THE NEDLAM NEWS

Volume I No. 16 May 21, 2018

MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL VISION STATEMENT

The Malden High School community believes in the potential of all students to learn, to grow and to become active, conscientious participants in the 21st century global society. We believe that students learn most effectively in a safe, respectful environment that encourages diverse viewpoints, promotes critical thinking and perseverance and establishes vigorous standards for all. We honor the diverse nature of our Malden community, promote social awareness and community involvement and strive to meet the needs of all students through innovative methods

and continued professional development. We are committed to ensuring that Malden High School graduates are thoughtful, independent, purpose-driven, lifelong learners. We seek to equip all students with the skills and habits necessary to successfully navigate and contribute to our ever-changing world.

May begins ‘Signature Event’ Time! ’Tis the Season… for memorable, once-a-year events @ Malden HS

SPECIAL OLYMPICS @ Macdonald Stadium Over 400 Special Olympians on hand. See Video, P.2

The Red Carpet: A pre-Prom

tradition @ Malden High

SchoolOver 150 nattily attired prom-goers, including Brutchel Hypolitte and his dste, left, took part in The Red Carpet event at Malden HS before heading for the Prom Friday. Photos,P.3,11

To All Malden High School Staff, Students and Administrators:

Hello everyone,

May is one of the most wonderful months in our school community and there are plenty of reasons to be happy and positive as our school year begins the “final lap” of its stretch run. However, as our thoughts may catch us looking ahead to summer break, we all realize that there is plenty of work left to be done for this school year and the Fourth Quarter for the majority of our students in the ranks of the underclassmen. There is also a full slate of Final Exams for our graduating Class of 2018 Seniors this week, as they complete their academic obligations as Malden High School students, on the road to Graduation Day. Friday was the last official day of classes for our seniors and the final day was capped by the traditional Red Carpet extravaganza right here at Malden High School, followed by a splendid evening of dining and dancing for nearly 500 guests at the Boston Park Plaza for our Senior Prom. I would like to personally thank everyone who played a role in this terrific evening, administrators, faculty and staff. I continue to be amazed and truly grateful to all of you for the many ways you show our students how much you care about them and effort you continually make to nurture and mentor them, each and every day.

Mr. Mastrangelo - Principal

Plenty of reasons to be happy on this Monday in May; Our Senior Class of 2018 surely tops our list

Mr. Mastrangelo

So, who had fun at the 50th Annual Special Olympics Games held at Macdonald Stadium in Malden? EVERYONE!

Over 400 Special Olympians, including some students from Malden High School and others from the Malden Public Schools, shown above. took part in the 50th Annual Special Olympics, held at Macdonald Stadium in Malden. Photos, inside

THIS WEEK’S Notes & Calendar

MONDAY, MAY 21— EARLY RELEASE School day concludes at 1:45pm

TUESDAY, MAY 22 — The Malden High School Senior Internship Exhibition will be on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from 8:40 am to 11:15 am in the gym. The exhibition runs from homeroom time to the end of 1st lunch (periods 6/7/1). Mr. Mastrangelo has given permission for teachers to bring their homeroom students to the exhibition if they wish to do so. See Page 11

—The City of Malden Human Resources Department advisors will be available to provide & offer signups on Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) which are available in conjunction with Malden Public Schools employees’ health benefits package. It will be held in the HR office, 3rd Floor, 17 Pleasant St., Malden from 200-500pm. MORE INFO INSIDE, PAGE 10

THURSDAY, MAY 24 — Malden Education Association (MEA) hosts a Retirement Dinner for some 28 retiring Malden Public Schools educators at the Montvale Plaza in Stoneham at 630pm

FRIDAY, MAY 25 — Some 80 students from Mr. Fersch’s US History ! classes will be traveling to Minuteman National Park on Lexington on a field trip in conjunction with their studies of the American Revolution

