Samantha Forestier, a senior at Malden High School, has been awarded with the Posse Scholarship presented by The Posse Foundation. It is the foundation’s goal to “[identify], [recruit], and [train] youth leaders from urban public high schools to form multi-cultural Posses” in colleges distant from the applicants’ hometown (Posse). Forestier spoke of the application and…
Emma Ceplinskas, a senior at Malden High School, has been awarded with the Posse scholarship. The Posse Scholarship is given to people who work well in leadership positions and are academically talented. Emma expressed that “[she] still hasn’t really processed” that she got the scholarship. The process consists of three interviews where the students have…
By AMANDA DE MORAES In her four years at Malden High School, Posse scholar Sarah Zeiberg has been exploring all the school has to offer her. Through her active participation during her four years, she has risen to president of Speech and Debate team, as well of co-president of Play Production. Her significant involvement in…
By SUMYA MOHIUDDIN With help from Malden High School Alumni and current classmates, Elizabeth Tran completed her application process for the Posse scholarship with success. In fall of 2014, Tran will be attending Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Moving to New York is only the first step to her stimulating journey. Her dreams of…
By AMANDA DE MORAES Come fall, senior Claude Bonnet will be walking or perhaps running, as he has done for Malden High School cross country and track, on the Union College campus in Schenectady, New York. He hopes to major in either Biology or Bio-Chemistry because he claims that it was “taught really well to…
By JULIE LAM Among the other Posse scholars, Maha Kourikchi was also awarded this scholarship. Kourikchi first learned about Posse through her older brother and guidance counselor Erin Craven. With the Posse scholarship, Kourikchi will be attending Bucknell University. Through the nerve wracking process, Kourikchi felt very fortunate enough to have the opportunity to experience…
By AMANDA DE MORAES A prominent member of the Malden High School community, both through sports and academics, David Kibazo has most certainly left his mark on the school. After four years of hard work and dedication, Kibazo can relax, his college plans having been decided; he will be attending Hamilton College in Clinton, New…
By AMANDA DE MORAES and EMMA CEPLINSKAS As a hopeful economics major in the fall, Johnny Chen will be attending Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Looking to gain new skills and knowledge from his college experiences, Chen is excited to take classes of a new variety in a changed environment, which is different from the…
By AMANDA DE MORAES and EMMA CEPLINSKAS As senior year comes closer to an end, Han Truong’s college experience is nearing. However, her worries about where she wants to attend have vanished. Through the Posse Foundation, Truong will be attending Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Though her major is undecided, Truong is “leaning towards Posse…
By AMANDA DE MORAES and EMMA CEPLINSKAS Bucknell University will be welcoming Bestine Cong, one of Malden High School’s finest. Committed student and dedicated athlete, Cong proudly accepted the challenge of earning a Posse scholarship. Guidance counselor Erin Craven introduced Cong to the Posse Foundation and soon she found herself attending the interviews. After the…
