Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 21, 2026 BACK TO SCHOOL | FROM PAGE 1 tors and administrators back to the classrooms as summer break comes to a close. Superintendent Sippel this week kicked off a series of “welcome back” activities, greeting just over 60 newly hired educators at a two-day orientation session held at Malden High School, led by Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Komal Bhasin and assisted by the respective principals, high school House Principals and assistant principals. The preparation time with educators, administrators and staff will continue next week when all administrators and teachers assemble for a districtwide kickoff meeting at Malden High School at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning, August 24 before reporting to their individual schools. After another day of professional development on TuesThe arrival and dismissal times for the various schools are as follows: Malden High School — Class begins at 7:45 a.m./Dismissal at 2:25 p.m. Further, for the K-8 schools, day, August 25, the day-to-day operations for the #1 most diverse school district in Massachusetts begin. (See separate story in this edition.) School administrators report the district website, located at www.maldenps.org, is upto-date and contains all of the fi rst day of school information and school opening and closing hours for all of the seven schools: Early Learning Center, Beebe K-8 School, Ferryway K-8 School, Forestdale K-8 School. Linden K-8 School, Salemwood K-8 School and Malden High School. Summer is Here! 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Boys soccer begins at 3:00 p.m. at Pine Banks Park, and girls soccer begins their preseason at Ferryway School Park at 3:30 p.m. — Girls volleyball also begins on Monday, August 24 at Malden High School’s Finn Gym with JV tryouts at 3:00 p.m. and Varsity tryouts at 5:00 p.m. — Field Hockey starts up Monday, August 24 at 3:00 p.m. at Pine Banks Park (Baseball Field). — Cross Country for boys and girls teams is beginning on Monday, August 24 at the Pine Banks Park course. — Fall cheerleading begins at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26 in the Malden High practice room. — Coed golf tryouts are on Monday, August 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Richard’s Driving Range in Middleton. Top Five Powerball Jackpots Hit in Massachusetts • $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017 (sold at a Pride Station & Store, Chicopee, Mass.) • $61.45 million — Dec. 11, 2013 (sold at Appletown, Sterling, Mass.) • $50 million — Dec. 12, 2012 (sold at Shell Station/convenience, Lexington, Mass.) • $25.6 million — June 8, 2011 (sold at Joe’s Market, Fall River Mass. All tied: • $2 million — Aug. 12, 2026 (sold at Robinson News Convenience, Malden, Mass.) • $2 million — March 25, 2026 (sold at Old South Diner, Nantucket, Mass.) • $2 million — Dec. 17, 2025 (sold at Winners Corner, North Andover, Mass.) • $2 million — July 30, 2025 (sold at Cumberland Farms, Fall River) • $2 million — May 2, 2015 (sold at Value Gas & Repair, Newton, Mass.) • $2 million — Feb. 7, 2015 (sold at Bellingham Grocery, Bellingham, Mass.) Top Ten Powerball Jackpots Nationally • $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022 (sold in California) • $1.817 billion — Dec. 24, 2025 (sold in Arkansas) • $1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025 (split by tickets in Missouri and Texas) • $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023 (sold in California) • 1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016 (split across California, Florida, and Tennessee) • $1.326 billion — April 6, 2024 (sold in Oregon) • $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023 (sold in California) • $1.04 billion — Aug. 12, 2026 (sold in Illinois) on Aug. 23, 2017, at a Pride Station & Store in Chicopee. The $2 million winning Malden ticket shares its fi fth-place, $2 million ranking with identical payouts from the Old South Diner in Nantucket on March 25, 2026; Winners Corner in North Andover on Dec. 17, 2025; a Fall River Cumberland Farms on July 30, 2025; Value Gas & Repair in Newton on May 2, 2015; and a Bellingham Grocery on Feb. 7, 2015. 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