DAY ROTATION THIS WEEK— Monday: (ER) 7-1-2-3-4 Tuesday: 5-6-7-1-2-3 Wednesday: (MCAS TESTING 4-5-6) Thursday: (MCAS TESTING 7-1-2) Friday: 3-4-5-6-7-1

The Malden HS 2018 Senior Prom

PROM ROYALTY— Walter Analetto and Anna Powers were crowned “King” and “Queen” of the 2018 Malden High School Senior Prom @ Boston Park Plaza Friday

‘PREZ’ AT THE PROM— Malden High School Senior Class of 2018 President Manny Quesada Nylen with his date Leila Greige at the Senior Prom Friday

You go, Girls!! RACHEL EAGLIN SETS 2 SCHOOL TRACK RECORDS; TORNADO Joanne Ho is 3rd in MIAA State Essay

Track standout Rachel Eaglin qualified for States in three events and set school records in 400m Hurdles (69.1) and Long Jump (16’6”). leading girls to a 72-50 victory over Gloucester!

MALDEN HIGH REPRESENTED BY NOUR & BATOUL CHOUIKIL @ MIAA Girls & Women in Sports Day at Gillette Stadium

What a tremendous international, intercontinental opportunity for expanding horizons! Ms. Veritas' History students this past Monday, Mat 14 when they were able to interact “live” via Skype technology with fellow students across the Atlantic Ocean from the Marayundo School in the country of Rwanda, in East Africa.

Ms. Veritas & her students talk ‘live’ via Skype to Marayungo Girls School in Rwanda

U.S. Marshal for Massachusetts John Gibbons visits Ms.Klayman’s class & discusses operations Some duties includes protecting those in judiciary system; locating fugitives; overseeing witness protection

U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts John Gibbons visited Malden High School Wednesday and spoke to Ms. Klayman’s classes about his 40-year career in law enforcement and about U.S. Marshal operations

Monday, May 21 7, 1, 2!

Tuesday, May 22 5, 6!

Wednesday May 23 - 3, 4 (starts at 11:15)!

Thursday May 24 - (no Senior finals)!

SENIOR FINALS SLATESENIOR HEALTH RECORDS!

Good morning, We still have a lot of senior health records. If you have any seniors in your class, please send them to us for their records. Thanks so much!

Maureen Vona School Nurse

Please Contribute to ‘THE NEDLAM

NEWS’! Let’s share the GOOD NEWS

about MHS!

Do you have some good news to share about students, teachers, administrators and other staff members? An extracurricular activity, club or sports team? There is LOTS of Good News @ Malden High School! Let’s share it with EVERYONE! Mr. Mastrangelo encourages everyone to email Steve Freker @ sfreker@maldenps.org with any news you like to share: stories, snippets, photos, announcement of meetings, events coming… and ones held. THE NEDLAM NEWS appears every Monday in your Inbox and is then shared on the District website maldenps.org

Families Against Drugs

Come join the discussion regarding the dangers and circumstances of drug

abuse amongst our children. How can we provide a safe environment for

them? What can you do to help prepare your child to stand up and say no to

drugs?

MAY 22 Salemwood Cafeteria (Below the Gym) 5:00pm- 6:00pm

‘PHOTO of the YEAR’ Contender: Title is… ‘Traveling is Hard Work’ Check out these Malden High School students during their recent April Vacation tour of Italy, along with their MHS faculty chaperones. It is easy to see that these folks did not spend a lot of their nighttime hours sleeping…. as they nearly totally conked out on the bus while going from one tour site to the next. If you look closely, however, not EVERYONE is catching ZZZZs here. Can you pick her out?

