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Cocurricular activities are a key part of the Malden Catholic experience.
All of our activities and clubs are designed to enhance the student experience and serve as an extension of the classroom. Through their participation in cocurricular clubs and groups, students have a chance to meet new friends, develop individual talents and skills and network with monitors and community members. Participation in student led clubs and activities also enhances a child's educational experience by providing intellectual, spiritual and recreational opportunities within social settings. With more than 35 clubs and numerous activities offered throughout the year, students can always find an opportunity to fit their interests and build creative, leadership and social skills.
We encourage students to get involved in a variety of clubs to enrich their personal development, passion and interests.
We have kids on stage acting, kids in the ensemble, kids who dance. We have people backstage who are moving things on and off throughout the production, prop masters and costumes, We have everybody up in tech as well. There's room for everybody at MC drama.
Ms. Darian Radzikowski
MC Drama Director and History Teacher
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Clubs & Moderators
30-Day Challenge Club
The ethos of 30-Day Challenge Club is “to build individual strength, skill, and healthy habits through communal support”. We aim to meet this goal of enhanced individual strength by creating and collectively taking part in a series of challenges lasting approximately 30 days each. First, we collect challenge ideas through the Google Classroom and create a poll that
I disperse to the members, as well as the faculty. After the next challenge has been voted on, we have a signup period and set rules.
Moderator: Mr. Alex Kissel
Anime Club
Anime Club is open to all students interested in studying, discussing, and creating this Japanese-inspired artistic medium.
Moderator: Mr. Brendan Sullivan
Art Club
The Malden Catholic Art Club hosts workshops using various art mediums and techniques, meets to foster independent artwork, completes in the Scholastic Art Awards, and creates portraits for children around the world through the Memory Project.
Moderator: Mr. Brian O’Donnell
Asian Culture Club
The Asian Culture Club seeks to introduce all Malden Catholic students to the various cultures of the Asian continent including customs, music, food, leisure activities and festivals. Membership is open to all students who wish to develop a better understanding of this part of the world. The proposed activities would include videos, games, speakers, and
food preparation demonstrations.
Moderator: Ms. Mary-Anne Di Marco
Black Student Forum
The Black Student Forum is an affinity group open to all students. The Club will celebrate Black culture and history, educate about current issues facing the Black community at MC and beyond, and promote Black-student service to the MC community
Moderator: Ms. Erga Pierrette
Bringing Reigning Artists to Light Club
The Bringing Reigning Artists to Light Club brings action-oriented students together to talk about reigning 2000s Artists like Beyonce, Britney, and others who reigned over pop culture, establishing their dominance and influence. Overall, emphasize the creative, artistic nature of the women we would bring to light. These artists and their moments in the media would be recognized as the inspirations that they have been to young girls. Further, we would talk about pressing current social media topics and both their positive and negative impacts on the audiences that they reach.
Moderator: Mr. Thomas Dow
C.A.P.E. Club
The C.A.P.E. Club stands for Covenant of All People of Every Kind. We provide a space for all members of the Malden Catholic community. We discuss current social justice issues and their histories, respectfully share ideas, practice public speaking skills, and discuss our own mental health.
Moderator: Ms. Susan Mader
Chemistry Club
The objectives of the Chemistry Club are as follows:
- allow students to cultivate their interest in chemistry in an informal environment, without the pressure of being graded.
- reinforce the relevance of chemistry to students’ everyday lives.
- introduce students to the possibility of future study or employment in chemistry
- offer students the opportunity to serve their community.
- expand students’ leadership skills by conducting demonstrations, lab activities, or community outreach events.
These goals mirror the objectives of the American Chemical Society’s ideal High School ChemClub. At Malden Catholic, we will facilitate and meet these goals through reaction demonstrations, simulations, and club outreach activities.
Moderator: Ms. Marybeth Mineo
Classics Club
This club is dedicated to the appreciation of classical cultures focusing on ancient Rome, Greece, and other classical civilizations. Our purpose is to gather individuals passionate about the study of the classics to explore classical languages, mythology, history art, and philosophy. The club's main goal would be to represent Malden Catholic at conventions held by the Massachusetts Junior Classical League as well as to compete on Classics Day held by Holy Cross.
Moderator: Mr. Alex Kissel
Club Rugby (GIRLS)
Founded in the spring of 2022, girls club rugby meets weekly in the fall and spring to develop skills in the sport of rugby. The main competition season is spring. No prior experience is necessary.
Moderator: Mr. Phil Baker
ComiCon
An opportunity for students (and faculty) to gather and share in fandom, whether it be movies, tv, comics, or any form of genre. We will discuss the latest news and rumors, talk about what we have been watching or into, watch clips, movies, and trailers of interest.
