VOL. XX NO. 1 SPRING 2012

CRYSTAL HI-LI TES

CelebratingCelebrating 8080 yearsyears ofof EducationalEducational ExcellenceExcellence inin thethe XaverianXaverian TraditionTradition

malden catholic high school magazine Today’s Outstanding Students…Tomorrow’s Outstanding Leaders CRYSTAL HI-LITES

Headmaster Mr. Edward C. Tyrrell

Principal Brother Thomas Puccio, C.F.X.

Director of Institutional Advancement Mr. Robert J. McCarthy, P 2007

Director of Advancement Operations and Constituent Relations Mrs. Jean Campbell

Assistant Director of Advancement for Annual Giving Ms. Carolyn Rolfe

Archivist/Editor Brother Edward Bozzo, C.F.X.

Advancement Office Assistant Ms. Lisa Schlosberg

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Crystal Hi-Lites A publication of Malden Catholic High School, a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School since 1932.

Comments and contributions to this publication, as well as updates should be directed to: Advancement Office Malden Catholic High School 99 Crystal Street Malden, MA 02148 781.475.5331 [email protected]

Address Changes For parents whose son(s) are away at col- lege or have new addresses, please send us a note if you prefer that future editions of Crystal Hi-Lites, other publications, and mail be sent to them directly. Please email ad- dress changes to [email protected]; and we will be sure to update our records. HEADMASTER’SLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Alumni and Friends of Malden Catholic, With this first 2012 edition of Crystal Hi-Lites, we proudly announce that Malden Catholic is embark- 4 Feature Story- ing on a period of growth and renewal. Much has changed in the eighty years since the Xaverian Brothers arrived in Malden to teach local boys, and yet much has stayed the same. As they did then, 80th Anniversary our young men need an environment that challenges them to reach their potential, stretch for new 13 On Crystal Street heights, and assume a mantle of respect and responsibility to others. As we celebrate our 80-year anniversary, we are grateful for God’s continued blessings on our school community. 17 Alumni News Moving forward, being mindful of our Catholic, Xaverian mission, we have announced a Strate- gic Plan to provide our students an updated facility and enhanced academic program designed 20 Advancement to respond to the world’s need for young men of character, intellectual excellence and faith. We Office News are making solid progress on our plan, having secured essential, sufficient funding to completely 22 Acknowledgements upgrade our outdated heating and cooling system, which had been originally installed when the building was built in 1968. You may also have seen the architectural renderings of the re-devel- Back Upcoming Events opment plan we are pursuing jointly with the City of Malden for South Broadway Park. Viewed as part of our campus, the park is set to open September 2013. It will include tennis courts and additional soccer, and fields. As you may realize, this is only the first step toward campus enhancements designed to significantly improve the Malden Catholic educational environ- ment. Our plan also provides for a secure future, building an endowment that will solidify Malden Catholic’s excellence in faculty, scholarship, program, and the ongoing maintenance of facilities. Across the United States, educators and students celebrated Catholic Schools Week during the last week of January and beginning of February. This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service,” was a particularly appropriate one for us as we reflected on the impact that Malden Catholic has had in providing a values-added education for young men during the past eight decades. By attending to the needs of our students in that “familial” atmosphere which we recognize as MC and by demonstrating the value of our interpersonal relationships, Malden Catholic faculty and staff members have always been the most significant ingredient in the suc- cessful formula of an MC Education. In addition to the popular feature known as “Class Notes,” this edition of Crystal Hi-Lites will give you the opportunity to take a look back over the past eighty years and then to see where Malden Catholic is today. The “history” will highlight some of the events and activities of those decades and will attempt to include the names of many of those faculty and staff members who shared their energies and talents with MC boys. We hope that the account will trigger memories of your Malden Catholic years, and allow you to formulate the only true history of our school, the history that you lived and “wrote.” Certainly, your own story-telling will include some of the Students light candles at Mass events and the characters mentioned. As appealing as the nostalgic past can be, our school is committed to uncompromising excel- lence now and in the future. Our Strategic Plan is our roadmap to “future excellence.” As part of the Plan, we launched a program to introduce MC students to the future of engineering and are adding two new courses for the coming school year: Engineering Design Concepts and Robotics. The Xaverian Brothers say, Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt, or “In Harmony Small Things Grow.” Each step forward in our plan, including the new Engineering Program, is a small step toward making Malden Catholic a harmonious school of uncompromising excellence, a school whose students contribute to the fabric of , of Massachusetts and beyond. As you’ll read in this issue, Malden Catholic continues to provide our country and our world with men of skill, energy, faith and compassion: it is a legacy developed and nurtured since 1932. This winter has generated considerable energy in the classrooms and athletic facilities of Malden Principal Br. Thomas Puccio, CFX, Catholic, and we are already eager for the events of spring. We will have the honor of acknowl- Peter J. Uglietto, and Headmaster Ed Tyrrell edging the accomplishments of Dick Connolly, class of 1957, at the 80th Anniversary Gala to be held in Boston at the Sheraton on April 26. We encourage you to attend this important event for Malden Catholic. Visit our website at www.maldencatholic.org for details or contact Jean Campbell at 781.475.5331. Cardinal Sean O’Malley, OFM CAP will be the main celebrant of our annual Baccalaureate Liturgy on Friday, May 18, and the next day we will welcome another class to the ranks of Malden Catholic Alumni. Thank you for your continued support of the work my colleagues and I strive to do on behalf of the current generation of Malden Catholic students. It is our honor and our pleasure to do so. Sincerely,

An Engineering student nears completion on Edward C. Tyrrell his project Headmaster CRYSTAL HI-LITES 3 80TH ANNIVERSARY

This year, Malden Catholic High School will complete mid-1840s the Brothers had opened their doors to the eighty years of service to the young men of Malden and children of their local parish, the poorest in Bruges, a city many other cities and towns north of Boston. This article is whose population in those years numbered 46% receiving designed to inform readers about the major events of the some kind of welfare aid. One or two other Belgian schools school’s eight decades and to remind alumni and friends followed. Then, in 1848, an opportunity arose to serve the about some of the adults who established relationships of children of the industrialized slums of . care and challenge with the students entrusted by par- ents to them. These mentors and friends encouraged each The first group of Brothers came to the United States in student to contribute to the development of the fraternal 1854. The Xaverian pioneers in America opened Catholic community sometimes called the Malden Catholic Family. elementary schools for German and Irish immigrant boys in Louisville, Kentucky, and in that century other schools The story actually began a century earlier in the Nether- and childcare institutions in the eastern part of the United lands where a young man named Theodore James Ryken States. American Catholic had determined that experienced some kind of humiliation which encouraged parishes needed to establish grade schools in order to pro- him “to turn to God, to fall in love with God, and then to tect the Catholic faith in the hostile environment of public place myself in God’s service.” After a decade of seeking education of the time. The Brothers’ first school in New just what God wanted of him, Ryken found himself in England was established in St. Patrick’s Parish in Lowell the 1830s as a volunteer teacher of Christian doctrine and in 1881, with other schools following in Lawrence, Somer- trades to Native Americans in several states of the east- ville, East Boston, Worcester and Danvers. ern half of the United States. Seeing the needs of both the young people of America’s forests and those in the fast- Before the late 1920s, most of the Xaverian schools were developing immigrant neighborhoods of its cities, he felt grade schools for young men who would likely be re- that God wanted him to organize a community of vowed quired to find employment after finishing the eighth laymen who would dedicate their lives and their talents grade. There was a real sense of providing all the essential to God as trained missionary educators in service to these knowledge and skills for a Catholic male citizen of the often marginalized boys. United States. By the end of the first quarter of that cen- tury, it became clear that more and more youngsters would be able to continue their formal education beyond grade eight, and secondary schools (like Malden Catholic) began to be opened. During the second half of the century, the parish secondary schools became new institutions owned and incorporated separately by the Brothers.

By the end of the twentieth century, the picture of Xaverian Brothers’ education had changed significantly. The number of new members in Europe and America had decreased markedly, and the institutions that remained needed the enthusiasm and expertise of lay men and women who chose to add new luster to Xaverian Brothers’ schools. In the early 1980s, therefore, a program known as “spon- THEODORE JAMES RYKEN sorship” was developed as a way to prepare to shift the BROTHER FRANCIS XAVIER, C.F.X. responsibility for the administration of their schools to lay Board and staffs.

In Bruges, , in 1839, Ryken and a small number There are few Brothers serving as teachers or administra- of colleagues established a group that would be called tors in Xaverian schools today. The Brothers feel that they the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier, or Xaverian Brothers. have successfully passed on the spirit and mission sense Despite numerous financial and other setbacks, by the 4 CRYSTAL HI-LITES principal. Everyone knew of Brother Gilbert because of his long-time connection with Babe Ruth and, recently, since he had served as the founding principal at the new Mis- sion High School in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Roxbury. Brother Osmund agreed to this second request, and Immaculate Conception Boys’ High School opened its doors to seventy-eight freshmen on September 13, 1932. Brother Gilbert served as principal and taught half the stu- dents; Brother Baptist was his entire faculty, and would be a significant contributor to the life of the school, both aca- demically and athletically, for six years. The Brothers took up residence in the former convent at 597 Pleasant Street, directly across from the Church of the Immaculate Con- MALDEN CATHOLIC ON HIGHLAND AVENUE CIRCA 1932 ception. As grades were added to an eventual four-year enrollment, Brothers were also added to increase the staff, with Brother Donald, Brother George, Brother Ricardus of Theodore James Ryken and his followers to the faculties and Brother Vincent arriving the second and third year. of the twenty-first century schools. Meanwhile, in Africa, young Congolese and Kenyan Xaverians are conducting Early on, Catholic High began to let its presence be felt in the schools and childcare institutions as did their predecessors area with both scholastic and extracurricular successes. A glee elsewhere. There are also Xaverian Brothers serving the club was begun, and programs in debate, oratory, drama and peoples of Bolivia, Haiti, South Sudan and Lithuania. began a history which lasts until today.