MALDEN HIGH GOLDEN TORNADO SPORTS SLATE

Monday, May 21, 2018

4:00pm Softball: Girls Freshman Game @ Everett @ Madeline English School

4:00pm Softball: Girls JV Game vs. Lawrence @ South Lawrence East Middle School

5:00pm Volleyball: Boys Varsity Match @ Somerville @ Somerville High School

6:00pm Softball: Girls Varsity Game @ Lawrence @ Lawrence High School

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

4:00p.m. Track: Middle School @ Gloucester @ O'Maley Middle School

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

4:30pm Track: Boys & Girls Varsity Meet vs. Danvers @ MacDonald Stadium

5:00pm Volleyball: Boys Varsity Match vs. Greater Lawrence Tech @ Finn Gym

Thursday, May 24, 2018

4:00pm Baseball: Boys JV Game vs. Lynn Classical @ Frey Park

4:00pm Softball: Girls Freshman Game @ Lawrence @ South Lawrence East Middle School

4:00pm Softball: Girls JV Game @ Salem @ Mack Park

4:00pm Tennis: Girls Varsity Match vs. Salem @ Amerige Park

4:00pm Tennis: Boys Varsity Match @ Salem @ Salem Willows Park

6:30pm Softball: Girls Varsity Game @. Salem @ Mack Park

Friday, May 25, 2018

4:00pm Baseball: Boys JV Game @ Beverly High School

4:00pm Lacrosse: Boys Varsity Game vs. Matignon @ Macdonald Stadium

4:00pm Softball: Girls Varsity Game @ Everett @ Glendale Park - Everett

4:00pm Softball: Girls JV Game vs. Everett @ Glendale Park - Everett

4:30pm Softball: Girls Freshman Game vs. Beverly High School @ Roosevelt Park at Salemwood School

Our GOLDEN TORNADO student-athletes appreciate your support! Please try and get to a game the final week of the year!

MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2018-2019 SCHOOL CALENDAR

AUGUST 2018

SEPTEMBER 2018

OCTOBER 2018 NOVEMBER 2018 (2 Days) (19 Days) (22 Days) (18 Days)

M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F X 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 X 9 10 11 12 5 6* 7 8 9 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 X 13 14 15 16

24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 X X

27* 28* 29 30 X 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 8/27* First Day for Teachers 8/28* Prof Dev Day - All Grds 8/29 First Day of School for Grades PreK, 1-12 8/29-9/4 Kindergarten Orientation/Screening 8/31 No School

9/3 Labor Day 9/5 First Day of School for Kindergarten

10/5 Early Dismissal PreK-12 10/8 Columbus Day 10/15 Late Entry Day MHS

11/5 Late Day Entry MHS 11/6* Prof Dev Day-All Grds 11/12 Veterans Day 11/21 11:00 Dismissal 11/22-23 Thanksgiving

DECEMBER 2018 JANUARY 2019 FEBRUARY 2019 MARCH 2019

(15 Days) (21 Days) (14 Days) (21 Days) M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F 3 4 5 6 7 X 2 3 4 1 1

10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15* 11 12 13 14 15 X X X X X X 22 23 24 25 X X X X X 18 19 20 21 22 X 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29

12/10 Late Entry MHS 12/21 11:00 Dismissal 12/24-1/1 Winter Vacation

1/2 School Resumes 1/11 Early Dismissal PreK-12 1/7 Late Entry MHS 1/21 Martin Luther King Day

2/4 Late Entry MHS 2/15* Prof Dev Day-All Grds 2/18–22 February Vacation

3/4 Late Entry MHS 3/8 Early Dismissal PreK-12

APRIL 2019 MAY 2019 JUNE 2019

(17 Days) (22 Days) (9 Days) M T W T F M T W T F M T W T F 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 X X X X X 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 X 28 29 30 31

4/1 Late Entry MHS 4/5 Early Dismissal PreK-12 4/15-19 Spring Vacation

5/3 Early Dismissal PreK-12 5/6 Late Entry MHS 5/27 Memorial Day

6/13 Last day w/o snow days - 11:00 Dismissal 6/20 Last day w/five snow days -11:00 Dismissal

First Day for Teachers – Monday, August 27, 2018

Please note that five (5) additional days are built into the calendar in case of inclement weather Early Release PreK-8

Late Entry Dates for High School

AN EARLY PEEK at the 2018-2019 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Malden Education Assoc.(MEA) Hosting Retirement Dinner this Thursday, May 24 The Malden Education Association (MEA) cordially invites you to join us in honoring retiring educators for their years of service in the Malden Public Schools.

