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Our Competitive Education
W aiting for Superman, began to expose the
inadequacy and failure of the American
public school system to, as of now, a very appre-
ciative audience across the country. Throughout
the movie, we watch promising students in large
metropolitan cities trying to flee their failing pub-
lic schools to enroll in charter schools, most of the
time with little success. These students hope to flee
their overcrowded schools along with their inat-
tentive administrations, and unqualified teachers.
Guggenheim’s film is of indispensable value
not because he is able to pinpoint political and
governmental inefficiencies in
dealing with the public school
system, but for hinting that
the source of the grim and
embarrassing testing statistics
(America only ranks at 25th
in Math and 21st in Science
among 30 developed countries)
of the country may be internal.
It is worth noticing that today,
the spending per student has
increased to $9,000 as opposed
to the mere $4,300 of 1971, yet
the average student rate profi-
ciency of most states remains
between 20 and 30 percent.
It is not difficult to notice
the immeasurable contrast
between some of the failing
schools portrayed in the movie
and our very own Malden High School. While
some schools are overcrowded and in precarious
condition, we are undergoing a $77 million renova-
tion, while the national testing averages are going
down, we have the secretary of education of Mas-
sachusetts visiting us, congratulating the student
body for their performance on their performance
in the 2009 Advanced Placement exams. Such a
disparity between public schools is alarming and
carries endless anti-democratic implications, but,
what exactly in our educational culture contrib-
utes to an environment that inhibits, rather than
develops, student intellectual growth?
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As students, we are told so frequently that
college is the only pathway to success that we lose
sight of what we can learn in classes and begin to
shape our educational path around the rigid set of
standards higher education institutions set out for
us: high class rank, high SAT scores, plethora ex-
tracurricular activities. We are told to manufacture
ourselves to attend a college, but it can come at a
high cost. We leave High School as robots, being
able to figure out an answer for a calculus problem
but not knowing how and where to apply it.
Our current approach to education, which is
perpetuated by higher education
institutions and our own obses-
sion with them, has inevitably
left out a large population of
students who may have a dif-
ferent idea of what an education
should be, or may even be inca-
pable of immersion in our ortho-
dox system. These students are
large contributors to the high
dropping-out rates and low test
scores. Now in my senior year, I
see that high school has unfold-
ed as a competition because it
is formatted like one, and there
are certainly pros to the ranking
system we use at MHS: moti-
vated students, aspiring to be
number one, are encouraged to
study longer, work harder, read
more. But to attach a number to every student, at
instances, puts us against each other and fosters
antagonism rather than productivity, jeopardizing
the learning environment.
Waiting for Superman helps to shed a light on
the concrete problems that plague our educational
system, but there are other forces that debilitate
what I would consider to be a good educational
environment. There is no reason why we should
wait until college to engage in meaningful dis-
course with our peers, exchange ideas, and create
new ones as a community.
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Democrats
Still Losing
Ground
Dan Holmqvist
Head World News Writer
W ith the vitally important 2010
congressional midterm elec-
tions rapidly approaching, it is look-
ing bleak for Democrats across the
country. First off, it is increasingly
likely that the ruling party in Wash-
ington will lose their many of their
seats, and possibly the majority, in
both the House and Senate. Second-
ly, the radical Tea Party, which has
already won several GOP midterm
primaries, is dragging the American
political spectrum to the far-right. If
the Republican Party were to gain a
majority in Congress, what would
this mean for the Obama adminis-
tration and the rest of the country as
a whole?
In 2008, when President
Obama’s approval ratings were
consistently upwards of seventy
percent, it seemed unlikely that the
Democrats would be in this posi-
tion one month before Americans
cast their ballots. But a recent surge
in support for a far-right protest
group, the Tea Party, has changed
the playing field dramatically. This
is where things currently stand: 40
Democratic senators are not up for
reelection, another six Democrats
are likely to be reelected, and 19
seats remain in contention. The
FiveThirtyEight blog’s model pre-
dicts that the there is a 72 percent
chance that Republicans will take
over the House of Representatives,
and Republicans are expected win
between 47 and 48 Senate seats
come November. These numbers,
however, derived from polls across
the country, are subject to change
from week to week.
This year, many people are also
discussing the role that a significant
“There is a 72 per-
cent chance that Re-
publicans will take
over the House of
Representatives.”
“enthusiasm gap” between the left
and right will have on the elections.
The “under-30” age group that gave
Obama a significant boost during
his 2008 presidential election is
unlikely to return in the same num-
bers. According to the Pew Research
Center, only “27 percent of young
Democrats report giving a lot of
thought to elections, compared with
47 percent at about the same time
in 2006,” when they voted in the
previous midterm elections. On the
other hand, enthusiasm on the right
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MMSI Raises AP Scores in Massachusetts
Nidale Zouhir Brittany Foley
Co-Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor
D espite its wealth and (albeit rapidly fading)
superpower status, the United States is known
internationally for having one of the most sub-par
educational systems in the industrialized world. The
public education system is, though not necessarily
broken, definitely not nearly as rigorous and encour-
aging as it should be.
The National Math and Science Initiative seeks
to change that. It finds various problems with the
American system of education and, instead of letting
them fester or arguing over them in Congress the way
the American government has done, sets out to solve
them. It zones in on the largest problems – that the
US “recently finished 15th in reading, 19th in math,
and 14th in science in the ranking of 31 countries”
according to nationalmathandscience.org, and uses
whatever resources it has to increase not only literacy
but also Advanced Placement enrollment.
The current high school generation has grown
up with affirmative action, with colleges accepting
students whose less-than-stellar grades were more
the result of poor socioeconomic standings than a
lower intelligence level. Affirmative action aims to
increase minority enrollment in higher education
institutions. NMSI wants to change that; instead of
an America where affirmative action is necessary to
keep colleges diverse, NMSI foresees a US that has
smaller minority and gender gaps. “Programs like
this are all about closing that gap,” explained Mas-
sachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville.
And NMSI’s resources trickle down to Massa-
chusetts schools; over the last three years, the Mas-
sachusetts Math and Science Initiative has sought to
increase AP enrollment at schools in Massachusetts,
including Chelsea High School, Peabody High
School, and, of course, Malden High School.
“Outcomes mean the same thing whether they’re
in Malden or Melrose or Weyland or Springfield,” ex-
plained MassInsight president William Guenther at a
congratulatory presentation at MHS on Sept. 8, 2010.
Guenther, like many Americans, feels that the
government has failed its students, at least in terms
of agreeing upon education funding. “We need
bipartisan leadership...to get things done,” he ex-
pressed, adding that “Partnership...is exactly what
this is all about.” Interestingly, President Barack
Obama recently tweeted, “As long as I’m President,
we’re not going to let Washington politicians sacrifice
your education for a tax cut we can’t afford.” This
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politicization of education is precisely what Guenther
is attempting to curb; instead of politics, Guenther and
the rest of the MMSI claim, we should be focusing on
raising the bar, on continuing MHS’s (and the United
States’) upward leap toward better education for all
citizens, not just the very wealthy.
The MMSI’s efforts have begun to yield stagger-
ingly positive results. Over the past two years, there
has been a staggering 96% improvement rate on the
AP exams taken by students of MMSI schools, with the
number of scores of 3 or higher jumping from an origi-
nal 1042 to an impressive 2044. In the MMSI Cohort
Schools specifically—these include Malden and eight
other high schools from the surrounding area—there
has been an 80% rise in scores of 3 or higher on math,
English, and science exams, while the national score
increase is only the equivalent of 13.6%. These rates of
increase not only represent the growth of the AP stu-
dents behind them, but also the growth of their chances
of getting accepted to top-notch schools. According to
Guenther, “AP courses are the middle class ticket to
competitive colleges.”
MHS students are already far along the paths to-
wards acceptances at these schools. This school year,
MHS holds an AP enrollment record of 364 in courses
of any of the English, mathematics, and science focuses.
According to MMSI statistics, this number is expected
to increase to 525 by 2011. Already, the increase in influ-
ence to enroll in AP courses is evident. On their first
day at MHS, during freshman orientation, the incom-
ing class of 2014 was encouraged to enroll in honors
courses and then AP courses as soon as possible by stu-
dent and staff speakers, the idea of “grit” being drilled
into their minds still today. According to Malden’s
superintendent of schools, Sidney Smith, this maxim of
“grit” refers to “the passion and pursuit of a longtime
goal,” particularly, in MMSI’s opinions at least, the goal
of success in AP courses and correlating success in the
college applications process. “Our goal is to make sure
that every student graduates from MHS with a ticket to
a four year college,” Smith affirmed.
Still, despite this new competition of sorts towards
post-secondary success and prestige, the motives of
MHS and Massachusetts school officials remain genu-
ine. Reville understands that academic success is “not
just about tests and test performance,” and wants stu-
dents to feel “inspired to do something because [they]
are curious about it, [they] feel enthusiastic about it.”
With these new crops of intimidating AP exam results,
many are starting to believe that these courses help con-
tribute to that enthusiasm, and as enrollment numbers
rise, it is evident that students understand the potential
power of these courses as well.
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Once Again, the Wealthy Get the Advantage
Alexandra Mathieu
Managing Editor
With the school year now in full swing, seniors
have to deal with the ever-encroaching future, more
specifically, college. Those who are planning on at-
tending college, especially a four year one, have to
decide between over 4,000 colleges and universities,
and that is just in the United States. To make a good
decision, careful research must be done on each insti-
tution: What majors does this college offer? Is hous-
ing same sex or co-ed? Is it out in the boondocks or in
the heart of a major city? And, most importantly for
many Malden residents, how much financial aid can I
receive from this school? The admissions process can
be daunting on its own, but what if applicants apply-
ing to top tier universities had the odds more against
them than they could ever imagine?
In his book, The Price of Admissions: How
America’s Ruling Class Buys its Way Into Elite Col-
leges and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates, Daniel
Golden paints a picture of a world that is both shock-
ing and at times disturbing to read. Golden describes
how the children of wealthy families are often given
preference over other applicants due to the likelihood
that their parents will make a hefty donation to the
school. “Top universities ranging from Stanford to
Emory say they occasionally consider parental wealth
in admissions decisions,” Golden writes. “At New
York University, the associate provost for admissions,
the head of fundraising, and the president’s chief of
staff meet every Monday to discuss a three-page list
of about forty applicants whose parents are leaders in
business, politics, media, and entertainment.”
Many would suggest that this offsets the
advantages minorities receive due to affirmative ac-
tion. For those unfamiliar with the term “affirmative
action,” it is the “positive steps taken to increase the
representation of women and minorities in areas of
employment, education, and business from which
they have been historically excluded,” as defined by
the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. However,
Golden comments that “while minorities make up
to 10 to 15 percent of a typical student body, affluent
whites dominate other preferred groups: recruited
athletes, alumni children, development cases, and
children of faculty members.” However, even these
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statistics that Gordon offers are a bit misleading. Dar-
ryl Fears, a writer for The Washington Post, writes in
his article “In Diversity Push, Top Universities Enroll-
ing More Black Immigrants” that “white educators are
skirting long-held missions to resolve historic wrongs
against native black Americans by enrolling immigrants
who look like them.” This sleight of hand that the uni-
versities employ not only helps bolster their racial di-
versity, it also puts money into their pockets since these
immigrants tend to have the money in order to pay for
their tuition, room and board.
University admissions officers would also
like the public to believe that the SAT Reasoning Test
evens the playing field for middle to lower class appli-
cants. However, even this gives the affluent an unfair
advantage. The SAT functions to test the literacy and
mathematical skills needed to succeed in college. How-
ever, children of the wealthy tend to attend expensive
preparatory schools like Phillips Andover Academy
and The Groton School, schools that have the funding
and resources to give some of the best education in the
nation. Therefore, top scores on the SAT tend to have
a positive correlation with the amount of money a fam-
ily has: the more money the student’s family has, the
higher the score. Of course there are exceptions to this
and many of the claims that Golden makes in his book.
However, exceptions only exist if a rule is in place, and
with admissions, there is definitely a rule: those with
the most money get the most privileges. Sounds mor-
bid, but sadly, it is the reality of the world outside the
walls of high school.
So what does this spell out for Malden High
School’s seniors? Well, for one it means that the applica-
tion process will be harder than they had ever expected.
It means that wealthier students with lower grades and
that are less involved will most likely get accepted into
colleges that more qualified MHS seniors might get
rejected from. Should this prevent seniors from apply-
ing to those top tier schools? Not at all – because these
unfair advantages have always been in play and many
MHS students have been accepted into great schools
regardless of this imbalanced system. Still, it is best to
consider this information and prepare oneself instead of
remaining “blissfully” ignorant.
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is increasing; according to a Wash-
ington Post poll, only 43 percent of
Democrats are “very enthusiastic”
about voting this year, while 57 per-
cent of Republicans and 74 percent
of Tea Party members feel the same
way. All of this could mean spell di-
saster for Democratic voter turnout
this year.
But why does this all even
matter? What would change if the
Republicans were to gain a majority
in Congress? For one, many Repub-
lican candidates are pledging to “de-
fund health care,” citing concerns
over exorbitant costs related to the
newly passed legislation. Because
Republicans are unlikely to gain a
two-thirds majority necessary to re-
peal “Obamacare,” their strategy is
to try and block the President’s 2012
budget request in February, which
would essentially cut off all money
going towards the health care bill.
Many far-right Republicans
are also talking about implement-
ing a “government shutdown,” by
standing off over the federal govern-
ment’s budget. This would, accord-
“Interest in re-
ducing the size of
government is at an
all-time high.”
ing to Republicans, force Democrats
to revise spending measures in the
proposed budget, thus scaling back
the scope and size of government —
which is one of the ideological ten-
ants behind conservatism.
This midterm election bears
a striking resemblance to the con-
gressional midterm election of
1994, when then-President William
Clinton, a Democrat, saw Congress
transition from a Democratic to a
Republican majority. In 1995, the
Republican majority did follow
through with a “government shut-
down.” The results, however, were
not what they expected - many
Americans considered this tactic to
be too radical, and majority leader
Newt Gingrich was forced to con-
cede ground and cut a deal with
Clinton. This does not necessarily
mean that next year will have the
same outcome; the voter frustration
and interest in reducing the size of
the government are at “an all-time
high” in 2010.
Nevertheless, a change in
Congress might not be a bad thing
for Obama. Following the 1994
midterm election, despite a weak-
ened Democratic party, Clinton was
able to pass welfare reform, reduce
government spending, balance the
budget, and become reelected in
1996. Perhaps a shakeup in the Sen-
ate and the House will force Obama
to re-evaluate his current approach,
which has only resulted in political
deadlock. Maybe in the next two
years, the Obama administration
will be able to further substantially
more of their political agenda than
in the last two years.
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October 2010
Military Secrets
Kaela Bryan
Reporter
F orty-seven years ago, the United
States fought for equal rights for
people of all races, and now it is il-
legal to discriminate against and to
segregate people based on race. Yet,
discrimination on other levels still
exists today.
The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
(DADT) law, put into effect in 1993
by then-President Bill Clinton, pro-
hibits current and aspiring soldiers
– male and female – from sharing
their sexual orientations with fellow
comrades. No one serving in the
United States military is permitted
to tell anyone about that side of
their personal lives, nor is anyone
allowed to ask.
In the 1990s, there was great
controversy about whether or not
to allow gay and lesbian soldiers
into the military. At the time, Clin-
ton thought the law was the perfect
compromise: if sharing information
about a person’s sexual orientation
while they served their country
was something a majority of Amer-
ica could not handle, then why not
make sharing it illegal? With this
law in place, it was assumed that ev-
eryone would be able to serve if they
Bigotry and Breakfasts
Kaela Bryan
Reporter
A B
nother topic that contributes
to the public discrimination
against the gay community takes
the form of a recent study. The
study shows that one in every eight
bed and breakfasts (small inn-like
hotels that serve breakfast to people
who usually stay for only one night)
across the nation openly disallow
gay travelers. Thirteen percent say it
would be “unacceptable for a gay or
lesbian couple to share one of their
double rooms.” According to anoth-
er related study, seventy-five per-
cent of gay and lesbian travelers say
that they worry they will be turned
away from accommodations during
times that are supposed to be happy
and worry-free, like holidays and
vacations. These are times when all
they want is to rest easy somewhere
for a night to be able to continue on
to their families and friends the next
day.
Another MHS student who
wishes to remain anonymous fer-
vently asserts that what some bed
and breakfasts are doing is “just
like segregation. It’s like keeping a
black person out just because they’re
black. It’s wrong.”
Ly also commented on the of-
fense that bed and breakfasts are
committing. “Anything that discrim-
inates against sexual orientation,
sex, race, and etcetera is wrong,”
claims Ly. She explained that “it is
along the lines of racism.”
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wished without causing a scuffle.
While things seemed to die
down for a while after this law was
put into legislature, the excitement
concerning the issue carried over
into today’s America and is still a
heated debate. Once more, opposi-
tion arose; people began speaking
out against the DADT law.
According to Senator Al Fran-
ken of Minnesota, “treating gays
and lesbians unequally because of
their sexual orientation just does not
make sense.” In fact, some officers
in the military have gone so far as
to search through soldiers’ e-mails
and letters in an effort to ensure that
In response to all this con-
troversy, a new website has been
launched to support gay and lesbian
travelers and to combat the acts of
discrimination of bed and break-
fasts. The website was founded by a
young gay couple who also encoun-
tered problems with hotels because
of their sexual orientation. Their
webpage has established “hand-
picked” sites across the nation that
offer rooms for all travelers, gay,
lesbian, and straight.
Whether people are prohibited
from being open about their sexual
orientation in the military or they
are denied admission to hotels for
it, it is irrefutable that these prac-
tices are a form of discrimination.
Despite the DADT law and the dis-
crimination of bed and breakfasts,
it seems that with each new genera-
tion comes a growing openness and
acceptance of all people; those in the
older generation of today are less
accepting of gays and lesbians than
those in the younger generation.
In 1992, a national survey showed
that 40 percent of America opposed
gays and lesbians to be open in the
military. Yet in 2009, the same sur-
vey showed that only 26 percent
opposed it; 69 percent were in favor.
This leads some people to question:
will the discrimination against gays
and lesbians in this country will
ever dissipate?
no one is breaking the DADT law
in any way. The obvious problem is
that this violates a person’s right to
privacy, and it only contributes to
the controversy.
Malden High School senior
and co-president of the Gay-Straight
Alliance (GSA) Debbie Ly states that
she is disappointed that the law was
not repealed. Ly reveals that she is
saddened by the fact that “many
times the gays in the military can-
not even have any pictures” of their
partners while on duty because of
the law. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell isn’t
just about ‘protecting’ the life of the
gay soldier,” stated Ly. “In many
A Deadly Drive
Kaela Bryan
Reporter
ullying is ever-present in today’s
America. One in every three
students in the USA admit to either
being the bully or being bullied
themselves. According to a 2001
study, over 16 percent of children
in schools say they had already
been bullied in the first term of the
school year. Moreover, nine percent
say they are bullied as frequently,
even daily. Some types of bullying
transcend the classrooms and hall-
ways and encroach into children’s
home lives. In most cases, bullying
produces tragic results. Children
develop low self-esteem and some-
times become afraid of going to
school, which jeopardizes the child’s
right to an education. Sometimes,
the result is even more tragic: a life
is jeopardized. According to another
study, eight percent of children and
teenagers across America commit
suicide because they are bullied.
Very recently, an 18-year-old
young man, who had just begun his
first year at Rutgers University in
New Jersey, allegedly drove an hour
out to a bridge and left his car, his
wallet, his cellular phone, and his
life behind. His name was Tyler Cle-
menti and he jumped off the George
Washington bridge on Sept. 22, 2010.
What could have instilled in him the
drive to end his life, a young violin-
ist who was just beginning to taste
true independence, a new chapter of
life? Clementi’s roommate recorded
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ways it destroys the moral[s] of
the people.” Ly elaborated further,
recalling a story about a soldier in
the military who had to change the
name of her partner into a mascu-
line name “because she couldn’t tell
anyone she was a lesbian.”
Phedorah Rosiclair, another
MHS senior and member of the GSA,
believes that one’s sexual orientation
is “irrelevant” information. Know-
ing someone’s sexual orientation
“doesn’t inhibit you from fighting,”
claims Rosiclair. “If you want to risk
your life for your country, you have
every right,” no matter your race,
religion, or sexual orientation.
On the other hand, a student
at MHS who wishes to remain
anonymous feels that the DADT
law is a good thing, and asserts that
if the law were to be repealed, “it
would only cause more turmoil.”
This student insists that “if a gay
man or woman would like to not
be criticized for their lifestyle than
they should indeed keep it to them-
selves,” and also pointed out that
“hazing and judgment would be
guaranteed.” The student insists
that, although he is “against homo-
sexuality,” he sincerely fears that
“something horrible might be done
to someone if they revealed their
sexual orientation.”
him and another man in what police
refer to as a “sexual encounter.”
Clementi was not “out” yet
-- he was not openly gay. And once
his “encounter” with another man
hit the internet, he could not live
with the thought that his family and
friends may see him. He could not
live with the thought of people he
knew and loved knowing that he
was gay. So he decided not to live
with it. Before he allegedly made
the hour-long drive out to his death,
he updated his status on Facebook.
Had his roommate not recorded
something that was meant to be
private, as all intimate scenes are,
gay or straight, would Clementi
have committed suicide? Had his
roommate not, essentially, bullied
Clementi into feeling so betrayed,
exposed, and vulnerable, would
Clementi still be here with us?
Exposing another’s sexual orienta-
tion can cause deadly repercussions.
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Zuckerberg gives newark schools $100,000,000

