Maldden alld a Vol. 31, No. 11 den AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker T he Malden City Council waded into international “waters” for the fi rst time in recent memory at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. The members also weighed in on a statewide issue, acting on a request from a Malden-based community organization. The result was the passage of a pair of City Council resolutions, both centered on human rights issues. One of the resolutions came following a request from the Zonta of Malden organization. Following an appearance by a representative of Zonta during the public comment section and some additional remarks from Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan and others, the City Council voted unanimously, 10-0, to approve the following: Resolve: That we, the Malden City Council strongly condemn Malden's only local news source for over 30 years! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Malden City Council weighs in on international, statewide human rights issues with pair of resolutions Councillors pass resolutions condemning child marriage in Mass. and allowing Haitians to apply for asylum the abusive practice of child marriage in Massachusetts. Further, that we indicate our support for state-level legislation currently under consideration to ban legal marriage in Massachusetts, for the protection of human rights, dignity, and opportunity for all young people, especially young women who are disproportionately impacted by child marriage laws. In a second vote, one of the few times the City Council has offi cially weighed in on a national/international issue, the Councillors voted, 8-2, to support the following: BE IT RESOLVED, That the Malden City Council calls for the federal government to reverse the Title 42 determination and immediately halt the deportation of Haitian migrants, thereby allowing them to seek due process through our legal RESOLUTIONS | SEE PAGE 8 Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 E Friday, March 18, 2022 Stop the Stigma Day a citywide success The members of the Malden School Committee joined with the Malden community and Malden Public School District in supporting “Stop the Stigma Day” in Malden on March 9 by wearing commemorative ribbons at the last School Committee meeting – its first in-person meeting since the November election, due to the pandemic. Shown above, from left, are School Committee members Robert McCarthy Jr. (Ward 2), Jennifer Spadafora (Ward 3), Adam Weldai (Vice Chairperson, Ward 5), Dawn Macklin (Ward 4), Mayor Gary Christenson (Chairperson), Joseph Gray (Ward 6), Keith Bernard (Ward 7) and Sharyn Rose Zeiberg (Ward 8). See page 11 for story and photo highlights. (Advocate Photo/Steve Freker) Malden High’s 82nd Annual Junior Varieties show was a ‘MARVEL-ous’ success Class of 2023’s signature event entertained big audiences in Jenkins Auditorium this past weekend By Steve Freker W hen they look back on their school years, many Malden Malden High senior Melissa Calixte performs an original rap during MHS’ 82nd Annual Junior Varieties show last weekend. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) High alumni recall the annual Junior Varieties show as one of their fondest memories. Whether they participated directly in the show or took it in as part of the audience, the performances of their classmates stay with them for years to come. For the 82nd year, one of the longest-running, continuous high school variety shows in the nation did not disappoint, with two well-attended shows on Friday and Saturday evenings jampacked with an eclectic mix of talent. The planning and delivery of the performances went so well that even “Loki” could not deter the “MARVEL-ous” success of the Class of 2023’s, whose theme was centered on the Marvel comics and characters. The show featured a mix of vocalists – both solos and duets – along with dance troupes and soloists, pianists and the incomparable MHS Step Team. “It was a big success; everyone worked very hard to help make it a great weekend,” said MHS Class of 2023 Advisor Michael Lightbody, a longtime MHS Social Studies teacher and himself a 1986 MHS alumnus. “Junior Varieties never lets you down! The performers were incredible. The audience was excited. Mike Lightbody and Jim Valente and the junior class knocked it out of the park,” said MHS Principal Chris Mastrangelo. “It was awesome to see the auditorium fi lled with our students participating in an 82 year tradition at MHS.” The show is dubbed “Junior Varieties” because the hosts of the annual event is the “reigning” junior class at MHS, which is continually fundraising in its four years at the school, with the ultimate goal being to lessen the cost of the Senior Prom for the members of the Class of 2023. Junior Varieties is the biggest one-event fundraiser for the junior class; its revenue usually represents a substantial portion of the over $20,000 the class aims to raise in the course of its SHOW | SEE PAGE 10
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