Moderator: Mr. Eamonn Casey
Creative Writing Club
The Creative Writing Club encourages beginner, developing, and experienced creative writers to join an inspiring and collaborative space for expressive exploration. In our meetings, we discuss and practice the art or writing short stories, poems, personal and persuasive essays, vignettes, and more, and experiment with genres such as fantasy, romance, and Gothicism. Students also learn craft techniques, including sensory description, dialogue, point of view, and characterization. We regularly share our work and provide positive and constructive feedback to one another. The club also provides members with information about creative-writing contests and introduces them to the world of literary magazines so that they may carry their voices into the real world.
Moderator: Ms. Mastrangelo
Crystal 99
The Crystal 99 is the Malden Catholic school newspaper with a storied history dating back to 1943. We cover school news, opinions, sports, and the arts and are a great place forwriters, photographers, and artists to develop their voice and publish their work. Join the newspaper to become the voice of your school. Crystal 99 meets-as-needed to meet its goal of a quarterly issue and opinion edition. The whole staff meets once or twice per issue. Editors meet more frequently and participate in a Saturday “crunch day” to lay out the paper. Meetings are always after school.
Moderator: Mr. Chris Cleary & Ms. Elizabeth Mastrangelo
Dance Company
The MC Dance Company is an audition-only arts-based club that represents the best trained dancers Malden Catholic has to offer. The dance styles we explore include those most often seen at professional shows, and are influenced by contemporary, ballet, lyrical and jazz styles. Performances include the Malden Catholic annual Winter and Spring Arts nights, various select MC events, and auditions are held twice per year, winter, and spring. Commitment to rehearsals and performances are not only a fun experience, but also represent a solid involvement in Malden Catholic’s arts programs, which can add to a student’s co-curricular representation to colleges and universities.
Moderator: Ms. Stacie Ferreira
DECA
DECA is an international career and technical student organization whose mission is to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. DECA is intended for students with an interest in all aspects of business; students will compete in regional competitions
around the end of the fall semester.
Moderators: Mr. Phil Baker & Mr. Sean Hurley
Diversity and Inclusion Student Council
The Council, comprised of representatives of various School affinity groups promoting diversity, culture, friendship, and wellness, exists to support those groups wishing to develop community, while exploring the richness of what makes us unique. Such groups consider the obstacles and challenges that come with that uniqueness, celebrate the ties that bind us together, discuss and educate themselves to contemporary issues of inclusion, wellness, and equity. The Council invites the collaboration of all affinity groups to celebrate cultures and to make Malden Catholic a place where each student feels safe and welcome among friends, all children of God.
The Council and subsidiary affinity groups act in concert with the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching that proclaims the dignity of the human person, the call to community, the option for the vulnerable, solidarity with the alienated, and that invites us all to create a world based on love and justice.
Operating Procedures:
- Two representatives for each recognized affinity group will be chosen by those groups to serve on the Council.
- An affinity group is any group of people linked by common purpose or interests.
- A recognized affinity group at MC is one with administrative approval
- Having a faculty (volunteer) moderator
- Having at least six active members
- Meeting at least once a month.
Moderator: Ms. Erga Pierrette
Dungeons and Dragons Club
The Malden Catholic Dungeons & Dragons Club is open to all MC students who are interested in playing one of the most popular role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons is a great way to have fun, be creative, solve problems, and make friends. The club itself is open to all skill levels, and those brand new to the game are more than welcome to join and learn the game among friends.
Moderator: Mr. Nick Hurley
Drama Club
Lancer Drama is a cocurricular club that brings students together in the spirit of art and performance. Students not only get an opportunity to act, but to meet new friends and peers. It also offers the chance to grow in several skills, such as public speaking, self-confidence, construction, and organization abilities as well as other talents. Our normal performance schedule includes three shows: a fall production in early December, the State Drama Festival sponsored by the Mass Educational Theatre Guild throughout March, and a spring production in May.
Moderator: Ms. Darian Radzikowski
Food For Your Soul: Bible Study
This club is designed to develop a community and discuss scriptures, theology, and philosophy.
Moderator: Mr. Easton Hollis
Guitar Club
The Guitar Club is for guitarists of all levels. We provide a space in room 106 with a few acoustic guitars that is open for people to come by and play, learn, and exchange ideas.
Moderator: Mr. Alex Kissel
The Golden Blues Acapella Group
The Malden Catholic Acapella Group The Golden Blues will expand music at MC by including fun and engaging music. This group will include a mix variety of songs. There will be community involvement as well during the winter and spring seasons. Through this club we hope students can express their love of music through singing with the added challenges of singing without instruments.