But What Are His Intentions?

Paige Yurek
Copy Editor

Mark Zuckerman, founding
father of Facebook. Photo
courtesy of Wikimedia Com-
mons.
Newark School of Fine and Industri-
al arts. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia
Commonx
F orming relationships, distracting students,
educating, connecting, uniting and reuniting
people of the world are only some of the many
ways the world’s most famous online network,
Facebook, is used. Since its launch in Feb. 2004,
over 500 million people worldwide have created
and maintained active accounts on the website.
This phenomenon would not exist without its
founding father, Mark Zuckerberg, along with
six other board members and about 1,700 other
employees.
On Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, Zuckerberg an-
nounced on The Oprah Winfrey Show that with
all the profit being made from Facebook, he is
going to give back by granting $100,000,000 to
the Newark school district in New Jersey. Zuck-
erberg has recently created The Startup: Educa-
tion Foundation in hopes of helping students
get proper educations. According to Zucker-
berg, “every child deserves [an education] and
right now that’s not happening. I’ve had a lot of
opportunities in my life and a lot of that comes
from having gone to really good schools. I just
want to do what I can to make sure that every-
one has those same opportunities.”
Mayor Corey A. Booker of Newark and
Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey are also
involved supporting the foundation’s cause.
Christie said to have witnessed a mother in the
district of Newark waiting for a lottery to decide
on whether her son would make it into a charter
school or public school, comparing the wait to
anticipating on “whether he would go to college
or to jail.”
“No mother in America should have to sit
there...and have something decide that [by chance],”
Christie stated about the mother’s situation.
Today, in such a technologically advanced
world, getting an education is a vital component of
accomplishing success, in holding capabilities for
various jobs, to go to college, and to maintain and
excell in particular careers. If Zuckerberg holds true
to his plans, he will be helping out a lot of students
in need. But are his intentions, in fact, for the im-
provement of the school system or are they just to
promote the Facebook name?
Students from Malden High School voiced their
opinions on the matter. In favor of Zuckerberg’s
donation, senior Vienna Coughlin commented, “I
think they are good intentions, because every learn-
ing system is in need of money.” The great amount
of money given to Newark by Zuckerberg could be
used to help children afford to attendschool, as well
as for supplying materials for school such as writing
utensils, art supplies, paper, and hand sanitizers. A
constant issue, especially towards the end of the
school year, is being able to afford such supplies.
Junior Amanda Adams, however, shows quite
a different perspective, stating, “It’s really generous
of him to donate so much money to the school but
it makes you wonder if he is doing that to make
himself look good or because he actually wants to
help the school.” Coincidentally, Zuckerberg has
recently been portrayed in box-office hit The Social
Network, released on Oct. 1st. Could it be possible
that his intentions are to promote both his world
famous site and upcoming film?

