THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 6, 2025 Page 15 ‘SNOW DAY,’ ANYWAY! Mayor Christenson whips up a ‘storm’ on Graduation Day By Steve Freker T hey would not be denied, after all. Mayor Gary Christenson has made himself a veritable “fan favorite” of Malden schoolchildren for many years for a multitude of reasons — essentially ever since he first took office in 2012. When the winter months roll out on the calendar is when the Mayor always takes center stage with the Malden Public Schools kids, especially when there’s even just the faintest glimmer of the possibility that even one lonely flake of snow might drift down from the sky into Malden. That is when probably every student in Malden glues themselves to the social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) to check out the Mayor’s potential, earth-shattering declaration. Every time he made such an announcement — and sometimes they were announcements of NO Snow Day — Mayor ChrisSCHOOL | FROM PAGE 14 Lamek Melles Nashon Melvin Elmeille Memeus Steven Mendez Mendonza Dorothy Michel Lucas Miranda Sara Milla Gabriel Montalvo Jayleen Montiel Samuray Moscoso Adel Moustafa Asim Munir Marquis Muscadin Marc Naceus Kyle Neilssen Sailesh Neupane Daniel Nguyen Johnathan Nguyen Joslyn Nguyen Kenton Nguyen Lily Nguyen Milan Nguyen Mina Nguyen Nhi Nguyen Quan Nguyen Darian O’Brien Sabrina Olivia Lopez Igoe Oliveira Arruda Vitoria Oliveira Aleisha Ortiz Escalera Ilyes Ouldsaasa the first school year in the 14 he has led the city where he did NOT declare a single snow day. “When I was a student in the Malden Public Schools back in the day, I, too, looked forward to a snow day,” Mayor Christenson opined, speaking at the graduation podium Sunday, recalling that feeling of “hoping against hope” for that longed-for free day off due to inPRE-‘SNOW STORM’: Mayor Gary Christenson delivers Graduation Day remarks and gives away nothing as he appears in his traditional navyblue graduation gown. (Advocate Photo/Henry Huang) tenson and his staff would come up with a creative way to tell the students of Malden of his decision to have, or not have a snow day, before the next day of school. There are only two words they wanted to hear: “SNOW DAY!!” At Sunday’s Graduation Day, Mayor Christenson made full recognition of the fact that this was Jefferyi Pagulong Jamal Paul Cliford Paulin Davi Pereira Alleela Perryman Kyra Phat Cheryl Pidakala Charlene Pierre Jayvon Pierre Taithsa Pierre Zaden Pierre Justin Pike Kayla Pilkington Isaac Pineda Marroquin Michael Pineda Joseph Pinet Ammanda Karollyne Piva Da Silva Javier Ponce Vanessa Portillo Ramos Daniel Powell Dayana Puerta Munoz Thanh Duy Ouach Giulia Quadras Alves Lourenco Yasmin Quadras Alves Lourenco Arianna Quijada Menjivar Aurea Quirino-Silva Michelle Ramirez Moran Jayden Ramos Zineb Raqi Sean Retotal Dielly Ribeiro Assis Steven Rios clement weather. “The snow day never came this year,” the Mayor told the Class of 2025 graduates, “so I decided to bring the snow to you, today.” Dressed in his traditional navy blue graduation gown, the Mayor swiftly removed it to reveal a snazzy pink, blue and white blazer festooned with a Frosty the Snowman theme, resplendent with little ”Frostys” all over. When he first took off the gown, a mini-snowstorm of white “snowflakes” behind the Mayor began with a “pop” onstage, akin to a champagne cork. Laughter and applause followed as strains of Blanca Rivera Lopez Ellen Rodriques Texeira Christopher Rodriquez Gizelle Rodriguez Francisco Roncancio Mayorga Juliana Rosa De Oliveira Benjamin Rosa Nashalyn Rubert Maia Sneed Vaulande Sainte Chalais Saintvil Dwayne Saintvil Sienna Salah Jeslyn San Marcela Sanchez Martinez Maria Luisa Santos Sena Ashley Gabrielly Santos Jennifer Santos Nayomi Santos Na’zirah Scott-Previllon Zion Scott-Previllon Fahah Shaik Tsering Shakya Preston Shearer Karuna Shrestha Victoria Sidmore Joao Silva Stociow Isabella Silva Kamily Simoes Totola Rattanjot Singh Satvir Singh Kimberlee Smith Skyla Smith Mayor Gary Christenson unleashes a “mini blizzard” after he removes the graduation gown and reveals a snazzy “snow in June” Frosty the Snowman blazer. (Advocate Photo) “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow” could be heard in the background. After he donned his “snow glasses,” Mayor ChrisHeitor Soares Katarina Son Nicholas Spillere Arceno Robert Bogan Stead FabIien Sterlin Emma Strano Guangyao Su Imanol Sulca Quispe John Nathan Sullivan Elili Sultan Megyn Ta Matteo Tah Isabelle Tan Kimberly Taylor Leandrah Texeira Gavin Tibbetts Thomas Tierney Ina Francesca Tolete Beverly Tong Luis Toribio Maxwell Torres Emilee Tortorella Barbosa Mylee Tran Lee Kimberly Tropnas Isabella Troung Piya Vaghela Samara Valencia Perez Alex Van Maria Eduarda Vargas Leonarda Vidigsal Dos Santos Priscilla Villefranche Keysha Vincent Dante Vinson The Mayor brought a “Snow Day in June” to Graduation Day. (Advocate Photo) tenson had once again brought down the house with an inventive “Snow Day in June” performance. 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