Moderator: Ms. Carla Maniscalsco-Giovinco
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity helps people repair and improve their own homes and neighborhoods. Habitat’s Disaster Response works with local communities to address a variety of housing needs after natural disasters. Habitat’s advocacy works raises awareness and support for decent and affordable housing around the world.
Moderators: Mr. Ryan Heffron and Mr. Kyle Borick
History Heritage and Culture Society
Malden Catholic’s History & Culture Society is a co-educational student-run organization with a focus on learning, reading, discussing, and living history. We are committed to elevating the importance of historic events, news, and activities. Throughout the year, we hope to promote an educational, supportive, and fun environment for all students interested in history and culture. Malden Catholic’s History & Culture Society celebrates the diversity of our school, and we hope to involve the entire MC community in our events.
Moderator: TBD
Italian Heritage & Culture Club
The Italian Heritage & Culture Club seeks to introduce all Malden Catholic students to the Italian culture including music, food, leisure activities and festivals. Membership is open to all students who wish to develop a better understanding of the Italian heritage.
Moderator: Mr. Robert Bucchino
The Lance (Yearbook)
The Lance is the yearbook club of Malden Catholic High School and is open to all studentsinterested in the curation, design, and assembly of the school’s annual yearbook. The Lance is a great way to learn more about print media publishing for students. Throughout the year, this club will help develop many skills in computer design, photography, and writing.
Each member will not only develop important skills in media, but also a passion for capturing important moments at Malden Catholic.
Moderator: Mr. Ivan Ang
Lancers United
Lancers United is a student extension of Campus Ministry. Our goal is to strengthen the Catholic identity of the school by being catalysts of change and growth in our school’s spiritual life. By working together at service events, school masses, spiritual activities, and fostering a great emphasis on our Xaverian values of simplicity, humility, compassion, trust, and zeal, Lancers United assembles as a team to unite the student body and administration into one community.
Moderator: Ms. Lauren Connolly, Bro. Thomas Puccio and Campus Ministry
Latino Student Association (LSA)
The Latino Student Association club’s purpose is to shine a light on the Latino Community at Malden Catholic and allow them to express themselves culturally. This club creates opportunities for Latino students, along with their families, to display various aspects of Latino life through food and dance. The Latino Student Association brings awareness to social issues surrounding the Latino community inside and outside of the Malden Catholic community. The club shows appreciation and is a welcoming presence for all students within our school community. While students of any nationality or background are welcome to join the club, the Latino Student Association provides Latino students in all grades and both divisions a voice among their peers.
Moderator: Ms. Lauren Connolly
Let’s Get Crafty!
This club will sponsor crafty events throughout the year such as making wreaths during Christmas time and decorating for other major holidays. The Club also plans to lend their assistance to liturgical decorating for school Masses. From time to time, the Club will assist with crafts for major school awareness campaigns (e.g., Pediatric Cancer, Breast Cancer). We hope to bring color and festivity to Malden Catholic!
Moderator: Elizabeth Paquette
Get Real
Get Real is a club focused on getting students together and learning how to talk about real life issues, and things going on within our community. Our mission is to teach the members of the Malden Catholic Community to value the power of their voice because they are the future leaders of society.
Moderator: Ms. Peggy Davis
Math Team
The Math Team competes in the New England Mathematics League (“NEML”). NEML sponsors a series of monthly contests from October to March (6 contests in all). Each contest is a half-hour pencil and paper tests consisting of 6 questions. Questions are drawn from several areas of high school math, including algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory (no calculus). The questions are challenging and often require thinking beyond the familiar algorithm's students use in their day-to-day math classes. All MC students are welcome to join the Math Team.
Moderator: Mr. Tim Cremin
Make-A-Wish
The Malden Catholic Make-A-Wish Club is an affiliate of the Massachusetts-Rhode Island Make-a-Wish foundation, whose mission is to create life-changing wish experiences for critically ill-children. This club is open to all our students and parents. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to Brother Thomas Puccio tpuccio@maldencatholic.org
Together we will plan fund-raising opportunities for our next “Wish.” We congratulate all past club members for their hard work and thank everyone who has contributed to our efforts. We are excited to continue our journey this year with you, and we look forward to your ongoing support.
Moderator: Bro. Tom Puccio
MC Table Top Club
The purpose of the club is to offer a place where students and faculty can meet and socialize through a number of tabletop board games. The club encourages members to work together, and problem-solve via game activities. Games will be played on a meeting-by-meeting basis, so frequent attendance is not required.
