By Nidale Zouhir

 

According to AP Spanish teacher Diane Brookes (and several of her students), senior and class of 2011 valedictorian Alison Nguyen was once so desperate to go to the bathroom that she dashed out of her AP Spanish class without a pass, joking, “I’m god of the school!” to anyone who would [...]

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Alexandra Mathieu

If you have never met Jonathan Sit, you have at the very least heard his laugh in the cafeteria, the library, or down the halls, though this was not always the case.

Sit, along with his older brother William who is a Malden High School graduate of 2008, is a first generation Chinese-American [...]

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By Natalie Fallano

On your mark, get set, go! To many students, high school is a race for success, with winners and losers in the end, but this is not quite the mindset of Amanda LaFauci. “To me, it’s not a competition,” explained senior Amanda LaFauci, when speaking about class ranking.  LaFauci’s mellow mentality has [...]

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By Paige Yurek

According to Malden High School Senior Hong Chung, “[Alexandra Mathieu] is like chicken wings, tough on the outside, sweet and good all around on the inside.”  On November 13, 1993, a star was born by the name of Alexandra Mathieu.  Born and raised in Malden Massachusetts, Mathieu grew up with two older [...]

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By Haley DeFilippis

While most students struggle with their classes in high school, Malden High Schools’ Michelle Nguyen was more focused on learning to figure out who she was; and she did find herself, through clubs, volunteering, and playing the piano. Nguyen knew from a very young age that she was capable of succeeding and [...]

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By Brittany Foley

 

Known by her peers for her signature catchprases—“seppuku,” “peaceout,” and “rock” are among the most popular—senior Nidale Zouhir placed sixth in her class after four years of hard work and advanced procrastination.

While she is undecided on which particular subject of interest she will pursue in college, Zouhir eagerly awaits [...]

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By Brittany McFeeley

 

At the top of her class, senior Xi Gao happens to be one of the four very lucky posse scholarship winners. Ranked at number seven, Gao sits at the top holding a very impressive and well earned 3.89 grade point average. In the beginning of the 2011 fall semester, Gao [...]

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By Reginah Sanyu

 

I am surprised. I am an immigrant and because I came here a few years ago, I never thought about [being in the top 10.]”

Li left her parents back in China to come live with her cousin Stephanie Su who immigrated to the United States three months before she [...]

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