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could go “Every learning system is in need of money.”

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Type A Text, Take a Ticket
On Sep. 30,2010 Massacusetts was the 29th state to
enact an Anti-Texting Law..
Lauren Benoit
Head of Photography
T exting while driving is a danger-
ous and difficult habit to break.
The consequences of holding a mes-
saging conversation while driving
could result in a disaster.
A new law will attempt to
decrease the number of distracted
drivers significantly, although po-
lice officers admit that it will be a
challenge trying to restrict people
from texting behind the wheel.
Health teacher Kathy DeVito agrees
that it “would be really hard to
police the law... students text in
class with the phone on their lap,
the teachers don’t catch them, so it
would be even harder if they were
in a vehicle.”
A driver caught texting while
in a car will be given a $100 fine. If
caught a second time a $250 fine will
be imposed, and a third offense will
result in a $500 fine. If drivers under
the age of 18 is caught texting while
driving, they will face the same con-
sequences, in addition to a 60-day
license suspension, and to attending
a mandatory “attitude course” be-
fore getting back behind the wheel.
If caught a second time, one must
PTSD Rates Sky High Among Pilots
Freddie DiPhillipo
Reporter
I n the past three years, there have
been an astounding number of
United States pilots who have at-
tempted to commit suicide. 292
pilots have admitted to suicidal
thoughts, and also there have been
another fifteen pilots who have been
diagnosed and treated for schizo-
phrenia. This was all brought to
attention after a pilot from Jet Blue
threatened to harm himself an hour
before take off at Logan Airport in
Boston. After being apprehended by
state police, he was found in posses-
sion of a gun. However, there were
no charges for illegal weapons pos-
session because there is a Federal
Flight Deck Officer Program, which
allows certain pilots to carry guns.
After reviewing the FAA’s
medical records, from 2008, 2009
and 2010, there have been 2700 pi-
lots being treated for alcohol abuse,
and almost half of those pilots are
diagnosed with alcoholism. 1,377 pi-
lots have been found abusing drugs
and 94 of those pilots are known as
drug dependent. There were also 23
pilots who have been suffering from
post-traumatic stress disorder, and
80 more pilots suffering from dif-
ferent very affective disorders and
conditions like bipolar disorder and
paranoia The FAA has not been able
to confirm the number of pilots who
have been suspended or grounded.
Pilots are also forced to go
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face a 180-day license suspension
along with a fine. The third time
caught the driver would receive a
365 day license suspension along
with paying the fine.
Many celebrities have joined
the cause of preventing texting
while driving, and have pledged
to the “X the TXT” campaign by
the insurance company Allstate. A
few popular celebrities include talk
show host Oprah Winfrey, American
Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Today
Show host Meredith Vieira, profes-
sional wide-receiver Larry Fitzger-
ald, snowboarding champion Shaun
White, and the Jonas Brothers.
These popular icons’ thumb prints
are forever imprinted on the “X the
TXT” banner hanging outside of the
Campanelli Stadium in Brockton,
MA. The approach of gaining the
aid of celebrities is said to reach
out and grab the attention of the
public and engrave an impression
that texting while driving is wrong.
Celebrities are looked up to, and
grasp the attention of both younger
and older drivers. The Jonas Broth-
ers are also starting a new trend
wearing “TXTNG KLLS” rings on
Two Airbus from Grupo TACA on the runway at Juan Santamaria Interna-
tional Airport in Costa Rica. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
through medical evaluations every
year, and when they turn forty years
old, they must take two medical
evaluations every year. The FAA also
states that if a pilot is an alcoholic
they will be disqualified from flying
and they will have to go through ex-
tensive, medical rehabilitation and
other programs before they are able
to fly again.
Those working in the Armed
Sevices can also suffer from post
traumatic stress disorder. There are
reports that claim that one out of
eight returning American soldiers
suffer from PTSD. Some soldiers
have had shell shock or combat
fatigue. Symptoms of PTSD can
also include nightmares, irritability,
flashbacks, feelings of detachment,
having trouble concentrating, and
sleepiness. The graver problem
is that a lot of these troops are not
seeking any medical attention, be-
their thumbs for them to
always remember their
thumbs should not be
typing while they are
driving.
To alert the Malden
Community about the
danger of texting while
driving, DeVito teaches
a segment on it in her
health classes. She ex-
presses that it is “a law
to protect us, especially
inexperienced drivers.”
During an interview in one of
DeVito’s health classes, some stu-
dents who already drive said that it
will not change their habits. “People
still drink and drive, and there is a
law against it, so they still will talk
on the phone and drive” are one
cause they do not want to hurt their
career.
These alarming statistics have
now been recognized because this
does not give people a sense of
safety. It is important to note that the
“Boston Pilot” threatened to hurt
himself, but not to crash the plane
or harm anybody else.
After interviewing Jessica De-
Sousa of Springfield, Massachusetts,
about the amount of pilots that are
being affected, she says that it gives
her a sense of “stress and discom-
fort”, now knowing that when she is
on a plane the pilot may be mentally
ill. She also claims that knowing this
will give her second thoughts about
flying.
The Boston Jet Blue pilot is
currently still held in a facility un-
dergoing psychiatric exams while
the whole incident is still under
investigation.
7
Although
there is a new
law, some
people ignore
the dangers
of texting
while behind
the wheel.
Photos by
Lauren Ben-
oit.
students thoughts on the law.
Whether the texting law fails
or succeeds, or having the addition
of more popular icons, texting while
driving will always be a serious
matter that could result in a serious
consequence.
Gypsies Get Their
Futures Told
Megan Kelly
Copy Editor
S
tereotypes surrounding gypsies
typically caricaturize them as
fortune-tellers who travel around
in brightly colored wagons, but the
term is often used around Europe to
describe the ethnic minority of the
Roma people.
Over the summer, the Immi-
gration Minister of the country, Eric
Besson, deported massive amounts
of the Roma to Romania under the
orders of French President Nicolas
Sarkozy. According to the French
government, deportations are an
attempt to reduce crime around the
country, where the known stereo-
type of the minority is that Roma
camps are a common ground for
prostitution and exploitation of chil-
dren. However, organizations such
as the Roma Rights Network at-
tempt to separate the myth from the
truth on their website, which states,
“Roma Travelers communities are
statistically under represented in
the main stream prison population.
Just as in any other ethnic minor-
ity, some Gypsies are involved in
crime.”
The Roma are similarly treated
in the rest of Europe; Jamie Green,
a history teacher at Malden High
School, spent his childhood in the
United Kingdom and has much
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knowledge of how the minority is
treated in the UK. While in France
the Roma can be arrested and de-
ported, the Roma of the British Isles
are given the right to stay on private
property. Green explained that
many property owners of the UK
are annoyed that their property can
be destroyed and even overtaken by The 33 of us are doing well in the shelter.
the Roma and that they have no way Photo courtesy of Wikimedia.
of stopping them: “Imagine a group
of people setting up in the courtyard
of MHS. There’s people’s laundry
just hanging around, people using
the bushes as bathrooms and their
trash is spread out everywhere. And
you don’t even have the right to get
rid of them.”
Green believes that the actions
the French government is taking
are understandable. “It’s not about
racism, it’s about how it is affect-
ing people’s everyday lives,” he
explained. Many see the Roma af-
fecting their lives by making their
cities look bad by begging on the
streets or standing around idly dur-
ing work hours. However, this is not
necessarily the fault of the Roma;
though some choose to live off of
their host country’s welfare, many
are overlooked for jobs because they
are seen as unfit to work. Without
having a proper job, they are unable
to afford proper housing and end up

“It’s not about rac-

ism, it’s about how it
is affecting people’s
everyday lives.”
in slums, where basic services such
as water, waste collection, and edu-
cation are unreachable.
A part of the push-pull factor
of the theory in human migration is
that people are pushed from where
they live because of lacking health
care, education, and joblessness.
The Roma, who are mainly from
Eastern Europe, where poverty is
widespread, are examples of how
the model works, they are pushed
away from the poverty and drawn
to areas that can provide basic needs
for them. Many countries in Western
Europe are seen as havens for them.
Whether they really are caus-
ing trouble or the French Govern-
ment is just claiming that they are a
hot spot of crime, the effects of the
segregation are not only going to
decrease the Roma population of
France, but increase the population
of the returning Roma to Romania
and Bulgaria. Increasing the popu-
lation of Romania will not help the
Roma or the people of Romania,
where poverty abounds.
The immigration of people to
wealthier nations is not a strictly
European issue; immigration poli-
cies have long been contested in the
United States as well. As Stephen
Colbert, who spoke to Congress on
Sept. 24, 2010 about immigrants in
the US, stated, “We still invite them
to come here and at the same time
ask them to leave.”
Rescue efforts in San José de Copiapó on August 10, 2010. Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Natalie Fallano
Copy Editor
W ould you be capable of hold-
ing yourself together mentally
if you were trapped underground
for four months? 33 Chilean miners
have been put to this test since they
were discovered alive on Aug. 5,
2010, 2,300 hundred feet below the
ground. Their lives will stay on hold
until December, when it is expected
that one of the three drills digging
through the ground will reach and
rescue them.
The miners are not sitting
around waiting for the rescue. They
are exercising and have activities as
well as helping their own cause. The
miners have started to clear away
4,000 tons of rock in order to be res-
cued. This is part of the reason they
have to stay in shape, which is why
they have a personal trainer and
training program via video feed.
The other reason is that they must
have a 35 inch waist or smaller to fit
through the hole being drilled for
their rescue.
The miners are also staying
busy by a number of other ways.
They have fiber optic cable, an iPod,
dominos, poker, and more. The liv-
ing conditions are actually better
than one would expect. The rest of
Chile, especially their families, are
trying to make life in the entrapment
as easy as possible. They receive
food and cigarettes everyday. They
even have a phone system to talk to
their loved ones.
One of many things the miners
are missing in their life is sunlight.
Scientists have proved that sunlight
is a necessity to an individual’s
health because it tells the body when
to wake up and go to sleep. Sleeping,
eating, and exercising in a routine
are crucial to one’s health. Dark-
ness is a major cause of depression
which puts the miners at risk. They
do have large bright lights set up as
substitutes, as well as daily routines
that dictate when to work and when
to participate in activities. The min-
ers also are taking supplements that
provide Vitamin D, which is usually
received directly from the sun.
The 33 miners were recently in-
formed that they would be trapped
for three more months. They were
never sure of how long they would
be trapped until now. This could
either mentally break them or hold
them tighter together. Certain peo-
ple would rather not know when
they would be out and just take it a
day at a time. Others would rather
know a specific time so they do not
feel like they are waiting forever.
The real issue that confronts
the miners is their mental stability.
There is hope that is still keeping
them alive. One of the miners, Ariel
Tiscona, just became a father. His
wife, Elizabeth Segovia, gave birth
to their daughter Esperanza, which
is Spanish for Hope. The birth not
only excited and brought hope to
her father, but also the 32 other min-
ers trapped with him.
Malden High School students
answered differently when asked if
they would survive in a similar situ-
ation as the miners’. Sophomore Iris
Feng stated “I think I could survive,
but the situation in Chile is worse.
Those men don’t have enough oxy-
gen or food, and it’s over 90 degrees
down there. It’s a miracle they’re
still alive.” Other students were
more negative about their survival
skills. Sophomore Mohamed Anwar
explained, “I’m claustrophobic. I’d
survive but go insane in the end.”
Sophomore Kelsey Conti had simi-
lar thoughts, she stated “Honestly, I
couldn’t even imagine that. I would
barely be able to move, and com-
plete my daily tasks. I don’t think I
would be able to survive in that kind
of situation.”
Sophomore Lisa DeLacey
agreed that the miners have been
handling their situation extraordi-
narily well. DeLacey stated, “being
able to survive an extensive period
of time in such conditions within
itself, is quite impressive.” They
all agree on one thing though. The
miners are in a tough situation that
most couldn’t imagine being in, and
bravery and hope will help keep
them alive.
The main drill is very close to
reaching the miners. When it finally
reaches, a tube will be put down the
hole. Each miner will be individu-
ally rescued by being brought up
in a capsule. This rescue mission is
going much faster than the original
estimated time of four months. If
the mission continues at the rate, the
miners could be out as early as Oct.
15.
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homecoming

(From top to bottom, left to right.)

