Malden High School graduates 458 with the Class of 2026

The 182nd Commencement held at Macdonald Stadium Sunday as this year’s seniors ‘Started Here… Making it Everywhere!’

By Steve Freker

They were winners before they even took their seats on Sunday by defying a dire weather forecast. That was far from what the Class of 2026 has “won” in their many accomplishments in the past four years here. All of that and more was on display at Macdonald Stadium on Sunday for the 182nd Malden High School Commencement Exercises. Slightly overcast skies and temperatures in the low 70s graced the afternoon, with family and friends packing the stands as 458 members of this year’s Senior Class of 2026 were awarded their diplomas.

Malden High School Principal Chris Mastrangelo praised the members of the Class of 2026 in his remarks, noting the strides they have made in their four years at MHS and their overall excellence in academics, extracurricular achievements and athletics. The MHS principal, who is departing after nine years at the MHS helm, stressed the “fantastic relationships” he and his staff have had with so many members of the Class of 2026. “The Class of 2026 members, 20 years from now, may not remember all the lessons they learned, but they will most definitely remember the people who taught them and the many close relationships they made along the way,” Mastrangelo said.

Mastrangelo noted that over 50 percent of the graduating class of 2026 had achieved a grade point average (GPA) for their high school careers of over 3.0 (Honor Roll, all “Bs”) and of those, some 118 of the 436 graduates showed a GPA of 4.0 (all “As”) or higher. This is reflected in the fact that over 85 percent of the members of the Class of 2026 are headed to either four-year or two-year colleges or universities after high school — the highest percentage in years — or a certificate-granting program, with a number of others headed for the trades or military. Of those taking the higher education route, five MHS Class of 2026 graduates are heading to prestigious Ivy League destinations, such as Harvard and Princeton, with others off to MIT, Northeastern, Rutgers, UMass Amherst, Tufts and University of Miami, among others.

Earlier in the ceremony, Malden Mayor and School Committee Chairperson Gary Christenson addressed graduates at his 15th MHS Commencement in the city’s top elected post, embracing the class of 2026 theme, “2026: Stronger than Bricks.” “You have worked together as activists, advocates for causes and most importantly, helping each other to be successful,” Mayor Christenson said. “That is what stronger than bricks really looks like.”

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy Sippel also congratulated the graduating seniors and noted the energy and excitement of the day, addressing the audience at his second Commencement Exercises since first assuming the reins of the district just before the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. “All of you have shown commitment and collaboration along the path that has brought you to success, and you will continue to succeed if you continue on the same path.”

“Continue to collaborate with each other; we are not meant to succeed in isolation,” Supt. Sippel added. “Continue to collaborate with each other, rely on each other.”

Over 100 seniors received a record amount of over $135,000 in scholarships at the recent Senior Awards Night. On Sunday, the Malden High School Scholarship Corporation (in existence since 1909) awarded individual $5,000 scholarships to a total of 35 recipients, another new high mark — $170,000 — as announced by Trustee Greg Lucey.

The three top-ranked Malden High School students and the Class of 2026 Senior Class President also addressed their classmates and the audience. The #1-ranked student was Valedictorian Kelly Ye. She is headed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall, the third top-ranked MHS student in as many years ticketed for one of the best institutions of higher learning in the world.

Lincoln Boswell, the #2-ranked student, addressed the crowd as the Salutatorian. He is headed to RPI to study robotics in the fall. The #3-ranked Thomas Conti delivered the Class Orator address. He will attend Harvard University in the fall on a full, four-year QuestBridge Scholarship.

Malden High Class of 2026 President Linh Do also delivered remarks on Graduation Day, making special mention of Class Advisor Nancy Wentworth and her untold hours and days of assistance to the members of the Class of 2026.

All four of the student speakers also took the time to say a heartfelt “thank you” to MHS Principal Chris Mastrangelo for his individual support of each of them and the support of their classmates.

Class of 2026 Advisors seeing off their charges at graduation after four years of mentoring were MHS educator Nancy Wentworth and administrative staffer Jeanne Marquardo.

Those attending Sunday’s Commencement were also treated to some special performances provided by the MHS Choral Arts Society, under the direction of Todd Cole, and the MHS Band, directed by Lauren Foley. Traditionally, the members of the Class of 2026 who were part of those performing groups left their graduation rows briefly to participate in the vocal or instrumental displays, some in both.