The Malden story is an important chapter in Xaverian In addition, Brother Baptist had immediately begun a history, as the eighty year heritage takes on new life and football program; in his six years, the Blue Jackets earned energy with every person who chooses to identify himself a record of 51-10, playing and practicing at a variety of or herself as a part of the Malden Catholic Family that sites in the area. In 1934, an organization was begun which started in 1932. would play an essential role in assisting the school to pro- vide athletic programs. The West Side Athletic Association This article will attempt to relate Malden Catholic’s story started as a small group of gentlemen who drove athletes chronologically, according to the person who was head of to away games; before long, they organized themselves, school in the years discussed. Until the school’s move to and the parish purchased a war surplus site on the Malden Crystal Street in 1968, this person was always a Xaverian River at the corner of Medford and Commercial Streets for Brother with the title of Principal. Since then, “Headmas- what would be named Brother Gilbert Memorial Stadium, ter” has been the title used by the Brothers and laymen Home of the Blue Jackets, in 1938. For about forty years, dedicating their lives to the school during their tenure. the West Side A.A. underwrote Malden Catholic’s ath- Although the names of many faculty and staff persons letic expenses. The dedicated members of the West Side have been provided to “nudge” the memories of the read- maintained Brother Gilbert Memorial Stadium until 1974; ers, the name of every significant person cannot be listed. MC football moved first to Macdonald Stadium on Pearl Also, although many athletic events will be related, there Street in Malden, then to the new Brother Gilbert Stadium are many more of them still living in the memories of MC on Crystal Street in 1987. In 2003, several loyal alumni players and fans. and friends of the school allowed the school to rededicate Brother Gilbert Memorial Stadium with Donovan Field Monsignor Richard Neagle of the Immaculate Concep- and Brother Myles McManus Memorial Track. tion Parish of Malden and Medford had been hoping to open a high school for boys to continue the wonderful Malden Catholic’s football team won the work of Catholic Education which the School Sisters of Catholic High School League Championships from 1934 Notre Dame had been doing in the grammar school since through 1937; the Blue Jackets were League Champions for 1881 and in the girls’ high school since 1908. Having the twelve seasons between 1938 and 1949. heard about the Xaverian Brothers, he contacted Provin- cial Superior Brother Osmund in Baltimore, requesting MC’s program also started in the 30s, teams Brothers to open a school for parish boys. When Brother playing at local junior high schools for years, then at the Osmund agreed to send two Brothers, Monsignor Neagle Malden Armory on Mountain Avenue until the Crystal took the chance of asking for Brother Gilbert to be the first Street building was opened in 1968. The official opening

CRYSTAL HI-LITES 5 80TH ANNIVERSARY Brother Charles replaced Brother Leonard Francis in 1941. The War Years were hard on everyone, and each family knew someone who died. Some Boys’ Catholic students basketball game was held on January 8, 1935, at St. Jo- enlisted before graduation in order to serve our country, as seph’s in Manchester, , where the Malden teachers and coaches tried to keep school as normal as pos- Catholic team won, 31-15. sible. The MC faculty during these years included Brothers Founding principal Brother Gilbert himself was the first Anton, Cyril, Aquinas, Michael, Aubertus, Quentin, Victor coach of the Blue Sox, the team playing at Riverside Park and Alexius Joseph. When Brother Charles left Malden, he in Medford. The first game was a 13-1 win against Bos- became the final Superintendent of St. Mary’s Industrial ton College High School. The Blue Sox won the Catholic School in Baltimore, the school where the Brothers taught League Championships eight times in twenty-five years, Babe Ruth how to play baseball. from 1936 to 1961. Hockey also began at a variety of sites in 1937; Mr. Francis Parrell coached to an 11-4-2 season that first year. There was some inconsistency in the pro- gram until the 1943-1944 season, when Brother Aquinas brought the Bluestreaks into the Catholic High School Hockey League. Using such sites as the Lynn Arena and Boston Arena, the MC players were the League Champi- ons from the 1943-1944 season to the 1951-1952, except for 1946-1947. In 1945 a twenty-three year hockey program was inaugurated with Bert Kenty as coach, scoring 235 goals and allowing only 59 during his first five years.

Besides the wonderful support from parents and teachers and the members of the West Side, Boys’ Catholic athletics found loyal and vocal fans on Charles Street. Girls’ Catho- MALDEN CATHOLIC ORCHESTRA, 1940s lic cheerleaders shared victories and defeats until their school was closed in 1992. Some of these girls were sisters and cousins of the boys, later girlfriends, wives, mothers Brother John Edward became Boys’ Catholic’s fourth and grandmothers. Girls’ Catholic alumnae remain among principal in 1947. Among his faculty members were Broth- the most faithful supporters of Malden Catholic programs ers Evangelus, Servanus, Valens, Simeon and Nelson. The and activities. Blue Jackets were the Class B Champs in football in 1948, the Outdoor Track Team won the State Catholic League By the time that Brother Gilbert’s tenure ended in 1938 Championship in 1952, and the Blue Blades won the New and Brother Leonard Francis took over as principal, England High School Hockey Championship in 1953. Many the school was already a well-established institution in events of these years were recorded on film by the ever- the area. Parish boys were not the only ones enrolled; present Brother Evangelus whom students affectionately the school always found some room for students from called “Brother Click”. Brother Evangelus also led an unof- other parishes. Non-parish boys paid a modest tuition ficial band called the Vagabonds which performed at games to augment parish funding, but all students received an and rallies. Brother Quentin began a science club during education which enabled them to accomplish things that these years, a track program was started in the 1940s, and people might have considered beyond the capabilities a tennis program was inaugurated in 1952 with Brother of young men from such a humble background. Parish Marshall as coach. support, decades of the contributed services of the Broth- ers and funds received from tuitions provided signifi- Brother Lambert was appointed principal in 1953. Addi- cant scholarship assistance that can never be accurately tions to the faculty during Brother Lambert’s time in- measured. Brother Carl, Brother Francis Jerome, Brother cluded Brothers Simeon, Firmin and Earl. In 1956, Brother and Brother Albeus were among faculty members Evangelus became MC’s first golf coach, leading the team of the 1930s. On October 30, 1939, Brother DeSales be- to a 7-1-2 record that year. Eastern Mass. Hockey League came the first Xaverian to die while in service to the boys Championships were earned in in 1954, 1956 and 1957, of Malden Catholic. The year before, Brother Donald’s and the Malden Catholic Blue Sox were Catholic League health required him to be transferred from Malden; he Baseball Champions from 1953 to 1956. died at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton.

6 CRYSTAL HI-LITES The Malden Catholic Indoor Track Team won the Metro- politan League Championship in 1960, and the Blue Blades won the State Hockey Championship in 1960, then the Class A Championships for the Catholic Conference six times in the 1960s, missing it only in 1965, 1967 and 1968. The MC Baseball team won the New England Catholic Championship in 1961 and the football teams won the Catholic Conference in 1959 and 1965; the 1965 they also won the Class B Football Championship. MC was the Northeast Division Hockey Champs in 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1968. Cross Country Teams were the Champs of the Metropolitan League from 1964 through 1967, and the MC Golf Team won the Catholic Conference Championships in ROSARY 1950s 1960 and 1962. A physically busy and successful decade!

In 1965, Brother Robertus was appointed as the last Brother Charles Borromeo became the school’s sixth principal of Immaculate Conception Boys’ Catholic High principal in 1956. Some teachers new to the school in the School. It would be his challenge to relocate the school mid-late 50s were Brothers Bede, Hubert, Emmanuel, to another site in Malden and to found a larger school to Barry, Frederick, More, and Dennis Joseph. The Golf Team serve the needs of young men beyond the original parish. won the Catholic Conference title twice in these years, in New faculty members during those final parish years 1957 and 1959. included Brothers Luke, Canice, Fidelis, Aubertus, Donal and Louis Charles. The school often had dedicated and Former Medford resident Brother Joseph (Smithers) became talented lay men who collaborated with the Brothers. Mr. principal in 1959 and, as a historian, was able to contextu- John Carroll of the MC Class of 1961 began a tenure that alize for MC students the major changes going on in the lasted for forty years. world. Space travel began, a Catholic was elected President of the United States, and the Church convened an ecumeni- Special mention must be made of a Xaverian who made an cal council in Rome. Some of Brother Joseph’s co-workers impact even beyond the significant impact he made as a included Brothers James, Colum, Brice, Lorenzo, Thomas, classroom teacher. Brother Plunket assisted Brother Rober- Urban, Rayner, Constant and Martel. The Brother Constant tus and professional architects in planning and constructing who was a teacher and track coach on Highland Avenue re- a school that continues to reflect the care with which it was turned to M.C. on Crystal Street to serve from the seventies built. Once the operation moved into the new school, Broth- and into the nineties as teacher, track coach and freshman er Plunket established maintenance policies and directed a counselor; in those years he was known as Brother Myles legion of dedicated students who worked to help pay their McManus. The school track is dedicated to his memory. tuition. Students who worked for Brother Plunket learned lessons in responsibility and carefulness, as well as a sense of pride in their accomplishments.

