Malden High Class of 2024 Seniors receive a new record of just over $124,000 on Scholarship Night

Some 83 scholarship providers present 223 scholarships to over 150 worthy recipients on May 26

 

By Steve Freker

 

One truth that each new crop of Malden High School seniors learn year in and year out is that the generosity of those who have come before them knows few bounds. This fact manifests itself on an annual basis on Malden High School Senior Scholarship Night held the week leading up the Graduation Day.

This year the Scholarship Night was held once again in the Thornton Jenkins Auditorium on May 26. A sizable crowd of proud families and friends joined with seniors and scholarship presenters for what turned out to be another record-setting evening of financial enhancement for the newest Malden High School graduating class. On stage with the Senior Class members of the Student Council were third-year Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ligia Noriega-Murphy, seventh-year Malden High Principal Chris Mastrangelo, Master of Ceremonies and MHS Jenkins House Principal Jayson Payeur as well as Senior Scholarship Co-Coordinators Jeanne Marquardo and Arlene Goldstein Ceppetelli. Marquardo and Ceppetelli spend countless hours all year round working on this specific evening.

Over 220 scholarships were presented to over 150 Class of 2024 seniors, who hauled in just over $124,000 in scholarship awards presented to them from 83 individuals or named groups and organizations. Several top seniors – #1-ranked Valedictorian Colby Parker, Chloe Chen, Alina Dao, Ryan Coggswell and others – were multiple scholarship award recipients. Presenters included such well-known Malden service and community clubs as the Malden Lions, Kiwanis and Zonta Clubs, as well as the Malden Education Association (MEA) and Malden Alumni Association.

The Malden Golden Tornado Club, the booster club for Malden High School Athletics, presented some $11,000 in scholarships, including $1,000 presentations to the top Female (Abilgail Morrison) and Male (Ryan Coggswell) Student-Athletes, GPA-wise, from the Class of 2024. Over 60 students received $500 scholarships from the Malden Municipal Association.

On a poignant note, the Robert and Diane Rotondi Scholarship, which has been presented annually for over 35 years, was awarded to John “Jacky” Summers on Tuesday night, just days before Bob Rotondi – a Malden Babe Ruth icon – passed away after a lingering illness on June 2 at the age of 85. Summers is the son of Deano and Janelle Summers, the latter who serves as Field Director of Malden Babe Ruth.

 

Following is a complete listing of all the scholarships that were presented on Malden Class of 2024 Senior Scholarship Night, all the recipients and the amounts they received.

 

The Honorable Jeffrey Abber Memorial Scholarship

Abigail Morrison – $1,000

The Robert K. Adams Media Award

Beatriz Sousa Santos – $200

The Joseph G. Amelio Scholarship

Jackson Gordon – $150

The Domenic C. Antonucci Memorial Scholarship

Felipe Sauthier – $150

The Gordie Barbrick–James A. Tringali Memorial Scholarship

Ryan Coggswell – $250, Ezechiel Noelsaint – $250

The John Benotti Memorial Scholarship

Vivian Onejiaka – $500

Barry Black Memorial Scholarship

Ryan Coggswell – $1,000

Arthur P. and Margaret Boyle Scholarship

Veqi Bai – $250

Boston Pearl Foundation and Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Scholarship

Makeila Scott

The Clarke R. Brookes Scholarship

Adam Mayyalou – $200

The Brunelli Family Scholarship

Yonglin Chen – $200

The Sean Collins Memorial Scholarship Fund

Alina Dao – $500

The Copson Building Services Scholarship

Brayan Arevalo Rivas – $500

The Thomas F. Cosgrove Memorial Scholarship Fund

Araisma Asnake – $150

Student Athletes of the Year

Female: Abigail Morrison – $1,000; Male: Ryan Coggswell – $1,000

The Michael P. Byrne Leadership Scholarships

Female: Chloe Chen – $1,000; Male: Ezechiel Noelsaint – $1,000

The Frankie DeCandia Memorial Scholarship

Sarah Henry – $500, Keira Lin – $500, Nethanuel Ofoedu – $500, Arya Shah – $500, Jelani Tah – $500

The Donna Froio De Lena Memorial Scholarship Fund

Marianne Rivadeneira – $1,000, Jacir Santos Aranda – $1,000

The John A. DeMarco Memorial Scholarship

Alyssa Mini – $500, Abigail Morrison – $500

Danny Dorazio Memorial Scholarship – “Love of Football”