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2018

Time: 5:30 - 8:30pm

Location: Montvale Plaza, Stoneham, MA

Reservations: Reservations may be made at a cost of $40.00 through your Marta Lunden (lunden.mea@gmail.com). Checks may be made payable to the: Malden Education Association.

What is Flexible Spending? OPEN ENROLLMENT for FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS (FSA) CONNECTED TO YOUR HEALTH BENEFITS is until THURSDAY, MAY 31

Flexible Spending Account plans are a tremendous opportunity for you to enhance your health benefits package. Your employer is aware thatthese are highly beneficial programs and wants all of its employees to have the opportunity to participate in an IRS Section 125/Flexible. Most employees pay for dependent care and health care expenses on an after tax basis. Flex programs allow you to set aside a portion of your paycheck tax free to pay for these eligible expenses. The result is a reduction in your taxable income, which will give you an increase in your take home pay. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to save an average of 30%, depending on your tax status!

Health Care Account — Employees may set aside up to $2650 per plan year to pay for out-of-pocket health care/dental expenses for themselves and their family members. Examples include:

• Copays for office visits and prescription drugs

• Health and Dental Deductibles

• Orthodontia and other dental expenses

• Contact Lenses, eye glasses, laser eye surgery

• Visits for Chiropractic Care or Acupuncture

If you or your spouse are ‘contributing’ to a Health Savings Account (HSA), you are NOT ELIGIBLE for the FSA Health Care Account.

Dependent Care Account

Employees can set aside up to $5,000 per plan year to pay for out-of-pocket dependent care expenses for children under the age of 13 or elderly parents. This includes:

• Day Care • Before School Care & After School Care

• Summer Day Camp • Elder Care

Although you can claim dependent care expenses when you file your taxes, in most cases, people are able to save more money this way. Dependent Care participants must complete a Dependent Care Claim Form each new plan year for reimbursement.

MALDEN SENIOR INTERNSHIP EXHIBITION Set for TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 22 in the Finn Gym The Malden High School Senior Internship Exhibition will be on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, from 8:40 am to 11:15 am in the gym. The exhibition runs from homeroom time to the end of 1st lunch (periods 6/7/1). Mr. Mastrangelo has given permission for teachers to bring their homeroom students to the exhibition if they wish to. The Senior Internship Program provides the student with meaningful experiences to real life career opportunities. All classes/grades are welcome. It will be a learning experience for your students. The interns are ready to show you what they have learned. Stop by even if it is for just one class period or each class period. Senior Internship Exhibition, CONT. NEXT PAGE

What you will see at the 2018 Senior Internship Exhibition:

The capstone project of the internship is a visual display and presentation of their internship experience to the students, staff, and the community of Malden High School. The presentations will be on display at the exhibition. Stop by and talk with the students about their internship experiences.

—An exciting new project at Malden High School! Mrs. Horwitz’s Web and Mobile App Class and Ms. Ashley Freeman’s Creative Design and Engineering Classes in conjunction with the MIT App Inventor Team and Friends of the Malden River have worked together to create an app and product/

prototype that can be used while taking a walk around the Malden River. The goal of the project is to use technology to make the Malden River more welcoming and to get more people excited about the river. The prototype and apps will be on display at the exhibition.

—Running concurrently with the exhibition is an opportunity to see Malden High School’s MakerSpace. On display will projects that previous years classes have made. You will be amazed at the projects!

There will also be student work/ information on display at the exhibition from various departments, clubs, and career services organizations.

Running concurrently with the exhibition is an opportunity to see Malden High School’s MakerSpace. On display will projects that previous years classes have made. You will be amazed at the projects!