The year 1968 brought MC boys across Malden to their new school. Cardinal had encouraged the Brothers to relocate the school, and on August 22, 1968, in the Suffolk Square area of Malden, the school became of- ficially known as Malden Catholic High School.

The “new MC” dazzled those who made the move across town; not only were there bright new classrooms, labs and a library, but also had fields for physical education, an auditorium, a television studio, a gymnasium and even a cafeteria. Crystal Street MC-men would be deprived of the

PART OF THE MALDEN CATHOLIC MEN’S CHOIR, 1950s experience of getting lunch in the school’s boiler room and eating either in the stairwell or in the paved schoolyard. Brother Robertus became known as the Headmaster, as in

CRYSTAL HI-LITES 7 80TH ANNIVERSARY supporting one another in the care of their children, the MCLA has also conducted fun-and-fundraiser events like Las Vegas Nights, Wine-Tastings, and parent dances. Having assisted in such admissions work as parent pho- nathons to eighth grade families, open houses, and high school fairs, the MCLA hosts the first official gathering for ninth graders and their families in September’s Freshman Family Cookout. Perhaps the most outstanding event realized by the MCLA is the impressive reception for graduating seniors and their families held in the cafete- ria following the Baccalaureate liturgy in May. Besides providing a significant array of food for the soon-to-be young alumni of the school, the reception allows senior parents the opportunity one more time to support each another as parents of those who began their MC relation- ship four short years earlier. MALDEN CATHOLIC’S FIRST TELEVISION STUDIO The impressive Xaverian faculty and staff of Highland Avenue and of today had a similar representation in the other New England schools, and Brother Paul Cullen was early 1970s, including Brothers Anthony, Marcellus, John his first Assistant. Carpenter, Paul Murray, Malcolm, William Lyons, James Mahoney, John Doyle, Frederick Codair, Mark, Timothy Parental involvement in the life of Malden Catholic had Skala, Joseph Britt, Philip White, David Creedon, Law- been a “given” during the parish years, although it had rence Dunn, William Hannagan, Daniel Skala, Robert never been formalized except for that of the energetic Green and Kevin Kenney. In 1971, Mr. Ralph Carvalho members of the West Side A.A. The move to Crystal Street began the school’s first lay administrator and Mrs. Rose encouraged Brother Robertus to inaugurate a group Davey became the first woman to teach at Malden Catho- known as the Malden Catholic Associates who would lic. Other laypersons who began decades of outstanding spend many hours in service to the needs of the students service in the early 70s were Mrs. Helen Bockley, Mr. and others in the MC Family. Another group, known as Thomas Arria, Mrs. Jane Vozzella, and Mr. Francis Halas. the Lancers, soon developed to follow in the footsteps of the West Side. Something of a fathers’ club, the Lanc- The Lancer Hockey team won North Shore League ers specialized in activities to assist and promote the Championships in 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1974; they were ever-growing athletic programs of the school. A weekly also the Essex County League Hockey champs in 1971 Bingo/Beano program began in these early 70s as an and 1973. In the 1974 hockey season MC won the Eastern activity specifically designed to increase the funds avail- Mass State Championship, and the Catholic Conference able for Malden Catholic programs. In its heyday twice a champs in 1974 and 1975. In 1971, the football team was week, the Malden Catholic Beano program was the most co-champion in the Catholic Central League. MC’s Indoor successful in Massachusetts, providing significant funds Track Team won the State Championship in 1968, the for financial aid to MC families. Outdoor Track Championship in Class D in 1971, and then the Indoor Track Team won Division II Champion- By 1990, the MCA and the Lancers Club had united to ships in 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1975. In 1973, the Golf Team form the Malden Catholic Lancers Association, with Mrs. won the Catholic Conference title. Rosalie Sullivan as its first president and Brothers D. Stephen O’Donnell, Class of 1950, and Thomas Puccio as In 1972, Brother James Malone inaugurated a new sport moderators. Principal Brother Puccio continues in this for Malden Catholic students, and soccer began to draw service to Malden Catholic parents. By any name, the par- many talented players to its teams. Manny Costa was a ents’ organizations have provided immeasurable hours of longtime coach for the soccer players. service for the young men of Malden Catholic. They have run the refreshment stand at athletic events, indoors and Although not faculty members, at this time, two other outdoors, and have hosted/sponsored faculty Christ- men helped Malden Catholic to grow by providing quali- mas parties, run tuition raffles, National Honor Society ty extracurricular programs for its students. MC graduate receptions, Women’s Days of Recollection and Father-Son Lou Ruggiero, Class of 1966, started then as an assistant Communion Breakfasts. Knowing of the value of parents track coach for Brother Myles McManus and continued

8 CRYSTAL HI-LITES to serve for many years. Another personality was that of During Brother Tom’s tenure, Malden Catholic was able Mr. Joseph Hayes. Joe Hayes was a professional actor who to attract new members to the faculty and staff, includ- directed large-scale musical productions which brought ing Brother David Wiggin, Mr. Robert Bucchino, Ms. hundreds of MC boys and local girls new and exciting Angela Lee, Brother James Field, Brother Jean Meaney, experiences in shows such as Sights and Sounds, Razz-ma- Mr. Anthony McDowell, Ms. Martha McGuane, Brother tazz, and Red, White and Brassy. His sudden death in 1977 David Cichon, Mrs. Judith Imondi, Brother D. Ste- was a great sadness for the school community, and Brother phen O’Donnell, Sister Joanne Gallagher, Mr. Nicholas Robertus dedicated the school auditorium as the Joseph Dell’arcipreti, Ms. Patricia Grondin, and Brother John Sul- Hayes Theater in his memory. livan. In 1983, the Lancer Baseball Team was a co-champi- on in the Catholic Conference, and in 1984 MC was victori- ous in the Catholic Conference Football Championship.

PROM 1970s ATHLETIC AWARDS NIGHT 1980s

Malden Catholic’s librarian, Brother Frederick Codair, Brother Robert Sullivan of the Class of 1945 was appoint- was appointed Headmaster to replace Brother Robertus ed Headmaster in 1986 and directed the school through in 1977. The school continued to attract faculty and staff the late eighties into the early nineties. During his tenure members who would give themselves to the service of its MC continued to attract faculty and staff of superior students, such as Brother Kevin McLean, Mrs. Christine quality. These included Brother Thomas Puccio, Brother Johnson, Brother Matthias, Brother Daniel Cremin, Mr. Timothy Hoey, Mrs. Maureen Longo, Brother Leo Gillis, Alan Kaufman, Brother Frederick Eid, Mr. Joseph Lang, Brother Edward Bozzo, Mr. William Johnson, Mr. Stephen Mrs. Kay Maher, Mr. Richard Mazzei, Brother Louis Linde, Mr. Robert Quist, Sister Maureen Croak, Brother Marek, Brother Jeremiah O’Leary, Sister Norma Alexander, Joseph Glebas, Mr. Mark Tarmey, Mr. John Piantedosi, Mr. Martin Ammer and Brother John O’Brien. Mr. Neil Belliveau and Mr. James Flanagan. During the time that Brother Sullivan served as Headmaster, the The MC Lancer Basketball Team won the Catholic Central field next to the school was dedicated as a new Brother League Championship in 1979, and the Golf Team won the Gilbert Stadium, to replace the original one lost to urban Catholic Conference Championship. Among the other ath- renewal. The preparations for the new stadium took sev- letic events of Brother Frederick’s tenure as Headmaster eral years of efforts by a number of extremely loyal MC was the addition of swimming as a varsity sport, coached graduates and friends. by Brother Daniel Cremin. In 1990, the Lancer Cross Country Team broke the 43 meet In 1980, Brother Thomas Mulloy of the Class of 1947 unbeaten streak of Xaverian Brothers High School with a became the first graduate to be appointed as Malden convincing eleven point victory on their home course, thus Catholic’s Headmaster. During his six-year tenure, MC winning the State Catholic title. The Lancers were also the celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at the Palace in Saugus State Class A Relay Champs in 1987, and the Indoor Track and attained its highest enrollment of over eight hundred Team won the Championship of the Tri-County League students. Computers began to be more and more essential Division in 1988. In 1993, the Lancer Basketball Team was for learning, and Brother Tom arranged for the former the Catholic Conference Champion. To honor those who television studio to become the computer center which still distinguished themselves in Malden Catholic athletics, serves the needs of MC students rather well. Brother Sullivan and Joe McGonagle of the Class of 1947 were instrumental in inaugurating the MC Hall of Fame.

