Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 24, 2023 Maldonians named to UMass Amherst Fall 2022 Dean’s List A MHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst releases their list of students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester. In order to qualify, an undergraduate student must receive a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a four-point scale. Malden residents that achieved the honor for the fall semester were Munib Abdulghani, Daniel Sebastien Augustin, Vedatman Soham Basu, Saige Denise Brutus, Peizhen Cai, Tsz W. Chan, Lily Ling Chen, Vivian Chen, Elina Chen, Natalie Ying Chen, Sophia Chen, Luca De Oliveira, Ethan Dong, William J. Duggan, Maxwell John Forestier, Lily Gao, Bridget Helen Gately, Harriet Shane Hechanova Gerochi, Ashley Victoria Giang, Luella Harding, Eric He, Kara Elizabeth Hollis, My Hua, Leila Imani, Reid Douglas Kankel, Yousef A. Lahkiky, Dipa Lamsal, Chelsea Law, Tung Yan Leung, Sarah Yen Lin, Jianxiong Lin, Jianxin Lin, Yangyang Lin, Meiying Lyu, Lili Mei Ye, Savanna Z. Moy, Dionne Huyen Nguyen, Hoang Nguyen, Katrina Nguyen, Dang Khoa Q. Nguyen, Sammi Nie, Jessica Juliane Novoa Martinez, Ryan O’Connell, Julia Diniz Oliveira, Sophia H. Oliveira, Rebeca Silva Pereira, Amine Rih, Matthew James Romprey, Ajithaan Ramar Sathiyendra, Xiaoya Shen, Michael Shi, Jared Gunnar Swanson, Bethan Emily Taddeo, Morgan Tammaro, Xinyi Tan, Wendy Mei Wah Tan, Michael Thompson, Jasmine My Tran, Sean Tran, Thuy-Tam Hoang Vo, Ronan Patrick Wetzonis, Jack Bestick Williams, Jennifer Wong, Xinping Xiong, Stanley Yang, Jiaqi Ye, Brian Zeng, Wu Zheng, Xiaolin Zhou and Zhiyang Zuo. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a world-class research institution with a revolutionary spirit that inspires our academics to challenge convention, rethink expectations, and work tirelessly to change the world. Our students are the artists, scientists, change-makers and leaders of tomorrow whose commitment to their community drives them forward. Our faculty members are leaders in their fields, working on groundbreaking research with graduate and undergraduate students across all academic disciplines to redefine what’s possible. With programs for full- and part-time students both on and off campus, interdisciplinary majors, a robust online learning community, the intimate Commonwealth Honors College and connections with the Five College Consortium, UMass Amherst has opportunities for every student to reshape their world. Friends of the Malden River share community updates T he first update is regarding the rebuild of the Northeast Metro Tech school. A group of the Friends of the Malden River (FoMR) is actively advocating for the NEMT Forest while supporting the new Voke. There is an opportunity to contribute public comment to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) that was not available before due to a decision not to review the environmental aspects of this project. Here is a Neighborhood View Article that shares information about the confusion of the Northeast Metro Tech School rebuild: https://neighborhoodview.org/2023/02/21/ the-vote-for-the-voke-has-ledto-a-surprising-twist/ From the Friends of the Northeast Metro Tech Forest re: a new comment period time for the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA): We need your voice. Please submit your comments on the MEPA FAIL SAFE Citizen’s petition from February 8–March 3, 2023. Directions on how to post a comment: On the MEPA portal, scroll down to the bar showing Advisory Opinion. The portal link is at https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/MEPA-eMonitor/home. A member would like to share Tufts/Tisch College of Civic Life information for the Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) Symposium (https://tufts.givepulse. com/event/356678-EPIIC-SymUPDATES| SEE PAGE 20 Members of the Malden High School Marching Band, led by Band Director Lauren Foley, performed the National Anthem during last Thursday’s Malden High School Girls’ Varsity Basketball Senior Night. Pictured from left to right: In the front row: Jacob Fuentes, Sophia Edmunds, Jacir Santos Aranda, Barbara Zaldana and Lyra Gold; second row: John Tran, Kelly Ye, Dagny Boswell, Meryem Hakkaoui; third row: Marianne Rivadeneira, Briana Morales Pacheco, Kenneth Diaz Osorio, Raphael Sanchez Martinez, and Isabella Ivy; fourth row: Lincoln Boswell, Julian Correa, Sean Retotal, Ryan Li, Christopher Arruda-Ciulla, Steven Leung; fifth row: Finn Sedan and Damien Kelly; sixth row: David De la Cruz and Jelani Tah. Lone Malden High School girls’ hoop senior shares future plans during Senior Night By Tara Vocino T he lone senior, Nyandeng “Anna” Yak, was honored during last Thursday’s Girls’ Varsity Basketball Senior Night and game at Malden High School against Melrose High School. Members of the Malden High School Girls’ Varsity Cheerleading Squad are shown on the bleachers. Cheerleaders per formed a stunt during the game. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Nyandeng “Anna” Yak was accompanied by her father, Atem, her sister Alual, her sister Nyanluak, her brother Ajang, Head Coach Scott Marino and her brother Aruel. After graduating from Malden High School, she plans to enter medical school.
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