THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 15, 2020 Page 9 MALDEN HIGH | FROM PAGE 3 mote-based graduation ceremonies. Malden High is one of the only schools in the area actively planning on holding a traditional, on the field graduation ceremony at this time, for the approximately 400 members of its graduating class. “We are already planning how we will conduct the graduation, fully recognizing that we will be meeting all safety and health guidance in place at the time, whether it is locally, state or CDC-based,” Mastrangelo said. “We are anticipating appropriate physical distancing on the field for the graduates and staff and a very limited attendance policy overall.” “Basically, anyone attending will have to be immediate family members, and even still we will be limiting those numbers to stay within safety and health guidelines, which we expect to be in place in August,” Mastrangelo added, “and physical distancing measures will be in place in the stands at the stadium as well.” In addition to the plans for a “live,” outdoor graduation ceremony, Mastrangelo said, other plans to recognize his Class of 2020 senior class have also been completed or lie ahead. On Wednesday, the MHS principal said close to 100 members of the school’s staff, both teachers and others, combined to fan out across the city of Malden and place lawn signs in front of the homes of Malden seniors. (See separate story.) Later this month, Malden High’s Class of 2020 will be honored once again, this time by an enthusiastic, car-honking, multi-vehicle parade – all around the city – led by MHS teachers and administrators driving by in their own vehicles, with the goal of passing by every senior class member’s home across Malden. “We are going to hand out the traditional caps and gowns a couple of days before the event, and we are asking the seniors to come out in front of their homes so we can honor them as we drive by,” Mastrangelo said. “It should be a lot of fun and they really deserve this. They have been through so much and have had too much taken away from them due to the pandemic, all unexpectedly.” The MHS Class of 2020 Senior Shout-out Parade is planned for Sunday, May 31, the original Malden High graduation date. Once again, Mastrangelo said, he got “a tremendous response” in a call for volunteers for the parade event. “It is really simple: They love the kids they teach, and they really miss them, and I am sure the feeling is mutual. This is a way to see them again and at their best.” Mastrangelo said he communicates with the members of his senior class online frequently, usually twice a week or more, since school buildings were closed March 13 and remote learning began shortly after that. “The kids are excited, they appreciate the fact that we are trying to recognize them and their accomplishments as high school graduates as best as we can,” he said. Mastrangelo said he and his staff were grateful for the support he has received for all of the ideas that are coming to fruition from Malden Public Schools Superintendent John Oteri, Mayor Gary Christenson and members of the Malden School Committee and City Council. He added that Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis and Fire Chief Bill Sullivan have also supported plans for the parade and offered to provide vehicles to ride along with the “motorcade.” “It's another moment we can share with our students and their families and we are really looking forward to it,” the Malden High principal said. Malden Catholic High School offers spring and summer education recovery classes S ince the onset of COVID-19, Malden Catholic High School has seamlessly shifted to an exceptional Distance Learning model with interactive, academically challenging classes taught by veteran teachers on a secured Zoom platform. Malden Catholic students have had the benefit of a full curriculum for the past two semesters with assigned letter grades. In order to provide supplemental coursework for high school students in the Greater Boston area who might have lost time and learning due to the crisis, Malden Catholic will offer remote Education Recovery enrichment classes this spring and summer. These classes are designed to provide students in grades 7–11 with the important coursework and studies they might have missed in Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Foreign Language, STEM and other electives to ensure they are prepared for college applications and the 2020–2021 school year. The Malden Catholic Education Recovery spring courses will run from May 11 to June 12, Monday–Friday from 2:30–3:30 p.m. and 4:15–5:15 p.m. on an interactive Zoom platform for $395/ class. Summer classes will be held from June 29 to July 31. 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