CRYSTAL HI-LITES 9 80TH ANNIVERSARY not made by religious superiors of the Xaverian Broth- ers and showed a new, more active role for the Board in the on-going life of the school. In 2000, the Lacrosse team A sad event during these years was the closing of Girls’ became the Catholic Conference Undefeated Champions; Catholic High School in 1992. in 2001, the Lacrosse Team was again the Undefeated In 1992, Brother Richard Cook was appointed as the twelfth Catholic Conference Champions, as well as undefeated in Headmaster of Malden Catholic. Senior Christian Service the M.I.A.A. regular season. The team was a semifinalist began to play an important role in the school’s programs in the 2001 Division I Eastern Mass Lacrosse Tournament. at this time. Among those who began serving MC students The school community was honored in the 2002 winter during these years were Mr. Alessandro Martignetti, Ms. season when wrestling team received Team Sportsmanship Melanie Leonard, Brother Thomas Petitte, Mr. William and Professionalism Award for 2001-2002 from the Massa- Lanagan, Ms. Margaret Fay, Mr. Richard Hickey, Brother chusetts Interscholastic Wrestling Officials Association. In Henry Marino, Mrs. Diane Connelly, Mr. Joseph McGourty, 2003, Lancer Baseball won the Division I Championship, Mr. David Murray, Mrs. Rose DiRuzza, Mrs. Elizabeth Vale- preceding by a year the long-awaited Red Sox World Se- riani, Brother Edward Rice, and Mr. Robert Dysard. ries victory over the New York Yankees. A friendly wager that fall brought a vanload of students from Xaverian High During Brother Richard’s tenure, Malden Catholic added School in Brooklyn to Malden Catholic to serve Fenway two additional sports to its already impressive athletic pro- Franks to MC’s Red Sox fans on November 9. gram. Long-time teacher Mr. Richard Mazzei of the Class of 1974 became the coach of the varsity lacrosse team, and Mr. Guy Prescott began the wrestling program. The Lancer Basketball Team earned the Catholic Conference Champion- ship in 1996. During these years, the school community was able to acknowledge significant people from the school’s history. The outdoor track was dedicated in memory of Brother Myles McManus (known at Highland Avenue as Brother Constant), long-time teacher, track coach, guidance counselor and care-giver to MC boys. In 1997, the school gymnasium was dedicated in honor of Gerard and Marilyn Doherty. Gerard is a member of the Class of 1946; both he and his wife Marilyn have been impressively supportive COMPUTERS IN USE 1990s of Catholic Education at Malden Catholic and elsewhere. When the gymnasium was renovated in 2001, Gerard and Marilyn were able to join in the rededication ceremony. Adjustments to the Brothers Residence wing of the building The first decade of the twenty-first century saw some enabled the school to relocate guidance and development significant improvements to the school and campus. The offices, as well as open a needed meeting area, the Brother Doherty Gymnasium was renovated and, then, rededicat- Gilbert Center. A highpoint of Brother Richard Cook’s years ed on October 21, 2001. Thanks to the great generosity of as Headmaster was the announcement in the U.S. News and some Malden Catholic alumni and friends, a groundbreak- World Report that Malden Catholic was “one of America’s ing was held on Thanksgiving Eve, 2002, for the major outstanding high schools.” MC principal, Brother Thomas renovation of the Brother Gilbert Stadium, and on Novem- Puccio, was responsible for the paperwork resulting in the ber 14, 2003, the Stadium with Donovan Field (in memory magazine’s attention. The school’s freshman class the next of James Donovan ’37) and the Brother Myles McManus year showed an increase of one hundred students, largely Track was rededicated. Another important renovation due to the publicity received. took place in 2006, with a new cafeteria, kitchen and main entrance for the school. The Lancer Indoor Track team won the Tri-Country League Championship in 1995, and the Cross Country Team was In the last twenty years, the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Tri-Champions in 1996. In 1997, the Lancer Hockey Team Schools network developed into a significant source of won the Division I North State Hockey Championship. growth for Malden Catholic and the other dozen or so schools sponsored by the Congregation. With offices in In 1999, Malden Catholic’s Board of Trustees appointed Baltimore, the XBSS has sponsored workshops for board Brother Robert Green of the Class of 1964 to be the members, administrators, development personnel, new school’s Headmaster. This appointment was the first one teachers, campus ministers and extracurricular staff mem- 10 CRYSTAL HI-LITES bers to allow the schools to remain faithful to the founding a forum for students to meet and discuss their ideas, under principles which the Brothers have brought to their Ameri- the leadership of veteran English teacher David Murray. can schools since they arrived from Belgium in 1854. The XBSS encourages the schools to develop the unique char- The renovation of the cafeteria, kitchen and school en- acter of each one while retaining the essential elements try was completed in 2006, and Bishop Francis X. Irwin of a Xaverian Brothers’ education. A spring retreat brings blessed the dining hall and entry on September 30. selected eleventh grade students from all the American Malden Catholic celebrated its 75th anniversary, and schools together to learn about the history and heritage of Headmaster Arria hosted a gala at the Sheraton Colonial on the Brothers and to strengthen the fraternal bonds among April 27, 2007, with Bishop Francis X. Irwin the celebrant the school communities. For the past ten years, Malden of the liturgy on another day. Some of the faculty and staff Catholic has developed a full four-year service require- members who joined the MC community during Mr. Arria’s ment to supplement classroom activities, school liturgical tenure included Mrs. Jean Campbell, Brother John McDon- events and many charitable programs available to the ald, Ms. Susan Silkes, Mr. Angelo Bosco, Mr. Frank Kivell, students and faculty and to fulfill the mission of Xaverian Dr. David Chuckran, Mrs. Hazel Kochocki, Mr. Jesus Tejada, Brothers Sponsored Schools as a network and as individu- Mr. Joseph Amari, Mrs. Marie Mattera, Mr. Christie Serino, al school communities. Mr. James Pokorny, Mr. Frank Polak, Ms. Lisa Schlosberg, Some of the professionals who joined Brother Robert as Mr. Craig White, Mr. William Black, Mr. Alexander Kis- faculty and staff members in these years included Mr. Den- sel and Ms. Karen Davidson-Heller. Plyometrics, robotics nis Gleason, Ms. Cindy Jacobs, Brother Brian Davis, Mrs. and three levels of club rugby were added to the array of Maria Crotty, Mr. Paul Solano, Mrs. Elizabeth Paquette, student-oriented activities at this time. Mr. Brian O’Donnell, Mrs. Mary Driscoll, Mrs. Phyllis Long-serving principal Brother Thomas Puccio became Morrison, Ms. MaryAnn LaCarubba, Mr. Patrick Driscoll, interim Headmaster, with Brother Brian Davis as acting prin- Mr. Michael Valeras, Mr. Eamonn Casey, Mrs. Sherry En- cipal, during the 2008-2009 academic year. Former teacher dicott, Mr. John Nott, Mr. Kenneth Nestor, Sister Catherine and alumnus Mr. Jeffrey Smith returned to MC as assistant Reidy, Mr. James Pelosi, Mr. Timothy Breslin, Mr. Steven principal that year. Ultrino, Brother Paul LaBelle, Mr. Daniel Iascone, Brother Thomas Lydon, Mrs. Kathleen Pokorny, Mr. Lawrence The Board of Trustees appointed Mr. Edward Tyrrell as Storace, Mr. John Ruelle and Mr. Michael O’Connor. Malden Catholic’s sixteenth Headmaster in 2009. Mrs. Cath- leen Landry, Mrs. Danielle Lockhart, Mr. James Grocki and In 2005, the Malden Catholic Board of Trustees appointed Ms. Carolyn Rolfe joined the staff that year, as Mr. Eamonn longtime (1974-2001) MC faculty member Mr. Thomas Ar- Casey’s drama club put on a two-act play based on Nathaniel ria as the school’s first lay Headmaster. The cafeteria and Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” that November. During school entrance renovation was done during Mr. Arria’s this time Mr. Tyrrell began to re-engage increased numbers tenure, and MC began a more formal program to serve the needs of international students. In addition, a long-desired program was established with the name “Brother Kevin Program” (named after guidance counselor Brother Kevin Kenney who died in 1990). This program was designed to support college-bound students who would benefit from extra academic structure and study skills development in their freshman year and support in later years. Mrs. Lisa Cenca was hired as Literacy Specialist to assist them and the international students. Mr. Junwen Zhou introduced a program in Mandarin Chinese, adding to the high quality education provided by the school for eight decades.

During these years, the Saint Francis Xavier Scholars Program was developed for students in the top ten percent of the class. Beginning in their freshman year, the Program provides Scholars with academic enrichment opportunities through lectures, activities, and field trips. It creates a more focused structure for students that nurtures academic en- MALDEN CATHOLIC’S NEW ENTRANCE 2006 hancement, promotes intellectual challenges, and provides

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of alumni who began to meet for the purposes of reactivating the Malden Catholic Alumni Association. The group hosted a successful Inaugural Event which brought together alumni from every decade of the school.

