Malden High is overjoyed to welcome Edward “Ted” Lombardi to the staff as the new principal. Lombardi exclaimed that, “[he is] incredibly excited to be a part of [the MHS community.]”
Lombardi is highly qualified for this position, especially since he has eleven years of leadership experience from Lawrence High School. Lawrence High had the pleasure of experiencing Lombardi for three years as an English teacher, five and a half years as an Assistant Principal, and two and a half as Principal.
When Lombardi joins MHS this upcoming fall, he says he is excited for “all of [the MHS events], but in particular [he has] heard great things about the Junior Varieties.” Lombardi voiced that “[he loves] the spirit that exists within high schools, and from what [he has] heard and seen, Malden High students and staff are so supportive of each other and of the various activities happening around the school. [He is] so looking forward to adding [his] support.”
Entering a new job had not occurred to Lombardi until he had seen a post online about the open position here at MHS. From growing up around Malden, Lombardi stated he had already “been aware of many of the great things happening at MHS over the past decade or so.” Lombardi even has a great amount of family in and around Malden.
In Lombardi’s perspective “a principal has to be a good listener and communicator. There are so many elements to making a school the best it can be, and there is no way one person can be the source of every idea and improvement. [He] always assume[s] the best from people and expect that their intentions are to do what is best for students. [He sees his] job as maintaining and facilitating the growth that has clearly existed at MHS for some time now.”
It seems as if the Blue and Gold members are not the only ones interested in journalism; new principal Lombardi has his own experience in the exciting world of journalism. In 2004, Lombardi received his Master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. For a couple of years before transitioning into the educational field, Lombardi worked as a sports anchor and reporter in Maine.
Athletics have been an interest for Lombardi for quite some time, he began running years ago and stated that he enjoys “everything from the local pro teams to my alma mater (Holy Cross) to Premier League and international soccer.” In addition, from 2011-2014, Lombardi ran the Boston Marathon in support of the Alzheimer’s Association, in memory of his father who happened to be part of Malden High’s class of 1950.
Along with running, he used to enjoy coaching tennis and often still plays. However, most of his time now is dedicated to his 3 year old daughter, Josie, who he says he “hope[s] to get involved in all of the aforementioned activities as well!”
Malden High looks forward to getting to know the new principal better and seeing all of the great improvements he will make to the high school and the community.