All previous class officers from the
alumni and current class officers
that attended the Homecoming
Brunch are Class of 2013 Publicist
Danielle Aguinaldo, President and
member of The Blue and Gold Sharon
Lee, Alumni Virginia Perrin, Mu-
riel Cosgrove, Gary Christianson,
Carmella Nelson, George Holland,
Class of 2013 Treasurer Caitlin
Cala, Class of 2012 President Nina
Ho and Vice President Harris
Zhao(from left to right). Joan
Duffy and Pauline Ross
look at several high
school yearbooks and
photos. Patricia Bonaia-
to looking at the Class
of ‘54 yearbook. Gary
Christianson, graduate
of the Class of ‘05, and
Mike Aliberte, graduate
of the Class of ‘71 talk
amongst friends. Bev-
erly Morando, gradu-
ate of the Class of ‘68,
and and Sal Morando,
graduate of the Class
of ‘69 are reacquianted
at this year’s brunch.

(From top to bottom, left to right.) Seats from the Jenkins Auditorium, prior to reno-
vations, are now being sold with plaques as a memorable item. Alumni Muriel Cos-
grove appreciating her birthday cake presented to her to celebrate her 100th birthday
just last month on September 11th. The Brown family at the Homecoming brunch.
Photos by Lauren Benoit, Brittany Foley, and Sharon Lee.
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Cultural Intersections
Rebecca Broomstein
Reporter

F illed with entertainment and

pony rides, the Harvest Moon
Festival was the place to be on Sept.
based band, took the
stage for a returning
second year. Guitar-
25, 2010. The festival attracted a great ist and MHS sopho-
diversity to the crowd. Partnered more Crystal Araiza
with the Chinese culture, the events began singing since
mainly focused on Asian traditions, she was very young
essentially giving it the name “Har- and began playing
vest Moon Festival.” To follow up guitar at three years
the Asian theme, the Malden YWCA ago. She also plays
made Chinese paper lanterns with the piano, flute, and
everyone. Malden High School tenor saxophone.
junior Skye MacDonald stated that The youngest boy,
the paper lanterns are “important in Paul Araiza, has
Chinese culture, fun and creative.” been playing bass for
Three years ago, Malden Ac- roughly three years,
cess Television was asked to video and Andrew Araiza,
tape the entertainment at the fes- the middle child, has
tival. MATV sent down on Cox to been playing bass for
use the cameras and has been the four years. The Bad
returning person since the video Rabbits have been a
taping began. But this year, Cox was band for three years. Young martial artist from Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy poses with traditional lion
asked to host the entertainment and Their favorite part of dancing heads. Photo by Cristina Peters.
he was thrilled. Another addition the Harvest Moon Festival was “en- the fest five months ahead of time ply because without their dedication
to this year’s festival? It was video tertaining their friends,” along with because it takes so much planning. it would not be possible. Melle’s fa-
taped with three different cameras, the fact that it is a local event that is This year, they actually had to cut vorite part of the fest it being able to
allowing MATV to interview people close to home. back on the entertainment because “walk around and see that everyone
from each stand. Cox’s favorite part The president of the Harvest they had way too many groups who is having a good time and being able
of the festival is that “it really shows Moon Festival and the one who wanted to participate. Melle said to bring out the community.”
the diversity of the community makes the magic happen is Carol that “the students from [the MHS]
through the entertainment.” Melle. Usually the Oak Grove Im- Key and Interact Clubs are such an
The Bad Rabbits, a family provement Association organizes important part of the festival,” sim-

Don’t forget
to order your
Malden High
School 2011
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Class Elections
2011:
“When I found out that I had been re-elected again I was not only pumped, but really
really grateful that everyone had believed in me enough to vote me back into office for
our last and most important year of high school, so thanks to all for the support! We
Nidale Zouhir
have a difficult but fun year planned ahead of us from spirit week to college prepara-
Editor-in-Chief
tion, senior barbeques to prom, but the class of 2011 and I plan to be there every step
of the way! I hope since it is our last year together that everyone is taking it upon
themselves to get involved in fundraisers and the planning of class events, its never to
late to start making memories! Although our lovely advisor, whom I miss dearly Mrs.
Cepp will be absent for a few weeks class events are still up and running thanks to our
temporary advisors Mrs. Votaw, Mrs. Eby, and Mr. Fam.” - Kerri Shuman, President

“I’m very happy to be re-elected as

the vice president of the class of
2011. I’m excited for this year and the
upcoming events. This should be a
great year.”- Heather Thompson,
Vice President

“Getting re-elected was a struggle “I’ve been involved with the

for me because I did have former class since freshman year
friends running against me, and I so to endoff my high school
didn’t think I would make it, but I career and still be in office is
kept hope. I had a lot of supporters a great feeling. this is going
and when they called my name, I to be such a great year for us.
couldn’t believe it. As far as goals, I Seniors!” -Monika Bashallari,
want to keep everybody informed, Secretary
regardless of whether I know them
or not. I’m looking forward to a
spectacular year.”- Alisha Hines,
Secretary

2012:
Cristina Peters
Head of Local News “My goal for this year is to have a lot of fun
while working hard to get the job done.” - Nina
Ho,
President

“Our last couple of years at Malden “I am extremely excited about being

High aren’t just about Junior Vari- elected this year. I’m very grateful that
eties and Prom alone, but its more my classmates throught that I could do
importantly about coming together a great job. I ran because I wanted to be
as a class, working hard, and getting part of something great and this class is
everything done.” - Harris Zhao, great. We are going to have a great year
Vice President and a lot of activities.” - Medjine Lucien,
Secretary

2013:
Johanna Lai
Reporter “For the upcoming year I will empower the student voice by creating a
stronger connection and better communication amongst all students.
I am proud to say I see a very bright future for the sophomore class.”
- Sharon Lee, President and member of The Blue and Gold staff

“I have pretty big shoes to

fill this year and I think that
I will do a great job at trying
“Well I really wanted to help out our class to filling them. I think that
this year, so I decided to run for VP. As VP the leadership council could
this year, I plan to help coordinate events use fresh ideas and I will
and come up with fun ideas to help bring be very organized and very
our class together.” –Natalie Melo, reliable.” -Devon Moran,
Vice-President Secretary
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Rosedale Travels to Malden
Vicki Ngan
Reporter
“ I’m really excited to be here. I’m
looking forward to the adven-
tures,” expressed Lynn Rosedale, an
English Language Learner teacher
in Malden High School. Diverse,
urban Malden was exactly what she
was looking for in a community;
“the students have great person-
alities…they’re working hard,” she
explained. Rosedale works with the
freshman through senior classes
and loves being a teacher.
Although originally from
New Hampshire, Rosedale’s family
moved to Texas, Rosedale’s birth-
place, because of her father for one
year before moving back to their be-
loved New England home. Her par-
ents were supportive and involved,
a positive influence on her during
her childhood.
Graduating from Bob Jones
University and Simmons College,
Rosedale majored in psychology.
She knew she wanted to be a teacher
when she was an undergraduate
counseling in China, a destination
which she said was once her “life-
long dream” to visit. Waking up at
eight every day is certainly not any-
one’s favorite task, but Rosedale did
so. “I knew that I wanted [that] job
when I was able to wake up...every
day and just teach.”
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A lover of outdoors, Rosedale
found the Stone Forest in Yunan
to be the best part of her trip to
China. Large, unusual rocks cov-
ered the paths and Rosedale was
given the chance to stay with a mi-
nority group in a village close to a
river. Their houses were propped
up on large support beams made
of wood to prevent floods from
destroying them. “They asked me
what I wanted to have for dinner,
I think I answered chicken, and
they immediately went out to kill
that poor animal,” Rosedale said
as she explained her experience
there.
Rosedale did not only travel
to China to teach. A golden op-
portunity arose: she was asked if
she wanted to teach in South Korea.
“The food there was delicious,”
Rosedale recalled, and her favorite
place there was Kalbi, which is sur-
rounded by mountains and relics of
Buddha. Visiting so many countries,
she had to learn their languages,
and with time, she did. “It’s the kind
people there who used facial expres-
sions,” Rosedale explained.
In addition to the outdoors,
Rosedale loves reading. Her fa-
vorite book is A Tale of Two Cities,
by Charles Dickens. “It has a good
Northrop Fills in for Lipinski
Lynn Rosendale showing off a student’s double helix project. Photo by
Lauren Benoit
comparison of different aspects of
life.” Rosedale explained.
Rosedale is “very enthusiastic
about teaching,” MHS Principal
Dana Brown stated. ELL teacher
Eun Han added “[Rosedale] is quali-
fied.”
“I believe in something and
fight hard for it.” Rosedale said, who
was also described as being outgo-
ing, friendly, and a perfectionist.
After school, Rosedale goes
Amanda Rosatone
Reporter
T he start of this year has been
very busy, not only for the stu-
dents at Malden High School, but
also for the new staff members. One
of the new staff members this year
is Heather Northrop, A-house guid-
ance counselor.
One of Northrop’s passions
in life is helping other people,
especially students. “Helping oth-
ers helps me grow as a person,”
Northrop stated. She appreciates
all of the support and respect that
result from her efforts. Northrop
has been at other schools working in
the field of guidance, so she is very
experienced. Not only can she help
students with school related prob-
lems, but she enjoys helping them
plan for the future.
Northrop was chosen to be
part of the MHS staff because she
is very familiar with the school as
she interned as a guidance coun-
selor last year. Northrop “relates
to students very well,” stated MHS
Principal Dana Brown. Not only do
Northrop’s open and friendly ways
make her the perfect choice for the
job, but she has also attended East-
ern Connecticut State University
and Suffolk to gain her Bachelors
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October 2010
running with her husband, or walks
her dog, Tungsten, a three year old
boxer who was named after the type
of metal that makes up her hus-
band’s wedding ring.
As for her future plans, Rose-
dale wants to make learning English
an enjoyable experience and hopes
to get to know everyone in the Mal-
den community as well.
and Masters Degree in education.
Northrop states that so far the
year has been challenging because
there is a lot of responsibility in
helping the students academically.
There is a lot of planning as to what
kids go through in their years of
high school. Northrop keeps busy,
helping students with their sched-
uling, MCAS, college applications,
and many other aspects of their
academic lives.
Although she helps all her
students in whatever they may
need, Northrop has come to realize
that each different grade is faced
with different problems. Northrop
stated that freshman have a hard
time transitioning from one school
to another, so she helps them cope
with the change. Northrop helps
sophomores and juniors stay mo-
tivated and to get them to “think
about their future at an early stage
in their life,” she explained. As for
seniors, Northrop is dedicated to
guiding them through the collage
application process. Whether it
is school related or outside of the
classroom business, Northrop is a
trusted member by students of the
Malden High School this year.
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October 2010
Klayman Follows Parents’
Footsteps
Lesley Ta
Reporter
Elizabeth Klayman teaches parts of speech. Photo by Sharon Lee.
E lizabeth Klayman can be found
in room B208 with PMA: posi-
tive mental attitude. From growing
up in Merrimack Valley, attending
Salem State College, teaching in
Andover, and traveling as far as
Paris and Amsterdam, Klayman has
graced Malden High School with
her presence.
Wise and friendly, she is a valu-
able asset to teaching as an English
Language Learner support teacher.
She works with students daily to
improve upon their reading, writing
and vocabulary. “I really, really tried
not to become a teacher,” Klayman
laughed. “Both my parents were
teachers. A couple of years into high
school, I wanted to become a writer.
But teaching came naturally to me. I
realized that I was good at it.”
In order to pursue her dream
of teaching, she graduated college
proudly with her first major in Ele-
mentary Education. This would her
fifth year teaching holding a second
major in history. In addition, she has
earned her Master’s Degree in mod-
erate disabilities and is currently
working on receiving her CAGS
(Certificate of Advanced Graduate
Study) in reading (which is more
specific than a Masters). Back in
high school, she took Spanish and
Latin classes. “Taking Latin was one
of the best things I ever did,” Klay-
man expressed, smiling.
Going back to school and be-
coming a better teacher and reader
is on her list of long term goals.
After retiring, Klayman seeks to be-
come a professor. “Sometimes you
find what you’re good at, and you
just can’t fight it,” stated Klayman
thoughtfully. “It’s like how gloves
fit.” About MHS, Klayman stated,
“It’s perfect, and I’m quite well ad-
justed.”
Living with a healthy lifestyle
continues to encourage Klayman in
her role as a lifelong learner. She en-
joys her job teaching, and is happy
where she is, but “there’s always
room for growth,” she said.
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Bendle Teaches Around The world
Kristen Leonard
know the community, get to know
Reporter more students, to watch some Mal-
den High sports, and to have a great
L
ook out Malden High School, year.”
History teacher Wendy Bendle Bendle’s favorite event in his-
is in the house! C-house, that is. tory that is not in the curriculum is
Even though she is new to “The Endurance,” which is when
MHS, Bendle has had the chance to Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on an
work at other schools. Out of her 13 expedition to Antarctica. His ship
years of teaching, Bendle has taught became trapped in ice and his crew
at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. and himself had to survive on the ice
Johnsbury, Vermont for three years; until they were all rescued. Bendle’s
Brunswick School in Greenwich, favorite historical event to teach is
Connecticut for five years,; Taipei the unit about the founding of the
American School in Taiwan for country, the Constitution, and the
three years; and Martha’s Vineyard Civil War. “We should learn about
Regional High School in Martha’s it so it [Civil War] won’t happen
Vineyard, Massachusetts for a year. again. The more informed we are
Bendle taught 11 years of history about the past the better decisions
and two years of English. we will make in the present and for
Outside of school, Bendle the future,” she stated.
likes to create pottery and take her Bendle’s favorite historical
12-year-old dog Lucy for walks. figure is Ghandi, who, she stated,
Bendle grew up here in Massachu- “made the impossible, possible. He
setts in the town of Sudbury. She was an incredible role model.” She
attended Whitman College in Walla also stated that, “The risks that we
Walla, Washington; “the city is so should take to accomplish what we
nice they named it twice...I loved believe in is important.”
Commuting to school every
day is not a challenge to Klayman
when she has a radio. Although she
college because I had awesome his-
tory professors,” Bendle stated.
MHS Principal Dana Brown
spoke highly of Bendle. “I’ve only
Bendle loves being here at known her for a couple of months,
doesn’t live in Malden, Kiss 108 is MHS and “love[s] coming to work but I think she is friendly, enthusias-
one of the stations she’ll tune into everyday. She “especially love[s] tic, and wants to help kids. Last year
and mellow out to during a traffic having her own classroom because she visited MHS and she loved it
jam. As an Usher fan, it is not sur- she has not had one in 10 years.” She here. She saw that we had an open-
prising that her favorite song hap- also believes that “The kids are awe- ing and applied. I had remembered
pens to be Beyoncé’s “Halo.” some.” her from last year. She had experi-
Since Klayman grew up an This year, Bendle’s goals as a ence, loved Malden High School
only child, her father rather than a new teacher at MHS are to “get to and loved our kids,” he stated.
sibling influenced her love of sports.
A football fan as well as a Red Sox
fan, Klayman aspires to attend a
Patriots game in the summer, much
like how she spent last summer
relaxing at the movies or watching
sports events. Klayman swims and
skis for fun, but she wasn’t a com-
petitor back in her high school years.
There are always magazines
or newspapers featuring current
events on her table. When the movie
Memoirs of a Geisha came out, she
was excited to see it. She is, amaz-
ingly, also a Twilight fanatic.
A self-considered movie critic,
Elizabeth J. looks forward to read-
ing novels then watching the movie
based around them. To her, movies
are just a visual representation of a
good book.
With the new school year just
stirring, school events have been
featured and formed left and right.
Klayman looks forward to attend-
ing a few MHS volleyball and bas-
ketball games as well as marching
band competitions. Klayman wants
her students and the rest of MHS to
“Have a great year. Enjoy the colder
months and think warm thoughts.”
Wendy Bendle helps a student. Photo by Sharon Lee.
Visit www.maldenblueandgold.com for
more about new teachers, including ar-
ticles and pictures!
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Students Host Annual Flea Market