Following the speeches, the 458 members of the Class of 2026 received their diplomas, and at the conclusion the traditional “cap toss” followed. The new graduates’ family and friends then flooded onto the Macdonald Stadium field to offer their congratulations to the strains of what now has become the official theme song of Malden High Graduation Day: Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin.’“

Malden High School Class of 2026 Graduates

ABDULALIM,  MENAL
ABDULGHANI,  HALA
ABDULGHANI,  SHAHD
ABRHAME, TESFU ELDANA
ABUKASSEM,  DOUAH
ACOSTA GANAN,  ZAHIRA
ADAMES, JAVIER DANIEL JUAN
ADEFRIS,GEZAHEGN DAWIT
ADHIKARI ,ARYAN
AGBONOGIEVA, HANNAH
AGBONOGIEVA, OSAZE
AGUILOS, BABAYLAN PATRICK
AHMED, NOHA
AL RUBAYE, DHULFIQAR
ALAM, FABIHA
ALAM, FAIYAZ A
ALARCON VASQUEZ, KATHERINE
ALAYANE LIMA, JOSEPH
ALAZIZI,AYA
ALDANA, IVAN DAVID
ALI YUSSUF, ZAKARIYA
ANDRADE MAGALHAES THALYTA
ANDRE, BRANLY
ANGOMAS RAFAEL ANTHONY
ANTERO BATISTA, ANA GABRIELA
ANTOINE, JAZIARRA
APONTE, MARIA ANGELIE
ARANGO ALVAREZ,  NICOL
ARIAS ORTIZ KLIVER OSTHIN
ARRUDA-CIULLA, CHRISTOPHER
ARTHUR, MIRACLE NICOLE
ASSIS DE OLIVEIRA, EDUARDA
ASSLI ,YASSINE
AUGUSTE, MALAIKAH
AYALA, LIANA CAMILA
BAILEY ST MICHAEL, ROBERT
BANNON, JADEN LANDON
BARBOSA RIBEIRO,  ANA BEATRIZ
BEECHIN, ROSE LORELLA
BEKELE, EPHREM ADONAY
BEKRINE,  ADAM
BELATRECHE, HATEM YASSER
BERNAL, ALEXANDER
BOLCONT MARIANO, SOPHIE
BOLLING, CHACE
BONILLA AREVALO, SHEYLA
BOSWELL, ANNA DAGNY
BOSWELL, MASON KAIL
BOSWELL, JAMES LINCOLN
BOUAM, SALAH
BOUCHER NONAN, SNOW
BOUDREAU, DERICK
BOULAL, JAVIER JORDAN
BRAGA SILVEIRA ,NICOLY
BRIZUELA ARRUE, ELIU
BROWN DALANO, CAMERON
BROWN, SEMAJ
BROWN SHAKUR ,AMARU
CAETANO DE AGUIAR, SAMUEL
CANDELARIO DA COSTA, MATTHEW
CAO, THOMAS
CAPLIS, JORDAN
CARDOSO NASCIMENTO ,JULIA
CASIANO,  JONATHAN
CASIMIR, NATAVIUS
CASUY ORTEGA , ABIGAIL
CATARY COLMENAREZ, THIFFANY
CAZEAU, FILS
CAZIMIR,  LUCMANE
CHALATTE,  SHIVENSKY
CHAN DEVERA, JASON
CHAN, SOPHIA
CHARLES, JEMIAH
CHARLES, NELY
CHAU, NATALIE
CHAU,  VIVIAN
CHAWQUI,  LENNA
CHEN, YA NAN ANNA
CHEN ,CRYSTAL
CHEN ,YU-PING ETHAN
CHEN, GRAY HUAREN
CHEN, EN JESSICA
CHEN,  JINGXIN
CHEN,  SANIA
CHERINET, CALEB
CHEUNG, YUBONG RYAN
CHHETRI ,AVANI
CHOISEUL,  RUTH
CHOUIKI,  OMAR
CINE, CLAIRE-ELIE BERENICE
COATES, MARIE HAILEE
COCHRAN, NICHOLAS SEAN
COFFILL, JAMES PATRICK
COLES,  WAINA
CONTI, THOMAS
COOK, ROSE MADISON