Moderator: Mr. Nick Hurley
Middle Eastern/North African Affinity Group Club
The Malden Catholic Middle Eastern/North African Affinity Group Club seeks to introduce all Malden Catholic students to the Middle Eastern Culture including customs, music, food, leisure activities and festivals. Membership is open to all students who wish to develop a better understanding of this part of the world. The proposed activities would include speakers, student panels, games, and food preparation demonstrations.
Moderator: Ms. Erga Pierette
Model Bridge
Malden Catholic participates each year in the Model Bridge Competition held at Northeastern University. Year after year, Malden Catholic students have won medals for the design and/or total load capacity of their bridges. Club members meet twice weekly from October until the competition.
The Model Bridge Competition is jointly sponsored event by the BSCES Infrastructure Group and the Massachusetts Pre-Engineering Program (MassPEP) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway). This contest aims to provide students with hands-on experience working closely with structural engineers. Students from middle and high schools, from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, dedicate months of thought and hard work to envision, understand, design, construct, and test their model bridges. Volunteers from BSCES, MassPEP, MassHighway, high school teachers, and consulting practicing engineers serve as student mentors, school coordinators and teachers, judges, and event organizers. These mentors work at the schools at least two hours per week through November and January to help the students conceptualize, design, and then construct a model bridge of the specified material. All the students, along with the mentors and schoolteachers, gather on a Saturday in early February for the judging and testing of the structures. Awards are presented for aesthetics and strength categories at an awards luncheon during Engineers Week.
Moderator: Ms. Patricia Scialdoni
Model Congress
Model Congress is designed to allow high school students to learn about American government by directly portraying a member of American government in the Senate, House of Representatives, or one of our many special programs. It is a carefully designed government simulation. This club not only teaches students about the procedures and policies of the American government but also inspires them to directly participate in its execution.
Moderator: Ms. Sarah Buckley
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations where students play the role of delegates from different countries and attempt to solve real world issues with the policies and perspectives of their assigned country. This club helps students learn about collaboration, foreign affairs, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and the UN more broadly. Throughout the year we will run various simulations within our club, but also will have the opportunity to attend local conferences with other schools.
Moderator: Mr. Timothy Endicott
Morgan’s Message
The Malden Catholic chapter of Morgan’s Message strives to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community and equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics. We aim to expand the dialogue on mental health by normalizing conversations, empowering those who suffer in silence, and supporting those who feel alone.
Moderator: Ms. Donna Parker
MC4Earth Enviornmental Club
MC4Earth is an interactive educational club empowering students and teachers to help the environment through waste reduction, recycling, composting, energy conservation and pollution prevention.
Moderator: Ms. Liesl MacGregor
Mock Trial
MC’s highly successful Mock Trial team competes annually in the Massachusetts Bar Association Mock Trial Tournament. Each year the MBA runs a statewide high school mock trial tournament based on a set of case materials that the MBA publishes. Our school team competes against teams from other schools in trials that take place in real courtrooms
before real judges.
Mock Trial is a competitive activity that simulates the Massachusetts court system. The team begins meetings in November. Trials begin in January and continue through March. Alumni of the Mock Trial program have gone on to attend top-tier colleges including Boston College, Bowdoin College, Georgetown University, Holy Cross, and Harvard. New members are always welcome.
Moderator: Mr. Robert Gregory
Quiz Bowl
The annual Quiz Bowl is an event that Malden Catholic has hosted for over 25 years, inviting teams from local middle schools to compete in a one-day trivia tournament. The event is planned, organized, and run by Malden Catholic students, many of whom competed in the Quiz Bowl themselves as middle school students. Quiz Bowl volunteers meet 2 or 3 times prior to the event for training, etc. Starting around late December or early January. Coordinators (juniors and seniors) meet every two weeks and once a month in the first half of the year to plan the event and more-or-less daily the week before the event.
Moderators: Mr. Chris Cleary and Mr. Matt Lee-Masiello
Robotics
The Botball Educational Robotics Program engages middle and high school aged students in a team-oriented robotics competition. By exposing students to an inquiry-based, learn- by-doing activity that appeals to their hearts and minds. Students use science, engineering, theology, math, and writing skills to design, build, program, and document robots in ah ands-on project that reinforces their learning.
Moderator: Mr. Steve Caristinos
Short Story Club
The Short Story Club is a fun opportunity for interested students who want to read but just do not have the time to finish a novel. Each month, the Club chooses one short story to read, share, and discuss. The Club meets in the morning (7:15 a.m.) of the 3rd Thursday of each month starting in October. Students of all grade levels are welcome to join us at any time throughout the year!