Joel Stevenson
Reporter

T he set-up process for the annual

Malden High School flea market
began at seven a.m. on a Saturday
with students and teachers alike
participating. A variety of clubs took
part in the event, such as the Fine
Arts Club, the Classes of 2013 and
2012, and the Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Club.
With a wide variety of items to
sell, from Halloween-themed deco-
rations to more unusual items in-
cluding an inflatable banana as well
as a unicycle, the flea market was a
great success. These items opened
a new light on sales as people were
excited to see them. Many questions
were asked, but none more so than,
“Whose unicycle is that?” Most of
the items were gifts donated to help
benefit the clubs. The unicycle was
donated by Class of 2013 advisor
Meaghan Galdos’ father. “He did
not know how to ride it himself, he
just had it,” she explained.
With a bright array of colorful
Beanie Babies, shoppers were eas-
ily drawn to the table. Sophomore
Kelsey Conti, the owner of all the
babies, felt proud to pass on and sell
her collection, knowing that her fa-
vorites still remain at home. “I have
had them since I was a little kid, it
was a family, but I’m donating them
to help out the class of 2013. I’m not
that crazy!” she explained.
The Breast Cancer Awareness
Club’s table was know for their
sweets. They had baked cookies
with their logo on them to help raise
money for their club, explained
president Samatha Saggese. “We
raise money for breast cancer chari-
ties, breast cancer research, as well
as people diagnosed with it.”
Competing right next to them
was the Fine Arts Club, who had a Senior Amy Yu, junior Urusa Sheikh, and senior Samantha Saggese selling
wide variety of items from beads baked goods for the Breast Cancer Awareness Club.
to fake zombie hands to Halloween
masks. All the profits went to help
benefit the club and support MHS
students’ creativity.
As the day when on, the
momentum did not slow down.
Customers were there all day, and
when it came time for sales to close
for the day, all the items’ prices were
cut in half and even more than that.
Students as well as teachers were
racing to tables to buy what was left.
Beanie babies were now twenty-five
cents, as well as a television for two
dollars and fifty cents.

Junior Ellen Thai purchasing a Beanie Baby from the Class of 2013 table.

