Celebrating Malden’s 375th Anniversary with a Student Essay Contest

Special to The Advocate

This past April, the Malden Historical Society invited Malden High School students to participate in an essay contest as part of Malden’s 375^th Anniversary celebration. The goal was to engage students in exploring and reflecting on the transformative period of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on Malden. Forty students submitted essays that delved into Malden’s industrial past – focusing on how the Industrial Revolution shaped Malden’s development, economy and community. Six awards were distributed: First Place – Andy Liu; Second Place – Sophie LeBlanc; Honorable Mentions – Raphael Orcino, Kelly Ye, Dagny Boswell and Thuy Duong Pham. Students were invited to last week’s School Committee meeting to receive their awards along with citations from the City of Malden.

Two years from now, the Historical Society intends to hold a new contest in conjunction with the celebration of the 250^th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress. That contest will be open to all Malden schools.