An exciting experience on March 20, 2011, was the Malden Catholic hockey team defeat of a powerful St. John’s Prep team in overtime, 4-3, to win the Super Eight Champion- ship. In addition, MC wrestlers placed first and second in the All State Wrestling Tournament. Later in the spring, the Robotics Team competed in the Botball Educational Robot- THE MALDEN CATHOLIC 2011 SUPER EIGHT HOCKEY CHAMPIONS ics Program at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, winning a first in the seeded competition and second Recognizable in the Strategic Plan can be an adherence to overall before heading to the National Botball Competi- MC’s motto, “Plus Ultra” or “More Beyond.” From the early tion in California in July. One of the Malden Catholic team days of the school on Highland Avenue, students were chal- members was named to the inaugural National Botball lenged and assisted to improve themselves by an energetic Advisory Council. approach to become better and stronger in all aspects of Malden Catholic’s most recent graduating class (2011) con- their lives each day. Students were warned not to “settle” tinued the school’s tradition of excellence, with successes for yesterday’s success, whether that was a mathematical in extracurricular activities as mentioned and, certainly, in equation mastered, a hockey victory or a drama presenta- the academic recognition and college acceptances from an tion that left the audience standing to applaud. impressive list of universities. When senior Rudy Favard re- For eighty years, teachers, coaches and counselors have ceived local and even national attention for acts of kindness helped students to achieve self-confidence and to master to a local family, he was invited to be the student speaker at necessary life skills, continuing their parents’ lessons in the annual Inner City Scholarship Fund Dinner in March, how to deal with life when things do not go well. Students a dinner which helped to raise $2.4 million in scholarship knew that the love and respect of the adult community support for students attending Catholic schools in the was always theirs, whether or not the scoreboard or report Greater Boston area. As proud as the school community was card fully reflected their hard work. They would be stand- with Rudy’s fast and generous response to the request from ing by the boys’ side the next day, refusing to allow them school nurse Elizabeth Paquette to assist this family, all rec- to blame someone else or to wallow in self-pity. Parents at ognize his behavior as quite typical of an MC student whose home and the Brothers, teachers, counselors and coaches at family provided him with the foundation onto which the school could always be depended on to laugh with stu- Xaverian values of humility, simplicity, compassion, trust dents when things were going well, and then to help them and zeal could develop so well. to hold one another up in sad times. A Strategic Plan for Malden Catholic had been “in the “Enduring personal relationships” is one of the descrip- works” over the past decade and the Self-Study Task Force tions of a school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers. for the 2005 Report to the New England Association of These relationships have cemented a fraternity of persons Schools and Colleges provided significant inspiration for who can feel at home with one another. Each MC gradu- the Board of Trustees and faculty to apply greater focus ate has been encouraged to accept the challenge of making to the collaborative effort of many dedicated members of the world a better place for others by the way in which he the Malden Catholic Community. The renovations to the lives his life, by trying to be a loving husband and father, cafeteria, kitchen, foyer and main entrance in 2006 were son, brother and friend, and then to enlarge his vision and a physical example of research and planning going on see that God has given him many wonderful, unique gifts among many committees and task forces. By 2011, Head- to be shared with others. This, again, is the meaning of master Edward Tyrrell and Board Chair Edward Legasey “Plus Ultra”, “More Beyond”. ’63 were able to present a dynamic and well-researched list of eight strategic goals for 2011-2016.

12 CRYSTAL HI-LITES ON CRYSTAL STREET

MC Introduces “Introduction to engineering departments (most notably, Tufts University, Engineering” Course the University of Notre Dame, Carnegie Mellon University and its associated National Robotics Engineering Center and The University of Massachusetts - Lowell), a decision Shortly after the president’s 2011 State of the Union was made to design an elective course which could provide Address, in which he stressed the need for America to an introduction to technology to a range of MC students. “out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world,” Danielle Merfeld, GE Global Research’s With primary goals to provide effective experience to Solar Technology Platform Leader was interviewed by students to explore these interests, while at the same CNNMoney.Com. In the interview, Dr. Merfeld stated, time making these students potentially more attractive to “There’s just such a need for scientists and engineers and top tier baccalaureate programs, Malden Catholic High technologists in this country. I wish people were more School launched a new “Introduction to Engineering” aware of the opportunities that are out there … especially semester-long elective course in the fall of 2011. This for American citizens, because there’s really not a lot course allows students to explore several engineering of people going into this space.” When asked what she disciplines, become familiar with the engineering design thought the country should be doing about it, she replied, process, problem-solving methodology, physical and virtual “I think a big part of it is focusing on kids, especially modeling, and approaches to “open-ended” problems. middle school and high school; (it is) letting them see that Thanks to a generous grant from the Malden Industrial you can have a successful, fun life as a grown up if you go Aid Society, equipment was procured to provide students into these kinds of fields.” with real “hands on” experience in designing, building and testing model wind turbines to achieve maximum average power at three different wind speeds, while using NASA educational software to evaluate airfoil designs; designing electronic control circuits and programming microprocessors to accomplish various robotic tasks, creating performance models for desk-top catapults to result in “hits” on a target placed in random positions, and other similar activities.

The program generated significant student interest in its pilot year, with 39 students enrolled in the course, filling two sections in the first semester and an additional 24 students enrolled for the second semester.

DENNIS GLEASON WITH STUDENTS IN THE LAB The need for many more students to enter the engineering/ science/technology field is well documented, yet the path to such a career is not clear to many students, Recognizing this need, and following some discussions and it is a path that requires significant commitment between Headmaster Edward Tyrrell and some members and study. The motivation needed to persist, not only of MC’s Board of Trustees, former math teacher Dennis through a rigorous college curriculum but also through a Gleason was hired as a consultant in 2011 to investigate challenging high school preparatory curriculum can best the potential for a program to help Malden Catholic be provided by helping students to “see and feel” what students see that careers in engineering and technology engineers/scientists/technologists do. The “Introduction can be fun, worthwhile and successful, and to allow them to Engineering” elective at Malden Catholic (along with the to explore their interest in these arenas. After considerable potential for additional “follow-on” courses in the future) review of offerings at other high schools, both regionally is a good step toward providing that vision; enhancing and nationally, and consultation with various university

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the “hands-on, real-world” aspects of the course can only help further that mission. Generating increased student interest in these fields is a significant societal need, and will ultimately help local communities, as graduates return to address problems such as aging infrastructure, climate change challenges, energy dependence and cost, etc.

The course is taught by Dennis Gleason who arrived at Malden Catholic in the fall of 1999 after a successful executive management career that followed bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Notre Dame and service in the Nuclear Submarine Officer Program of the ALUMNUS STEVE O’NEILL 1978 WITH STUDENT ARCHIE TRAM United States Navy. His last two years in the Navy were as Radiological Officer at the Naval Submarine Base at Pearl students nationally (less than 1% of high school students). Harbor, Hawaii. Massachusetts (along with NJ and DC, this year) has the Mr. Gleason’s business career began in positions of increasing highest Selection Index (cumulative score needed to qualify) responsibility in the Electro Optical Sensors Division of in the nation. Massachusetts had 351 semi-finalists from 114 Varian Associates, followed by eight years as Assistant of the State’s 300+ high schools. Congratulations to these General Manager and then Vice President and General talented students, their parents, and teachers who have Manager for the Beverly Microwave Division of Varian. The helped shape their academic careers! four years prior to his arrival at Malden Catholic were spent Congratulations also to Guichard Sebastien Volcy of Malden as Division President forming Communications Programs who was named a semifinalist in the 48th annual National Industries from the Varian company and serving as a Achievement Scholarship Program. member of the corporate senior management team of this international defense electronics business. Volcy was selected based on his score on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ Beginning at Malden Catholic as a teacher of mathematics NMSQT). He is now eligible to compete for a $2,500 at all levels of instruction, Mr. Gleason played a National Achievement Scholarship and/or a corporate- significant role in the implementation of the Geometer’s sponsored Achievement Scholarship. Sketchpad software and lead resource and facilitator for Mimio blackboard technology. In addition, he was “We are extremely proud of Sebastien’s achievement,” said enthusiastically involved in several extracurricular Edward C. Tyrrell, Malden Catholic Headmaster. “He is a programs with MC students such as the Math Team, diligent student whose work ethic is demonstrated by his the West Point Computer Bridge Design Contest, ability to maintain honor roll status while participating in robotics and botball. Mr. Gleason’s service in curriculum school activities ranging from basketball and tennis to Mock development provided direction in the revision of Trial. We know Sebastien has a strong future ahead of him.” student technology courses and, most recently, in the creation of the Engineering and Technology courses. Freshman Spirit Day Among Mr. Gleason’s achievements was the reception of The Malden Catholic Class of 2015 enjoyed a day of team the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association 2006 building activities, speeches from students and faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award. reflection and outdoor games in the Brother Gilbert Students Achieve Stadium last fall. Academic Distinction The freshmen, including 160 students from 40 local towns and five from , were led in their activities by Malden Congratulations to seniors Alex Iascone, Cameron Neville, Catholic seniors. The day was organized by Malden and Sam Rossi for their performance on the Junior- Catholic Director of Campus Ministry, Mrs. Mary Driscoll. year PSAT/NMSQT, which earned them Semi-Finalist Despite slightly damp weather, the enthusiasm of the status, placing them among an elite group of 16,000 group made the day a memorable experience for everyone. 14 CRYSTAL HI-LITES Faculty/Staff Accomplishments

Congratulations to this year’s winner of the Theodore James Ryken Award, presented at our Feast of St. Francis Xavier Mass, December 2nd: Mrs. Elizabeth Paquette, School Nurse; and congratulations to those celebrating anniversaries at Malden Catholic: Ms. Angela Lee (English Department Chair), 30 years; Brother Timothy Hoey (Social Studies Chair), 25 years.

MC COMMUNITY SHOWS ITS COLORS ON WEAR PINK DAY

160 calendars were purchased as Christmas gifts for the clients of the Riverside Mental Health Clinic in Wakefield; Lancers in Action wrapped and delivered them along with bags of candy they prepared.

20 boxes of baby clothing items were delivered in October to “The Children’s Closet” by a group of Lancers-in-Action.

Students, faculty and staff took a bus trip to the Greater ELIZABETH PAQUETTE ACCEPTS HER AWARD Boston Food Bank in January to volunteer to sort food for FROM HEADMASTER TYRRELL hungry families.