Another Year, Another Success

Amanda Rosatone Kayla Bramante

Reporter Reporter

T he weekend of Sept. 17, 2010 was

very exciting for those at St. Jo-
seph’s Church in Malden, as well as
the Malden community as a whole,
for the annual feast was in town.
People might assume that the
feast is all fun and games, but for the
people who really make the magic
happen it is always a challenge.
Photo by Amanda Rosatone. Cathy Harless, a teacher at the
Mystic Valley Charter School who
contributes every year to the event,
manages the feast in the financial
department. Harless says that the
most challenging part of the process
is staying organized.
Without organization, it be-
comes harder to know how much
money is coming in and on what it is
being spent. All of the money raised
at the feast acts as a fundraiser for
the church, which can be used in
more of their upcoming events such
as the World Youth Day, which is a
trip outside of Massachusetts.
Harless is just one of the
dedicated members of the team that
makes the feast happen, as there are
also other volunteers who work to-
Local workers serving hot dogs and sausages at the festival. gether to organize the feast. People
Photo by Amanda Rosatone. like Harless are important during
the feast to make sure everything
runs right into place. All this hard
effort pays off in the end, because
a lot of people attend the fun filled
feast and the church gets the spon-
sorship from the city.
The St. Joseph’s Feast is only in
town for three days, and this year,
many people attended. It ran from
four p.m. to ten p.m., and as the
night wore on, more people kept
piling in and the lines for the rides
got longer as the fun increased.
The feast caters to people of
all ages. It is kid-friendly while also
being a place where teenagers can
gather together to have a good time
with their peers and families. The
feast provides entertainment, such
as the band Beetle Juice, games,
rides, and yummy treats. Some
games included the dart at the bal-
loon and the ball in the barrel. Chi-
no Bonet, a junior at Mystic Valley,
has been attending the feast every
year and stated that “The spirit of it
always brings me back.” Autumn
Deheulle, MHS junior, expressed,
“The St. Joseph’s feast is always so
fun and its a good way to spend my
Friday night. The food is always
good and the rides are worth the
four dollars.”
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October 2010
Quenching the thirst
of Ghana
Kaela Bryan Paige Yurek
Reporter CopyEditor
Two young Ghanian girls displaying the change in water quality with and
without filtering. Photo courtesy of Rotary International.
G hana is a nation on the west
coast of Africa with a popula-
tion of 24 million citizens, yet only
half the population has access to
safe drinking water, few have ac-
cess to sanitary facilities; and over
15 percent of the children of Ghana
do not live to see age six: most die
due to water born disease or disease
relating to poor sanitation.
The story of the people of
Ghana has touched the hearts of the
members of Rotary International
(RI), an organization that has es-
tablished about 33,000 clubs so far
around the world with the common
goal of wanting to improve qual-
ity of life. The members of RI are
all volunteers who work within
local communities as well as inter-
nationally to fight against hunger,
to improve health, and to promote
peace; their mission statement is es-
sentially summed up in their motto:
“Service Above Self.”
“The Rotary club of Malden is
applying for a $40,000 global grant
that will provide ceramic water
filters and hand washing equip-
ment to poor households who live
near the city of Tamale in Northern
Ghana,” explained Joanne Cohn,
RI member. “We will be working
with the Rotary Club of Tamale to
coordinate the project. The grant
will provide 1,000 households with
water filters. Approximately 7,400
people will benefit. The benefits ex-
tend beyond just the reduction in in-
fant deaths and infectious diseases
to improvements in education and
standard of living. Fewer children
will miss school because of diarrhea
and dehydration and more adults
will be healthy enough to work pro-
ductively.”
Cohn went on to express
that “many of the local villagers
in Northern Ghana can not afford
to buy the filters or hand washing
equipment. That is why we are try-
ing to get a $40,000 matching global
grant for The Rotary Foundation
because many of the local villagers
in Northern Ghana cannot afford
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Making Strides
Sharon Lee
t Co-Head of Photography
o
w
N ot only is the month of October nationally known for breast
cancer aware-
ness but it is also
recognized within
a the Malden com-
munity. On Oct. 3,
r 2010, the American
Cancer Society held
d its 18th Annual Mak-
ing Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk.
This 5 mile route
a started and ended
at the Hatch Shell
Memorial, located
on the Charles River
w Esplanade. With
over 40,000 partici-
o pants, a total of over
$3 million was raised
r to help aid breast
cancer research and
l treatment. This walk,
to buy the filters or hand-washing
equipment. To do this, we need to
raise $16,500 and hope that the Mal-
d
being the biggest and
oldest one-day breast
cancer walk in the nation’s history, has raised a total of about $42
den High School Interact Club can million within the past 18 years, dating back to 1993.
help us reach that goal by hosting Three of Malden
fundraisers.”
This cause reached the Interact
w High School’s own clubs
participated in the walk:
Club at Malden High School, which,
as it is a high school version of RI,
i the Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Club, Interact Club,
has always been involved in helping
other people in the Malden com-
t and Key Club. Each club
participated and support-
munity, across the nation, and also
around the world. From building a
h ed by doing various tasks
in preparation for and in
library in the Dominican Republic the duration of the event.
to spreading the word about the Interact Club helped out
children of Ghana, the Interact
Club is always doing something to
m to package snacks and
supplies the day before
reach out to other people. When RI
got involved in raising money for
o the event while the Breast
Cancer Awareness Club
children in Ghana, the Interact Club
could not wait to get involved with
r and Key Club cheered
and supported the walk-
the touching story of children in
need. The Interact Club’s short term
e ers as they completed the
course and crossed the
goal is to raise at least $500 by the finish line.
end of December, which they plan Of the 40,000 walk-
to achieve by selling reusable water
bottles.
b ers, many were cancer
survivors, sponsors, or
“The philanthropy of helping
is what is really inspiring,” stated
i simply supporters. The
top team, “Friends of Jill
Shannon Alexis, advisor of Interact
Club. Alexis went on to state that the
r Leary,” has contributed
$46,200, and the top spon-
“idea of an international commu-
nity, of reaching within and outside
t sor is the “Law Firm Challenge,” which provided about $75,246.
Overall, the walk was a success and the continuing support will
of Malden, is very encouraging and
motivational.”
h definitely result in a world with more birthdays.
Junior and member of the
Interact Club Henley Theodat said
d
that the Ghana project means a lot
to him and to the people of Ghana.
a
“It makes me feel better because I’m
helping other people. And I think
y
the whole world should do the same
because we all need each other. So
s
why not help out?”
Another member of the Interact
Club, Sophomore Taela Bonnet, be-
lieves that the work being done for
Ghana “is very important because
many kids in the world do not have
clean water to drink. And I know
that we take for granted everything
we have here in America, and so it
is good that we actually think about Walkers at the Making Strides for Breast Cnaer Walk on October
other people and take action to 3rd at the Hatch Shell Memorial. Photos by Sharon Lee.
help.”
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You Are What You Wear
Reginah Sanyu
Head Entertainment Writer
D ressing up is always nice.
Women have always loved to
dress up, either dressing up fancy
or dressing up casually. And dress-
ing up is fun – so is shopping. Some
spend half of their pay check on a
pair of shoes, but for what purpose?
Scientists have not come up with
the answer to that – it could simply
be a positive feeling. Shopping can
decrease stress (or increase it, if one
has bills to pay).
But with all that aside, there is
one thing that confuses both boys
and girls. Do girls dress up to im-
press boys or other girls? That is a
complicated matter, and chances are
that the answer will never defini-
tively be found. Girls might dress up
to impress other girls or just for the
sake of being the center of attention.
Maybe there is a girl in your class
that always gets compliments from
people, and you do not understand
why people do not compliment
your outfits. You want attention so
badly that maybe you start dressing
like her.
People tend to have a constant
sense of competition. But dressing
up should not be a competition; in
the great words of Edward Gibbon,
“Style is the image of character.” In
other words, you are what you wear.
Sure, that girl is always dressed
nicely and yes, she is getting atten-
tion, but you are not the same. You
can be the center of attention in your
own ways, and besides, freedom of
expression is essential to fashion.
But whether one is trying to
out-look that girl in algebra class
or get the attention of the whole
football team, Malden High School
explicitly details its dress code in its
student handbook. On page 16 of the
school agenda book, there are two
paragraphs dedicated to the school
dress code. It is stated simply that
“Malden High School is a serious
place. It is not a dance club, a beach
or an amusement park...The school
dress code does not allow students
to dress in attire that could disrupt
the educational environment or
serve as a distraction to other stu-
dents. This includes baseball caps
and doo rags. Bra straps and un-
derwear of any kind cannot be vis-
ible. Students who break the dress
code will be asked to go home and
change.” Visible undergarments are
not only embarrassing but are also
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unflattering.
But whoever wrote this dress
code does not know how it feels to
be a teenage girl in high school. But
is it really necessary to break the
school code just to get the attention
of boys?
About 170 MHS boys took a
survey, and the results were rather
surprising. The boys had to choose
which girls they preferred: girls
who dressed conservatively, girls
who dressed provocatively, and
girls who did not gravitate toward
either extreme. One who thinks that
they have the opposite sex figured
out would probably say that most of
the boys voted for girls who dressed
provocatively. But more than 50 per-
cent of MHS boys who took the sur-
vey chose “couldn’t care less, if she
is pretty, she is pretty,” while girls
who dressed more conservatively Following the school dress code does not mean that you are boring. We can
came in next, followed by girls who still wear what we want without breaking it. Senior Debbie Ly dresses up her
dress provocatively. skirt with leggings and accessorizes her outfit with a scarf. with her vintage
Part two of the survey was shoes, the fashion police will never catch Ly. Juniors Raidhirys Ramirez and
about make up and asked if guys Amaliena Phonesavanh are both wearing jeans but adding their personal
were more attracted to girls who style. Ramirez dressed up her look with a leather jacket and accessorized
wore too much make up, light make it with a necklace while Phonesavanh dressed hers with a chic sweater with
up, or no make up at all. Boys pre- boots.
ferred girls who wore no make up
at all and very few preferred
girls who wore too much
make up. The results of
this survey were somewhat
shocking. Does that mean
that boys now focus more on
confidence, brains and natu-
ral beauty?
Some people might
argue that maybe those who
dress provocatively are com-
fortable in their own skin.
As the saying goes, “If you
got it, flaunt it” — but how
far should the flaunting go
when there are dress codes to
follow. There are some things
that should be kept private,
although some dress for at-
tention to make themselves
feel good because of low self
esteem which by the way
works. In society, one will
be treated differently for the
way he or she dresses, but that
does not mean a girl must lose
her sense of fashion. There is
nothing wrong with dressing
to impress, but the less skin,
the better. Even if one is com-
fortable in his or her skin and
wants to flaunt it, it breaks the
school code and does not teach
our little siblings any good.
Graph showing what the MHS male student body think about make-
up. Graph credit to Kayla Bramante.
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October 2010
The Social Network: Better than MySpace
Jessie Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg and Joseph Mazello as Dustin Moskovitz coding Facebook.
Nidale Zouhir
Co-Editor-in-Chief
T he first scene of David Fincher’s
highly anticipated The Social
Network reportedly took 99 takes
to get just right – but this is barely
noticeable (and was therefore com-
pletely worthwhile) from the simul-
taneously hilarious and irritating
but eerily natural performance of
star Jesse Eisenberg, who was born
to play Mark Zuckerberg.
The film begins with Harvard
College student Zuckerberg and his
Boston University girlfriend, Erica
Albright (Rooney Mara) having
an argument – and then breaking
up – in a bar. “Why do you need
to study?” Zuckerberg asks at one
point. “You go to BU.”
And so the viewer is introduced
to the nineteen-year-old Zucker-
berg’s ridiculously (but deservedly)
massive ego –  an ego so large that
at this point it is impossible to pity
Zuckerberg, who is devastated by
the break-up and disassociates the
same way any self-revering geek
would: he goes back to his Harvard
dormitory and beer-filled mini-
fridge, blogs about the break up,
and creates Facebook. The outcry
that follows – both in terms of pri-
vacy and copyright infringement
– catapults Zuckerberg out of obscu-
rity and into notoriety, resulting in
the end of his sole friendship (with
Eduardo Saverin, played to perfec-
tion by future-Spider-man Andrew
Garfield) as well as the acquisition
of $6.9 billion.
Eisenberg plays a vaguely piti-
ful, sadly narcissistic, stubbornly
unsmiling version of Zuckerberg;
whether or not the real Zuckerberg
ever smiles is left up to debate
(though recent Facebook keynotes
would suggest he does – of course,
as he is no longer a 19 year old
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Harvard misfit without $1000 to
his name, this is probably to be ex-
pected). Saverin, meanwhile, is the
most sympathetic character in the
film – his genuine enthusiasm for
Facebook, as well as his obvious
love for his best friend, make him
relatable; the audience is appalled
at the way Zuckerberg has wronged
him and relieved at the vindication
he receives in the end.
The Winklevosses are not so
lucky. Played by Armie Hammer
(with some assistance from Josh
Pence –  Fincher used technology
similar to that used in The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button to superim-
pose Hammer’s face over Pence’s,
thereby creating a set of virtually
identical twins), they are portrayed
as stereotypical entitled prep school
jocks; their lawsuit with Zuckerberg
is presented as one created more out
of a desire for money and revenge
than out of any real belief in their
own righteousness. Interestingly,
the real Winklevosses are both now
CEOs of online companies; their
original idea of an exclusive social
networking website, ConnectU,
failed miserably in comparison
to Facebook. However, their lives
cannot be seen as complete failures
– they played sixth in rowing at the
2008 Olympic Games.
Penned by the legendary Aaron
Sorkin (of Charlie Wilson’s War and
The West Wing fame) and directed
by arguably one of the most talented
directors of the 21st century, The
Social Network is two hours of pure
adrenaline; a typical moviegoer will
spend the entire film on an emotion-
al and mental rollercoaster, unsure
who to trust or even like: the sleazy
Sean Parker (best known for effec-
tively destroying the music indus-
try — surprisingly well-played by
Justin Timberlake), the submissive
Saverin, or the unnervingly brilliant
Zuckerberg. Fincher comes through
once again; though it is, naturally,
difficult to beat his most acclaimed
films (Fight Club, The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button), with its beauti-
ful sets and spectacular script, The
Social Network certainly comes close.
Contrary to expectations, The
Social Network does not portray
Zuckerberg as an idea-stealing evil
villain. Instead, it makes him seem
like a misunderstood genius with
a prickly exterior who really just
wants to fit in. At one point, fed
up with the time-consuming Tyler
and Cameron Winklevoss lawsuit,
Zuckerberg bursts out with what
may be the most memorable line in
the film: “If you were the inventors
of Facebook, you’d have invented
Facebook.” And this is the point
Fincher and Sorkin seem to have set
out to make; yes, the Winklevosses
proposed the idea of an exclusive
social networking site to Zucker-
berg, but they were not the people
who made it happen. That much, at
least according to The Social Network,
was all Zuckerberg – with a side or-
der of Saverin and Parker.
Interestingly, The Social Net-
work’s Facebook fan page currently
has 97,946 likes – and the real Mark
Zuckerberg is not one of them.
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New and Old
on Fall
Television
Last year, a group of painfully
stereotypical high school songsters
captivated audiences nationwide with
their classic covers and over-drama-
tized, ever-intertwining storylines.
With teen pregnancy, closet abandon-
ing, and the favorite Romeo-and-
Juliet-esque forbidden love storylines
behind us in season one of Glee, we
cannot wait to see what over exagger-
ated clichés—and coordinating song
numbers—we will hate to love next.
After six seasons’ worth of sarcastic
comebacks, hateful stares, and inces-
sant flirting between Dr. Gregory
House and his boss, Dr. Lisa Cutty,
the seventh season of House M.D.
finally grants viewers a relationship.
With romance and a fresh supply of
freakish cases, this new season looks
promising—as long as confronted
emotions do not have too strong an
effect on personality. They say love
can make you do crazy things, but
House acting like a real human be-
ing? That is not only impossible; it is
plain wrong.
Returning from the bowels of seven-
ties TV, the once-popular Hawaii
Five-0 premieres on CBS this fall
decades after its original production
and launch. With an attractive new
cast, gorgeous setting and promis-
ing action-packed storylines, this
re-established series about a Hawaii
crime-fighting unit has potential, as
long as they hold on to main charac-
ter McGarrett’s signature “book ‘em”
clincher line.
The CW has decided to bless pop cul-
ture fans with a television series fea-
turing virtually the same storyline as
every other cheerleading production
ever heard of. Per usual, an outsider-
misfit weasels her way onto the squad
with her own agenda, much to the
disapproval of the jealous, witchy
cheerleaders that regularly run the
show. But who knows? Maybe the
show will surprise us and everyone
won’t end up as sickeningly happy
trophy-clutching best friends.
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Above: Senior Teddy Francois prepares to catch a ball thrown from Quar-
Brittany McFeeley
Head Copy Editor terback Kevin Valley. Below: Cheerleaders on the sideline, cheering for
the boys at the Malden vs. Bedford game; senior Frankie Dunn is tackled
Haley DeFilippis
at the 18 yard line. Photos by Haley DeFilippis and Lauren Benoit.
Copy Editor
W ith a record of 2-3, the Malden
High School football team is
working their hardest to make up
for the losses it has on their roster.
In terms of injuries, this has been the
worst season for the team.
Senior Joseph Randolph is out
for the season with a broken fore-
arm. Senior captain Frankie Dunn
mentioned that Randolph’s injury
was one of the most fatal injuries for
the team because “he was the start-
ing running back.”
But the injuries do not stop
there; others such as offensive line-
man junior Chris Miller are out for
the next couple of weeks due to
a torn medial collateral ligament
(MCL) and meniscus; junior tight
end Jamie McInerney had torn his
MCL as well but was back on the
football field for the Bedford vs.
Malden game; running back senior
Wesley Bien-Aime is out for the sea-
son after he tore his MCL, anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL), and poste-
rior cruciate ligament (PCL) at the
Acton-Boxboro game; junior wide
receiver Stanley Chan separated his
shoulder.
Despite these setbacks, quar-
terback senior Kevin Valley stated
that their coaches want them to
“overcome the adversity of all of
these injuries” and that “people are
going to have to start stepping up to
these positions.”
Without a large portion of their
roster playing, the team still has high
hopes to win the Greater Boston
League title. However, one of Val-
ley’s personal goals for the season
is to beat Everett. This is a common
goal for the team; Dunn, McInerney,
and senior offensive lineman Aaron
Samano all mentioned their hopes
to beat Everett. Another common
goal for the team is to make it to the
championship, which is held annu-
ally at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
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Many of the seniors this year
are planning to play football at
the collegiate level. Valley stated
that he “would love to play college
football.” Dunn is already getting
offers from colleges (such as Bryant
University), but he hopes to receive
more offers from Division I colleges.
Samano also plans to play
at the next level, stating, “I have a
number of schools scouting me at
the moment such as Harvard, Duke,
and Brown. I’m just waiting as the
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New Coach,
New Goals
Girls hope to Win the GBL
Title
Brittany McFeeley
Head Copy Editor
Haley DeFilippis
Copy Editor
E ighth grade math teacher Di-
ane Buonopane is the new
head coach for the Malden High
School cheerleading team. A former
cheerleader herself, Buonopane has
cheered at almost all levels, cheer-
ing for “Pop Warner, middle school,
high school, college, and a semi-pro
team,” she explained. She was an as-
sistant coach at Merrimack College
prior to coaching at MHS.
Buonopane hopes to build “a
great reputation for the cheerlead-
ing program.” She also mentioned
that she plans on taking the girls
to the GBL competition on Oct. 31,
2010. She believes that with all the
talent and skill they have this year
that the team will be successful and
win the GBL title.
At MHS, there has been some
controversy as to whether or not
the cheerleading program would be
considered a sport or a club. Despite
this issue, the cheerleading team
still follows MSSAA rules and the
MHS guidelines. This issue is not
only happening here, but it has been
a controversy all across the United
States whether cheerleading should
be considered a sport or not. Unfor-
tunately, due to massive budget cuts
at MHS, cheerleading is now recog-
nized as a club.
Despite this minor setback,
Buonopane is looking forward to
“looking forward to being in in-
volved with the MHS Athletics Pro-
gram, building a great reputation
for the cheerleading program, and
to taking the girls to the GBL League
Competition on Oct. 31, 2010.”
season progresses to weigh my op-
tions and find a school that is right
for me.”
Even with the loss of very
important players, it gives others a
chance to set up and prove them-
selves. Samano pointed out, “the
team is dealing with the injuries as
best as we can. I mean it’s hard when
Senior Heather Thompson cheer-
you lose some guys that are impact
ing while in a stunt. Photo by
players, but we’re working hard to
Haley DeFilippis.
replace or move people around so
that we still can have a solid team.”
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Spiking Down The Competition
Joel Stevenson
Reporter
Alexander Gennigiorgis
Head of Business
T he Malden High School girls
volleyball team is striving for
qualification for the Greater Boston
League championship. Senior Jenna
Delaney hopes the team will “suc-
ceed as a unit” over the course of the
season. As of late, the team has not
exactly been doing so great, with
two wins and seven losses, but they
are determined to not let that get
them down.
This year, the girls volleyball
team is faced with some uncommon
challenges that could be very harm-
ful to the outcome of the season. Due
to the MHS renovations, the vol-
leyball team does not have a home
court. Because of this, the team loses
home-turf advantage in 14 out of the
18 games. This is an unusual change
for the girls, but they are hoping to
overcome it as well as their oppo-
nents. The team, although willing to
get use to the changes, cannot wait
for a home meet; they feel those
games are where they can really
shine. Along with the lack of home
games, the team had to switch their
practice facility to the Salemwood
Middle School gym, a change that
could also effect the development of
players during practice.
The team’s record remains 2-6
since three of the games were not
league games. The team believes in
improvement and that it would be
great to qualify for the GBLs, since
MHS is hosting it. The team hopes
to improve by working hard and
performing drills during practice
such as digging, serving, and hit-
ting.
Should Boys Have a Team?
Joel Stevenson Volleyball was invented in Massachusetts
Reporter
by a man – so why is there no boys volley-
Alexander Gennigiorgis ball team at Malden High School?
Head of Business
W hen asked if there should be
a boys volleyball team, senior
and volleyball player Jenna Delaney
stated that, “the assistant coach is a
guy and he is very good,” and that
there are a lot of boys that are good
at volleyball. “If we had a [boys
volleyball] team, [it] would be very
good,” stated Delaney.
The fact of the matter is that
there actually are a lot of male stu-
dents that would love to join, and
have the chance of playing in a com-
petitive volleyball league. Last year,
some male seniors attempted to start
a volleyball club because of the great
interest shown by many boys in the
sport. Due to graduation, however,
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Senior Cynthia Antenor gets ready to bump the ball. Photo by
Sharon Lee.
The volleyball team may be
off to a rough start, but they are not
going to let it get them down. As a
whole the team is getting closer and
closer with every meet. As stated
by captain senior Monika Bashl-
these students never got the chance
to start the club, which would have
been the first step to installing a
boys volleyball team at Malden
High School; after the schoolyear
ended, so did the club. However,
the question remains: did the club
end due to little interest in the club
or a lack of information about the
club? The average student, if asked
whether volleyball was a male of a
female sport would probably say
female. Junior Eliezer Hernandez
stated, “Volleyball for guys can only
be popular if the public decides it is.
I do not think a boys volleyball team
is exactly necessary.”
If one looks to history, one
lari, “Each game brings us so much
closer, we are really connecting as a
unit.”
would find that volleyball was actu-
ally created by a man in Massachu-
seetts. In 1895, volleyball was cre-
ated in Holyoke, Massachusetts by
William G. Morgan. He created it at
the Holyoke Young Men’s Christian
Association (YMCA) and at the time
called it Mintonette. The game was
originally only for males until it was
changed a few years later to make it
co-ed. Throughout the years, men’s
volleyball teams have been the first
to go to the Olympics and partici-
pate in major events. It is a shame
to see that the sport’s own state of
origin does not include the game for
all genders in most schools.
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Malden High
School: Bruised
and Battered
Alfonse Femino
Head Sports Writer
Johanna Lai
Reporter
T
hroughout the last few weeks,
the Malden High School fall ath-
letics, especially the football team
has gone through a stretch of inju-
ries that no high school team should
ever have to face.
Starting off the injury-run was
junior Stanley Chan, who separated
his shoulder while making a tackle
in a pre-season scrimmage, just one
week into the season. The separated
shoulder, however, was considered
a little bump when compared with
the other injuries on the team.
During a scrimmage with Win-
throp, not one, but two members of
the MHS team suffered very serious
knee injuries. First, junior linebacker
Jamie McInerny took a hit to the leg,
and fell to the ground thriving in
pain. After a number of tests taken
on McInerney’s injured leg, results
came back that he had a slight tear
in his medial collateral ligament
or MCL in short, he would be able
to return to the team a few weeks
into the season. Junior Chris Miller,
however, was not as lucky. After a
Winthrop player struck Miller in the
leg sending him to the ground hard,
Miller had to be helped off the field,
where he was then taken to Melrose
Wakefield Hospital. Later, Miller
was informed that he had a slight
tear in his MCL.
There were other people from
the football team who had inju-
ries: Seniors Scotty Jules, Joseph
Randolph, Kenny Mettelus, Aaron
Samano, and Wesley Bien-Aime.
Bien-Aime suffered a much more
serios knee injury as he tore his ACL
and MCL. Both of these injuries are
severe enough to end the season for
Bien-Aime. Samano who is the cap-
tain of the team tore a ligament in
his elbow, however he has been able
to play through the injury.
“It’s never easy to get a knee
injury. I despise getting an MCL tear
but I’d rather get a MCL tear than
ACL because recovery time will be
much longer,” stated Miller. “MCL
is still a critical part of the knee.
When I will recover? I don’t know.
What I do know is I will be 100% in
time.”
On the soccer field, senior Jes-
sica Lopez who is the captain of the
varsity girls soccer team, injured her
left foot and had to sit out during the
soccer match against Medford High
School on Sept. 24, 2010. Lopez stat-
ed, “The injury definitely affected
the way I played. I seemed to play
more with fear instead of concentra-
tion. I had to sit out the last game,
but it only makes me more deter-
mined to work harder to get better.”
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Boys Cross Country Team Sweeps

