they] have to work on the bonding, the communication, and just work together.

Ultimately, Barros explained how proud she is of the girls and hopes that the team does really well. She also added a final comment that, “[they have] been working hard and we all know we all want the same thing.”

Junior Jill Tramondozzi clearing the ball on the defensive line. Photo by Jesaias Benitez.

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alden High’s boys soccer team has started the season with much drive and determination, which has been paying off as they have had a great start.

The team currently has a record of 6-0-2 making them undefeated thus far. One of their most recent victories occurred on September 22nd at Pine Banks against the Methuen Rangers. Malden won with a score of 7- 0, with goals scored by captain and senior Patrick Pereira, senior Eric Toh, Jefferson Malachie, Lucas Pedro, and Leonardo Lima Antunes.

Although every victory is great, the first game of the season on September 6th was particularly exciting . Their score of 1-1 against the Medford Mustangs, left the team feeling “ very accomplished

and proud” stated midfielder Douglas Do Nascimento.

The two teams have been rivals for a long time now, with the win or loss often determined by only one point, so the boys were especially stoked about the results, which showcased their improvement from last year so early in the season.

Jeremiah Smith, an english teacher at Malden High. has coached the team for 14 years now, and will continue to do so this season. It will also be led by captains Patrick Pereira (with his second year of leading the team,) Joseph Costa, and Manuel Quesada-Nylen. When asked

Senior Alex Silverio intercepting the ball. Photo by Leila Greige.

to comment on the people that will be leading the team, many expressed their high expectations for the season; because of the strong leadership. Junior Salim Tiken, a goalie on the team along with captain QuesadaNylen, stated that the captains are “very motivational,” and that they encourage him and many other players on the team “to perform better.”

The team ended last season with a record of 7-9-3.

Although they had qualified for states in the two previous years (making semi-finals in 2014 and quarterfinals in 2015), they were not able to do so in the season of 2016. When asked what may have caused this, captain Manuel Quesada-Nylen stated that “[they] had potential to be a good team” but due to arguments off the field amongst some of the teammates “on the field [they] were not able to produce.”

Encouraged by Coach smith to “depend as a team and move as a unit,” the boys have been work-

ing diligently to come together as a team not only on the field, but also off. They all wish to spend the season improving as a group, and of course being able to take more time to work on offensive and defensive strategies that will make them even stronger. They hope that all their efforts and hardwork will allow them to reach their goal of making states.

Senior captain Joseph Costa dribbling the ball. Photo by Leila Greige.

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s fall begins, so does the season for Malden High School’s Girls Cross Country team. Even though they are off to a rocky start, the coach and the runners continue to be very determined to win. Coach Courtney Invernizzi strongly believes in the team, and the runners consistently spread positivity and determination. Throughout their industrious training and practices, the team has been working

hard and have built a safe and friendly atmosphere.

The Girls Cross Country team have formed a strong family bond. Sophomore Emane Boufaida is one of the varsity runners on the team. When asked about the relationship between teammates, Boufaida mentioned that “[she loves] the people on the team, and friends make everything so much more interesting”.

Senior Allie Russo alluded that during every practice, she looks forward to “seeing [her] friends, because [she is] spending so much time with [her teammates] and [she has] really gotten to

know [them].” For Russo personally, Cross Country has given her “more endurance, and [she] can now run longer distances”. Her goal is to finish off the season “on a good note with as much hardwork that [she] started with”.

According to Coach Invernizzi, “everyone [on the team] is always positive and happy”, and they are “hard-working”, while being “very respectful.”

She pointed out the hard work of the team by mentioning enthusiasm as one of the qualities of the team that make Cross Country much more fun and exciting to coach, concluding that “[it is] re-

ally good as a coach to be able to come into a team like this”.

Senior runner Jasmine Gray is looking forward to the races and wants to experience new courses the team is running in this year. Gray mentioned that before she joined the Cross Country team, she never thought about being a runner but “now running is [her] life”. Even though the first meets were difficult for the team, Gray feels that “so far personally [it has] been a good season for [her]”, and that she “wants to be undefeated”.

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Sophomore Sean Lightbody putting for a par. Photo by Ajithaan Sathiyendra.

he Malden High Golf team entered a new season with returning players seniors Tylor West and Michael Giordano, along with junior Reid Kankel, as captains. This is also Coach Richard Malatesta’s 29th year of coaching the MHS golf team.

This season, the Golf team has departed from graduate Nick Ansaldi, a former key player in their team. West and Kankel stated that “[He] helped the program last year by recruiting new members”. Without the help of Ansaldi, the program might have not been here this season. There are more returning players than new players this year compared to last season, which is an impor-

tant advantage for the team since there are now more experienced players playing on the team.

The goal for the team this season is to win as many matches as possible to attend the Northeastern Conference (NEC). They are planning to do this by practicing more and winning more matches. A goal for sophomore Sean Lightbody this season is “winning more matches since [he had not got the chance] to play a lot of matches last year”.

Even though their goal is to win this year, their main goal is to have fun and enjoy playing this season.