Welcome! I'm Max Batista, the systems engineer, and student at Malden High. You are invited to the 2018 Maker Fair.

Maker Fair Tuesday, May 22, 8:40 - 11:15 a.m.

Nedlam's Workshop, basement of Malden High School

Come to the Maker Fair to see what we have made. Ashley Freeman's Creative Design and Engineering class have worked with Tufts, Beth Horwitz's App Inventor class, MIT, and Friends of the Malden River to create projects to make the Malden river more welcoming and to get more people excited about the river. Our goal is to get more people to come to the Malden River in the hopes that they take care of it. We are also displaying projects that other classes have made such as improving the bike path and building little free libraries in partnership with Malden Reads, Malden Arts, and Malden Cultural Council.

These projects were made possible by generous grants from TERC and the Nellie Mae Foundation.

At the same time, the Senior Internship Exhibition will be going on in the Malden High Gymnasium.

Hope to see you there!

MHS GUIDANCE TEAM on GRADING FOR NEW/TRANSFER STUDENTS Hello teachers,

As we approach final grading time, we ask that you please take a moment to check on the grades for any student who has entered your class as a new/transfer student during the year.

As you may know, some students enter with transfer grades while others may have incomplete records when they arrive. School Counselors make every effort to email grades (if they are available) at the time that the student enters for their first day. If you have not received grades, we may need to confirm with you how a student will be graded for the year.

If you have any questions in regard to how you will calculate a final grade for a new/transfer student, please email the student's House Principal and the House Counselor for clarification, at your earliest convenience. We hope that this will prepare us for a smooth final grading process for all. Thank you.

Kind regards,

Susan Lessard and the Guidance Team.

Taryn Belowsky - Grade 9 Jenkins and Brunelli

Heather Northrop - Grade 9 Holland and Boyle

Caitlin Quinn - Grades 10-12 Holland

Erin Craven - Grades 10-12 Boyle

Ann O'Connor - Grades 10-12 Jenkins

Susan Lessard - Grades 10-12 Brunelli

Check this out: MALDEN HIGH Coordinated Voter Registration Drive last week at MHS and Teen Center yielded NEARLY 200 NEW VOTERS! Great Job, Everyone!! A coordinated Voter Registration Drive was held for several days at Malden High School and the Malden Teen Enrichment Center (MTEC), overseen by MHS History Team Leader Greg Hurley and his classes, in conjunction with the revived sense of student activism in our nation. the Voter Drive yielded NEARLY 200 NEW VOTERS! Makes you just beam with civic pride!

Malden High student volunteers got into a dance-off with Special Olympians … Hard not to dance to SOULJA BOY! Over 100 MHS students served as volunteers @ Macdonald Stadium

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2018 @ Macdonald Stadium

At left, Mr. Mastrangelo and MHS AD Charlie Conefrey kick off the events. Above, Ms. Scibelli and some of the many student volunteers she helped organize and coordinate.

Above, MHS physical education/health teacher Ms. Briggs runs the throwing station. Below a large group of Malden High Special Olympians arrive

Senior Ruthie Bilimo gets her “dance” on after the Class of 2018 had dinner at Boston's Park Plaza

Rachel Eaglin was selected for the Prom’s “Court” and is greeted by Class of 2018 Advisor Kate Haskell Friday night.

Dani Urbina and her date Oussama Ourich

Malden High School 2018 Senior Prom Nearly 450 delighted promgoers “tripped the light fantastic” Friday night after a sumptuous feast at the Park Plaza in Boston for the 2018 Malden High School Senior Prom. From all reports, the fantastic night went off without a hitch, starting with the popular (and VERY well-attended) “Red Carpet” event at Malden High School, where promgoers were greeted by family, friends and members of the Malden High School community. The underclassmen and women who came for the Red Carpet were simply “Wowed” by all the beautiful gowns and accessories worn by the young ladies and the sharp tuxedoes and suits sported by the young men. What a special night for all! Well done, CLASS of 2018! Good luck on Finals!