Jerrell Calixte – $1,000

The Brendan and Elaine Duffy Collegiate Scholarship

Arya Shah – $1,000

The Hollis E. Durgin Memorial Scholarship Award

Brayan Arevalo Rivas – $500

James Richard Durlin Memorial Scholarship

Alyssa Pereira de Barros – $500

East Cambridge Savings Bank Scholarship

Samienjy “Sami” Jeudy – $1,500, Nicura Robinson-McCaskil – $1,500

The Donald Favorat Scholarship

Zachary Nedell – $100

Councillor Eileen M. Fay Memorial Scholarship

Meklit Abel – $500, Isabella Oliveira – $500

Class of 1986 – Lynn Murphy Finn Scholarship

Teresa Culbreath-Isles – $1,000

The Paul D. Finn Scholarship – Class of ’91

Meklit Abel – $1,000, Davian McGuffie – $1,000

First Church in Malden Congregational Scholarship

Brayan Arevalo Rivas – $2,500, Waly Diouf – $2,500, Adin Chen – $2,500, Belen Quispe Almendero – $2,500

Forestdale School P.T.O. Scholarship

D’Andre Charlot – $400, Nathan Dean – $400, Jackson Gordon – $400, Makeila Scott – $400

Lisa Freisner Spirit Award

Isabella Oliveira – $1,000

The James F. Gaffey Scholarship

Aaron Al-Mayarati – $500

The Carl Gordon-Garland Memorial Scholarship

Makeila Scott – $500, Nicholas Duggan – $500

Alexander Gentile Memorial Scholarship

Chloe Chen – $1,000, Angelina Colon – $1,000, Sarah Henry – $1,000

Gary Gillan Memorial Scholarship

Natalie Maldonado Posada – $2,000

The Major John Patrick “Pat” Gillen, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award

Salma Romero Vasquez – $300

The Andrea Giannattasio Memorial Scholarship Fund

Jessica Li – $500, Justina Lim – $500, Larissa Retamero Granja – $500

George A. Hanna, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Giselle Dessert – $500

The William A. Hampton Scholarship – Football Lineman

Jerrell Calixte – $400

Honey Dew Donut Scholarship

Nicholas Duggan – $500

Doris and Joseph Kelly Memorial Scholarship

James Song – $100

The Thomas King Athletic Scholarship

Aaron Al-Mayarati – $500, Victoria “Tori” Gammon – $500

The Ralph Lindstrom Memorial Scholarship

Natalie Maldonado Posada – $100

“Live Like Becca” Scholarship

Sarah Henry – $1,000, Arnibush Ray – $1,000, Jlia Swanson – $1,000

The Lord Family Scholarship

Gabriel Philippe – $100

The Lucey Family Scholarship

Emma Spignese-Smolinsky – $500

Michael Luu Memorial Scholarship

Jerrell Calixte – $200

Malden High School Alumni Scholarship Academic Award

Arsaima Asnake – $1,000

The Sager Family Foundation – Field of Business Scholarship

Nicholas Duggan – $1,000

The Sager Family Foundation – Field of Education Scholarship – In Memory of Nancy Finklestein

Arya Shah – $1,000

Friends and Family of Nancy Finklestein Scholarship

Makeila Scott – $1,000

Dr. George Holland Memorial Scholarship

Alina Dao – $1,000

Joanne Iovino Memorial Scholarship

Meklit Abel – $1,000

In Memory of Diane Lind

Ryan Coggswell – $1,000

Malden Police Patrolman Association

Tern Pierre Rene – $1,000

In Memory of Dr. Ralph Epstein – Class of ’57

Arnibush Ray – $1,000

In Memory of Mary Anne Gray – Class of ’81

Colby Parker – $1,000

Malden Chamber of Commerce – Class of ’82 – Arlene Goldstein Ceppetelli Scholarship

Alina Dao – $1,000

Malden Firefighters – Local 902 Scholarship

Colby Parker – $500, Arnibush Ray – $500, Yu Zeng – $500

Malden Federal Credit Union Scholarship Award

Emily Parker – $500

Malden Grange #354 Patrons of Husbandry

Xenia Liu – $500

Malden High School Scholarship

Grace Sewell – $500

Malden Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Taylor Lee – $500, Nicholas Duggan – $1,000

Malden Lions Club Scholarship

Chloe Chen – $500, Jessica Li – $500, Fnu Tsering Dolkar – $500, Joyce Zhou – $500

Malden Public Schools Educational Scholarships

Mia Hernandez – $750, Justina Lin – $750, Walter Valle – $750, Alexandra Rodrigues – $750