Lesley Ta sprints. A majority of
Reporter the freshmen agreed
that they would be
Vicki Ngan staying on the team
Reporter throughout their

O n Sept. 22, 2010, senior An- high school lives. At

drew Terenzi, juniors Yusuf
Mohamed, Eric Tran, and William
Wong, and sophomore Dawit Any-
nalem came in first, second, third,
fourth, and fifth place, respectively
defeating Medford in a clean sweep.
Wong thought the meet went well
due to their score of fifteen points.
The boys on the team team,
both new and returning members,
have been training hard this year.
With the school year already started,
a number of eager freshmen signed
up for cross country, with the team’s
roster doubling since last year. The
majority of the freshmen on the team
are looking forward to competing. “I
figured I could run,” freshman Sean
Winters stated about the sport. “It’s
tiring, sore, but worth it,” he said
with a grin. Freshman Robert John
Stuart commented that he joined
the team because of a strong coach
recommendation. “It’s tiring,” he
stated. “The coach got me into cross
country, I was told, because of my
legs.” During their intense, two hour
practices, they are expected to give
their best in long distance runs and
the Greater Boston
League (this meet
hasn’t happened yet)
meet, freshman Phil-
lip West came in 6th
place in the fresh-
man race. He was
the first freshman
to finish the race for
MHS this season.
Londino has
been training the
Malden High’s cross
country, indoor
track, and outdoor
track teams for the
last 6 years. A com-
petitor himself back Left to right: juniors Gabriel Piau, Kevin Schlegel, Yusuf Mohammed, senior and captain
in high school, he Andrew Terenzi, sophomores Dawit Aynalem and Justin Chen, and junior Eric Tran. Photo by
believes that the Amanda Rosatone.
team has changed throughout the nitely be a challenge…[The team’s] kind to each other. It’s like a family.
course of the years. “The team as a expectations are nothing less than It helps you define who you are as
whole has been fantastic this year. winning…Considering the amount a person. It builds determination
We will go undefeated,” boasted of talent, I think they had set a very and endurance.” With the strong
proud English teacher and cross realistic goal,” stated Londino. trust, bond and confidence that each
country coach David Londino, In addition to being an indi- member has for another, the GBL
who has high expectations for the vidual’s effort, cross country is a meet in Cambridge is just an easy
team this season. “There is no such family in which everyone is close to sprint away.
thing as an easy meet and the meets one another. Junior Christopher Li
against the two top teams will defi- stated, “Everyone is really nice and

