Maldden alld a Vol. 33, No. 22 den -FREEYour Local News & Sports Online! Scan & Subscribe Here! AADD By Tara Vocino W orld War II veteran William Dempsey was the guest of honor during Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at Forestdale Cemetery. “Bill Dempsey and his Rainbow Division fought their way from Marseille, France, to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and then into Germany, where he captured a German squad of soldiers – singlehandedly – trying to capture a bridge to thwart the advance of American forces into the heartland of Germany,” Veterans Services Director Kevin Jarvis said at the podium. “After being awarded the Bronze Star for Extraordinary Valor, Bill and his unit advanced into Bavaria, where they came upon the Dachau Concentration Camp, where the most horrific GUEST | SEE PAGE 13 CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 Malden High School to hold 180th Commencement ceremony on Sunday for Class of 2024 ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ set for 444 graduates this year; big day ‘caps’ busy week for seniors E Friday, May 31, 2024 WWII veteran William Dempsey guest of honor at Solemn Memorial Day ceremony Shown from left to right: Ward 2 School Committee Member Rob McCarthy, Councillors-at-Large Karen Colón-Hayes and Craig Spadafora, Malden Disabled American Veterans Service Offi cer/former State Commander Deb Olson, Malden American Legion former Commander Barry Donovan, in back, retired National Guard member Thomas Chapman, Veterans Service Offi cer Kevin Jarvis, Guest of Honor William Dempsey, Mayor Gary Christenson, Ward 5 School Committee Member Elizabeth Hortie, Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald, Ward 7 School Committee Member Keith Bernard, City Council President/Ward 6 Councillor Stephen Winslow, Ward 5 Councillor Ari Taylor, Phoebe Taylor and State Senator Jason Lewis. Higher, highest: Christian Fraser wins the high jump at MIAA State Championships Mystic Valley Regional Charter School has its fi rst track & fi eld individual state champion By Emily Brennan E Alejandra Fernandez Class of 2024 Salutatorian By Steve Freker T his Sunday, June 2, Malden High School will recognize and honor the 444 members of the Class of 2024 with its 180th annual Commencement Exercises. Graduates, families and friends will gather at Macdonald Stadium (15 Pearl St.) for the 2:00 p.m. ceremony with much “pomp” and lots of “circumColby Parker Class of 2024 Valedictorian Ivan Wu Class of 2024 Orator stance” as Malden High’s newest “alumni-to-be” are welcomed into the ranks of graduates. This year’s MHS Class of 2024 has a vibrant collection of successful and talented students with success in many areas, including academics, social activism, athletics and the arts. “This Malden High School Class of 2024 has faced and met many challenges and is destined to be Meklit Abel Class of 2024 President among our most successful graduates,” said Malden High School Principal Chris Mastrangelo, who will be presiding over his seventh MHS Commencement Exercises. Graduation Day marks a jampacked Senior Week of activities, which kicked off last week with Senior Prom on May 22 and continued this week with Senior CEREMONY | SEE PAGE 8 agles senior Christian Fraser joined rarefi ed air when he tied for fi rst place in the boy’s high jump competition in the MIAA Division 6 Outdoor Track & Field State Championships on May 23-25 at Merrimack College in North Andover. With a winning mark of 6', 6", Fraser joined one previous athlete – Christian Kinnon ’16 – as a Mystic Valley state champion. The surprise wasn’t that Fraser won the championship, but that he did it despite competing only two years in the event. After all, Fraser cleared 6-4 the week prior, fi nishing in fi rst place at the Commonwealth Athletic Conference Championships. FrasJUMP | SEE PAGE 8
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