Malden Education Association (MEA) Louise DeMeo Scholarships

Jackson Gordon – $100, Abigail Morrison – $100, Zachary Nedell – $100, Daniel O’Toole – $100, Julia Swanson – $100

Malden Education Association (MEA) Donald Brunelli, Jr. Scholarship

Arya Shah – $500

Malden Zonta Club Scholarship

Makeila Scott – $1,000, Beatriz Souza Santos – $1,000, Elise Wong – $1,000

The Cora Neidner Scholarship

Tern Pierre Rene – $300

The Thomas O’Donnell Scholarship Fund

Arya Shah – $500

The Sandra O’Neill Scholarship Fund

Abigail Morrison – $500

The Joseph “Joey” Pisapia Scholarship

Katrina Son – $150

The Robert and Diane Rotondi Scholarship

John “Jacky” Summers – $400

The Jacob Ruderman Memorial Scholarship Fund

Garrett Bolls – $100

The Anthony Sestito Memorial Scholarship

Joyce Zhou – $100

The Barbara E. Daniels Sherman Memorial Scholarship

Sarah Kravitz – $1,000

The Russell Smith Scholarship Award – Class of 1972

Female: Shuyi Chen – $400; Male: Jerrell Calixte – $400

Dr. Louis Solomon Memorial Scholarship

Teresa Culbreath-Isles – $100

The Carmella Spadafora Memorial Scholarship

Redjiline Milfleur – $200

The Randal S. Sprague Scholarship Fund

Ezechiel Noelsaint – $100

The Muriel Swimm First Baptist Church Scholarship

Angela Phu – $1,000

The Pamela Perry Wickwire Scholarship Fund

Arya Shah – $3,000

Malden Municipal Scholarships

Yara Alves – $500; Joshua Angulo Hernandez – $500; Amy Arrue Maldonado – $500; Yaw Boadi Acheampong – $500; Mohammed Bouchtout – $500; Lillian Cai – $500; Leticia Calvalho – $500; Nayelis Casillas – $500; Rayane Chakir – $500; Daniel Chan – $500; Christina Charles – $500; Ethan Chen – $500; Jinsing Chen – $500;Yonghao Chen – $500; Kara Cheung – $500;Kennedy Clark – $500; Lilieana DeSantis-Call – $500; Victor Desouza – $500; Shane Dixon – $500; Tyler Edmond – $500; Angelina Feng – $500; Alejandro Garza Ramirez – $500; Dina Genene – $500; Sandhaya Ghimire – $500; Wing Ching Guan – $500; Miaoyi Hu – $500; Deliliah Hudson – $500; Saia Hussain – $500; Midjina Jean-Pierre – $500; Kisten Karanja – $500; Michael Kenney Sanchez – $500; Abdullah Khan – $500; Aaryan Kumar – $500; Marie LaGuerre – $500; Huimin Lao – $500; Megan Le – $500; Ada Li – $500; Junxian Li – $500; Andy Liang – $500; Gilberto Linares Maravilla – $500; Aiden Luciano – $500; Steven Luong – $500; Sarah Machado – $500; Samrawit Mengesha – $500; Hamza Mohamed Saleh – $500; Zakaria Mohamed Saleh – $500; A’Mayzin Morris-Boyd – $500; Johnny Nguyen – $500; Tran Nguyen – $500; Ray Oliver – $500; Basma Ourich – $500; Jiayuan Pang – $500; Kaitlenn Paz-Benitez – $500; Benjamin Perez – $500; Hoai Thuong Pham – $500; Tiffany Pham – $500; Daniel Pineda Pineda – $500; Chad Robertson – $500; Ashly Rodrigue – $500; Marge Rosas – $500; Pampam San – $500; Agambir Singh – $500; Sandrs Tang – $500; Vincent Thai – $500; Adrianna Ticas Rodas – $500; Nhu Tran – $500; Steven Tran – $500; Elizabeth Travers – $500; Isabella Vien – $500; Elina VoHong – $500; Kristen Vu – $500; Tsun Wong – $500; Ivan Wu – $500; Elina Yang – $500; Jarita Yang – $500; Hadjar Yousfi – $500; Yanyang Zhu – $500

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SPIRIT & PRIDE AWARDS

President – Meklit Abel

Vice-President – Colby Parker

Secretary – Abdullah Khan

Treasurer – Larissa Retamero Granja

Events Coordinator – Tyler Edmond

Events Coordinator – Erikah Macharia

Social Media Coordinator – Shuyi Chen

Social Media Coordinator – Keira Lin

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