CORTEZ FUERTES, VICTOR
CORTEZ GAMONAL, JOSEPH
CORTEZ GAMONAL, ANDERSON
COSTA AISPURO,  MERCEDES
COSTA BARRETO,  JULIA
COUTINHO LOPES, SAMIRA
COUTO MARTINS, MARIA
CRUZ CERNA,CARLOS
CUELLAR VILLANUEVA, GISELA
CURRY, DEONTE
CYPRIEN,TIMOTHY
DA SILVA REUS, EDUARDO
DANGERVIL,  SABRINA
DARISSE, BRENDA
DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER
DAVIS, SHAVON SILVER-SKY
DE ALMEIDA SILVA,  BRENNO
DE FARIAS, VICTOR
DE LA CRUZ.  DAVID
DE LIMA SERRAO, RENATO
DE LIMA ALVES, ARTHUZA
DE OLIVEIRA DEGOIS, DANIEL
DE SOUSA RIOS,  NATHAN
DE SOUZA, MAYARA
DEARBORN,  KAYLANA
DELVA , JEUD
DENNIS, MARANDA
DESOUZA,  ISRAEL
DESSOURCES,NEVAEH
DEVITTO, ANTHONY
DHINGBHU, TENZIN
DIAZ GOMEZ, JASMIN
DIAZ OSORIO, KENNETH
DIAZ SANCHEZ , KELLY
DIAZ VENO, NEVAEH
DIAZ MANUEL, ANDRES
DIAZ KIMORA,  MILILANI
DO ,  DAO
DO, LINH
DOMINGOS PORTO, LUIZ
DORISTIN,  MILCA
DORJEE,  YESHI
DORSAN ,JORGENSEN
DOS SANTOS, MARIANE
DRINKWATER, ALEX
DUARTE,  AMANDA
DUMAS, JAELL
DUNN, MICHELLE
EARLE, ADAN
ECKER, CHRISTOPHER
EDMUNDS, VANESSA
ELBAHLAWAN, ISMAIL
ELEUTERIO ALCANTARA, ALEXA
ELFEKY, YOUSSEF
ELMYR, LENTZ
ELSHAFEY, SANA
ELWAFY,  MARWA
EMMANUEL,KENNY
ESTIVERNE, OLIVIER
ETIENNE, ELIJAH
ETIENNE,  WASLIN
EUGENE, BENIEL
FAN,  HENRY
FANFAN , MARVENS
FEDE, CHARLINE
FELIX, MIKE
FERNANDES DIAS VALADARES,  KAUA
FERREIRA, YASMIN
FERREIRA ALVES, LAUANY
FIGUEIREDO DA SILVA,  LUCIANA
FLEITAS LLERENA. VICTOR
FLORES, JOSUE DANIEL
FLORES, FERNANDO
FONDULIS PANAYIOTA, ATHENA
FONSECA POROCA, JULIA
FONTAIM BORGES, SARAH
FRANCILLON DAMIEN, JAHIEM
FRANCISCO PAULINO,  EUDY
FRANCOIS,  EDYSSON
FREEMAN, CIARA
FUENTES, JACOB
FUMICELLO, SALVATORE
GALLAGHER, LIAM
GAMARRA, REBECA
GARCIA, ANTHONY
GAVIN,  WILLIAM
GAZZONI, PIETRO
GEORGES, NEVAEH
GHANI, BILAL AHMED
GHANI, AFTAB UMER
GHIMIRE ,RAJ BINAYAK
GHIMIRE,  SANDESH
GLAUDE, ABIGAIL
GOLD GERVAISE, PHI
GONCALVES DOS SANTOS, BIANCA
GORDON, SYDNEY
GRONDIN, ERIN
GUERRIER,  ASHLEE
GUYLLAUME,  NEICHKA
HALAISSI,  YASSIR
HAMPTON, JACOBY
HARRINGTON, DANIELLE
HASSAN ABDIRISAQ, RAUF
HATCH ,JOSEPH
HE,  SHENQUAN
HERNANDEZ ESCOBAR, CLAUDIA
HERNANDEZ, ELIZABETH
HIENG, JOSEPH
HOLLAND, NORA LEE
HOSEEN ESMAIL, MARIYAH
HOWARD JANAAT, NOUR
HOWSE, ESTHER
HUANG,MENG YAO
HURD ,JACOB
HUYNH, SOPHIA
HYRE, RENEE KETURAH
IDMBAREK TENORIO, OMAR
ISLES, JOSEPH
JAAYFER,  MALAK
JAAYFER,  NOUR
JAMKATEL,  BHAIRABNATH
JEAN MARDY, OLIVIER
JEAN-BAPTISTE,  ANGELINA
