THE NEDLAM Volume IV No. 11 November 13, 2020 NEWS Malden High Seniors and their families got lot of info and assistance at Senior Post- secondary Planning Night, held virtually on Thursday. Hosted by the Guidance Department. School communication technology moves to the forefront during the pandemic By Steve Freker For the Malden Public Schools NOW SHOWING: At the Blue & Gold Gallery, The head of the city's Malden HS Holiday Exhibit information technology (IT) at Commerce Plaza, 350 department got right to the point Main St., Malden Square Monday night. "In the midst of a pandemic, we've been turned on our heads — but we've responded," Anthony Rodrigues said, as he began a detailed report to the School Committee on the status of the city's IT system as it pertains to the Malden Public Over 6,000 Chromebooks have been Schools. Continued on Page 7 made available by MPS districtwide. #Black Lives Matter Lining up with the present and looking ahead to the future were both part of this week Greetings to the Malden High School Community: A welcome, mid-week break was a boost to all of us. On Wednesday we observed one of our country’s most important holidays, Veterans Day, honoring those who served in the military in the past and those who serve and protect us today. There were none of the usual parades and similar events, but the spirit and passion of the day were certainly with us. This week also marked the end of the First Quarter of our academic year, as grades close today. It has been a challenging quarter, to say the least. We value and appreciate your dedication, commitment and passion your bring every day for our students, while facing obstacles on many kinds all too regularly. Let’s work together to get off to a positive start in the Second Quarter and keep it going right through the holiday season into January. Here are some present-day highlights from the week, with one of them tied into our students’ futures. Malden High School —Congratulations to our Art Department and Mr. Luongo, Ms. Seager and Ms. Mullane for Aspirational curating the new Malden High School Holiday Art Exhibit now on Instructional Focus display at the Blue and Gold Gallery, location in 350 Main St, Mr. Mastrangelo Malden Square (across the street Statement from Walgreens). What an incredible job getting our students’ artworks on display after missing out on our regular Malden High School educates an inclusive and exhibit this past spring due the pandemic! #SteppingUpforOurKids equitable community of diverse learners whom —Last night (Thursday) our Malden Public Schools we are preparing to be Communicators, Guidance Department, Director Ms. Craven, our MHS Collaborators, Critical Thinkers, Innovative Guidance Counselors and special staff hosted a fantastic Learners, Empowered Citizens, and Persistent Senior Post-secondary Planning Night for our Seniors and Individuals. As such, MHS instructional practices their families. It was chockful of the information our Class of present authentic and relevant experiences that 2021 students need to help plan for their futures. Whatever path they may choose, college, professional training, a job or are intellectually engaging, student-centered, perhaps the military, our Guidance staff every fulfills the inquiry-based, cognitively complex, process- MPS motto, “You Can Get There from Here!”. oriented, and encourage productive struggle. —Also on Thursday, the Greater Boston League voted to Furthermore, these instructional practices accept Lynn Classical and Lynn English as members of the encourage students to pursue their interests, GBL beginning in the 2021-22 school year next September. leverage their strengths, and explore unfamiliar We now await word from their hopefully former league, the Northeastern Conference (NEC), who will vote on whether concepts that prepare students for life in our they will release the two schools on Nov. 20. Have a great ever-changing modern world. weekend, everyone! Here’s the Class Schedule for the Week of November 16-20 Monday, November 16 BLUE 1-2-3 Tuesday, November 17 GOLD 4-5-6 UPCOMING @ MALDEN HS: Wednesday, November 18 BLUE 1-2-3 Friday, November 13 — Grades Thursday, November 19 GOLD 4-5-6 closing for the First Quarter Wednesday, NOVEMBER 25 — Friday, November 20 BLUE 1-2-3 Early Dismissal 11 a.m. : Thanksgiving Thursday/Friday, NOVEMBER 26-27 — HAPPY THANKSGIVING! MALDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS No School ‘HELP DESK’ for STUDENTS/ FAMILIES is READY to ASSIST EVERYONE! Family Chromebook Support is available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Malden High School Monday-Friday in Six translatable Vision Statement languages CALL 781-709-8080 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 For updated information go to most effectively in a safe, respectful environment that encourages diverse viewpoints, promotes critical the Malden Public Schools thinking and perseverance and establishes vigorous standards for all. We honor the diverse nature of our Malden community, promote social awareness and website: www.maldenps.org community involvement and strive to meet the needs of all students through innovative methods and *** continued continued professional development. We are committed to ensuring that Malden High School graduates are thoughtful, independent, purpose- Follow Malden Public driven, lifelong learners. We seek to equip all students with the skills and habits necessary to successfully navigate and contribute to our ever- Schools on Twitter: changing world. @MaldenPublic Greater Boston League votes to accept Lynn Classical & Lynn English as members as of 2021-22 The Greater Boston League on Thursday voted unanimously, 6-0, to accept Lynn Classical High School and Lynn English High School as full members for the 2021-2022 season, beginning in September, 2021. The next step towards this merger will take place on November 20, 2020, when the Principals and Athletic Directors of the Northeastern Conference come together to hold a vote that could allow Lynn Classical and Lynn English to officially leave the NEC and join the GBL. "It was an easy decision and we are thrilled as a league that Lynn Classical and Lynn English wanted to become part of the Greater Boston League," said Malden High School principal and GBL president Chris Mastrangelo. "We will become a stronger, eight-team league with these two great additions.Moving forward, we believe the GBL will be the premier, urban-based league in Massachusetts." a couple of years ago when we broke away from “The GBL has always been a league that understands the Northeastern Conference. If we add Chelsea the importance of healthy interscholastic and the two Lynn schools, it gives us an excellent competition and the role that it plays in providing urban league.” student-athletes with crucial supports that are Malden Director of Athletics Charlie Conefrey needed to achieve academic success,” Mastrangelo echoed these sentiments. “The Lynn schools are a added. great fit for the Greater Boston League in so many With the addition of Lynn English and Lynn Classical, ways. The diversity and demographics of these the GBL would move forward as an eight-team schools with our existing GBL is basically a league in September, 2021, When the league was match,” said Conefrey, who serves as GBL reconstituted in June 2019, it included Everett, Commissioner for the league. The Malden AD is Malden, Medford and Somerville, Revere left the also a member of the MIAA Board of Directors, as Northeastern Conference shortly afterward and well as MIAA District 5 chairperson. joined the GBL for the 2019-20 school year. “Over the past several years we have developed Chelsea High School is an independent school for an affinity with Lynn Classical and Lynn English, athletics this year and will join the GBL as a full their ADs, coaches and players, over mutual and member in September, 2021. The addition of Lynn similar challenges we face, and goals we seek to Classical and Lynn English would make it an eight- achieve as urban-based schools and athletic team league. programs,” Conefrey added. “This is a dream addition for us,” said Revere Director of Athletics Frank Shea. “That was part of the vision DID YOU KNOW? That all these teams were members of the Greater Boston League at one time or another since the GBL’s inception in 1959: Charter members… Chelsea Everett Malden Medford North Quincy Quincy MHS head custodian Haverhill Revere Steve Kryznicki Arlington Somerville sprays the mist Peabody - Joined in 1974 machine for an extra layer of cleaning in Cambridge- Joined in 1986 the main office. All Waltham- Joined in 1986 rooms used during the day are sprayed **** down several times Chelsea due to return in 2021 a week. 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