Despite the performance of the team last season because “most players needed to practice a lot since they were new and did not have a lot of experience.”stated Lightbody, “this year, [they have] improved a lot from the past few games”.

They have gotten a great start this season, especially since

returning players have gotten more experience from last year.

“It has been great” stated West, as [they have] won the first few games. Lightbody stated that “It has been pretty fun so far, [but] it can be a frustrating sport.”

West stated that his first experience with Golf was “going golfing with [his] dad”, which made him gain interest in the sport and join the team. Since Lightbody enjoyed his previous experience with golf by going “mini golfing with [his] dad”, he decided that he should join the Golf team.

Next week, the Golf team is playing home matches against Saugus and Winthrop. In the following weeks, they are playing matches against Salem, Lynn, and Revere before going to the Northeastern Conference. The golf team is looking forward to improve themselves for the (NEC) and have a great time this season.

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hrough all their rigorous and consistent training. the Boys Cross Country team is off to a great start. This year. the team has a new coach, Courtney Invernizzi. As a Malden High School alumna, Invernizzi is reacquainting herself with the school and its environment, considering it is her first time working with MHS. Invernizzi has always had a passion for running ever since she started running in high school.

She stated that she is “proud of the kids and really glad that [they] are putting in so much work, [they] are really respectful and [she is] just really glad to be their coach.” Invernizzi feels that the there is always “a positive vibe and [they] are a great family type unit and [they] help the newcomers push themselves.”

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unior Kyle O’Brien is one of the star players on the Malden High School Boys Cross Country team. O’Brien started participating in Cross Country during his freshman year and began running as a junior varsity runner, but also ran a two-mile race as varsity.

He started Cross Country due to his friends introducing it to him. During his freshman year, O’Brien struggled for the first few weeks with getting used to the sport after he made it part of his life. However, by his sophomore year, he had already made Cross Country part of his daily lifestyle.

In the last three years of having meets, O’Brien keeps

his third year on the Boys Cross Country team. O’Brien stated that, “[he] just feels that everyone has to step up and work harder each and every day and push each other to the limits to have a successful season for the team and individually.” His personal record for the 5K is 19:44 and

every season he keeps improving that. During the early season last year, his PR, or personal record, was 20:40. O’Brien chose this sport because his friends introduced it to him and he really enjoyed it.

Senior Ameen Anwar is in his second year on the team. An-

MHS boys cross country team starting a race. Photo by DeVin LeMay.

training and pushing himself to not give up. It taught him life lessons like showing up on time, dedication and hard work ethic.

He also expressed that the last three years have been the best years of his life.

His goals for this year are to once again make states, to have a personal record of 18:30 for the 5K and to have a good winning record overall as a team. When O’Brien graduates from high school, his plans are to continue running for fun and to stay fit.

Recently, he has improved his personal best for the 3 miles twice in recent meets. He started at 19:03, then he beat that time with a new time of 18:24 and now his new personal best is 18:03.

Boys and Girls Cross Country coach Courtney Invernizzi feels that “[O’Brien] is a great athlete to our team.”

Invernizzi also feels that O’Brien “has a great work ethic and he is a

good leader for our team and that he is very dedicated to running.”

Invernizzi also said that O’Brien goes to all the practices on time and is willing to work hard, and he motivates the kids and that he is willing to step up and help out. Invernizzi stated that “[O’Brien] has great potential to get some Personal Bests this season if [he] continues to focus and keep working on athletic form as well as sticking to the running program and not overdoing it in practice.”

Invernizzi is looking forward to O’Brien finishing up this season with his fellow teammates and achieving some of his own personal goals and looks forward to having him on the team next year as a senior. Invernizzi stated that “these cross country runners are very talented athletes and all work hard, but most importantly, [the team works] together as a team and always [demonstrates]

war stated “[His] favorite thing about cross country is that it’s a sport where anyone can feel welcome and succeed as long as [they] try [their] best and eat, sleep, and hydrate.” He first started with outdoor track, and cross country began the following season, thus he continued to pursue long-distance running.

His PR for the 5K is 18:25 for this year and while last year it was 19:25. Sophomore Omar Asusy is beginning his second year on the team. Last year, Asusy was on the JV team but persistent training helped him secure a spot on the varsity team. Asusy was introduced into this sport by former cross country coach David Londino during his freshman year while he was getting a tour of MHS. Asusy has made outstanding progress in the last year of cross country by going from JV to varsity in under one season.

The team looks forward to having a great year of keeping up all of their good work and accomplishments.

great sportsmanship!”

Juan Buenrostro, a Senior runner on the cross country team feels that O’Brien is a hard worker and that he always tries to do his best. Buenrostro feels that O’Brien “became one of the top 5 because he challenges himself during races by trying to keep up with us.” He also stated that “he’s funny and is a friend to everyone and makes plans with us but when it comes to running he takes things serious.”

Omar Asousy, another player on the team feels that “Kyle has been working hard since day one.” He has a striving hunger to compete and run. Asousy feels that O’Brien is “one of the few I can count on to put 110% day in and day out.” As a teammate O’Brien is funny and energetic and fun to be around with him.

Asousy stated “He’s a little kid with a big heart.”

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