JEAN-BAPTISTE,  EDHAN-ROOD
JEAN-JACQUES, ALIJAH
JEANNOT,  LUDERSON
JEUNE,  NAMAICKA
JOBSON, JAYLIN KYLA
JOHNSON, LOGAN
JOHNSON, JEAN ZOEY
JONES, ISABEL
JOSEPH, LOVE MIKE
JOSEPH,  MITJI
JUARBE-VALDEZ, JOSE
K C,  RASHMI
KARANJA, DAVIDSON
KAYA, CEREN FEYZA
KEINKEDE, IGBEYE
KHATRI,  ABHUSHAN
LABONTE, LUKE
LAMARRA,  ALIVIA
LANE, JANIYAH
LAURENT DJIANINI, NOAH
LAUTURE, TALIYAH
LAVALLE, KIMBERLY
LE,HALEY
LE,  HOANG NAM
LE, NGUYEN KHA HAN
LE, NHAT KHANG
LECONTE, ABIGAELLE
LEE,  ADRIAN
LEE, JIA MATTHEW
LEMUS, SOFIA GABRIELLA
LENARES,  PAOLO
LEON ,ALIAH DESTINY
L’ESPERANCE,  SONIA
LEVRAULT, NAVAYAH
LHALOUI.  MOHAMMED-AMINE
LI KWAN, WO
LI, NICHOLAS
LICONA CRUZ, ISAAC
LIMA , LORENA
LIN,  IVAN
LIN,  ZERONG
LITTLEJOHN, ERICA
LIU ,ALFRED
LIU ,JIA JUN ANDY
LIU,  DENNIS
LIU,  JENNIE
LNU, CHOEZOM
LONDONO RAMIREZ,  VALERIA
LOPES-TEIXEIRA, AALIYAH
LOUIGENE, ALECIA
LUC, EASON
LUC,  OSCAR
LUGO CAMARGO, PAULA
LUGO, ELIJAH
LUM,  LUCAS
LYNCH, THOMAS
LYU, YIHAO
MABOIS,  MIRALDIE
MAFFE, NIKI
MAMOUZETTE, NARCK-HAYLEE
MARTINS, MATHEUS
MASMELA RODRIGUEZ, FEDERICK
MCGOVERN, RICHARD
MCMAHON, LIAM-LEONARD RYAN
MEI,  JOHNNY
MEJIA PIMENTE,L JOSEILY
MEJIA,  ASHLEY
MEJIA, DIEGO
MEKONNEN, YELEUL
MELO BERNARDO,VICTOR
MEMEUS, MAX
MENTOR, MARIE
METELUS,CHRISTIAN
MIRANDA CARVALHO,  THAYLA
MIRANDA MATA, GISELLE
MITALA NANUNGI,SANYU
MLILA, YASSINE
MOCO LOURENCO, LUIZA ANA
MOLINA YANES, ONEYDA
MONDARDO DE FREITAS,  KAUAN
MONDARDO DE FREITAS,  LAURA
MONDESTIN,  MARVIN
MORELLI, MEGHAN
MORENO, JENAYAH
MORRISON, JACOB
MOUIHA HOLM, CAMELIA
MOUKARA, AHMED
MOURAO,YGHOR
MOURCHID ,JIBRIL
MOUSSAOUI, NADIR
MUKASA NAMUBIRU, PATRICIA
NACEUS,  LEICA
NASCIMENTO MACHADO ,VITORIA
NASH, MADISON
NDAGHA NWAJANG ,EIKAWEI
NGUYEN, ETHAN
NGUYEN, KHAI
NGUYEN, PHAN
NGUYEN,  PHUONG ANH
NGUYEN, PHI RANDY
NGUYEN QUOC, THANG
NGUYEN,QUAN
NIE, HELEN
OCCEAN,  BETCHAIDA
OGE,  FABRUNA
OJEDA MEDRANO,RODRIGO
OKHIHAN, CHRISTABEL
OKOTH, COLIN
OLIVEIRA SOUZA, BEATRIZ
OLIVEIRA DA SILVA, RENAN
OLIVER-DESTINE,A NDIAYE
OLIVIER ,WEDLY
ONYEJIAKA,LAURA
ORCINO REYES, RAPHAEL
OUTAZGUI ,ACHRAF
PADUA-PEREIRA DE, CHLOE
PANNULLO,  GIANFRANCO
PARADA ARAUJO, DAVID
PARINI CORDOVA,GABRIELA
PARLEE,JAKE
PARREIRA LOPES, ERICK
PAUDEL, SHUBHAM
PAUL,  RHAYANA
PEGUERO, ALEXANDER
PEREIRA BATISTA, HENRIQUE
PEREZ ALVAREZ, BRYAN
PEREZ,  ANAIS
PEREZ, MANUEL ELIEZER
PHAM,  DUNG
PHEJARASAI,  ETHAN
PHU, M. JOHNNY