Teen Read Week

The MC Library celebrated Teen Read Week. 80 students participated in completing a questionnaire asking about the reading they did over the summer. Students were also asked about their favorite authors and whether or not they had an e-reader at home. Three students had e-readers. A colorful arrangement of the students’ index cards was on display for Open House. Campus Ministry STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK

“Wear Pink Day to End Breast Cancer” was successful Athletics Roundup in raising money and consciousness about breast cancer; for the Day, 400 pieces of cake were sold to benefit Dana The Athletic Department has begun a project to update Farber Hospital. and consolidate Team Championship banners in the Doherty Gymnasium. A large, multi-year, single banner Eighty cards were sent to military personnel to thank now represents each team. Stop by the gym soon to see them for their service; 50 bags of used clothing and new these beautiful new displays. white socks were collected to help homeless Veterans during November. The 2010-11 Hockey Super 8 State Championship banner was raised during the Thanksgiving prayer service. Team Our Lancer Toy Drive provided hundreds of toys to local members from last year and their families were on hand. agencies: Children’s Closet (St. Thomas Parish, Peabody), Also on that day, we awarded Malden Mayor Richard Malden Office for Children and Families, and Toys for Tots. Howard a Malden Catholic Adult Athletic Service Award for his support of Malden Catholic athletic interests during his 16 years in office. CRYSTAL HI-LITES 15 Varsity Soccer finished 4-11-3; Catholic Conference All- Brother John Sullivan Stars: Thales Brito, Nolan Alberghini Among Honorees Varsity Golf finished 9-9, qualifying for the State Longtime MC faculty member, Brother John Sullivan, Tournament. Senior Michael Cole qualified for the State will be among eight persons honored at the St. John’s Finals. Catholic Conference All-Star: Mike Cole High School (Shrewsbury, MA) 10th Annual Gala on Varsity X-Country finished 3rd in the Catholic Conference March 31 at St. John’s. Honorees demonstrate dedication Championship, qualifying for the North Sectionals. to education and to the Xaverian values of humility, Catholic Conference All-Star: Andrew Krause simplicity, compassion, trust and zeal. This year, St. John’s is celebrating fifty years at the Shrewsbury campus, having moved from its original foundation (1894) in downtown Worcester in 1962. Brother Sullivan is currently teaching at Xavier High School in Middletown, CT. Xaverian Jubilarians

Several Brothers with Malden Catholic connections celebrate anniversaries as Xaverian Brothers.

Brother Peter Walsh, known in the 1950s as Brother Valens, celebrated 70 years as a Brother in February. Brother Peter lives at Ryken House in Louisville, Kentucky. CROSS COUNTRY TEAM MEMBERS Former librarian and Headmaster [1977-1980] Brother Frederick Codair celebrates sixty years as a Xaverian on September 19. Brother John Doyle, French teacher in Varsity Football finished 3-7. With 100 student-athletes in the 1970s, celebrates the same anniversary. Both are in the program, football fielded 4 separate teams: Freshmen, residence at Xaverian House in Danvers. Sophomore, JV, and Varsity. First year Head Coach Jeff Smith ‘95 has laid a sound groundwork for future growth. MC’s artist-in-residence Brother Edward Rice celebrates Catholic Conference All-Stars: Scott Layton, Anthony fifty years as a Xaverian Brother in July. Also celebrating Libby, Jordan Noone, Joe Penta, Kevin Roche. this golden jubilee is Crystal Street resident Brother James Eckert.

Prayerful congratulations and thanks to all the Jubilarians!

MEMBERS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM ENJOY A PRE-GAME BARBECUE

16 CRYSTAL HI-LITES ALUMNI NEWS NOTES

1950s 1970s John Duffy ’52 was the Chief Marshal of the 2011 Stephen V. Masse ’71 has recently published a new Battle of Bunker Hill Parade in Charlestown. A lifelong children’s novel, The Taste of Snow. resident of Charlestown, Jack and his late wife, Dorothy Robert Buckley ’77 ran as a candidate for Malden City (McCormack), raised five children, four girls and a boy. Councilor, Ward 3 in November. They have ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Vincent “Chip” Sullivan ’77 is now the head of publicity at War. Retired from the US Postal Service, Jack is a past DreamWorks. He was acknowledged during an acceptance Commander of Bunker Hill Post 26, American Legion, speech for the movie “The Help” at the Golden Globe a member of the Korean War Veterans of MA and the awards in January. Another Lancer makes it big! Disabled American Veterans and an active member of the Peter Endicott ’78 is author of a newly published novel Charlestown Lions Club. Ripples. It was selected for discussion at the MC Book Club Richard Connolly ’57 was the subject of a highly meeting in March, at which Peter was a guest. laudatory profile in the 1980s (7/15/2011), praising him as one of the nation’s top Kevin Duffy ’86 is the Strategy and Business producing brokers since the 1970s. On April 26th the Development Officer for the City of Malden, under its MC Community will present Dick with the Lifetime newly elected Mayor Gary Christenson. Achievement Award at the 80th Anniversary Gala. Michael Keefe ’86, currently in transition, is Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy ’58, will be offering a networking with alums about career opportunities retreat at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford, in the biotech/pharmacology sector, having worked Maine, June 11 – 15. His topic is: “A Call to the Church/ previously as operations manager in the manufacture On the Nonviolent Jesus and His Way of Nonviolent Love of diagnostic products. of Friends and Enemies.” Joseph Crowley ’87 was honored at Malden High School’s 1960s Golden Tornado Hall of Fame dinner on November 19, 2011. Congressman Edward Markey ’64 was honored at The 2011 Distinguished Service Award was presented to center court of the Boston Garden on January 23rd by Joe, owner-operator of the local Pisa Pizza restaurant and the Shamrock Foundation and Perkins delivery outlet, who has been an outstanding supporter of School for the Blind. He was honored as a “Hero Among Malden High School athletics and teams for many years. Us” for a lifetime of fighting for the rights of those with Brian Devine ’88 was recently elected to serve as vice disabilities, most recently in his authoring the 21st Century President of the National Association of State Directors of Communications and Video Accessibility Act. Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC). He will Robert Conceison ’69, hockey coach of Burlington HS , serve in this role for one year and then become the President reached a milestone with his 300th win at the helm of the of the association also for a term of one year. Red Devils since he took over in the 1986-87 season. Bob Matthew Pescatore ’88, a financial planner, along with family was also a coach of MC hockey for years in the ’70s, and and friends, was featured in food section served as head coach from about 1978-80. (9/14/2011) for the summer end, tomato canning sessions at Loney Sparrow, Jr., ‘69, was featured in an article in the his homestead in Tewksbury. Matt is also an accomplished Boston Globe Magazine for March 4 called “Class Acts.” wine maker whose Merlot 2008 won first prize at the 2009 The article presents four adults who returned to school in Topsfield Fair. He also coaches youth hockey. later years and found inspiration in their studies. Loney is now a certified nursing assistant. 1990s Neil McCole ’90 launched his own Marketing Company - Shop Online New England. SONE provides Web, E-Commerce, and Social Media solutions for business

CRYSTAL HI-LITES 17 partners and non-profit organizations. SONE also offers graduate of and a nuclear medicine online shopping discounts and rewards programs at over technologist at Union Hospital, Lynn. 3,000 retailers and travel brands nationwide. The address: Greg Saulnier ’01 and his wife Erin welcomed the birth www.ShopOnlineNewEngland.com of their first child, a son named Cameron, on May 5, 2011, Keith Tkachuk ’90, nineteen year veteran of the NHL and weighing in at 7 lbs, 6 ounces. one of only four American born players to score 500 career Michael Terry ’02 is to marry Michelle Jaruse, his fiancée NHL goals, has been selected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of of six years, at St. Mary’s Church in Hanover, MA on Fame. Keith is a five-time NHL All-Star and four- time Sunday July 22, 2012. Olympian (1992, 1998, 2002, 2006). He helped the US win the 1996 of Hockey and earned a silver medal Douglas Hammond ’03 married Elizabeth Preston at Le at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. His Moyne College Chapel, Syracuse NY, on October 1, 2011. They induction took place in November in Chicago. met as freshmen at Williams College and now live in Chicago where Doug works as an option trader and Elizabeth as a Sal Melillo ’91 and wife Kim welcomed their first child, magazine editor. At the wedding, Justin Boudrow ’03 was a Giovanni Salvatore Melillo on January 1, 2012. groomsman and Trevor Cruikshank ’03 a guest. Craig Spadafora’91, in the November elections in Malden, Erik Melanson ’03 has been promoted to the rank of retained his seat as City Councilor at Large. In January he captain in the US Marine Corps. joined the Malden City Council as well. Jason Parajeckas ’03 was profiled in a Boston Globe article Jason Smith ’92, a senior master sergeant in the US (8/4/2011), “Chip off the old Block” on how Jason is Air Force (439th aero-medical evacuation squadron) making a name for himself at professional golf in wake has returned from Afghanistan to his regular job as a of his father’s success. In 2010 Jason shot a closing firefighter in Billerica. He had been in the Air Force round 64 to win the New England Open by one stroke. since graduation, and also served in Bosnia. His whole In mid-September he shot an 8-under-par 64 to win the extended family is proud of him for serving his country 36th annual NEPGA New England Open at the Mount and community and all are grateful that he is safely Washington Course in Bretton Woods, NH. home. A Senior Master Sergeant, Jason was also named Superintendant of Communications at Westover Air Force Michael McDuffee ’04 married Alexis Antolini on October Base in Chicopee. Jason is the brother of Jarod ’95. 16, 2011 at St. Patrick’s in Stoneham, MA. Steven Geddry ’93, on New Year’s Eve, welcomed his Matthew Shapanka ’05, in July, left his job as Research second child into the world, Isabella Katherine, sister of Analyst with the Mass. Recovery and Reinvestment Office future MC student Brian Geddry, class of 2023. to attend law school at George Washington University, in Washington, DC. Steven Ultrino ’94 ran as a candidate for Malden City Councilor Ward 2 in November and won. Peter Copa ’07, who graduated UMass-Amherst in May, signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels James Pollard ’95 and his wife welcomed the birth of their of Anaheim on July 6. first child, Maggie, on July 7, 2011. Michael DiSalvatore ’07 is finishing graduate school at Rocco DiRico ’97 and his wife Christina (Malone) DiRico Wentworth in May and is in search of alums in architecture welcomed baby boy Joseph John in February. Joseph joins out there. big sister Ella Grace. Anthony Moreschi ’09 is interning at the Medford District Joseph Palazzo ’97 is with the Department of Justice. office of Congressman Ed Markey this semester. Anthony Patrick Jordan ’98 was recently named First Secretary on is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Political the executive board of the Council of Arts and Humanities Science with a minor in History at Boston University. on Staten Island, NY. Dario Pizzano ’09, a junior at Columbia University, played 2000s with distinction for the North Shore Navigators for the Brendan Pollard ’00 married Stephanie Maniscalo at the summer of 2011, finishing second in the league with 54 hits Holy Trinity Greek Church in Lowell on July 9, 2011. and fourth with a .365 average. He had an 18 game hitting streak during the season, scored 29 runs and had a 27 RBI. Paul Driscoll ’01 was sworn in as a Stoneham Firefighter He was voted Most Improved Player and was the lone in early June, 2011. Navigator named to the All-NECBL first team. Stephen Morganto ’01, is employed as a lineman for Nathan Witkowski ’09, former MC All-Scholastic right NSTAR. He is engaged to Rachel Noyes Holland, a hander and second baseman, has signed on to play in the

