THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 3, 2025 Page 9 YEAR | FROM PAGE 8 lative delegation – led by Sen. Jason Lewis, chairperson of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education – appeared before the City Council on April 11 to discuss this serious financial issue, make a presentation and take questions. *** Malden High students awarded over $2 million in full-scholarship packages from six different colleges and universities for their high academic achievement from Posse Scholarship and QuestBridge Scholarship programs Seven Malden High School Class of 2025 senior students were selected to receive full fouryear academic scholarships to some of the most prestigious Salvatore “Butch” Gennetti passed away on June 28. colleges and universities in the nation. In all, the full scholarships added up to over $2 million in grants covering all costs: tuition, fees, room and board. Tufts University, Centre College (Kentucky), Union College (N.Y.), Rutgers University (N.J.) and Bryn Mawr College (Pa.) were the schools. The students: Catherine Alayne (Centre College), Fnu Dolkar Tsering (Bryn Mawr College), Nathan Dean (Rutgers), Thomas Ghile (Union College), Damien Josephat (Centre College), Zhiqiang “Phillip” Li (Tufts) and Zeng Yu (Tufts). Alayne, Dolkar Tsering, Dean, Ghile and Josephat were awarded their full scholarships through the Posse Scholarship program. Li and Yu were recipients of the QuestBridge Match Scholarships program, another national program. “We were amazed and so New Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy Sippel at a listening session at the Salemwood K-8 School for SEPAC parents proud and excited when we were informed of these scholarship awards,” said Malden High School seventh-year Principal Chris Mastrangelo. “What a tremendous honor for these students and a huge impact on their families, for saving the full cost of their college educations.” *** Malden ‘State of the City’ address gave a compelling ‘History Channel’ Lesson on city’s past and present, a highlight of year-long 375th Anniversary celebration Mayor Christenson and staff’s production of the 2024 “State of the City” address in March was so good, it should be preserved and used as a resource – just like a lot of the historical information that was used to create the tremendous video that accompanied his State of the City address. Throughout, the theme was the “Malden History Channel,” and in giving detailed synopses on each municipal department, the presentation also gave a wonderful “look back” to yesteryear, complete with vintage photos and, at times, recaptured videos of Malden’s past. It was certainly a highlight of the city’s year-long 375th Anniversary celebration. The presentation on Monday was easily the most comprehensive, informative and of course – entertaining – that has been compiled. Everyone experienced several “I never knew that” moments, for sure. The presentation was so detailed and informative, it is worthy of being used as an educational resource moving forward, for all in the community. Mayor Christenson and his staff, Maria Luise, Kathleen Manning Hall, Elaina Savino, Paul Hammersley and all others who participated in the creation of this valuable and remarkable new archive of Malden history deserve commendation as well as the proverbial “Two Thumbs Up!” for a job very well done! *** City ends Roosevelt Park Improvement Project after many delays and increased costs surfaced after bidding process In May, Mayor Christenson announced that the city would not be moving forward with the proposed renovation project at Roosevelt Park. The Mayor pointed to “significant delays and increased costs” of the project, which would have established a state-of-the-art, synthetic surface playing and practice field at Roosevelt Park, replacing what has essentially been an underutiYEAR | SEE PAGE 10 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut Street We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! 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