PIERRE TOUSSAINT, WED
PIERRE,  DJEETERSON
PIERRE, CLAUTY LATOYA
PINEDA,  JOSUE
PIRES DOS SANTOS, PEDRO
PLAISIR,  JEFF
PORTILLO ESCOBAR, ALEJANDRA
PORTILLO RAMOS, OSCAR
POSADAS VILLANUEVA, IRENE
PUN,  DIPAK
QRANFAL,FARRIS
QUISPE MENDOZA, MADELEY
RAMIREZ SANCHEZ,  JULIETA
RAMOS MIRANDA,  AMAIAH
REDJEM,  SELSABIL
REDJEM,  SOUNDOUS
REN,  MATTHEW
RENDON LAPOP, TAIRY
RESENDES, DANTE
RETAMERO GRANJA, AMANDA
REYES MERINO,  KARLA
ROBINSON-MCCASKILL , CHRISTINA
RODRIGUES MADRONA, OLIVIA
RODRIGUES MADRONA,SOPHIA
ROGERS, JUSTIN
RUAN, Y EVAN
RUIZ ANDRES JR EDWIN
SADA,  SALMA
SAEL,  ALLVENS
SAGET,  NEHEMIE
SAIDI,  CHOUAIB
SAINT ,JEAN JAMESLEY
SAKHTA, AHMAD RAYAN
SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, RAPHAEL
SANCHEZ-MEJIA, ANGEL
SANGARE,ABDULRAMANE
SANTOS, CAROLINE
SATERIALE, OLIVIA
SAUNDERS, KIERAN
SAVIN, ELLA
SEDAN, NICO
SEELEY,  HAYLEE
SEKHRI, ANNAS
SHEPHERD-COOK, DOMINICK
SHI ,MICHELLE
SHOWSTEAD, ACE
SILVA DE ARAUJO,  GUILHERME
SILVA RIVAS, KIARA
SILVA BERCAN ,GUILHERME
SILVA SOARES, LYNKOLNN GUSTTAVO
SOARES LAPORTE , GUILHERME
SOLAGE,  HANLEY
SON, SKYLER
SOUSA JUNIOR HENRIQUE FESTA SOARES DOS REIS, LUIS
SOUZA SILVA,  BRYAN
SOUZA DE OLIVEIRA, MCKAYLA
SPADAFORA, GINO
SPRIGGS, SEAN’NAJAH
STASKIEWICZ, RYAN
STELMACH , MATTHEW
SUPLICE, SAVANNAH
SYLVESTE,  ANDERCLEEF
TALIC,  ALDINO
TEJADA HERNANDEZ, NATHALY
TESFAW, HASET
THAI, ASHLEY
THELEMARQUE,  JOSIAS
TIAHI,  ANAS
TINOCO DA SILVA,  YOHANNA
TO JAZINDA-HOM. MAILEE
TONELI SANTOS SOUSA.  VALENTINA
TOOMEY, CADEN
TORO BERNAL.  SOPHIA
TOURKANTONIS, JACKSON
TRAN, MAN
TRAN, JOHN
TRAN, LADY JOYCE
TROCATE FERREIRA, DANYEL
TRUONG JOSHUA
TSE YAT LONG
TURCIOS MELGAR DANIEL KENNY
ULYSSE DESLY THEMA
VALLADARES LANZA ALEXANDRA RACHEL
VALLE HERNANDEZ ANTHONY BRIAN
VARGAS KALEB
VENANCIO PAIVA,  NICOLAS
VENANCIO DORNELES, ALEX
VENTURA VAZ VITOR
VENTURA CAMILO JOHNATHAN
VETREE,  LAUREN
VICTOR KURTUS WUD-MAYER, JEAN
VICTOR,  JUNINHO
VIEIRA ALVES BARBOSA , LUISA
VIEN, DUC KEITH
VILLARD, WOODJENES
VILME,  RICHARD
VO, VAN HAI
VO, NGUYEN KATELYNN
WAHIDI,  UMAIMA
WALLACE ,LEE DEVON
WANG ,IVAN
WARNER, JANIYAH
WILLCOX, KINGSTON
WONG,  ANYA
WONG, CI LAM CECII
WONG ,JIAN ETHAN
WONG, CHI KENNETH
WU,  IRENE
XIE,  XITONG
YANG, ETHAN
YANG,  OLIVIA
YAPHEL,  KARMA
YE,KELLY
YOHANNES, ABRAHA DELINA
YOUMELL,  FIONA
YOUSFI,  YUNUS
ZAPATA MARIN,  SEBASTIAN
ZEB,  SHANEEL
ZENG, ZI ASHLEE
ZHANG,  ADA