Maldden alld a Vol. 30, No. 21 den AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker M alden High School students gave high marks to the staff and administration at their school in an extensive survey and review of how all have fared both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are over 160 staff members at Malden High School, between educators, administrators and support personnel, and just under 1,800 students. In a committed program to foster and promote equity and inclusion among and between its students and staff , Malden High School and Principal Chris Mastrangelo used grant funding to obtain the services of a national group called YouthTruth Student Survey to gauge the responses of MHS students Have a Safe & Happy M CTE CAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday City Celebrates Trafton Park Improvements 617-387-2200 T his Memorial Day, two newly installed bronze Mayor Gary Christenson, State Representative Paul Donato and State Senator Jason Lewis were recently joined by members of the City Council and Malden Redevelopment Authority to celebrate the ribbon cutting at Trafton Park. See story on page 2. (Photo Courtesy of the City of Malden) Malden High staff gets high marks from students in YouthTruth Student Survey MHS students line up with percentages from around the country in social-emotional outcomes from pandemic learning statues that will honor Malden Veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars will be unveiled. The two life-size bronze statues will be installed alongside the granite monuments that honor Malden’s Korean and Vietnam Fallen Heroes that were formerly located at the Linden Victory Delta. Face coverings are required and attendees are encouraged to stay socially distant. The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. and will feature a performance by a U.S. Marine Corps Band. The event will be livestreamed on Comcast Channel 22, Verizon Channel 26, or the YouE Friday, May 28, 2021 Korean and Vietnam War Memorials to be unveiled on Memorial Day At Forestdale Cemetery, Monday, May 31 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Tube channel of Malden’s Urban Media Arts (UMA), “MaldenAccessMATV.” The Korean War Memorial was originally dedicated on the Linden Victory Delta and then rededicated in 2013 and contains the names of 17 Malden Korean Veterans who died during the war. The three-year period of the Korean War was MEMORIALS | SEE PAGE 2 City Council President Anderson not seeking reelection in Ward 7 Fourth City Council seat opens as one of the most wide-open municipal elections in history looms this fall More than 1,500 (83 percent) of Malden High School students participated in the recent YouthTruth Student Survey. to an array of questions. “We got a tremendous response, over 1,500 of our students participated in the YouthTruth survey, that’s almost 85 percent of our entire student population,” Mastrangelo said, noting he believes it was the highest percentage in memory in the nearly 20 years he has been at MHS as an administrator. The project was overseen by MHS Boyle House Principal Stephanie Sibley, who had been involved in similar projects during her previous tenure in the Boston Public Schools. The staff and administration got superlative marks in the category of providing consistent and valued support to students. Over 70 percent of Malden High School students who responded (73 percent) to the survey stated they felt strongly supported by MHS staff and administration both before and during the pandemic this past 12-16 months. “We are very much encouraged and excited about the positive responses to several of the categories, including this one,” Mastrangelo said. “Our primary focus since Day One of the pandemic has been to support our students in any way possible and I could not be prouder for our staff and YOUTHTRUTH | SEE PAGE 22 T By Steve Freker o coin a phrase, the shoes keep dropping like apples off the tree in the fall for this year’s Malden municipal election. The theme this year has quickly evolved from who is running for election this year...to who is NOT running. Malden City Council President Neal Anderson delivered another bombshell announcement at the end of Tuesday night’s regular City Council meeting when he told his colleagues and the general public still tuned in at 9:35 p.m. that he will not be seeking reelection as Ward 7 Councillor this fall. In so doing, Anderson became the fourth would-be incumbent Councillor to announce he or she was forgoing a reelection campaign, leaving no less than four open seats up for grabs this year. Other seated Councillors already announcing City Council President Neal Anderson Will not seek reelection in Ward 7 they would not seek reelection are Ward Six Councillor David Camell, after two terms; Councillor-at-Large DeMaria, after four terms; and Councillor-at-Large Stephen Winslow, after two terms. Winslow, however, is still seeking a return to the City Council, but as a candidate for the now open Ward 6 seat. ANDERSON | SEE PAGE 8
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