Cross Country: a way of life

big family. Not only is Gold staff member, junior Haley
the family atmosphere DeFilippis is currently the top run-
an important factor for ner on the team with a time of 23:05
the team but assistant for 3.1 miles. Following right behind
head coach Mitch Ab- her is sophomore Lauren Benoit,
batessa also stated that who is a new addition to the team,
he wants the runners to and also a member of The Blue and
“feel like they are part Gold staff. Benoit can keep up while
of something”. This running next to DeFilippis.
year the team’s size has Londino stated that “all run-
increased dramatically ners should try and keep up with
to over 50 people. Lon- the sport by running two outdoor
dino stated that “the seasons and an indoor season to
atmosphere of the team always keep their training up and
hasn’t changed and they to be the best they can be when
still act like a family, it comes to competing.’’ Both the
expecting the best from coaches have experience in indoor
each other.” and outdoor track. Abbatessa stated
Londino’s and Ab- that there is a difference from cross
batessa’s expectations country and indoor/outdoor track.
for this season are to Although both sports are focused
win a Greater Boston on running, there are different drills
League championship each sport entails. Cross country
title. Londino said that is more of a long distance running
he wants his team to while indoor and outdoor track
Left to right: junior Haley DeFilippis, sophomore Haley Dowdie, junior Anna Tse, “try their best and have requires special training for sprints
sophmore Lauren Benoit, junior Amber Polia, and sophomore Tiffany Sabella running fun at the same time.” and mid-distance running.
at practice. Photo by Kristen Leonard. Not only is the team do- At the first meet against Cam-
ing their best to live up bridge Rindge and Latin High
Kristen Leonard Amanda Rosatone to the coaches’ expectations, but it School, the girls team won. Fresh-
Reporter Reporter is also very dedicated to the sport. man Vicky Chen impressed team-
Londino stated that the pre-season mates and coaches, coming in first
didn’t officially start until the last place during the meet. In their sec-

C ross country isn’t just a sport, coaching a cross country team is week in August but the team mem-
“it’s the truest test of a person’s very difficult because he has to take bers worked together throughout
character and willpower,” stated on a lot of responsibility as a person- the entire summer, forming bonds
ond meet against Medford, one of
the Malden girls was disqualified,
unfortunately resulting in a loss, but
English teacher David Londino, al trainer for over 50 people. Usually that could help them out during the the team is determined not to let the
one of the head coaches of the cross they have a small team of 30 runners, season. bump in the road put an end to their
country team. Londino says that and the members perform as one Co-captain and The Blue and goals.
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Soccer Kicks Off New Season

Amalia Quesada Nylen
Reporter
Catherine Poirier
Copy Editor

“ We’re going to play hard

every game, by just look-
ing at our jerseys and playing
for what we represent…we
play with our hearts every
game,” stated senior captain
Michael Rincon in regards to
the upcoming season. Despite
having lost many significant
senior players this year, the
Malden High School boys
varsity soccer team has been
making a comeback.
One of the greatest losses Sophomore Prince Mukala shielding the ball from an opponent from Somerville.
of the team was their goal Junior Gerardo Figueroa throwing the soccer ball back into play. Photos by
keeper, Matt Rizzo, who gradu- Lauren Benoit.
ated last year. The team now
has three new senior goalies--Zula not been able to play lately due to an 2010. Malden was winning 2-1 by
Bougdaev, Christian Rizzo, and injury on his right foot. half time, but unfortunately lost
Emmanuel Betek--all new to the The team’s current record is their lead in the second half when
position. Due to the fact that all 4-7. The team recently won a match Shawsheen tied the game and then
of the new goalies are seniors, the against East Boston, who shut out scored their winning goal in the last
team will have to start with a fresh Malden 6-0 last year. Fortunately, five minutes. However, the team
goalie crop once again next year. this new year brought Malden sweet in anticipating an exciting game
“They all have really surprised revenge, beating East Boston 1-0 on on Oct. 18, 2010 against Brookline
me, especially the improvement of Sept. 24, 2010. Junior captain Dan High School. Holmqvist stated that
Bougdaev during the summer, and Holmqvist, a member of The Blue Brookline is “beastly.” Every time
throughout the season,” Rincon and Gold, exclaimed with a huge MHS has played Brookline in the
revealled. “Then we have Christian grin that “the win felt good.” past, they have lost, but Malden is
Rizzo following his older brother, MHS boys had a hard loss, hoping to redeem themselves this
Matt.” Betek, the third goalie, has 3-2, to Shawsheen Tech on Oct. 2, time.

New Coaches, New Beginning

Kayla Bramante
Head of Special Projects

Rebecca Broomstein
Reporter

“ It’s Medford, do I need to say

more? They’re our rivals,” ex-
plains Malden girls soccer sweeper,
sophomore Devon Moran. Malden
High School’s girls varsity soccer
team’s game against Medford was
a close call and it was “most likely
our best game that we’ve played,” Above: Christelle Jourdain shielding the ball from the other team. Left: Devon Moran kicking the ball.
according to Moran. Just like Mo- Photos by Rebecca Broomstein.
ran, the rest of the team is showing
a similar kind of spirit, necessary she was four and coaching for four tense plays and was communicat- revenge against Somerville. The
not only to win games but to have a years at a school in Nashua, New ing as a whole. Although change girls were also disappointed that
fun time playing the sport they love. Hampshire. “My expectations and can be hard to adjust to, with the their game on Oct. 1, 2010 against
In Moran’s eyes the game was not goals for this season are to build a new members and the new coach, Everett was canceled. They were
a loss but a game that they needed strong knit ‘family’ that believes in the team is already beginning to looking forward to playing against
to show everyone what they are all itself,” Leary explained. According perform and act as a family. They the Everett team.
about to Leary, Malden is the only team are starting to learn each other’s dis- The game of Oct. 6, 2010
This year the girls soccer team she has coached that worked as tinctive manners of play and how against Somerville was an intense
has a new coach, Lindsey Leary . hard as these girls have. They show to work together in a way that will and close match. The game ended
Leary has been playing soccer since up to games and practices putting in make the team stronger. in a tie with a score of 1-1. They
all they have. Leary seems Currently, the team’s record is would have loved to have won, but
thrilled to be part of the 0-6. On Sept. 29,2010, center mid- they agree that a tie is better than a
team and the family the field, Anita Caceda was told she loss and now they know what they
team has built. had to be out of the season for ten have to work on to better the team.
Thanks to goalie, days due to a loss of cartilage in her Hopefully this is the sign they were
sophomore Tina Ascolillo, knees that has developed over time . looking for to tell them all they can
Medford scored only one, Caceda is expected to return on Oct. win and they are getting better.
sneaky goal. Her outstand- 8, 2010. This is an important position The team is only a month into
ing saves made the game in soccer and these ten days without the season and they seem to be
a much closer loss than her pose a threat to the team, espe- having a good start and having fun
expected. The entire team cially because the week of Oct. 4, the playing the game they all love.
gave their all, making in- team was planning on getting their
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MHS GOLF TEAM swings for states
Seniors Matt Howe and Steven Lucey walk across Unicorn Golf Course in Stoneham. Photo by Reginah Sanyu.
Reginah Sanyu
Head Entertainment Writer
Jacob Martino
Reporter
Timothee Pierre
Reporter
M otives behind the classic sport
of golf vary. Golfers play to
enjoy nature, because of the beauty
of the golf courses, or perhaps they
just love the game.
Whatever one’s opinion of
the game, it is one of those sports
in which size does not matter. In
other words, for one to play golf big
muscles are not a necessity; what
is necessary are skill, precision and
determination. “You don’t have
to be big and strong, you just have
to be good,” explains golf team
member and junior Daniel Glynn.
The Malden High School golf team
started the season with plenty of
determination to go to the state golf
tournament. With five wins and
only one loss, they finally achieved
this goal. In two of their wins, the
team beat Medford High School
after a fifteen-year losing streak.
“It was a pretty motivational win,”
junior Matteo Pocobene expressed.
“During my time at the high school,
we never beat them, so beating them
twice gave us great confidence that
we were going to be able to do great
things this season.” The captain of
the team, Andrew Delacey, was also
surprised by their win, claiming
that, “the team has come a long way
in the last five years.” Glynn was
not only surprised by the wins, but
also proud of the team. “Our team
has become a winning machine,” he
confidently added.
Although golf might not be one
of the most traditional of high school
sports, the players are filled with
love and dedication to the activity.
“I tried football my freshman year
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and didn’t really like it, so I tried golf
and I’m still playing it,” senior Matt
Howe explained. Despite the fact
that there is a golf team, the sport is
technically an individual sport. One
member faces another member form
the opposing team, individual scores
are added at the end of the meet to
choose the winner. All in all, one is
solely responsible for how well the
team plays, so “you just have to
trust that your teammates will come
through because no matter if only
one player does really well and the
others don’t, it does not do the team
any good,” Pocobene elaborated.
Knowing that all the players have to
do well in order to win does not af-
fect the way the players in any nega-
tive light. “That is what makes golf
a very interesting game,” Delacey
added. “I’m more confident in how
I play,” concurred Howe. “Knowing
that my teammates are playing hard Senior Paul Nguyen swings at the ball during the match against Cam-
motivates me to play hard too.” bridge. Photo by Reginah Sanyu.
And when one seems to be having a
bad golfing day, Howe suggests that
“forget about it and keep playing.”
Perhaps it is the the beauty of
the golf courses that make golf such
a relaxing sport. “It’s a little period
after school where you don’t have to
worry about homework. A kind of
way to distress a little bit,” Pocobene
described the sport.
Moving forward at an intimi-
dating pace, the MHS golf team is
eligible to win the Greater Boston
League championship. One might
think that maybe it’s the change in
strategies that Rick Malatesta, the
team’s coach, might have changed,
but for Glynn, he gives the credit
to something else. “The shirts are
very comfortable and that’s what
helps us win,” he humorously com-
mented. Whether the credit right-
fully belongs to Malatesta or the
shirts, the MHS golf team hopes to Junior Matteo Pocobene lines up the putt during the match against
continue their success of this season Cambridge. Photo by Reginah Sanyu.
into upcoming seasons.
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Field Hockey developes young Talents

Sharon Lee expected,” stated Junior Stacey
Head of Photography Sousa. Not only are they psyched to
be playing Greater Boston League
teams, but the team has also set a
Joshua Kummins goal to compete in the Massachu-
Copy Editor setts Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
ciation (MIAA) state tournament.
This season’s team is young,
has certainly started off the season
positively. Back over the summer,
the girls participated in several
camps to prepare for the season,
one of which was a camp run by
Malden High School Field Hockey
Alumni player, Deena Bello, that
focused on the sport itself, and

W orking hard in the pre-season

to get right into action, the
Malden High School girls
with three new sophomore varsity
players. Bridget Furlong and Ma-
another of which was a separate
conditioning camp held by MHS’s
rissa Lally are new to the front Athletic Trainer, Jen Sturtevant.
varsity field hockey line, while Jessalynne Brown As Varsity Coach Susan
team is looking better joins junior Kiara Amos on Famiglietti guides her team on the
than ever. With senior defense. The team has a field, she reminisces about how it
captains Ashley Pow- strong front line, led by all started. Falling in love with the
ers, Mandy Liao, juniors Rebecca Krig- game of field hockey during her
and Renee Santo man and Emily
leading the team, Hoffman, to
they are currently compliment
holding a record a strong de-
of two wins, seven fense, mid-
losses, and one tie. field and an
Although the team is experienced
smaller this year with g o a l t e n d e r, Far left: Senior Patricia Aguinaldo
only 4 reserves, the S h a n n o n receiving a pass. Left: Senior captain
“[level of] teamwork Howe. In addi- Mandy Liao running towards the ball
and sportsmanship tion to their solid before an opponent. Above: Senior
each player offers line up, their main captain Ashley Powers passes to a
exceeds what backbone is great teammate before shooting. Photos by
i s teamwork emphasized by Sharon Lee.
all of the players.
With the many hours
of hard work spent on
conditioning and stick-
handling skills, the team

years of high school, she played the

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SPORTS October 2010
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Photos by Sharon Lee, Lauren Benoit, and Reginah Sanyu.

Layout by Brittany Foley.