18 CRYSTAL HI-LITES inaugural season of the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Summer Baseball League which begins operating on June 1, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Prior to that, in the spring of FUND FOR 2012, he will be playing for the Falcons baseball squad. MALDEN CATHOLIC Richard Tarby ’10, now a sophomore at Assumption Alumni, parents and friends of MC who make gifts to College, was recently selected to intern at the State House the Fund for Malden Catholic on an annual basis make for State Rep. James Dwyer. Richard hopes eventually to a powerful and lasting statement about investing in the pursue a law degree. His younger brother Ryan is in the value of the MC experience and in the preservation of MC class of 2014. Xaverian education. These unrestricted dollars are put to Robert Troisi ’11 is currently an honors student in the work immediately and provide an academic environment that fosters excellence at all levels and is deeply rooted in Radiation Biology Program at . the traditions of the Xaverian Brothers. The MC experience is structured both to build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills within a given discipline and to allow students to explore areas of academics, spirituality and athletics that engage and excite their THE MISSION OF individual interests. As we move through our 80th year and beyond, the young men with whose care we have been MALDEN CATHOLIC entrusted, will be challenged to learn the essential lessons of a Christian life in the classroom, on the athletic fields and Malden Catholic High School is a private through the many service opportunities with which they will Catholic School sponsored by the Xaverian be presented. Brothers. Its mission is to create a community Support of the Fund for Malden Catholic ensures that things of faith that promotes the dignity of all like curriculum development library acquisitions, technology through Gospel values and an environment updates and more remain a top priority so that our students receive the best educational opportunities our dedicated that fosters the love of God, of self and of faculty and staff can provide. Malden Catholic students others. Dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, represent over forty communities and come from a broad creative, social and physical development of spectrum of academic, religious, and socio-economic diversity with over 50% of students receiving some sort of financial its students, Malden Catholic offers a college assistance to attend MC. It is gifts from people like you that preparatory curriculum, sensitive to individual help us maintain this competitive edge. needs, in a Catholic familial atmosphere. As alumni, parents and friends of MC it is a privilege and responsibility to support the Fund for Malden Catholic and to help ensure an affordable and quality Xaverian education for the motivated and intelligent young men who attend Malden Catholic High School each year. Please join the hundreds of people who have already supported Malden Catholic this year by making your gift today! Gifts to the 2011-2012 Fund for Malden Catholic can be MC VETS ON made by credit card, check, or by transferring stock. To make your gift today you can visit our website at www. OUR WEBSITE maldencatholic.org and click on “Donate to the Annual Fund.” You can also contact Carolyn Rolfe, Assistant The list of MC alumni who served our country in Director of Institutional Advancement at 781-475-5332 various branches of the United States military is now or at [email protected] to learn more about our posted on the alumni section of our website. As of this giving opportunities. writing we have 979 listed. If you know anyone who should be on it and isn’t, please let us know. We also welcome the names of veterans from Girls Catholic.

Contact: Br. Edward Bozzo, CFX, Malden Catholic Alumni Office, 99 Crystal St. Malden MA 02148. E- mail: [email protected]

CRYSTAL HI-LITES 19 ADVANCEMENT OFFICE NEWS

In September, the 25th Annual MC Golf Classic was held at Black Freshmen grandparents were invited in October to visit the school, Swan Country Club in Georgetown. Despite a somewhat soggy enjoy lunch and ice cream sundaes with their grandsons. About afternoon, nearly 100 golfers played the newly refurbished course 150 grandparents attended this special event. and enjoyed a wonderful meal in the elegant function room. Prizes were awarded to the winning teams. The committee did a great job organizing this event that raised more than $25,000 for programs at Malden Catholic. If you would like to get involved in the golf tournament, please contact Jean Campbell at 781.475.5331.

THE GUINEE FAMILY AT GRANDPARENTS’ DAY

THE CARTS WERE READY TO ROLL AT THE GOLF CLASSIC

On September 27th members of the SFX Society gathered at MC for a reception and dinner to acknowledge their generosity to Malden Catholic. SFX Society members are those who annually make a gift of $1,000 or more. Senior Alex O’Donovan spoke to the crowd about the impact their gift makes to the current students of Malden Catholic. SFX Chairman Joe O’Donnell 1962 thanked all SFX members for the important role they play in the future of MC.

JOE ALBERT 1958 WITH HIS GRANDSON RYAN CRISTIANO 2015 AND JOHN KEOHANE 2015 AND HIS GRANDFATHER JAMES KEOHANE 1953

The Malden Catholic Alumni Association hosted its inaugural event on October 20th. Over 90 alumni from various decades at- tended the cocktail reception. Current students were on hand to provide tours for those who have not been back to campus in a few years.

JIM DONOVAN, ALEX O’DONOVAN 2012 AND JOE O’DONNELL 1962 The Annual Memorial Mass was celebrated by Jesuit Fr. John Wronski ’84 in November. This beautiful Mass brings the com- munity together to honor those who have gone on to enjoy a closer presence with God.

20 CRYSTAL HI-LITES In November, the Annual Scholarship Breakfast brought recipients and donors together to get a chance to know each other. At MC, more than $1,333,400 is given out annually in scholarships. THE MARGIN OF EXCELLENCE

Did you know that tuition covers only 80% of the actual cost to educate a young man at Malden Catholic?

Gifts to the Fund for Malden Catholic help to bridge the gap; that means that every student attending MC receives a “silent scholarship.” Donors provide the margin of excellence that

ATTENDEES AT THE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST makes an MC education exceptional while keeping it accessible to the many deserving young men who wish to attend. Malden Recent graduates from the classes of 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 Catholic teaches young men to become gathered in the Brother Gilbert Center in January for an after- leaders in the world and do the best they can noon of reminiscing and pizza. Members of the Malden Catholic in whatever they do. With your continued Alumni Association Rich LeBranti 1994 and Chris Caprio 1995 support, current and future students will spoke to the young audience about the importance of networking have the opportunity to receive an education and internships. rooted in the values of the Xaverian Brothers. For information on ways to give please contact Carolyn Rolfe, Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement at 781-475-5332 or [email protected]. To make a gift today, please visit our secure website at www. maldencatholic.org and click on “Donate to the Annual Fund”.

MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG ALUMNI ATTENTION GOLFERS The 26th Annual Golf Classic will be held on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown. The committee is seeking new members to help recruit players and sponsors. If you would like to get involved in the golf tourna- ment, please contact Jean Campbell at 781.475.5331 or [email protected].