Moderators: Ms. Maria Touet and Mr. Alex Kissel
Sign Language Club
This club is for students interested in learning about sign language. There will be meetings, workshops, guest lectures, and other events taking place throughout the school year.
Moderator: Ms. Marybeth Mineo
Ski & Snowboard Club
The Ski & Snowboard Club is open to all students interested in taking ski and snowboarding trips to local New England mountains throughout the winter. The club sponsors 3-4 trips each winter season.
Moderators: Mr. Kyle Borick
Spanish Club
Students will explore and celebrate Spanish language and Hispanic cultures through hands on experiences. Meetings will be held monthly in room 123. Some anticipated activities will include celebrations of Hispanic holidays, movies, dance lessons, and more. Students do NOT need to speak Spanish or be enrolled in Spanish classes to join. All are welcome to join.
Moderator: Ms. Shadi Lopez
Spirit Club
The Spirit Club is an organization open to all MC students to help foster and spread Lancer spirit throughout the school. The club meets on biweekly basis to plan, organize, and coordinate with Student Council to perform activities such as helping to publicize major school events, fundraise for various class purposes, as well as decorate the school for dances, sports events, and other activities.
Moderators: Mr. Nick Hurley
Spotlight Media Club
The Malden Catholic Media Club is open to students in grades 9-12. This club provides an opportunity to work with professional cameras and learn the fundamentals of film and photography. Students will be able to capture photos and videos from various events happening at MC, gaining hands-on experience in media production.
Moderators: Mr. Black & Ms. Suffredini
STEM Club
STEM Club at Malden Catholic meets once every other week with an objective to raise awareness of STEM subjects and increase student attainment levels. It offers an opportunity to excite students about STEM subjects and develop practical, teamwork and leadership skills that will support their classroom learning and boost their employability skills. Club gives students a rare opportunity to direct their own learning and explore their own interests with teacher support. It is also a chance to give students an insight into STEM-related careers.
Moderator: Mr. Nick Sorabella
Student Council
Student Council is the elected student government of Malden Catholic, representing both the boys and the girls' divisions. As grade-level representatives and senior officers, Student Councilors are elected to one-year terms and responsible for the planning and coordination of major student activities throughout the school year.
Moderators: Ms. Shadi Lopez, Mr. Tom Jacobsen
Study Skills Club
As a student, you have a job to do and that is to be the best student you can be. It is not always easy. How can you do your job well? Figure out what your teachers want, how they want it, and when they want it. Then give it to them that way. Some things we will do in Study Skills Club to help you be the best student you can be at Malden Catholic High School are:
- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Learn how to take effective notes in class and at home
- Write down, define, and explain key terms.
- Read over and rewrite your class notes every night.
- Get the most out of class time.
- Learn to manage your time effectively.
Joining this club will help you produce effective learning strategies that will help in your
daily life as a student at Malden Catholic and beyond.
Moderator: Ms. Stacey Sullivan
Co-Curriculars
| Activity | Separate | Merged | HS Only |
| Two separate clubs with similar objectives/themes/activities | 7-12 | ||
| 30-Day Challenge | X | ||
| Anime | X | ||
| Art | X | ||
| Asian Culture | X | ||
| Black Student Forum | X | ||
| C.A.P.E. | X | ||
| Chemistry Club | X | ||
| Club Rugby (Girls) | X | ||
| Creative Writing Club | X | ||
| Crystal 99 | X | ||
| Dance Company | X | ||
| DECA | X | ||
| Diversity and Inclusion Student Council | X | ||
| Dungeons and Dragons | X | ||
| Drama | X | ||
| Guitar | X | ||
| Habitat for Humanity | X | ||
| History and Culture | X | ||
| Irish Heritage and Culture | X | ||
| The Lance (Yearbook) | X | ||
| Lancers United | X | ||
| Latino Student Association | X | ||
| Let's get crafty! | X | ||
| Get Real | X | ||
| Limbs for Life | X | ||
| Math Team | X | ||
| Make-a-Wish | X | ||
| Model Bridge | X | ||
| Model UN | X | ||
| Morgan's Message | X | ||
| MC4Earth Environmental Club | X | ||
| Mock Trial | X | ||
| Quiz Bowl | X | ||
| Robotics | X | ||
| Shorty Story Club | X | ||
| Ski & Snowboard Club | X | ||
| Spanish Club | X | ||
| Spirit Club | X | ||
| STEM | X | ||
| Student Ambassadors | X | ||
| Student Council | X | ||
| Study Skills Club | X |