CRYSTAL HI-LITES 21 Nancy (Buckley) Fogarty GC Hubert P. Hanlon, father of RIP 1964, wife of John Fogarty Hubert, Jr. ’86 ’59, sister of Debra Cody GC George A. Hindy, father of John E. Quigley 1936, brother George T. Duffy 1947 ’62, Julia O’Brien GC ’65, Carl ’75 of Christopher (D) ’42, and John E. Clancy 1948, brother Elaine Lemire GC ’74. Brother James M. Kelly, CFX, the late Robert ’45 of William ’47, James ’50 and Thomas E. Coleman 1968 former MC Trustee. Late Walter J. Carroll 1937 the late Patrick ’46 Richard J. Cullen 1971 President of Mt. St. Joseph James J. O’Brien 1938 James J. Cullen 1948, father of Frederick J. Wheeler 1976, High School in Baltimore, MD. Fr. Francis J. Nicholson SJ Mark ’75, Daniel ’81, brother brother of Edward ’71 and Patricia Kelley, wife of Charles 1938, brother of James (D) of Dorothy Casper GC ’47, Stephen ’73 D. Kelley Sr. ’43 (D), mother ’40, John (D) ’42, Rosemary Paul ’50, William ’51, uncle of Barry J. Shea 1981, brother of of Charles Jr. ’79 GC ’42, uncle of William ’71 William ’89 Brendan ’78 and Sr. Patricia, Richard Lee, father of John M. Mulcahy 1940, William L. Kierstead 1948, SND. GC ’82 Andrew 2006 brother of Sr. Christine SSND brother of Edward ’42 Sean E. Lucey 1982 Salvatore S. Mandracchia, GC ’47, Elizabeth McKeon James A. Lynch 1948, brother Eric M. Tempesta 1990 father of Stephan ’75 GC ’49, William ’49, Edward of Gregory ’51, father of Sean D. Boyland 1997 Mary Marchese, mother of (D) ’39, Robert (D) ’43, James ’74 Pasquale Nappi, 2000 John ’87 and Michael ’89 Joan Hutson(D) GC’ 41, Richard F. Curran 1949 Joseph Mac Farlane 2004 Robert A. Marques, father of grandfather of Rosemary (Sullivan) Grygo GC Robert ’85 Patrick DeVito 2006 1949 Albert Aversa, father of Ralph H. McGaffigan, husband Albert F. Welch 1940 Fr. Robert N. Kelleher 1951 Leonard ’72, Albert ’74, and of the late Ann (Devir) Robert W. MacNamara 1941 William C. Anderson 1953 Richard ’77 McGaffigan GC ’46, father Christopher P. Quigley 1942, Edward J. McMellen 1953 Thomas J. Amoroso, father of of Richard ’69, brother-in- brother of John (D) ’36 and Benjamin E. Pike 1953, brother Thomas ’77 law of John Devir ’38, uncle Robert (D) ’45 of Betsy Pike Moreira GC ’53 Joseph H. Ardizzoni, uncle of and grand-uncle of many John J. Skerry 1942, brother of and Constance Pike Turner Aaron 2000 and Joshua 2005 Endicotts who attended MC Peter ’43, father of John ’66 GC ‘54 Elizabeth A. Bailey, Douglas F. Palazzo, father of and James ’66 Daniel S. Enwright 1954 grandmother of Jeffrey Anthony 2014 E. Dorothy Edeman GC 1943, John J. Hannon 1954, brother Dineen ’92 and Christopher Robert T. Parow, grandfather of wife of Henry B. Edeman ’38, of Kevin ’57 and Maureen Dineen ’96 Brian 2004 mother of Sharon (Edeman) Roach GC ’60 Robert J. Bushee, grandfather Bruce Polak, father of MC DeSimone GC ’69 Edward J. Basinski 1955 of Robert Bialock 2012 and Facility Manager, Frank Polak Robert J. McBride 1943, Edward F. Mulrenan 1956, Brian Bialock 2014 Philip Puopolo Sr., father of brother of Daniel ’36, Charles brother of Robert (D) ’46, Fr. Joseph Cardarelli, brother Philip ’74, grandfather of ’37, Thomas ’39, Howard ’43 Richard ’51, Kenneth ’54 of John ’59, Antoinette Gino ’97 all deceased Joseph L. Santoro 1956, Mahoney GC ’56 Randall L. Rideout, father of John F. McCallan 1943 brother of Louise (Santoro) Roy B. Coffin, father of Col. Michael 2003 Mildred (O’Brien) Scaramuzzo O’Connor GC ’59 William J. Coffin ’83 Diane M. Rivers, mother of GC 1944 Thomas A. Crosby 1958 John J. Conlon, former faculty Robert ’84 John J. Herbert 1945, brother Kenneth G. Dorrance 1958 member, taught at MC, from Robert J. Rivers, father of of Paul ’62, Eileen Hugo GC Catherine (Rufo) Foley GC 1968-1970 Robert ’84 ’63, Thomas ’67 1958, sister of Betty (Rufo) Gary D. Cronin, father of Paul F. Robblee, father of Paul G. LaVasseur 1945, Tricca GC ’57 & sister-in-law Gary ’82 Patrick ’89 brother of Robert (D ) ’41 of Carl Tricca ’58 Dianne M. Dingolo, former Joseph N. Rooney, father of and Ralph (D) ’50, uncle of Margaret T. “Peg” MC trustee Patrick ’85 Robert ’67, Paul ’68 and (McGaffigan) Burns GC 1959 William F. Donovan, father of William Scanlan, former MC John ’76, great uncle of Chris William F. Clement 1959 William, Jr. 1985 and Brian Trustee, father of Timothy ’88 Costello ’91 John B. Ford 1960 1992 Louise Shapanka, mother Sarah ‘Sally’ Anne (Nealon) Arthur E. Kierstead 1960 Darol V. Duca, grandfather of of Matthew 2005, Jeffrey Plummer GC 1945, sister Judith M. (Hanlon) Brown Zachary Duca 2010 2008 and Alexander 2009, of Walter Nealon (D) ’41, GC 1961, sister of Pauline Raymond W. Dunback, father daughter of Helen Bockley William Nealon ’43, George McLaughlin GC ’50 of Raymond ’81 and the late who helped generations of Nealon ’53, aunt of George Anthony D. Camerlengo 1961 David ’85 MC students with college Nealon ’80, Patrick Nealon Leo Sciaudone 1962, father of John Gaff, father of MC swim applications ’82 and Craig Nealon ’92 Michael ’93 coach Joe Julia M. Seide, sister of Zachary Thomas E. Convery 1946, Thomas J. Cox 1963 Robert P. Fitzmaurice, assistant Duca 2010 brother of the late Mary Michael B. Slattery 1963, MC football coach from Raymond L. White, Jr., father (Convery) Young, GC’52 father of Michael ’87 and 1985-1990 of Raymond ’74 Thomas J. Hannon 1946, Jason ’91 Albert Franzese, father of brother of Paul ’44 Natale C. Caruso 1964, brother William E.’81 William R. Sullivan, Sr. 1946 of Frank ’70

22 CRYSTAL HI-LITES Acknowledgements Many thanks to Mary (Sullivan) Kelly GC 1943 for the November and December 1942 issues of the Ricard- ian. Thanks to Sr. Mary Earle (Agnes) Doohan, SSND CALL FOR GC 1946 for a bonanza: issues of the Ricardian and the Hi-Lite, and assorted group photos from the 1940s and a composite grad picture of the Girls Catholic Class of VOLUNTEERS 1946, all valuable additions to our collection.

Annual Giving is a concerted effort here at Malden Thanks to James B. Keogh ’50 for sending a 1949 Catholic. Personal interactions from generous vol- Sports Banquet Program, one of those we’ve been unteers who donate their time and resources help hunting for for years. strengthen the bond alumni and parents have with each other, our school, and the extended MC Family. Thanks to Francis E. Sensale ’43 for a number of The monies received through annual giving are an es- contributions, especially a panoramic sports banquet sential element in keeping MC strong. photo of 1946 and a full page from the May 6, 1939 We are always looking for volunteers who can help Malden Evening News, recapping early MC history on in our fundraising efforts by making phone calls the occasion of the Xaverian Brothers Centennial. and writing notes to encourage donors to contribute unrestricted gifts to provide student financial aid, Needs faculty support, and so much more. The Alumni Office still needs issues of the Hi-Lite, covering: To learn more about volunteering for the Fund for - May 1954 and December 1954 issues Malden Catholic contact Carolyn Rolfe, Assistant Di- - May/June 1965 to May/June 1968 rector of Institutional Advancement at 781-475-5332 or at [email protected]. We are also interested in sports banquet programs. In Bingo continues to be an important income source the 30s they were titled Football Banquet Programs. to support all of Malden Catholic. Volunteers are the We are interested in: engine that drives this, the most successful bingo in 1941, 1943 to 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, the Commonwealth. Join other parents, have fun, 1968 to 1971 inclusive, 1973, 1974, 1979 and give back to support the education you want for your sons and grandsons. It takes a few hours on a If you wish to donate, or to lend us for copying, any of few Sundays each year. Please contact 781.475.5338. the missing publications specified, please send them to: Malden Catholic High School 99 Crystal Street Malden, MA 02148 Attn: Br. Edward G. Bozzo, C.F.X.

Girls Catholic Yearbooks needed are listed on our website. Our most notable gaps are from 1931-1938 and 1942-1947, years for which we have no yearbooks (assuming they were issued).

Class Graduation Pictures We have a display of composite class photos of each of the classes from 1936 onward on the walls of the stairwell to the development offices. We are missing these nine classes: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966 Please join our online community at Facebook and Linkedin under If you have a copy of the composite graduation class “Malden Catholic Alumni Association” photo for any one of these years to donate, or to lend for more information about our group and us for scanning, we would appreciate hearing from upcoming events. you. When we first published this request, we were missing 26 photos. We are grateful to the 17 alumni who contributed to this project. CRYSTAL HI-LITES 23 Malden Catholic High School NON PROFIT ORG. Advancement Office U.S. POSTAGE 99 Crystal Street PAID Malden, MA 02148-5994 HOLLISTON, MA PERMIT 74 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

SAVE THE DATE 2012 Events

Wednesday, January 4...... Young Alumni Lunch Monday, March 12...... Red Sox Spring Training Game

Thursday, April 26...... 80th Anniversary Gala Thursday, April 26, 2012 Monday, May 14...... Senior Breakfast Wednesday, May 16...... Senior Awards Banquet 80th Friday, May 18...... Baccalaureate Mass Class of 1962 Anniversary Golden Jubilee Reception Saturday, May 19...... Commencement Gala Class of 1962 Golden Jubilee Dinner

Honoring Richard Wednesday, June 13...... Golden Plus Luncheon Connolly, Jr. 1957 Friday, September 21...... 26th Annual Golf Classic

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